Snapshot 2 - Madras Street

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A snapshot from GPS Boomerang's SmartBird flight over the Christchurch red zone on 5 June 2012, looking over Madras Street with the High Street shops in the bottom left.

Midday on Manchester Street c.1905

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It is midday on the busy intersection of Manchester, High and Lichfield Streets when this photograph was taken from the corner of Bedford Row c. 1904. The street is full of activity as shoppers mak…

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Triangle Chambers, corner of High Street and Colombo Street".

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A photograph of Tuam Street near the High Street intersection. The majority of the buildings along the north side of the street have been demolished. To the left, the Alice in Videoland building can be seen.

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A photograph of Tuam Street near the High Street intersection. The majority of the buildings along the north side of the street have been demolished. To the left, the Alice in Videoland building can be seen.

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The rear of Te Waipounamu on Hereford Street viewed from over the rubble of the Hotel Grand Chancellor in Cashel Street".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Snow in the central city red zone".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Stripping out the building at the Haldenstein's/Unlimited Paenga School site".

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A photograph showing demolition work proceeding behind the fences on High Street while people in high-vis walk past.

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The old High Street Post Office, now Alice in Videoland and C1 Coffee, at 209 Tuam Street".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, " remains of the Hotel Grand Chancellor, Cashel Street".

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An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "High, Lichfield, and Manchester Streets intersection".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Almost completely empty sites bounded by Lichfield, High and Poplar Streets".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The garden on the north-west corner of Manchester and High Streets".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The garden on the south-east corner of Manchester and High Streets".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The garden on the south-east corner of Manchester and High Streets".

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A photograph of the 'Flour Power' sculpture in the Stewart Plaza on the corner of High Street and Colombo Street.

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Detail of the backs of buildings on High Street, seen from St Asaph Street, with some seating and a bench.

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view from the roof of Alice in Videoland building".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking through the wall of shipping containers holding up the facade of the New Excelsior Backpackers to the rear of 197 High street, viewed from Manchester Street".

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Two construction workers on Kilmore Street with hard hats and high-visibility jackets. A large pipe is running beside them.

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Detail of the backs of buildings on High Street, seen from St Asaph Street. A portaloo and road cones on the empty site.

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "High Street with the remains of the Hotel Grand Chancellor and the Holiday Inn and Westpac building (both under demolition). Manchester Street on the left".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Haldenstein's and Unlimited School, on the corner of Cashel and High Streets, under demolition".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The site of Strange's building on the north-west corner of Lichfield and High Streets".

Two earthquake damaged high rises set to be demolished

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Park Terrace and Salisbury Street in Christchurch will be blocked off today ahead of the staged demolition of two high rise apartment blocks.

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A demolition worker takes a lunch break outside the St Lukes site in Manchester Street".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view of looking across the remains of the Haldenstein's building towards Te Pounamu on Hereford Street".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The side view of the All Seasons Hotel which used to be obscured by the Hotel Grand Chancellor".

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A demolition worker has lunch with a friend outside the St Lukes site in Manchester Street".