Places

Date: 1982-2003

From: Urlich, John William, 1933-2001 : Material relating to Aotearoa New Zealand Peace Council

Reference: 2004-312-05

Description: Photocopies of correspondence, clippings etc relating to the establishment and demolition of Wellington's Nuclear Free City sign Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 3 June 2012

From: BeckerFraserPhotos :Photographs relating to the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011

Reference: PADL-000763

Description: Photographs showing the effects of the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011 taken on 3 June 2012 by BeckerFraserPhotos, particularly of demolition sites and recovery efforts in Christchurch central city (CBD). Includes views taken around Oxford Terrace and Madras Street showing graffiti on sign for an alternative location for the Oxford Terrace Baptist Church Sunday morning service at the church demolition site on Madras Street, the Edmonds Clock tower under repair on grass at the corner of Madras Street and Oxford Terrace, shows top section removed from bottom section and covered in plywood and duct tape, and a side view of the the ACC building at 258 Oxford Terrace showing bare trees reflected in blue mirror tiles, one tile missing Includes views of two Gap Filler projects, the urban garden landscape at 822 Colombo Street surrounded by graffiti street art murals, and the Butterfly Gap project on the corner of Barbadoes Street and Worcester Street consisting of a colourfully painted shed with butterfly motifs and fabric covered metal cylinders next to the street signs Includes views taken on Kilmore Street showing demolition site of commercial property building at 151 Kilmore Street (Medlab building), shows vast pile of rubble, a digger and shipping container beside half demolished walls, a pile of broken plasterboard and site office next to twisted rubble of building seen from corner of Peterborough and Kilmore Streets, signs saying 'MacKay Leighs Demolition Ltd', 'Site Hazard Board' and 'No Entry' on wire fence in front of badly damaged building at 151 Kilmore Street Includes ground level view of demolition rubble pile on the Christchurch Convention Centre site in front of the Central Library Petersborough, part of Christchurch City Libraries, on Kilmore Street Includes exterior views of new Press House building at 158 Gloucester Street at dusk showing office lights on for The Press newspaper staff and cars parked outside, view from Cathedral Square shows red brick rubble and Cathedral Vistors Centre building in foreground (The Press staff are first to return to central city after red zone cordon was reduced 15 May 2012) Includes views of damaged Christchurch Cathedral showing pallets of stone from the demolished tower ready to be stored, steel structure beside half demolished church, Portacom unit, portaloo and digger in foreground of Citizens War Memorial (or Soldiers War Memorial) and Cathedral. Includes views of 185 Chairs, an art installation by artist Peter Majendie which is a memorial for the 185 people who died as result of February 22 2011 earthquake, shows installation of white chairs and carrycot set beneath autumn coloured trees on site of the destroyed Oxford Terrace Baptist Church Includes views taken on Colombo Street showing two Jurgens excavators with nibbler attachments beside building at 814 Colombo Street, view of barriers and road signs along Colombo Street looking towards the Chalice in the Square (Cathedral Square) from the cordon Includes views taken on Armagh Street, bare autumn trees beside Price Waterhouse Coopers building under deconstruction, several cranes surrounding the Ernst & Young, Forsyth Barr and Price Waterhouse Coopers buildings Includes views taken along the River Avon, a view looking west from the Manchester Street bridge along the river lined with Price Waterhouse Coopers building, a crane and the Edmonds Band Rotunda, a closer view showing the damaged wall lining the section of the Avon River near the Edmonds Band Rotunda, and Charles Luney House at 250 Oxford Terrace reflected in the river Includes exterior view of the Theosophical Society building as it is being prepared for demolition, cracks visible in facade and a 'BFC Group Ltd Contracting' digger in foreground Arrangement: Files were originally delivered to the Library within a folder called 'June 03 - City" Quantity: 30 digital photograph(s).

Date: 30 May 2011

From: BeckerFraserPhotos :Photographs relating to the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011

