Roz Johnson's Blog 20/05/2013: The Low Down on a Lyttelton Walk

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An entry from Roz Johnson's blog for 20 May 2013 entitled, "The Low Down on a Lyttelton Walk".

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A view from Liverpool Street towards Cashel Street. A couple walk next to empty lots where buildings once stood.

20131231_8504_EOS M-22 Looking up Cashel Street

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Another city walk around, this time with my brother-in-law from Auckland. Also went to the Quake City exhibition in the city organised by the Canterbury Museum. First fine day for a while. For 36 years I worked in a now gone building where that red car is parked (on the left). and would have walked this route thousands of times, yet now it is...

20131231_8484_EOS M-22 Quake City exhibit

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Another city walk around, this time with my brother-in-law from Auckland. Also went to the Quake City exhibition in the city organised by the Canterbury Museum. First fine day for a while.

20131231_8509_EOS M-22 Forsyth Barr building with remains of PWC just behi…

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Another city walk around, this time with my brother-in-law from Auckland. Also went to the Quake City exhibition in the city organised by the Canterbury Museum. First fine day for a while.

20131231_8485_EOS M-22 Quake City exhibit

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Another city walk around, this time with my brother-in-law from Auckland. Also went to the Quake City exhibition in the city organised by the Canterbury Museum. First fine day for a while.

20131231_8503_EOS M-22 From Cashel Street

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Another city walk around, this time with my brother-in-law from Auckland. Also went to the Quake City exhibition in the city organised by the Canterbury Museum. First fine day for a while.

20131231_8511_EOS M-22 Forsyth Barr building for sale, under the archway

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Another city walk around, this time with my brother-in-law from Auckland. Also went to the Quake City exhibition in the city organised by the Canterbury Museum. First fine day for a while.

20130130_1861_1D3-47 St Lukes in the City - labyrinth

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According to the sign it can take about 30 minutes to walk from the entry point (near the small statue) to the centre and out again. What you can do with a few thousand old bricks and gravel. See next photo for more detail.

20130130_1862_1D3-24 St Lukes in the City - labyrinth

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According to the sign it can take about 30 minutes to walk from the entry point (here) to the centre and out again. That is without stepping across the gaps between bricks. What you can do with a few thousand old bricks and gravel!

20131231_8513_EOS M-22 The chocolate double decker

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Another city walk around, this time with my brother-in-law from Auckland. Also went to the Quake City exhibition in the city organised by the Canterbury Museum. First fine day for a while. This bus is used as a chocolate restaurant, and is parked next to the Pallet Pavilion on the site of the old Park Royal Hotel.

20130130_1826_1D3-40 Colombo and Hereford

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20130130_1835_1D3-105 Looking down Worcester Blvd (street)

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20130130_1842_1D3-47 The iconic Cathedral

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20130130_1874_1D3-40 Kilmore Street - ECan building demolition

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20130130_2018_1D3-170 How long will this view remain - brewery being demol…

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20130130_1824_1D3-40 Shands Emporium

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20130130_1817_1D3-40 Colombo and Cashel

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20130130_1846_1D3-50 Theatre Royal (Gloucester Street)

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20130130_1854_1D3-32 Armagh Street

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20130130_1885_1D3-35 Pallet Pavilion on Park Royal site

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20130130_1880_1D3-67 Pallet Pavilion on Park Royal site

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20130130_1820_1D3-22 Balyntynes wall

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20130130_1836_1D3-32 Clever (Gloucestrer Street)

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20130130_1856_1D3-45 Avon River (Edmonds Restaurant)

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20130130_1849_1D3-28 New Regent Street

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20130130_1812_1D3-17 Outside the Tap Room

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20130130_1814_1D3-40 Wilson City

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20130130_1864_1D3-73 St Lukes in the City

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20130130_1855_1D3-24 Oxford Terrace from Manchester Street

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