A photograph of the site of a demolished building on Colombo Street.
An excavator clearing the site of a demolished building on Colombo Street.
Damaged stores on Colombo Street with a cleared building site in front.
A damaged building on Colombo Street, near the Tuam Street intersection. The brick facade has collapsed, exposing the wooden structure beneath.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view looking east from the intersection of Colombo Street and Gloucester Street".
An aerial photograph of the Copthorne Hotel on Colombo Street. The photograph has been captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "When the PricewaterhouseCoopers building is demolished, the Copthorne Central Hotel will be alone on the block. Oxford on the Avon and Plunket House are also gone from Oxford Terrace, and on the other side of the river is the demolition site of the PGC building where 18 people died".
Graffiti on a damaged building on Colombo Street. The photographer comments, "This street art has been unseen by the general Christchurch population as it was off limits in the Red Zone".
A demolition site on the corner of Welles and Colombo Streets. Road cones have been placed along the street to divert the traffic.
Colombo Street, north of the Square, looking north. Although many buildings have been demolished, large parts of the street are still behind cordons.
A demolition site on the corner of Welles and Colombo Streets. Road cones have been placed along the street to divert the traffic.
Demolished buildings on Colombo Street, seen through the cordon fence on Moorhouse Avenue.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking South across Bealey Avenue, below centre, along Madras Street to Latimer Square. The CBD is at the top right".
Urban Search and Rescue personnel escorting construction workers down Colombo Street in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Behind them a team of Fire Service and Urban Search and Rescue personnel can be seen using a crane to check the Forsyth Barr building for trapped people.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a shop on Colombo Street. Part of the closest brick wall of the building has collapsed and the bricks have spilled onto the ground in front of the building. "No go" has been spray-painted on the footpath in the foreground of the photograph.
Urban Search and Rescue personnel escorting construction workers down Colombo Street in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Behind them a team of Fire Service and Urban Search and Rescue personnel can be seen using a crane to check the Forsyth Barr building for trapped people.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking in through a broken window of the Oxford On Avon, Colombo Street. It's really hard to see here in a 2 dimensional photo, but the floor has been pushed up into a huge mound about 60cm high".
A photograph of the Allan McLean building on the corner of Oxford Terrace and Colombo Street. Two large cracks have formed in the building, as though it has split into three sections. Scaffolding has been erected under the awning.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the back of Wharetiki on Colombo Street. The chimney of the house has pulled away from the back wall and collapsed onto the roof below. A wooden structure built up against the house has also pulled away from the wall.
The remains of lunches are still visible in the window seats of this sushi shop on Colombo Street. A public walkway down Colombo Street to a small viewing area in the Square was opened up for a few weekends to allow the public to see inside the Red Zone. People in the walkway are reflected in the window.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Copthorne Hotel on Colombo Street".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Copthorne Hotel on Colombo Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Louis Vuitton Building being demolished, Colombo Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Louis Vuitton Building being demolished, COlombo Street".
Rubble from partially demolished Smiths City car parking building, seen from Colombo Street.
Rubble from partially demolished Smiths City car parking building, seen from Colombo Street.
Close up of damage to the City Court Motel building on Colombo Street.
Rubble from partially demolished Smiths City car parking building, seen from Colombo Street.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Allan McLean Building, Oxford Terrace - it was offices (lawyers/accountants/House of Travel Holdings etc) and also housed the cafe Verve Real Food Catering - facing Colombo and right next to the Copthorne".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Ark of Hope interactive art installation on the corner of Brougham and Colombo Streets".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a group of shops on Colombo Street near the intersection of Kilmore Street. Large sections of the top storeys of the buildings have collapsed. Most of the bricks and other rubble have been cleared from the footpath. USAR codes have been spray-painted on many of the shops' windows. The closest store has been demolished and the rubble has been cleared away.