The junction was finally opened to cross traffic just before Christmas.
Revealed after the SoulFood Cafe building was demolished
former site of sweet shop, Christchurch City Mission charity shop and Soul Food Cafe
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The Greek Souvlaki place was closed for several months while the building next door got demolished.
Marking Time in Sydenham In 1912, the impressive Sydenham Post Office stood as a sentinel on the busy corner of Colombo and Brougham Streets. It was a huge post office which served a large communit…
Still standing in Jan 2011 - but the buildings future is unknown - It is probably destined to be demolished.
This was the closest I could get. Corner of Colombo St and Byron St. The top front wall has now gone.
Revealed after the SoulFood Cafe building was demolished - Haircutting for 6d and a shave for thruppence? how old is this?
The window that was hanging precariously finally fell when the Boxing Day 4.9 shock hit at 10.30am
Revisiting some of my images coming up to our one year anniversary of the 22 February 2011 Christchurch 6.3 earthquake. Blue Jean Cuisine (Old Sydenham Post Office) built in 1911 was badly damaged in the 2011 earthquakes was demolished 2012.
Another hole has appeared in the street where a building has been demolished. Selwyn Dealers next door sensibly moved all their stock away from the adjoining wall just in case.
The result of the magnitude 7.1 earthquake at 4.35am on September 4th 2010. The ballustrade of these buildings collapsed onto the Victorian veranda crushing it. Taken 20 days after the quake. Colombo Street in Sydenham, Christchurch - looking towards the City Centre.
A photograph of the former Sydenham Post Office.
A photograph of the former Sydenham Post Office.
A photograph of a window of the former Sydenham Post Office.
Building Record Form for the Sydenham Post Office, 340 Colombo Street.
A photograph of a detail of the former Sydenham Post Office.
Register Record for the Wesleyan Church, 343 Colombo Street, Sydenham, Christchurch
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Damage from Christchurch 4th September Earthquake. Really lucky no one was there because it was 4:35am.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The canopy of a Sydenham shop has collapsed onto the sidewalk on Colombo Street in Sydenham".
In Colombo St, Sydenham
A Christchurch MP is challenging earthquake-recovery agencies to clean up the suburb of Sydenham within a week.
A photograph of the earthquake damage above the door of the former Sydenham Post Office.
The old Christchurch Railway Station Clock Tower was damaged during the 7.1 magnitude quake on 4 September 2010 and was braced by the wooden sleeve until repaired. However, although the sleeve did its job during the 6.3 magnitude quake on 22 February 2011, the lower part of the tower started to break away.
The Crown Masonic Centre damaged in the 6.3 earthquake that hit Christchurch 22/02/11
Taken several days after the 6.3 magnatude quake hit Christchurch 22 February 2011. Processed in HDR to capture some of the "feeling" when thinking about the loss of lives when the quake hit.
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