Photographs of the Brick Art unveiling, Greening the Rubble, on the former Asko site - corner of Victoria and Salisbury Streets, Christchurch 8 February 2011. From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries CCL-Brickart-2011-IMG_2471
The claw of an excavator tearing apart a building on Victoria Street.
A photograph of a shipping container barricading damaged buildings on Victoria Street.
A photograph of a shipping container barricading damaged buildings on Victoria Street.
A sign for Vic's Cafe on Victoria Street reading, "We are open".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "167 Victoria Street being demolished".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Corner of Salisbury and Victoria Streets. A 'Greening the Rubble' project. This has subsequently been removed".
A drilling rig on the south side of the Colombo Street Bridge. In the distance, the Victoria Apartments and Craigs building can be seen.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cafes and bars in Victoria Street. From left to right are Decadence, Kum Pun and Cruz".
The Ferrier Fountain in front of the Town Hall. The fountain is no longer running and there are weeds in the water bed.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Victoria Square Clock Tower".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Copthorne Hotel, Colombo Street".
A police officer and soldier talk with a demolition contractor on Victoria Street. Tape has been placed across the street to create a temporary cordon.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a stained-glass window of Knox Church on the corner of Bealey Avenue and Victoria Street.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A Christmas decoration hangs from a lamp post. The Crowne Plaza hotel stands in the background".
Photographs of the Brick Art unveiling, Greening the Rubble, on the former Asko site - corner of Victoria and Salisbury Streets, Christchurch 8 February 2011. From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries CCL-Brickart-2011-IMG_2459
Diggers work to clear the rubble from a demolished building on Victoria Street.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The intersection of Colombo and Armagh Streets looking north".
A photograph of a building on the corner of Victoria Street and Bealey Avenue. Large sections of the building have collapsed and the bricks have spilled onto the footpath below. Scaffolding has been constructed around the rest of the building, blocking it from view. In the foreground steel fencing and road cones have been placed across Victoria Street as a cordon.
A photograph of looking west out a window of the PricewaterhouseCoopers Building on Armagh Street. To the left is the Victoria Apartments with a slight forward lean. Victoria Square is in the centre of the photograph and to the right is the Crowne Plaza Hotel. In the foreground is the Copthorne Hotel.
The statue of Queen Victoria overlooks a pile of demolition rubble on Colombo Street.
The badly-damaged Knox Presbyterian Church on the corner of Victoria Street and Bealey Avenue. The brickwork on the gables has crumbled, exposing the wooden structure underneath.
The badly-damaged Knox Presbyterian Church on the corner of Bealey Avenue and Victoria Street. The brickwork in the gables has crumbled, exposing the wooden structure underneath.
A photograph of bar staff in a bar built from recycled materials. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Revival Bar, 92-96 Victoria Street".
A photograph of the interior of a bar built from recycled materials. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Revival Bar, 92-96 Victoria Street".
The badly-damaged Knox Presbyterian Church on the corner of Victoria Street and Bealey Avenue. The brickwork on the gables has crumbled, exposing the wooden structure underneath.
The badly-damaged Knox Presbyterian Church on the corner of Victoria Street and Bealey Avenue. The brickwork on the gables has crumbled, exposing the wooden structure underneath.
A photograph of the interior of a bar built from recycled materials. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Revival Bar, 92-96 Victoria Street".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Crowne Plaza Hotel, corner Kilmore and Victoria Streets. Demolition".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Reconstruction starting on a building in Victoria Street".