"Open Theatre" - The Odeon Built in 1883 and known as the Tuam Street Hall or Theatre and was New Zealand's oldest masonry, purpose built theatre. In 1930, it became the St. James Theatre, It became The Odeon Movie Theatre in 1960. Demolition started in September 2012 after the Christchurch earthquakes of 2010/2011 but seems to have stopped!?
A photograph of the Odeon Theatre on Tuam Street.
A photograph of the Odeon Theatre on Tuam Street.
A photograph of the Odeon Theatre on Tuam Street.
A photograph of the Odeon Theatre on Tuam Street.
A photograph of the partially-demolished Odeon Theatre on Tuam Street.
A colour photograph of the Odeon Theatre after the 22 Feburary 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of a window of the Odeon Theatre on Tuam Street.
A photograph of a window of the Odeon Theatre on Tuam Street.
A photograph of a window of the Odeon Theatre on Tuam Street.
A photograph of detail above a window of the Odeon Theatre on Tuam Street.
A photograph of the badly-damaged Odeon Theatre behind a pile of rubble.
A photograph of fallen bricks in front of the badly-damaged Odeon Theatre.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Odeon Theatre, 214 Tuam Street".
A photograph of a detail of a window of the Odeon Theatre on Tuam Street.
A photograph of a detail of a window of the Odeon Theatre on Tuam Street.
A photograph of a detail above a window of the Odeon Theatre on Tuam Street.
A photograph of a detail of a window of the Odeon Theatre on Tuam Street.
A photograph of the partially-demolished Odeon Theatre on Tuam Street, taken from St Asaph Street.
A photograph of the partially-demolished Odeon Theatre on Tuam Street, taken from St Asaph Street.
A photograph of coloured shipping containers stacked in front of the badly-damaged Odeon Theatre on Tuam Street.
A photograph of coloured shipping containers stacked in front of the badly-damaged Odeon Theatre on Tuam Street.
A photograph of chunks of a fallen brick wall in front of the badly-damaged Odeon Theatre.
A photograph of chunks of a fallen brick wall in front of the badly-damaged Odeon Theatre.
A photograph of the Odeon Theatre and Groovy Records on the corner of Tuam Street and Manchester Street.
A photograph of the badly-damaged Odeon Theatre. A large pile of bricks covers the ground beside the wall.
A photograph of an excavator in front of the partially-demolished Odeon Theatre, taken from St Asaph Street.
A photograph of the badly-damaged Odeon Theatre. A large pile of bricks covers the ground beside the wall.
Friday 22 February 2013. File reference: CCL-2013 -02-22- IMG_4081 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
A colour photograph of the north facade of the former Odeon Theatre after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.