28 February 2012. File reference: CCL-2012-01-28-AroundChristchurch-IMG_0010 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Central city blocks bounded by Colombo Street, Hereford Street, Cashel Street, and High Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "201 High Street".
The demolition of an apartment building on Peterborough Street. A long-reach excavator is being used to tear the building down.
The Ferrier Fountain in front of the Town Hall. The fountain is no longer running and there are weeds in the water bed.
A photograph of a demolished building on Peterborough Street and Victoria Street. On the inner wall, a painting shows a woman with blonde hair sitting down. She has a scroll open in front of her, but she is looking away from it.
A photograph of a military armoured vehicle parked on the site of a demolished building.
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.
An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Victoria Park, the Town Hall and Convention Centre, Crowne Plaza Hotel, the Copthorne Hotel and the Casino".
Some cordon fences just visible in the background are the only sign of earthquake damage in this view of the recently re-opened Victoria Square
A photograph of the Craig's Investment Partners House and the Victoria Apartments on Armagh Street. Several emergency management personnel are walking along the street below.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking east from 788 Colombo Street (back to Victoria Square) across the site of the Allen McLean Building".
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 large crane in front of the Forsyth Barr Building on Armagh Street. In the background, the Victoria Apartments can be seen, with a noticeable lean.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The corner of Victoria Street and Kilmore Streets, overlooking the demolition site of the Copthorne Hotel on Durham Street".
An aerial photograph of the Farmers car park on Gloucester Street with Victoria Park to the north and the Canterbury Provincial Council Chambers to the west.
The site of a demolished building on the corner of Bealey Avenue and Victoria Street where steel has been laid for the foundations of a new building.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The view across Victoria Square to the Forsyth Barr building with the statue of Captain James Cook in the foreground".
A photograph of a religious pamphlet attached to a cordon fence. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Crowne Plaza Hotel, corner Kilmore and Victoria Streets. Demolition".
Workers and a police officer stand next to diggers and a Road Closed sign at the intersection of Victoria Street and Bealey Avenue, seen from Papanui Road.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking across Victoria Square in the early evening to the snow covered heap of rubble that is the remnants of the Crowne Plaza".
A photograph of the outdoor seating area of a bar built from recycled materials. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Revival Bar, 92-96 Victoria Street".
A photograph of customers in the outdoor seating area of a bar built from recycled materials. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Revival Bar, 92-96 Victoria Street".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A new business opportunity. Cooking Lebanese food in a mobile cart in the yard of Revival, a new container bar in Victoria Street".