20130130_1819_1D3-40 Innovative idea in the city

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20130130_1873_1D3-75 Thai (rock) takeaways

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Corner of Durham and Kilmore.

20130112_2568_G12-06 Why the land is zoned red! (012/365)

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Water from the river at high tide crosses Evans Avenue and enters a now abandoned "red zone" house via the garage. Next door (to the left) is the garage containing a car that was destroyed by fire last week (see earlier photos).

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Cathedral Square walkway, Saturday 26 November.

Christchurch - Earthquake Rebuild - Temporary CBD

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Christchurch - Earthquake Rebuild - Temporary CBD Christchurch City CBD Cashel Street Christchurch Canterbury New Zealand © 2011 Phil Le Cren Photo Taken With: Canon EOS 1000D + Canon EF/EF-S lenses + 10.1 effective megapixels + 2.5-inch TFT color LCD monitor + Eye-level pentamirror SLR + Live View shooting. + EOS Built-in Sensor...

Christchurch - Earthquake Rebuild - Temporary CBD

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Christchurch - Earthquake Rebuild - Temporary CBD Christchurch City CBD Cashel Street Christchurch Canterbury New Zealand © 2011 Phil Le Cren Photo Taken With: Canon EOS 1000D + Canon EF/EF-S lenses + 10.1 effective megapixels + 2.5-inch TFT color LCD monitor + Eye-level pentamirror SLR + Live View shooting. + EOS Built-in Sensor...

Canterbury Earthquake 2011

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Vehicles Stuck - Our Street - Liquefaction (23.02.2011) Woolston Christchurch Canterbury New Zealand © 2011 Phil Le Cren Photo Taken With: Canon EOS 1000D + Canon EF/EF-S lenses + 10.1 effective megapixels + 2.5-inch TFT color LCD monitor + Eye-level pentamirror SLR + Live View shooting. + EOS Built-in Sensor cleani...

Canterbury Earthquake 2011

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Our Street - Liquefaction (22.02.2011) Woolston Christchurch Canterbury New Zealand © 2011 Phil Le Cren Photo Taken With: Canon EOS 1000D + Canon EF/EF-S lenses + 10.1 effective megapixels + 2.5-inch TFT color LCD monitor + Eye-level pentamirror SLR + Live View shooting. + EOS Built-in Sensor cleaning system + Wide-...

Christchurch - Earthquake Rebuild - Temporary CBD

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Christchurch - Earthquake Rebuild - Temporary CBD Christchurch City CBD Cashel Street Christchurch Canterbury New Zealand © 2011 Phil Le Cren Photo Taken With: Canon EOS 1000D + Canon EF/EF-S lenses + 10.1 effective megapixels + 2.5-inch TFT color LCD monitor + Eye-level pentamirror SLR + Live View shooting. + EOS Built-in Sensor...

Canterbury Earthquake 2011

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Shops (23.02.2011) Woolston Christchurch Canterbury New Zealand © 2011 Phil Le Cren Photo Taken With: Canon EOS 1000D + Canon EF/EF-S lenses + 10.1 effective megapixels + 2.5-inch TFT color LCD monitor + Eye-level pentamirror SLR + Live View shooting. + EOS Built-in Sensor cleaning system + Wide-area 7 point AF with...

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Fitzgerald Ave

Christchurch Earthquake 2011 - Christchurch Cathedral -Hope and Resurrecti…

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The Christchurch Cathedral after loosing its tower and spire after the 6.3 quake hit Christchurch 22 February 2011. This image shows the centre of the city still cordoned off. I took this image on Good Friday, Easter weekend, as the sun rose to shine over the city giving a feeling of hope and resurrection of Christchurch to come in...

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Fitzgerald Ave

Christchurch Earthquake 2011 - Catholic Cathedral's Silent Sentinel

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To those silent sentinels, the guardians of the night, who insured our peaceful homes and sheltered our children from fright. We give our thanks and praise for the sacrifice they bore, and pledge always to remember their gift of service in war. Gerard A. Geiger March 23, 1996

Churchills Tavern

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Corner of Colombo St and Battersea St. A lot more of the fascade has collapsed.

Christchurch Earthquake 2011 - Wreaked to the Rafters

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A view after the 6.3 magnatude quake hit Christchurch 22 February 2011. Monsters in the Rafters You have no right to do this. Build me up Just to break me down. I wonder how you feel As I lie here alone. Fighting the monsters In my mind. Beyond the rafters Of the unknown. From a poem by Pinkieswear

20130106_1238_1D3-60 Medway Street footbridge-1

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Earthquake damage. As a result of the September 2010 earthquake, with further damage from the February 2011 event.

Medway Street Bridge - River Road end

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The center of the river has slumped and the two banks have moved about a meter closer together which caused this footbridge to be so twisted. There is a suggestion that this be left as a memorial to the earthquake.

OTBC - closeup of crack above pillar

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Oxford Terrace Baptist Church on the corner of Madras St and Oxford Terrace, and alongside the Central City Fire Station on Kilmore St.

La Boheme Restaurant

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This restaurant used to do bookings for large groups only and you all had to pick and wear funny hats from hooks around the walls.

OTBC - damage above sound desk

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Oxford Terrace Baptist Church on the corner of Madras St and Oxford Terrace, and alongside the Central City Fire Station on Kilmore St.

Monumental Masons collapsed roof

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The side wall of the building on the left collapsed onto their roof, collapsing it into the stonemasons store. Several gravestones were also damaged!

Manchester Courts demolition begins, 19 October

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Manchester Street

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Maybe you can see the 8m high dirt bunt at the foot of the Manchester Courts building to reduce collateral damage.

Canterbury Horse Bazaar

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Madras Street. Built 1903 by Alfred William Fielder. The handsome facade is visible here: www.historic.org.nz/TheRegister/RegisterSearch/RegisterRe...

Durham Street Methodist Church

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Colombo Street

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Colombo Street between Moorhouse and Brougham is in a bad way. These are all closed; the shop at centre has collapsed.

Colombo Street

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Colombo Street between Moorhouse and Brougham.

Colombo Street

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Colombo Street between Moorhouse and Brougham.