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20130312_0937_EOS M-55 T-Rex
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Went for a drive down to South New Brighton/Southshore after work today to see what interesting birds I could find on the Estuary (godwits, skuas, terns etc), but passing Jellico Street, I saw this. T-Rex the seismic survey truck from the University of Texas that is visiting the city (first time out of USA). Weighs 30 tonne and from the marks o...
20130206_0195_EOS M-21 Salvation Army Citadel
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A week ago this building was intact, now partially demolished. Will be an empty site in a week or two.
20130130_1811_1D3-17 ANZ Port-A-Com
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When this building was first brought on site I spent a few hours removing the tape/paper that had been covering every window.
20121112_2364_G12-12 Farmers Carpark Building
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Being demolished.
20120805_7456_1D3-600 Newstalk ZB building starting to go down 21
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20120805_7451_1D3-600 Newstalk ZB building starting to go down 16
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20111230_7222_1D3-70 New Brighton
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Further damage to the bank following the two quakes on 23/12/11. The sewer line broke here and was repaired (patched) by council staff on Christmas Eve. It is hard to beleve that this rock wall was level with the land here, before any of the quakes.
Christchurch City
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Helicopter Flight over Christchurch New Zealand
The old bus exchange
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December 2011
Colombo St Post Shop
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December 2011
Colombo Street
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December 2011
20131110_8305_EOS M-27 Empty and overgrown (Day 314/365)
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A house, one of the few still remaining in the Dallington Red Zone (Avonside Drive, Dallington). The area is "red zoned" due to land damage from earthquakes (mainly the February 22nd 2011 6.4 magnitude quake).
20131212_6234_1D3-24 Another New Brighton building comes down (Day 346/365)
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The old Esplanade Tavern is being demolished due to damage suffered in the earthquakes of 2011. Another one of New Brighton's iconic buildings to go.
20130827_2673_1D3-24 Clarendon Tower site
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20130827_2652_1D3-24 Tower Insurance building
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More well known as the Government Life building - too be demolished.
20130827_2590_1D3-32 Brewery Smokestack
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20130827_2589_1D3-24 Demoliation of Canterbury Brewery
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20130627_8871_1D3-60 Container support
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Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrameny aka Christchurch Basilica
20130613_7580_1D3-24 19 Velsheda Street
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The two nice trees in the front of my old property (now owned by the government) have been cut down so the main section of the house behind could be trucked down the drive. The truck must have been up against the fence to get the height above the house to the left (15 Velsheda Street). Down this drive were numbers 17, 19 and 21 (still occupied b...
20130611_7558_EOS M-22 Cut in half and onto the truck (Day 162/365)
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19 Velsheda Street, Pacific Park, Bexley is about to be trucked out.
20130610_7556_EOS M-22 HireQuip toilet (Day 161/365)
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Sitting on the concrete in front of what was my model railway room - a single car garage at the rear of our house in Pacific Park. Reason it is here - one of the houses behind my old house is going to be trucked out. See previous photo.
20130511_1535_EOS M-22 Captain Cook (Day 131/365)
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The statue of Captain Cook looks over an empty Victoria Square with autumn leaves lying around. This used to be a very tidy and busy area, but is now nearly all fenced off. Pedestrian access to this section was established about five or six months ago.
Colombo St Sydenham, Penny Land Records to Angus Donaldson printers
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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.
Deconstruction
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Our neighbours house during its "Deconstruction" yesterday... It has to be rebuilt after the Christchurch Earthquakes.
20140112_7560_1D3-32 Graffiti book is open (SH 52)
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Scavenger Hunt 101 - SH 52 (graffiti) Graffiti (or wall art) on the now visible side of a building in central Christchurch. There are still about 100 major buildings to be demolished in the city post the earthquakes.
20131110_8308_EOS M-28 Lupins in the Red Zone
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Another empty Red Zone section. Avonside Drive, Dallington.
Remembering...
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20140110_7484_1D3-40 Avon River and earthquake damage
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Low tide on the Avon River at New Brighton/Bexley. Note the original bank and the rock wall slipage on right. The white additions were added in March and April 2011 to protect the properties behind from flooding. Ultimately this area was "red zoned" with all houses removed or to be removed and the ground left till a rehabilitation method can ...
Crumbled
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"Open Theatre" - The Odeon Built in 1883 and known as the Tuam Street Hall or Theatre and was New Zealand's oldest masonry, purpose built theatre. In 1930, it became the St. James Theatre, It became The Odeon Movie Theatre in 1960. Demolition started in September 2012 after the Christchurch earthquakes of 2010/2011 but seems to have stopped!?
20131231_8511_EOS M-22 Forsyth Barr building for sale, under the archway
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Another city walk around, this time with my brother-in-law from Auckland. Also went to the Quake City exhibition in the city organised by the Canterbury Museum. First fine day for a while.