Reference: PADL-000832

Description: Photographs relating to the 2010 and 2011 Canterbury earthquakes taken by BeckerFraserPhotos on 30 May 2011. The majority of these were taken in the CBD (central business district) within the red zone area which was cordoned off after 22 February 2011 earthquake. Several photographs were taken in the suburb of Papanui. Approximately 100 photographs focus on closer details of the damage to buildings and streets, cracks in masonry and pavements, rubble, broken windows, debris, scaffolding, shop window mannequins, signs. The remainder of the photographs show wider shots of the buildings within their street environment and activity within the red zone. -Includes views taken on Durham Street which show the Copthorne Hotel, St Michael's Church School, Ireland Property Management building, Temple Court building (the office of Green MP Kennedy Graham), Contours, the demolition site of Laycock's building, former Canterbury Society of Arts Gallery, Durham Street Methodist Church, Christchurch District Court and a sculpture in front of the building, Training and Development Centre for Christchurch Casino and Vidpro, Christchurch Casino, Amuri Court, and buildings at 218-220, 344, 332, 330, 328 and 284 Durham Street. -Includes views taken on Colombo Street showing Chloes Bar, part of Oxford on Avon restaurant and bars, 794 Colombo Street, the Colombo Street Bridge, buildings at 683, 736, 617-621, 628-636, 656, 662-670, 663. 672, 678-684, 683-689, 690, 694, 702-208, 708-710, 732, 735, 736, 753-757, 772-779, a demolition site at 633-637 Colombo Street, Benson Restaurant No.1, Mutual Funds House, Farmers building, Starbucks and Whitcoulls, Forsyth Barr building, the ANZ building, Victoria Square National Bank branch, the Allan McLean building (Bearing Gifts Ltd). -Includes views taken on Chester Street West and Chester Street East showing Radio Network House, Crowne Plaza Hotel and Christchurch District Court entrance, building at 55 Chester Street West, Poplar Apartments. -Includes views taken on Cambridge Terrace showing Provincial Council Chambers, the Library Chambers (previously Canterbury Public Library), buildings at 97, 129, 141 Cambridge Terrace, the Christchurch City Council office block and Axiom House at 109 Cambridge Terrace. -Includes views taken on Armagh Street showing Victoria Square Apartments, staircases of Forsyth Barr building, Christchurch Magistrates Court, Centennial Leisure Centre, interior and exterior views of 195 Armagh Street, Kens Camera and Video, Munns, the BNZ building, Real Estate House, and buildings at 195-199, 236, 281, 200, 218, 154, 139, 176, 198, 240 Armagh Street. -Includes views taken on Manchester Street showing demolition of Druids building, Treehouse Karaoke Party Bar, an MED sub station, Public Trust Customer Centre, the demolition site at 293, Hotel Grand Chancellor, Kensington House, Sullivans Irish Pub, Peaches and Cream, Christian World Service building, and buildings at 173-175, 178, 128, 267, 230, 128 Manchester Street, and very damaged buildings at 141-149 Manchester Street. -Includes views taken on Worcester Street showing the liftwell of SBS building, Trinity Centre and views taken on Gloucester Street showing Marque Hotel, and buildings at 176, 173, 62-78, 84, a view at the intersection of Gloucester and Colombo Streets. -Includes views taken on High Street showing the McKenzie and Willis building, the intersection of Manchester, Lichfield and High Streets, the 'Nucleus' sculpture by Phil Price. -Includes views of buildings taken on Bedford Row, Salisbury Street, Kilmore Street, Tuam Street (Drakes Leisure Centre and Lighthouse Lighting), SOL Square, Cashel Street, Oxford Terrace (Bohemian Cafe and Bar, Edmonds Telephone Cabinet and Drinking Fountain, demolition site of Oxford Terrace Baptist Church), Madras Street (Leicester House), Struthers Lane, Hereford Street (former Christchurch Central Police Station), the intersection of Peterborough and Durham Streets. -Includes views taken in Papanui showing rubble at corner of Harewood Road and Main Road North, St Pauls Anglican Church and sign, the Haralds shop on Papanui Road. -Also photographs of activity within the CBD red zone show diggers demolishing the Druids building, the 'Southern Demolition' crane at work, a furniture removal van and crew at work, a crew in high visibility vests and hard hats walking down a street, council crew at intersection of Colombo and High Streets during clean up work, laying shingle on Cashel Mall, a large digger on a truck, a 'Greening the Rubble' installation (brick gabions), a policeman on a bicycle, men working on a high voltage power cable in a ditch. Quantity: 322 digital photograph(s).

Date: 2005

From: Farrell, Damer, 1943-: Photographs of the West Coast

Reference: PADL-000486

Description: Photographs of Bluff, Southland, Includes photographs of coastline, signpost and surrounding views of the Bluff Harbour and settlement. Arrangement: These files were originally delivered to the library within a folder called "Views-Places (Bluff)" Quantity: 14 digital photograph(s).

Date: 2001-2003

From: Farrell, Damer, 1943-: Photographs of the West Coast

Reference: PADL-000506

Description: Photographs of Reefton, West Coast. Includes aerial photographs of the township, frost and icicles, men cooking over an open fireplace and boiling water in a kettle over coal. Arrangement: These files were originally delivered to the library within a folder called "Views-Places (reefton)" Quantity: 48 digital photograph(s).

Date: 2002-2003

From: Farrell, Damer, 1943-: Photographs of the West Coast

Reference: PADL-000492

Description: Photographs of Granity, West Coast. Includes photographs of Granity Sands Backpackers, beach, shops and surrounding views around Granity. Arrangement: These files were originally delivered to the library within a folder called "Views-Places (granity)" Quantity: 107 digital photograph(s).