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.
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.
The growing permanence and sophistication of Christchurch, is evident in this photograph of Lichfield Street. Taken by the Burton Brother’s, the photograph shows us that the little frontier …
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.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Triangle Centre, from Cashel Street".
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".
813 Colombo Street looking south-ish, near the corner of Peterborough Street.
A photograph of Mike Hewson's artwork, 'Deconstruction', being installed on the walkway between Ballantyne's and the former bus exchange building.
A photograph of the intersection of Colombo Street and Kilmore Street, looking north-east.
A photograph of the intersection of Colombo Street and Kilmore Street, looking north-west.
A photograph of the intersection of Colombo Street and Kilmore Street, looking south-west.
A photograph of the intersection of Colombo Street and Kilmore Street, looking south-east.
A photograph of two people walking across the intersection of Colombo and Gloucester Streets.
The statue of Queen Victoria overlooks a pile of demolition rubble on Colombo Street.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The site of the Lois Vuitton building at 735 Colombo Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Every building in this street has been hard hit - and the trees".
A pile of bricks, mortar, concrete and rusty metal constituting the remains of Beckenham Baptist Church on Colombo Street. A white sign has been erected outside the church reading, "Our church is still meeting. Please join us on Sunday. We gather in the youth hall, access is from #7 Percival St. (Turn left on Tennyson then left again on Percival)".
A photograph of two people walking down a mostly cordoned off footpath along Colombo Street, just north of the town hall. Tape can be seen running across the footpath in front of many of the stores. A sign has been placed on a lamp post reading, "Strawberry Fare. Yes we are open! 114 Peterborough Street".
Ryan Reynolds from Gap Filler at the Gap Filler site at 832 Colombo Street.
Ryan Reynolds from Gap Filler at the Gap Filler site at 832 Colombo Street.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the south-west corner of the former Press Building.
The Coffee Zone garden beside the Coffee kiosk on Colombo Street. The garden was a project supported by Greening the Rubble.
A photograph of a sign taped to the lamp post in front of Sonya Smith Atelier on Colombo Street. The sign reads, "Danger, keep out, restricted area". A yellow sticker on the front door also indicates that access to the building is restricted. A handwritten sign on the door reads, "Cannot open safely until structure is checked. Please ring Sonya if needing any more assistance. Sonya. Keep safe".
A photograph of a sign taped to the lamp post in front of Sonya Smith Atelier on Colombo Street. The sign reads, "Danger, keep out, restricted area". A yellow sticker on the front door also indicates that access to the building is restricted. A handwritten sign on the door reads, "Cannot open safely until structure is checked. Please ring Sonya if needing any more assistance. Sonya. Keep safe".
A video of a tour of the Christchurch central city Red Zone. The video shows footage of the Edmond's Band Rotunda, Gloucester Street, the CTV building site, Poplar Lane, the McKenzie & Willis building, High Street, Lichfield Street, Colombo Street, Cathedral Square, and ChristChurch Cathedral.