This was the closest I could get. Corner of Colombo St and Byron St. The top front wall has now gone.
Photo taken Jan 2011 - the cracks in the front of the building get a little bigger with each aftershock.
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?
Corner of Colombo St and Battersea St. A lot more of the fascade has collapsed.
Revealed after the SoulFood Cafe building was demolished
Same view as a previous shot - taken in January 2011 after the block of buildings was demolished.
Sadly the Chapel has been badly damaged in the magnitude 6.3 earthquake that hit Christchurch 22 February 2011. See below. The Rose Historic Chapel formerly St Mary’s Convent Chapel is the sole survivor of a group of heritage buildings in Christchurch that once comprised the St Mary’s Convent complex for the Sisters of Mercy in North Colombo St...
Sadly the Chapel has been badly damaged in the magnitude 6.3 earthquake that hit Christchurch 22 February 2011. See below. The Rose Historic Chapel formerly St Mary’s Convent Chapel is the sole survivor of a group of heritage buildings in Christchurch that once comprised the St Mary’s Convent complex for the Sisters of Mercy in North Colombo St...