We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 125

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A photograph of the letterbox at 396 Oxford Terrace.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 130

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A photograph of the letterbox and a section of the fence around Donna Allfrey's property at 406 Oxford Terrace. The house number is missing from the letterbox and a picket is missing from the fence. The photographer comments, "The mail is no longer being delivered".

Red-zone letterbox sculptures

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A couple of Christchurch men are collecting letterboxes from the city's red-zoned suburbs, to create sculptures to tell the stories of the homes which have been demolished since the February 2011 earthquake. One of the men is Evan Smith - who co-chairs a group called the Avon-Otakaro Network. It's working toward creating a riverside park along the Avon, where the houses once stood.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 046

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A photograph of a blossoming tree and letterbox at 450 Oxford Terrace. In the background is the house at the same address.

We Lived Here: Oxford Terrace Photograph 127

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A photograph of the house at 402 Oxford Terrace. The grass has been mowed, but the dead grass has not been removed. A red sticker on the door indicates that the house in unsafe to enter. In the foreground, the letterbox is sitting on an angle.

We Lived Here: Rees Street Photograph 5

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A photograph of a house at 7 Rees Street. The side of the house has been covered in plastic sheeting. Plywood has been used to board up the door. The number of the house has been spray-painted on the wall next to the door. The letterbox of the house next door also has its house number spray-painted on it.