Shops made from shipping containers in Re:Start mall.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 29 July 2012 entitled, "Container and Crane".
Pipes lead into a shipping container. The photographer comments, "In Christchurch containers are so very versatile: They are used as barricades, supports, homes, shops, art galleries, artworks, Malls, pubs and bars, Thai takeaways and now sewage works".
Shops in the Re:Start container mall in the former Cashel Mall.
Shops in the Re:Start container mall in the former Cashel Mall.
Shops in the Re:Start container mall in the former Cashel Mall.
Shops in the Re:Start container mall in the former Cashel Mall.
Shops in the Re:Start container mall in the former Cashel Mall.
Outside the Plush store, one of the container shops in Re:Start mall.
Part of the container wall to stop rock falls on Main Road, Sumner.
A digitally manipulated image of people in Re:Start Mall. The photographer comments, "In Christchurch there is a temporary mall that is made out of shipping containers. The containers painted in nice bright colours, colourful shade sails and various advertisements give the place a very merry feel".
A crane holds a shipping container against a building while it is being demolished.
A crane holds a shipping container against a building while it is being demolished.
Look through the cordon fence, piles of building rubble, rubbish skips and shipping containers.
The Thai Container, a Thai food takeout operating from a caravan on Bealey Avenue.
An entry from Roz Johnson's blog for 19 June 2012 entitled, "Christchurch Container this Winter".
A video of an interview with Laurence Mote about the wall of containers in Sumner. Shipping containers line the south side of Main Road in Sumner, protecting road users from potential rock fall from the cliffs above. Mote bikes past the containers every day on his way to work. He talks about the risks facing cyclists along Main Road and in greater Christchurch, including pot holes and narrow roads. He advises cyclists to wear bright clothing and lights, and for cars to slow down and give cyclists room.
The Triton Dairy has reopened in a container on the site of its demolished former building.
The Revival Bar, an inner city container bar which has been created largely from recycled materials.
Looking over container shops at Re:Start Mall, in the background is a carpark being deconstructed.
Part of a house that fell can be seen on the rocks above right hand containers.
RWTU3388135 (ex Triton TTNU3388135) about to be placed on the ground outside my "Red Zone" house. This is the second container, the first is away in storage with 95% of the house hold stuff. This one is for the hobby (no, not photography gear) and garage stuff.
The Triton Dairy has been operating out of a metal shipping container on Colombo Street. The garden was a project supported by Greening the Rubble.
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Looking through the fence on to the side and front where shipping containers are being used to support the walls.
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Looking through the fence on to the side and front where shipping containers are being used to support the walls.
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Close up of shipping containers supporting the exterior wall, and in front is a pile of building rubble and a digger.
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. Close up of shipping containers supporting the exterior wall, and in front is a pile of building rubble and a digger.
Shipping containers support the facade of the Excelsior Hotel, the only part of the hotel still standing. The Two Fat Indians restaurant next door has also closed due to earthquake damage.
The vacant lot left after the demolition of St. John's Anglican Church on Latimer Square. On site is a shipping container, and next to it looks like a pile of recyclable concrete pieces.
The north side of the cathedral with its boarded-up windows. Shipping containers have been placed next to the cathedral to protect the street from falling rubble. The Citizens' Memorial stands to the right.