The September Canterbury earthquake. These pictures were taken of Colombo Street in Sydenham. A lot of masonry in this area has been damaged/fallen down.
A second hand dealer store. This is next to Penny Lane which had to relocate down the street.
Note: these photos were taken on a cellphone; mind the quality.
Demolished buildings on Colombo Street, seen through the cordon fence on Moorhouse Avenue.
A view down Colombo Street of a team of Fire Service and Search and Rescue personnel using a crane to check the Forsyth Barr building for people trapped by the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Behind them the broken tower of the Christ Church Cathedral can be seen.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The demolition of 728 Colombo Street".
Corner of Cashel and Colombo Streets, looking towards the partially-demolished Westpac building.
A photograph of High Street, looking south east from the Colombo Street intersection.
A photograph of Gloucester Street looking west towards the intersection with Colombo Street.
A photograph of High Street, looking south-west from the Colombo Street intersection.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Copthorne Hotel on Colombo Street".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Copthorne Hotel on Colombo Street".
A photograph of High Street, looking south east from the Colombo Street intersection.
A photograph of High Street, looking south east from the Colombo Street intersection.
A photograph of High Street, looking south-west from the Colombo Street intersection.
Close up of damage to the City Court Motel building on Colombo Street.
A photograph of High Street, looking south-west from the Colombo Street intersection.
A photograph of the former Sydenham Post Office.
A photograph of the former Sydenham Post Office.
The brick wall along the side of 832 Colombo Street, where Gap Filler projected their films.
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged building on the corner of Colombo Street and St Asaph Street. The walls of the top storey of the building have crumbled, and bricks and other rubble have fallen onto the footpath and road below. In the background are many other earthquake-damaged buildings. Wire fencing and police tape have been placed across the street as a cordon.
A photograph looking south down Colombo Street from the intersection of Gloucester Street. In the distance a crane is hanging over Cathedral Square. Below the crane is a pile of rubble from the partially-demolished tower of ChristChurch Cathedral. To the right is a smaller crane and a steel structure which will be used to brace the front of the Cathedral.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to Café Valentino on Colombo Street. The façade of the closest section of the building has collapsed and the bricks have spilled onto the awning below. The same section of the awning has broken under the weight of the bricks and is resting against the ground. Bricks and other rubble cover the other sections of the awning and have spilled onto the footpath and street in the distance.
A photograph of Erin Simpson interviewing volunteers who have been constructing the Four Corners youth space.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Photographic studio on Colombo Street after the earthquake on 4 September 2010".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking in through a broken window of the Oxford On Avon, Colombo Street. It's really hard to see here in a 2 dimensional photo, but the floor has been pushed up into a huge mound about 60cm high".
A colour photograph of a digger beside the rubble of the former Union Centre Building, with the Colombo Street Copthorne Hotel in the background.
A digger on the site of a demolished building on Colombo Street. Looking south towards the Square.
The vacant lot left after the demolition of the Churchills Club Tavern on the corner of Colombo and Battersea Streets.
The bus entry to the former Bus Exchange, seen from the carpark on the corner of Colombo and Tuam Streets.
The vacant lot left after the demolition of the Churchills Club Tavern on the corner of Colombo and Battersea Streets.
An aerial photograph of the Copthorne Hotel on Colombo Street. The photograph has been captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "When the PricewaterhouseCoopers building is demolished, the Copthorne Central Hotel will be alone on the block".
