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…
Colombo Street looking north through Cathedral Square, towards the Port Hills. Taken from Victoria Square.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Cashel Mall to Cathedral Square walkway".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Cashel Mall to Cathedral Square walkway".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Cashel Mall to Cathedral Square walkway".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Cashel Mall to Cathedral Square walkway".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Cashel Mall to Cathedral Square walkway".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "High Street from the intersection with Colombo and Hereford Streets".
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.
The entrance to TimeZone on Colombo Street with the door on the left boarded up, and damage to buildings across the street reflected in the window.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Ross at work in the Red Zone, Lichfield Street".
A photograph submitted by Jocelyn to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "1.10pm, 22 Feb, Kilmore / Colombo corner.".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The inside of Ballantynes taken with a long lens from the Colombo Street entrance".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The inside of Ballantynes taken with a long lens from the Colombo Street entrance".
Colombo Street looking north towards Cathedral Square, taken from near the corner of Saint Asaph Street.
Same view as a previous shot - taken in January 2011 after the block of buildings was demolished.
An aerial photograph of the Re:Start mall.
A pile of rubble from the demolised Colombo Street Wesleyan Church, cordoned off with tape and road cones.
Army personnel inside the city cordon on Colombo Street. In the background is a row of damaged buildings where the walls have crumbled on to the footpath.
Demolition (Deconstruction) of the partially pancaked multi story car park above the old Smith City building. Taken from the Moorhouse-Colombo Street flyover.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. The Countdown supermarket on Colombo Street in Beckenham".
The site of a demolished building on Colombo Street, where the Gap Filler Community Chess Board is going to be built.
West side of Colombo Street looking south-ish, taken from near the corner of Armagh Street.
A photograph of members of the public standing in a section of walkway opened up to allow the public a view of Cathedral Square. The BNZ building is in the background.
A photograph of members of the public walking a section of a walkway that was opened up to allow the public a view of Cathedral Square. The BNZ building is in the background.
A photograph looking east down Hereford Street from the intersection of Colombo Street. The badly-damaged Fisher's building can be seen on the right.
Colombo Street, north of the Square, looking north. Although many buildings have been demolished, large parts of the street are still behind cordons.
Steel girders supporting the Colombo Street overbridge. Cracks in one of the concrete pillars run through a graffiti paste-up of a woman.
Steel girders supporting the Colombo Street overbridge. Cracks in one of the concrete pillars run through a graffiti paste-up of a woman.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Ark of Hope interactive art installation on the corner of Brougham and Colombo Streets".