The old Bank of New Zealand building in Kaiapoi, cordoned off with warning tape.
The old Bank of New Zealand building in Kaiapoi, cordoned off with warning tape.
The old Bank of New Zealand building in Kaiapoi, cordoned off with warning tape.
An entry from Sue Davidson's blog for 14 October 2012 entitled, "Embracing old and new".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cranes working on the Clarendon Tower and the Grant Thornton building, viewed from Cathedral Square".
Cordoned off after damage from the earthquakes.
An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Old Christchurch City Council administration building on Tuam Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cathedral and its salvaged rocks under snow".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking across the site of the old Press building in Cathedral Square".
An old advertising sign exposed by the demolition of an adjoining building. The photographer comments, "'Protect your investment. Paint your property regularly - and save money. Polson's decorators and sign writers.' The building that was adjacent to this one was demolished after the Christchurch earthquake and revealed this fabulous old wall sign.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Grant Thornton building and the old Government Life building in Cathedral Square".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The empty site of the old Methodist Church in Winchester Street, Lyttelton".
A card at Christ Church Cathedral reads, "Sad goodbye to the grand old lady of Christchurch. Wonderful memories, never forgotten."
A close-up photograph of a wire fence on Madras Street. In the distance is the old Post Office building.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "View from the roof of Alice in Videoland building".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Avonside Girls High School. The crest was salvaged from the top of the old block".
A photograph of a concrete mixer. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The old and the new in Colombo Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Dance-O-Mat, corner Manchester/St Asaph Streets, music machine built in an old washing machine".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The site of the old Sumner council chamber and library grassed and planted by community funds".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Christ's College, Rolleston Avenue. The pointing on this side of the buttress is three weeks old".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Christ's College, Rolleston Avenue. The pointing on this side of the buttress is 150 years old".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view looking south-west from Tuam Street to the fly tower at the old Odeon Theatre".
A few older Christchurch Earthquake Pics from after the 6.3 last Feb (2011). And yes the aftershocks are still happening.. Twitter | Facebook |
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The old High Street Post Office, now Alice in Videoland and C1 Coffee, at 209 Tuam Street".
A photograph of an empty site on the corner of Tuam Street and Madras Street. In the distance is the old Post Office building.
A wall exposed by the removal of a damaged building on Litchfield Street. It reveals an old painted advertisment for 'McCormick Reapers & Binders'.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking from Tuam Street over the old Bus Exchange to a forest of cranes in Cashel and Hereford Streets".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The intersection of Gloucester and Colombo Streets, looking west".
An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Exeter Street embankment, Lyttelton. The demolished top two floors of the old convent are visible on the left".
A photograph of an empty site and badly-damaged buildings taken from behind a fence on Madras Street. In the distance is the old Post Office building.