The September Canterbury earthquake. These buildings have since been demolished. Note: these photos were taken on a cellphone; mind the quality.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The partially-demolished Whitcoulls building in Cashel Mall".
An aerial photograph of Cathedral Square with the sites of demolished buildings visible.
A digger clearing building rubble from demolished buildings on the corner of London Street in Lyttelton.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Wildflowers on the site of a demolished building in Sydenham".
A photograph of an excavator clearing rubble from the partially demolished YWCA Building on Madras Street.
The old New Brighton Power Boat Club building was badly damaged in the February 2011 earthquake, and is only now (July 2012) being demolished. The building is just down the road from where I grew up and is a New Brighton iconic building.
The old New Brighton Power Boat Club building was badly damaged in the February 2011 earthquake, and is only now (July 2012) being demolished. The building is just down the road from where I grew up and is a New Brighton iconic building.
A patch of brickwork from a demolished building remains on the concrete wall of the adjoining building.
A photograph of a partially-demolished building on Hereford Street.
A photograph of a partially-demolished building on Hereford Street.
The Mushroom Building in the College of Engineering being demolished.
The Mushroom Building in the College of Engineering being demolished.
The Mushroom Building in the College of Engineering being demolished.
The Mushroom Building in the College of Engineering being demolished.
The Mushroom Building in the College of Engineering being demolished.
The Siemen Building in the College of Engineering being demolished.
The Mushroom Building in the College of Engineering being demolished.
The Siemen Building in the College of Engineering being demolished.
The Siemen Building in the College of Engineering being demolished.
The Mushroom Building in the College of Engineering being demolished.
The Siemen Building in the College of Engineering being demolished.
The Mushroom Building in the College of Engineering being demolished.
The Siemens building, barred off and waiting to be demolished.
The Siemens building, barred off and waiting to be demolished.
Shipping containers on the sites of demolished buildings in Sydenham.
Demolished buildings on Cashel Street, surrounded by a cordon fence.
A map showing buildings to be demolished in City Mall.
The Siemens Building at the College of Engineering being demolished.
The Mushroom Building at the College of Engineering being demolished.