Ruth Gardner's Blog 08/12/2012: Parking Prohibited

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An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 8 December 2012 entitled, "Parking Prohibited".

The Biggest Car Park in the World

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A digitally manipulated image of a direction signpost, with every sign pointing to parking. The photographer comments, "With around 70% of the buildings to be demolished in the CBD, Christchurch, New Zealand will be the biggest parking lot in the world for a few years".

Anglican Advocacy: Exemption from parking requirements letter

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A PDF copy of a letter from the Anglican Advocacy (formerly the Anglican Life Social Justice Unit), to Christchurch City Council requesting exemption from parking requirements for inner city east landowners.

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The car parking building on Manchester Street. This building has a question mark over its future".

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A photograph looking north down Manchester Street, taken from the intersection of Gloucester Street. In the distance, the road has been cordoned off. The Christchurch City Council car parking building can be seen on the right.

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A photograph of the partially deconstructed Wilson's parking building on Cashel Street.

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A vacant lot left by the demolition of a building has been used for parking.

Lawrie and Wilson Auctioneers

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A digitally manipulated image of the Lawrie and Wilson Auctioneers building on Tuam Street. The photographer comments, "This building at 210 Tuam Street is still off limits after the Christchurch earthquake. It has Lawrie and Wilson Auctioneers at the top and Christchurch City Council below. In the past it had a City Photography and at a different time a Parking Unit sign".

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The Pink Pussy Cat Building formerly Lawrie & Wilson Auctioneers and used by the Parking Unit of Christchurch City Council.

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A photograph showing excavators parked just off Lichfield Street, with the IRD building and a car parking building in the background.

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A photograph of USAR codes spray-painted on the entrance to an underground parking area. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Hereford Street".

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A photograph of USAR codes spray-painted on the entrance to an underground parking area. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Hereford Street".

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The Odeon Theatre and next to it is the Pink Pussy Cat Building formerly Lawrie & Wilson Auctioneers and used by the Parking Unit of Christchurch City Council.

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A photograph taken from the re-opened High Street Mall with seating and cabbage trees in the foreground and a partly demolished parking building on Cashel Street in the background.

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The intersection of Gloucester and Colombo Streets, looking west".

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The demolition site where the Chateau Blanc Suites Apartment Hotel once was. On the cordon is a sign that says 'Private Property, Authorised parking only. Vehicles will be removed at owner's expense'.

Re:Start.

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Decribes the new Re:Start village project in the Cashel Mall, which housing business previously located in Christchurch’s central city. Includes a directory of retailers, events, photographs, information about parking and access, and Christchurch central city news.

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A photograph looking east down Gloucester Street, towards the intersection of Manchester Street. On-lookers are surveying earthquake damage from behind the cordon. The Christchurch City Council parking building can be seen in the distance.

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The Buzz Coffee mobile coffee vender at Gap Filler's cycle-powered cinema. A sign stands next to it, reading, "Please, no parking. Feb 9.1911 - 15 - 18. Outdoor cinema and Gap Filler event here after 7pm those days with landowers' permission. Thanks".

Zero Cars

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Spray-painted writing on the side of a car parking building reads "0 cars". The photographer comments, "Strangely and appropriately this graffiti was on a car park. In fact the graffiti was 100% correct as the car park is in the Christchurch earthquake red zone and there should be zero cars now inside it. It may have been put on by an anti car protester or just an indication that the car park is empty. One of the suggestions for the City plan for the rebuilt Christchurch was for a pedestrian and cycle only area, which also fits in with 0 CARS".