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BeckerFraserPhotos April 2012 photograph 132
Images, UC QuakeStudies
Plant beds made out of corrugated iron, greening the empty building sites along Colombo Street. These were placed here by Greening the Rubble, a community project in Christchurch to create temporary public parks and gardens on the sites of demolished buildings.
BeckerFraserPhotos March 2011 photograph 121
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The Windsor Hotel, on the corner of Montreal Street and Armagh Street. The building was red-stickered after the September 2010 earthquake and demolished after the February 2011 earthquake. Beside the hotel, construction has begun on a modern, tilt-slab building.
BeckerFraserPhotos March 2012 photograph 287
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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The reflection of the Novotel Hotel in Cathedral Square in the PricewaterhouseCoopers Building on Armagh Street. This reflection is now possible as six buildings in the path have been demolished".
BeckerFraserPhotos May 2013 photograph 031
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A view over the top of a cordon fence. A digger sits on a mound of dirt, and water fills the former basement of the ANZ building on Hereford Street. The partially-demolished BNZ building can be seen in the background.
BeckerFraserPhotos February 2011 photograph 186
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The site of the demolished Westende Jewellers building advertising a new building to be constructed on a site. A sign advertising a new building to be built on the site offers potential tenants the opportunity to "Be part of a new chapter".
BeckerFraserPhotos February 2011 photograph 193
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A sign on the site of the demolished Westende Jewellers building advertising a new building to be constructed on a site. It offers potential tenants the opportunity to "Be part of a new chapter", with "Building to commence early 2011".
BeckerFraserPhotos September 2010 photograph 024
Images, UC QuakeStudies
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. In the distance, a pile of rubble from a demolished building can be seen.
BeckerFraserPhotos February 2011 photograph 192
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A sign on the site of the demolished Westende Jewellers building advertising a new building to be constructed on a site. It offers potential tenants the opportunity to "Be part of a new chapter", with "Building to commence early 2011".
BeckerFraserPhotos April 2011 photograph 580
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A view of Colombo Street, looking north from Kilmore Street. Many of the buildings on the left side have been demolished, and on the right they are badly damaged. Piles of gravel have been heaped on the side of the road.
BeckerFraserPhotos May 2011 photograph 0167
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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Kenton Chambers, 190 Hereford Street - these heaps of shingle in front of the building will be spread over the street to protect the street when the building is demolished".
BeckerFraserPhotos December 2011 photograph 2231
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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Cave House, well known for its bright colour, on Main Road in Redcliffs. The house was further demolished by the most recent rock fall in the 23 December 2011 earthquake".
BeckerFraserPhotos December 2011 photograph 0360
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An aerial photograph of the intersection of Madras and Chester Street East. On the left is the Edmonds Clock tower and the site of the demolished Oxford Terrace Baptist Church is on the right.
Photograph by Jennifer Middendorf 312
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A view down High Street, looking north-west through the cordon fence near the Tuam Street intersection. On the left a line of shipping containers support the facade of a damaged building. Rubble from demolished buildings can be seen in the distance.
Photograph by Jennifer Middendorf 313
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A view down High Street, looking north-west through the cordon fence near the Tuam Street intersection. On the left a line of shipping containers support the facade of a damaged building. Rubble from demolished buildings can be seen in the distance.
Photograph by Jennifer Middendorf 402
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Shands Emporium standing alone on Hereford Street, the buildings on either side of it demolished. The photographer comments, "This lovely old building looks a little more broken every time I see it, after having been exposed to the elements for so long".
Photo by Jennifer Middendorf 273
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A car park on the corner of Tuam and Colombo Streets replaces the building that was demolished there. On the wall of an adjoining building, a chalkboard mural encourages people to leave their thoughts, with the prompt "I hope Christchurch will...".
22 February Earthquake - Photograph 78
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A news crew have set up a satellite dish on the side of the road in Stoneyhurst Street. In the background is the rubble of a demolished wooden building. The photographer comments, "TV crews set up near Bealey-Papanui corner - these were in Stoneyhurst St".
BeckerFraserPhotos February 2011 photograph 176
Images, UC QuakeStudies
An excavator bunching up scrap metal as part of efforts to clear the site of the demolished Hillary and Marshall Limited building on Manchester Street. A pile of scrapped wooden components can be seen at the back of the site.
WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 39
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A photograph of toppled scaffolding outside a block of buildings on Manchester Street. In the background an excavator is sitting on top of a pile of rubble while it demolishes one of the buildings.
BeckerFraserPhotos April 2012 photograph 064
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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The remains of the Convention Centre viewed from Peterborough Street with the Town Hall behind. The skyline from here will change considerably as a number of the tall buildings shaping the skyline are demolished".
Henry Africa's Demolition - Photograph 16
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The partially-demolished Henry Africa's building. The photographer comments, "A building housing a restaurant and a great little neighbourhood bar is finally coming down because of earthquake damage. Fenced off for safety. People who regularly use Stanmore Rd will be happy when the demolition is complete".
Photograph by Jennifer Middendorf 458
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The Forsyth Barr building stands alone, the buildings around it demolished. The photographer comments, "High-rise buildings look totally out of proportion when there's nothing around them to give them context. The jutting out part of this one makes it look unbalanced".
Paul and Sam Corliss's Street Art Photograph (2015:02:20 13:39:24)
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A photograph of street art on the partially-demolished wall of the Odeon Theatre. The photograph believes that the artwork was created by the artist Owen Dippie. There is a crane in the background.
BeckerFraserPhotos June 2012 photograph 270
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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view of the city looking south-west from the roof of the Ibis Hotel. Gough House in Hereford Street is being demolished, with the Bridge of Remembrance behind".
BeckerFraserPhotos October 2011 photograph 597
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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The city blocks encompassed by Manchester Street, Gloucester Street, Latimer Square and Hereford Street are amongst those with the most demolished buildings in the city centre at the moment".
Ray Whelan WEMO Photograph 18
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A photograph of the partially-demolished Westende Jewellers Building on the corner of Worcester and Manchester Street. Wire fences have been placed around the building and a Southern Demolition excavator can be seen behind them.
BeckerFraserPhotos June 2012 photograph 519
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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Rubble in Cathedral Square being stockpiled to provide a high base platform for the giant nibbler to demolish the Grant Thornton building (upper left) and the Government Life building (right)".
BeckerFraserPhotos June 2012 photograph 714
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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "IRD building, viewed from Madras Street, on the corner of Cashel Street, Madras Street and Bedford Row. The IRD building is likely to be demolished as it is within the Frame".
BeckerFraserPhotos March 2011 photograph 046
Images, UC QuakeStudies
Construction materials outside a house on Canterbury Street in Lyttelton. The house is being demolished after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Wire fencing and road cones cordon off the area, and a bulldozer and a digger are parked on the road.
BeckerFraserPhotos March 2011 photograph 061
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A footpath on Sumner Road in Lyttelton. A low wall made from local volcanic stone has been demolished to the right. The land beyond the footpath has been cordoned off. Below Lyttelton Harbour can be seen, with Mount Evans in the background.