A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Under the Red Verandah, Worcester Street, Linwood, has been rebuilt in another building on the site after extensive earthquake damage".
A digger clearing building rubble from demolished buildings on the corner of London Street in Lyttelton. Fabric hearts have been attached to the fence in front.
A sign on the wire fencing in front of the Ground Culinary Centre on the corner of London and Canterbury Streets. The sign reads, "Ground has moved to Dublin Street at the Four Ships/Top Club & takeaway food in caravan outside Portico". The background, the original store can be seen, damaged severely after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A digger clearing building rubble from demolished buildings on the corner of London Street in Lyttelton.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A tiny coffee shop in a garage at 933A Colombo Street".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Under the Red Verandah, Worcester Street, Linwood, has been rebuilt in another building on the site after extensive earthquake damage".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Under the Red Verandah, Worcester Street, Linwood, has been rebuilt in another building on the site after extensive earthquake damage".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Under the Red Verandah, Worcester Street, Linwood, has been rebuilt in another building on the site after extensive earthquake damage".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Under the Red Verandah, Worcester Street, Linwood, has been rebuilt in another building on the site after extensive earthquake damage".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A tiny coffee shop in a garage at 933A Colombo Street".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A tiny coffee shop in a garage at 933A Colombo Street".
People chatting in front of the Buzz Coffee mobile coffee vender at Gap Filler's first project at 832 Colombo Street.
People socialising at Gap Filler's first project at 832 Colombo Street. A mobile coffee vender can be seen as well as a garden seat.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Under the Red Verandah, Worcester Street, Linwood, has been rebuilt in another building on the site after extensive earthquake damage".
The site of Gap Filler's first project at 832 Colombo Street. A mobile coffee vender can be seen as well as a garden made out of pot plants and lots of seating.
A sign at the site of Gap Filler's Community Chess. The sign reads, "Free for all to play, pieces stores in chest. Please collect keys from Honey Pot Cafe".
A felt heart sewn to the wire fencing in front of The Volcano Cafe in Lyttelton. It provides a bit of beauty and hope to an otherwise depressing scene.
A photograph of the entrance way to SAMO Coffee Lounge on Canterbury Street in Lyttelton. A sign on the footpath is advertising the Cafe as well as the Loons.
Damage to buildings along Norwich Quay in Lyttelton. To the left is the Lyttelton Hotel with a crumbled top. Bricks have fallen on the awning and all along the footpath. To the right is a cafe that was damaged severely in the earthquake. The front wall of the top storey has crumbled onto the street, crushing a car. Wire fencing and road cones have been used to create a cordon around the buildings.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Kaiapoi businesses and retail outlets are struggling post-earthquake leading into Christmas. The Rooster cafe operating out of a prefab building after their building was demolished".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The site of the demolished Piko Cafe, now operating just from the new piece on the left. Corner of Kilmore and Barbadoes Streets".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Kaiapoi businesses and retail outlets are struggling post-earthquake leading into Christmas. The Rooster cafe operating out of a prefab building after their building was demolished".
A man making coffee in the Buzz Coffe mobife coffee vender, at Gap Filler's cycle-powered cinema.
A photograph of a garden area and coffee kiosk on Colombo Street.
A photograph of a garden area and coffee kiosk on Colombo Street.
Among those businesses most affected by the end of the welfare scheme are cafes, restaurants and bars. 100 such businesses have closed in the central city alone because of the earthquake.
A photograph submitted by Bettina Evans to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "The wrapped upstairs remnants of the Harbour Master’s Cafe, Lyttelton, cnr. Norwich Quay/Oxford Street, Sept. 2011.".
A photograph of One Sugar Bowl and the Globe Cafe on High Street. The photograph has been captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Remarkable that the cards and postcards are still there".
Signs at the site of Gap Filler's Community Chess, explaining the project. One sign reads, "Free for all to play. Pieces stored in chest. Please collect keys from Honey Pot Cafe".
The magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on 4 September 2010 caused the parapet to topple, taking with it the verandah of this cafe where I had a few coffees.