This was the closest I could get. Corner of Colombo St and Byron St. The top front wall has now gone.
In Colombo St, Sydenham
Photo taken Jan 2011 - the cracks in the front of the building get a little bigger with each aftershock.
Colombo Street between Moorhouse and Brougham is in a bad way. These are all closed; the shop at centre has collapsed.
The Greek Souvlaki place was closed for several months while the building next door got demolished.
The junction was finally opened to cross traffic just before Christmas.
Revealed after the SoulFood Cafe building was demolished
The window that was hanging precariously finally fell when the Boxing Day 4.9 shock hit at 10.30am
Another hole has appeared in the street where a building has been demolished. Selwyn Dealers next door sensibly moved all their stock away from the adjoining wall just in case.
Still standing in Jan 2011 - but the buildings future is unknown - It is probably destined to be demolished.
Revealed after the SoulFood Cafe building was demolished - Haircutting for 6d and a shave for thruppence? how old is this?
The result of the magnitude 7.1 earthquake at 4.35am on September 4th 2010. The ballustrade of these buildings collapsed onto the Victorian veranda crushing it. Taken 20 days after the quake. Colombo Street in Sydenham, Christchurch - looking towards the City Centre.
Corner of Colombo St and Battersea St. A lot more of the fascade has collapsed.
Colombo Street was eerily quiet and deserted during the Tuesday evening rush hour, in the aftermath of the magnitude 7,1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on 4 September 2010.
This shop at the Colombo Street / Tuam Street corner lost its side wall in the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 4 September 2010.
This shop at the Colombo Street / Tuam Street corner lost its side wall in the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 4 September 2010.
Looked like a nice stereo they had.
Revealed after the SoulFood Cafe building was demolished
A view after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch. Corner of Colombo and Byron Streets
Reasons why it pays not to be a smoker - if the quake had hit during opening hours there would have been probably half a dozen smokers underneath the black awning crushed by falling bricks.
Same view as a previous shot - taken in January 2011 after the block of buildings was demolished.
A view after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch. cnr Lichfield and Colombo Streets, looking south.
The side wall of the building on the left collapsed onto their roof, collapsing it into the stonemasons store. Several gravestones were also damaged!
The Dick Smith Electronics shops at St Asaph Street / Colombo Street was extensively damaged in the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 4 September 2010.
The Dick Smith Electronics shops at St Asaph Street / Colombo Street was extensively damaged in the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 4 September 2010.
The Dick Smith Electronics shops at St Asaph Street / Colombo Street was extensively damaged in the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 4 September 2010.
The Dick Smith Electronics shops at St Asaph Street / Colombo Street was extensively damaged in the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 4 September 2010.
Police road block on Colombo Street; aftermath of the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010. Note the unusually deserted streets on a Tuesday afternoon.
The same view as the previous photo. Building demolished after the earthquake of 2011!
A view after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch. Corner of Colombo and Battersea Streets. Given a bit of a HDR process to add "feeling".