One of Christchurch’s most well known and successful chemist and druggist shops was on Colombo street and owned by George Bonnington.
Damaged building at the corner of Colombo and Brougham Streets.
Damaged building at the corner of Colombo and Brougham Streets.
A view down Colombo Street towards a cordon check point.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch earthquake. Traffic congestion Colombo Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch earthquake. Traffic congestion Colombo Street".
A video of Rachel Young describing the changes that will be made to streets in the Christchurch central city, under the Accessible Transport Plan. The video includes time-lapse footage of a car driving down Durham Street, Tuam Street, Kilmore Street, Salisbury Street, and Rolleston Avenue. Young explains that Tuam Street will become a west-to-east one-way street, that a new bus exchange will be built on the block bordered by Tuam, Colombo, Manchester, and Lichfield Streets, that a super stop will be added at the hospital and on Manchester Street, and that Kilmore and Salisbury Streets will be turned into two-way streets. She also explains that the speed limit will be dropped to 30 km/h in the area bordered by Rolleston Avenue, St Asaph Street, Madras Street, and Kilmore Street.
A "Road Closed" sign outside the City cordon on Colombo Street.
TimeZone and McDonalds inside the cordon on Colombo Street.
An archaeological report compiled for New Zealand Historic Places Trust under the Historical Places Act 1993
An archaeological report compiled for New Zealand Historic Places Trust under the Historical Places Act 1993
An archaeological report compiled for New Zealand Historic Places Trust under the Historical Places Act 1993
An archaeological report compiled for New Zealand Historic Places Trust under the Historical Places Act 1993
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Soldiers patrol on Colombo Street, in Sydenham".
A demolition site on the corner of Welles and Colombo Streets. Road cones have been placed along the street to divert the traffic.
A demolition site on the corner of Welles and Colombo Streets. Road cones have been placed along the street to divert the traffic.
Damaged shops on Colombo Street cordoned off with fencing and police tape.
Graffiti on a damaged building on Colombo Street. The photographer comments, "This street art has been unseen by the general Christchurch population as it was off limits in the Red Zone".
William Potter Townend owned Townend’s Chemist and Druggist Store in the Crystal Palace Building on Colombo Street, at the corner with what was Chester Street and across the road from the Oxf…
Detail of the price list at the Coffee Zone kiosk on Colombo Street.
Corner of Cashel and Colombo Streets, looking towards the partially-demolished Westpac building.
A video of the Christchurch central city recorded shortly after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. In the video, Press reporter Olivia Carville describes the experiences of people within the central city. There is also footage of a woman being rescued from the ChristChurch Cathedral, people trapped in the Press building, damaged buildings on Colombo Street and Manchester Street, people evacuating the Forsyth Barr building using a rope, and people gathering in Latimer Square.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial pictures of earthquake damage in Christchurch. Colombo Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial pictures of earthquake damage in Christchurch. Colombo Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Ascot TV old store, earthquake damaged 404 Colombo Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial pictures of earthquake damage in Christchurch. Colombo Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial pictures of earthquake damage in Christchurch. Colombo Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Ascot TV old store, earthquake damaged 404 Colombo Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial pictures of earthquake damage in Christchurch. Colombo Street".
The Dick Smith Electronics shops at St Asaph Street / Colombo Street was extensively damaged in the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 4 September 2010.