The backs of buildings on High Street, seen from St Asaph Street.
The backs of buildings on High Street, seen from St Asaph Street.
Construction workers with high visibility clothing and hard hats assemble a crane on High Street to help demolish the Westpac Building.
A photograph of the remains of a sign on the side of the badly-damaged McKenzie & Willis building on the corner of Tuam Street and High Street. The sign used to read, 'Luxury furniture concepts'.
A photograph of the backs of badly-damaged High Street buildings.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a building on High Street.
A photograph looking down High Street from the corner of Cashel Street towards the intersection of Lichfield Street and Manchester Street. The kinetic sculpture titled 'Nucleus' can be seen in the distance.
A photograph of the intersection of Lichfield Street, Manchester Street and High Street. Coloured shipping containers are stacked in front of the remaining facade of the Excelsior Hotel building.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "238-246 High Street with the Link Centre and Te Waiponamu House behind (both to be deconstructed)".
Damaged by fire on Friday 7 December. See Press article Suspicions over building fires. Monday 10 December 2012. File reference: CCL-2012-12-10-IMG_1102 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Damaged by fire on Friday 7 December. See Press article Suspicions over building fires. Monday 10 December 2012. File reference: CCL-2012-12-10-IMG_1105 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Damaged by fire on Friday 7 December. See Press article Suspicions over building fires. Monday 10 December 2012. File reference: CCL-2012-12-10-IMG_1103 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Friday 22 February 2013. File reference: CCL-2013 -02-22-IMG_4079 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Facade of the McKenzie & Willis building corner High and Tuam Streets (to be repaired)".
Scaffolding around store fronts on High Street.
A view towards Cathedral Square from the corner of Hereford Street and High Street.
An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking south-east along High Street towards CPIT".
The intersection of Manchester and High Street looking south-east.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "High Street looking towards Cathedral Square from Lichfield Street".
A photograph of empty sections that have been fenced off near the corner of Tuam Street and High Street.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Intersection of Manchester, Lichfield and High Streets".
An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "High Street with McKenzie & Willis building and CPIT centre left".
A photograph of workers suspended from a crane in a basket. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Edward Gibbon building on the corner of Madras, St Asaph and High Streets".
Construction workers with high visibility clothing and hard hats assemble a crane on High Street to help demolish the Westpac Building. The BNZ building can be seen in the background.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Corner Manchester and High Streets".
A written history of 174-178 High Street.
A written history of 146-172 High Street.
A view down the High Street Mall from Cashel Street, looking towards Colombo Street. Rubble from a collapsed building is visible on the right.
A view down High Street from Cashel Street, looking towards the Port Hills. Rubble from collapsed buildings litters the street.
The intersection of Lichfield Street, High Street and Manchester Street. Shipping containers are reinforcing the facade of the Excelsior Sports Bar building.