Bathing machines are at last to be established at Sumner, and they will supply a want which has long been felt. There is one already at New Brighton in connection with the Hotel, but I should imagi…
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Craig Bradford, leasee and manager of the Famous Grouse Lincoln Hotel is hoping to see the doors open again before the next Rugby World Cup starts".
Hotel Grand Chancellor on verge of collapse but still standing after the 6.3 magnitude quake hit Christchurch on 22 February 2011 because of concrete being poured into the lower floors.
A video about businesses in the Christchurch central city Red Zone. The Red Zone has now been renamed the Rebuild Zone. The video shows businesses which have remained untouched since the 22 February 2011 earthquake, including the Camelot Hotel and the i-SITE visitor centre in Cathedral Square, Subway on High Street, Jeans West on High Street, Time Zone on Colombo Street, Comics Compulsion on Manchester Street, Mortgage Solutions mortgage brokers on the corner of Hereford and Manchester Streets, Pocha Bar and Restaurant off Lichfield Street, and a fabric store on Lichfield Street.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, " Highlight House on the corner of Manchester and Cashel Streets prepared for demolition".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The intersection of Colombo and Cashel Streets with the Triangle Centre in the final stages of demolition".
A view across Armagh Street to several damaged buildings including the Croydon House Bed and Breakfast Hotel. Liquefaction has covered the footpath and the houses have been cordoned off with emergency tape.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view from the BNZ building, looking south down High Street".
A photograph of the demolition site of the Base Backpackers building, with the PricewaterhouseCoopers building in the background.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Demolition site of Allan McLean building, corner of Colombo Street and Oxford Terrace".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Intersection of Gloucester and Manchester Streets (south-west view)".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Intersection of Gloucester and Manchester Streets (west view)".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Cashel Street and High Street intersection used to be very dominated by buildings".
An aerial photograph of Christ Church Cathedral.
The empty site of the Crowne Plaza Hotel, now demolished. Wire fencing surrounds the property. This is where the Pallet Pavilion is to be built. In the background, the Crowne Plaza can be seen.
The partially constructed Pallet Pavilion on the site of the demolished Crowne Plaza Hotel. Concrete slabs have been laid on the ground and a stack of painted pallets can be seen in the background.
A photograph of the remains of the Excelsior Hotel building on the corner of High Street and Manchester Street. The remains of the facade are being held up by a stack of shipping containers.
A photograph of the remains of the Excelsior Hotel building on the corner of High Street and Manchester Street. The remains of the facade are being held up by a stack of shipping containers.
A photograph of the remains of the Excelsior Hotel building on the corner of High Street and Manchester Street. The remains of the facade are being held up by a stack of shipping containers.
A photograph of the Excelsior Hotel building site on Manchester Street. The remaining facade is being held up by a stack of shipping containers and a mural can be seen on a wall in the distance.
A snapshot from GPS Boomerang's SmartBird flight over the Christchurch red zone on 23 December 2012, looking over Worcester Street with the Rendezvous Hotel visible in the middle and the Octagon Live Restaurant below. The Newstalk ZB Building has been demolished.
A photograph of the remaining walls of the Copthorne Hotel, taken from beside the Avon River on Cambridge Terrace. The Forsyth Barr building and a crane can also be seen in the distance.
Graffiti on a damaged building. The photographer comments, "They should have painted four leaf clover, if they wanted this tagging to survive the demolition of the earthquake damaged Ozone in Christchurch
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Demolition site of Allan McLean building, corner of Colombo Street and Oxford Terrace".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "New Excelcior Backpackers, 120 Manchester Street, with the saved facade supported by shipping containers (viewed from High Street)".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view of High Street, looking across Cashel Street towards Te Waipounamu in Hereford Street with the huge pile of concrete rubble from the Hotel Grand Chancellor".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Running repairs on the huge hydraulic nibbler".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "New Excelsior Backpackers, 120 Manchester Street, with the saved facade supported by shipping containers".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Detail of Christ's College".
The wall of the Carlton Hotel has crumbled, exposing the interior of the upstair rooms. Scaffolding and steel bracing has been put up on the side, and a pile of building rubble can be seen on the footpath.