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20130827_2674_1D3-35 Where Scott was
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The site of the Robert Falcon Scott statue. Here is what it looked like before (lining up ICE from POLICE on the Police building) www.flickr.com/photos/johnstewartnz/5921425414/in/set-721...
20130827_2619_1D3-105 Queensland Search and Rescue sign
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Exactly 2½ years (27/02/11 - 27/08/13) since the Queensland (Australia) SAR team TF1 spray painted this on a concrete fence in Armagh Street. Not many of these signs left now as many buildings have been demolished.
20130827_2649_1D3-65 What was once the most iconic building in Christchurch
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The Cathedral
20130524_7208_1D3-50 Earthquake damage to a Hulverstone Drive "red zone" h…
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Awaiting demolition. Blue pipes are water supply to anyone still living on Hulverstone Drive.
20130524_7214_1D3-40 Hidden park bench
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Prior to the earthquakes (mainly the February 22 2011 event) this park bench was at track level. Shortly after the February quake someone in the council did the sums and realised that the area near the Avon River had dropped between a metre and 1.4m (about 4 foot), so a rush job by contractors shifted in many tonnes of rock and gravel to raise a...
20130416_1284_EOS M-33 200 metres
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A bit of the now demolished QEII (Queen Elizabeth II) Park running track in the "Gap Filler" on the old Deka site in New Brighton (last occupied by a charity barn before a major fire and subsequent demolition).
20130403_2908_G12-25 Cardboard Cathedral
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The temporary (10 years?) and cheap ($4-6 million) Anglican Cathedral being built a few hundred meters away from the old stone structure that was the centre of Christchurch. Both buildings (the original and this) have caused a lot of controversy, many wanting the old stone one to be repaired (the church want to demolish it), and this as a waste ...
20130403_2911_G12-10 IRD building and 185 white chairs
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Corner of Cashel and Madras streets, with the relatively new (built 2007) Inland Revenue Building and the white chair memorial to the 185 lives lost as a result of the 22/02/11 earthquake. The chairs sit on the site of the now demolished St Pauls Pacific Chuch and is diagonally across the intersection from the CTV (Canterbury TV) building where ...
20130304_2860_G12-21 Rocks on Summit Road below Mt Cavendish
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20130312_4425_1D3-150 South New Brighton boardwalk track [Explored]
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Damaged in the earthquakes, now with more bends and not level as it was before. Selected for Explore. #306 12/05/13
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.
Worcester Street
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Friday 22 February 2013. File reference: CCL-2013 -02-22-IMG_4019 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Manchester Street
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Friday 22 February 2013. File reference: CCL-2013 -02-22-IMG_3982 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Medway Street bridge removal
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Removal of the earthquake damaged footbridge over the Avon at Medway Street. Tuesday 12 February 2013. File reference: CCL-2013 -02-12-untitled2.bmp From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Medway Street bridge removal
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Removal of the earthquake damaged footbridge over the Avon at Medway Street. Tuesday 12 February 2013. File reference: CCL-2013 -02-12-untitled5.bmp From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
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.
The Rotunda, Manchester Street
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Friday 22 February 2013. File reference: CCL-2013 -02-22-IMG_4006 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Medway Street bridge removal
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Removal of the earthquake damaged footbridge over the Avon at Medway Street. Tuesday 12 February 2013. File reference: CCL-2013 -02-12-untitled4.bmp From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.