A photograph looking north down Colombo Street, from the intersection of Armagh Street. In the distance, rubble from the partially-collapsed Winnie Bagoes building can be seen on the road.
A photograph looking north up Colombo Street from near the Tuam Street intersection. In the distance, the road is closed and many cranes can be seen rising above the city.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The road surface of the Colombo Street bridge over the River Avon, showing the effect of compression".
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. Angus Donaldson copy service. This has moved down the road on Colombo Street. It is now sharing the premises with Penny Lane Records. Note: these photos were taken on a cellphone; mind the qu...
Workers eat lunch at an outdoor table next to the Gap Filler Community Chess Set on Colombo Street. The Chess Set was a collaboration between Gap Filler and students at the University of Canterbury. The project aimed to restore the iconic Christchurch Chess Set that used to be played in Cathedral Square.
Lego bricks in the cracks between the wooden planks of the Coffee Zone kiosk.
A close-up photograph of the Colombo Street bridge between Oxford Terrace and Cambridge Terrace. Part of the bridge's lower structure has buckled.
A close-up photograph of the Colombo Street bridge between Oxford Terrace and Cambridge Terrace. Part of the bridge's lower structure has buckled.
A photograph of a cleared block of land on Colombo Street, near the corner of Armagh Street. An excavator is lying against the back wall.
A photograph of a cleared block of land on Colombo Street, near the corner of Armagh Street. An excavator is lying against the back wall.
A photograph of a cleared block of land on Colombo Street, near the corner of Armagh Street. An excavator is lying against the back wall.
A photograph of a cleared block of land on Colombo Street, near the corner of Armagh Street. An excavator is lying against the back wall.
A photograph of the east side of Colombo Street near Peterborough Street. On the corner, a green space has been set up on a vacant site.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The temporary South City Library in the Sydenham Mall, Colombo Street south".
A photograph of a cleared block of land on Colombo Street, near the corner of Armagh Street. An excavator is lying against the back wall.
The window that was hanging precariously finally fell when the Boxing Day 4.9 shock hit at 10.30am
A photograph of the 'Thinking Outside the Square' installation in the window of the Beggs Music building on Colombo Street.
A photograph of the 'Thinking Outside the Square' installation in the window of the Beggs Music building on Colombo Street.
A photograph of the 'Thinking Outside the Square' installation in the window of the Beggs Music building on Colombo Street.
A photograph of Kims Restaurant on Colombo Street with a damaged gable. The bricks have broken from the wall and fallen inside the building.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to Wharetiki on Colombo Street. One of the walls has buckled and pulled away from the house.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to Wharetiki on Colombo Street. One of the side walls has buckled and pulled away from the house.
A view of Colombo Street looking south towards Cathedral Square. The Chalice and the badly damaged Cathedral can be seen in the distance.
The impressive Bank of New Zealand building occupied a large corner of Cathedral Square and junction of Hereford and Colombo Streets. The Bank of New Zealand was first established in Auckland in 18…
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Area around Colombo Street between Cathedral Square (lower right) and Moorhouse Avenue".
A photograph of people examining the artworks at the opening of the As Far As Eye Can See exhibition.
A photograph of people examining the artworks at the opening of the As Far As Eye Can See exhibition.
Outdoor seating and the garden outside the Coffee Zone kiosk in Sydenham. This garden was a project supported by Greening the Rubble.
A blackboard on the side of the Coffee Zone shack in Sydenham with the opening hours and mobile number for text orders.
The Gap Filler headquarters on a vacant lot on Colombo Street in Sydenham. Wheelbarrows full of new plants decorate the outside area. In the background is a mural with a poem reading, "The things which I have seen I now can see no more".