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More well known as the Government Life building - too be demolished.
From Colombo Street intersection.
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A couple of city blocks away from the now damaged Cathedral a temporary $4million cathedral has been built using large cardboard tubes and sheeting.
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.
Moving from the Bexley "Red Zone" to?
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Former Salvation Army Citadel on Durham Street.
Corner of Durham and Kilmore.
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Due to earthquake damage.
Cashel Mall/Cashel Street
The Cathedral
Looking across to the Town Hall. Will it stay or will it go?
The same view as the previous photo. Building demolished after the earthquake of 2011!
What was one of the busier intersection pre earthquakes!
Trees cut down so a house being removed from behind could get out above the fence on one of those elevating house removal trailers. I don't know the story about the yellow (recycling) wheelie bin - the wheels have been removed.
On the day the the government and council jointly announced who will fund what, for the Christchurch rebuild, a rainbow appears over the rebuild of the Latimer Hotel. For the central city the figures are: NZ$4.9 billion with $2.9 billion coming from central government and $1.9 billion coming from the local city council (us ratepayers in Christc...
Is it to "ward" off evil spirits?.
Verandah roof of former Central Library on left. Rubble is from the former Farmers building and carpark.
Earthquake damage. As a result of the September 2010 earthquake, with further damage from the February 2011 event.