20130206_0211_EOS M-55 Town Hall and Ferrier Fountain

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20130618_7684_1D3-200 Sumner Road Closed

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20130921_3607_1D3-200 Last light on Castle Rock

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A very different looking Castle Rock to what was there pre earthquakes.

20130206_0195_EOS M-21 Salvation Army Citadel

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A week ago this building was intact, now partially demolished. Will be an empty site in a week or two.

20130524_7220_1D3-45 Pump house and pipes

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20130827_2661_1D3-24 Cashel Mall/Cashel Street

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20130130_1954_1D3-95 Cunningham Tropical House

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Closed due to earthquake damage.

20130130_1824_1D3-40 Shands Emporium

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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.

20130130_1881_1D3-28 Pallet Pavilion on Park Royal site

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20130130_1879_1D3-32 Pallet Pavilion on Park Royal site

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20130130_1857_1D3-85 New building - Kilmore Street

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20130320_1044_EOS M-29 lifted house (Day 79/365)

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A red-zone house just a few down the road from where we used to live in Velsheda Street, with bricks (brick veneer?) off and lifted prior to transporting away.

20130130_1878_1D3-24 Pizza Oven on Park Royal site

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20130130_1876_1D3-24 Park Royal (Crowne Plaza) site

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20130915_3538_1D3-47 Cardboard Cathedral

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20130808_2298_1D3-40 New Brighton bridge

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Eighty years and then the damage was done. Result of the earthquake on 22/02/11.

20130130_1910_1D3-85 Dislodged and building closed!

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Due to earthquake damage.

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.

20130106_1238_1D3-60 Medway Street footbridge-1

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Earthquake damage. As a result of the September 2010 earthquake, with further damage from the February 2011 event.

20130902_2891_1D3-165 The view down the drive

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Sewer repairs due to earthquake damage have our street totally closed off apart from pedestrian traffic down the footpath.

20130621_7828_1D3-130 Temporary Snow! (Day 172/365)

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20130915_3534_1D3-24 Cardboard Cathedral

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A couple of city blocks away from the now damaged Cathedral a temporary $4million cathedral has been built using large cardboard tubes and sheeting.

20130130_1860_1D3-24 St Lukes in the City - stone memorial

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185 pieces of Rock from Halswell Quarry to represent the 185 lives lost as a result of the 22/02/11 earthquake.

20130424_6246_1D3-400 South New Brighton Jetty - 3

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The jetty in the South New Brighton Domain was rebuilt a few years ago. It was straight and level till the earthquakes. Has been closed for 2½ years now. The shags like it though!

20130312_0938_EOS M-39 T-Rex

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Went for a drive down to South New Brighton/Southshore after work today to see what interesting birds I could find on the Estuary (godwits, skuas, terns etc), but passing Jellico Street, I saw this. T-Rex the seismic survey truck from the University of Texas that is visiting the city (first time out of USA). Weighs 30 tonne and from the marks o...

20130808_2300_1D3-40 Warning (Day 220/365)

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Across the river were a row of several houses - all gone now. That side of the river is "Red Zone" and will be devoid of houses soon. #4077

20130125_1760_1D3-115 Road Closed 2

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This is the Summit Road below Mt Cavendish and shows a few remaining high buildings in the central city beyond (in setting sun). Just above centre is the doomed AMI Stadium (1) aka Lancaster Park, home to Canterbury cricket and rugby till the erathquakes.

20130312_0936_EOS M-27 T-Rex

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Went for a drive down to South New Brighton/Southshore after work today to see what interesting birds I could find on the Estuary (godwits, skuas, terns etc), but passing Jellico Street, I saw this. T-Rex the seismic survey truck from the University of Texas that is visiting the city (first time out of USA). Weighs 30 tonne and from the marks o...

20130207_2231_1D3-165 Sumner and "container alley"

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Nearly 80 40 foot containers (most two high) protect Wakefield Avenue in Sumner from further rock falls. Behind these (to the left) are houses, church, bowling club, RSA (Returned Servicemens Association) and other community buildings that have been isolated now for nearly two years now. On the right upper third boundary (just behind two stand a...