Effects of the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011, particularly of Christchurch central business district (CBD)

Photographs showing the effects of the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011 taken on 5 June 2012 by BeckerFraserPhotos, particularly wide shots taken from roofline and ground level shots of Christchurch central business district buildings under demolition.

Includes cityscape views taken from the roof of Alice in Videoland business at corner of Tuam and High streets showing remaining central city buildings surrounded by vacant lots, specifically bicycles outside Le Petite Croix and the back of the Yellow Cross Bar and Pizzeria buildings on Sol Square, views looking down High Street to Cathedral Square at cranes working on ANZ, BNZ, Grant Thornton building, Holiday Inn, Westpac Tower and Clarendon Tower, the demolition site of Strange & Co building near Lincoln House and Bonnington House at corner of High Street and Lichfield Streets, kinetic sculpture 'Nucleus' by Phil Price at intersection of High, Lichfield and Manchester streets (Holiday Inn in background), looking west down Tuam Street past Odeon Theatre and Canterbury Brewery, the fly tower of the Odeon Theatre, two views looking across roofs at cranes near Clarendon Towers in Oxford Terrace, plus Westpac Bank, Grant Thornton House, ANZ bank, BNZ bank and Holiday Inn (all for demolition), looking down at foundations for the EPIC technology centre (Enterprise Precinct and Innovation Campus) on Manchester and Tuam streets, looking north east at IRD building behind CF Cotter & Co, Goodbye Blue Monday bar and Twisted Hop Real Ale Brew pub on Poplar Lane and Lichfield Street, looking west across Manchester street along Tuam Street past Sol Square, Real Groovy shop and EPIC technology centre, looking south and south east along Manchester and Tuam streets at construction work on EPIC technology centre (new build) next to damaged McKenzie & Willis building, looking east at McKenzie & Willis building near Poplar Street, Poplar Lane and Tuam street.

Includes views of CBD buildings designated for demolition or under repair taken from ground level on High Street, showing Westpac Tower, Grant Thornton House, ANZ and Holiday Inn on High Street, steel framework against the facade of the McKenzie & Willis Ltd building corner of High and Tuam streets while under repair, rubbish hanging out of broken mirror walls and digger beside debris outside building at Hallensteins and Unlimited Paenga School site

Includes views of CBD buildings taken from ground level in Hereford street, showing demolition crew and digger on pile of rubble from demolished BNZ bank in foreground of All Seasons Hotel and Holiday Inn in Cashel street, cracks on facade of damaged Anglican Centre at Allan Pyatt House, workers on cherry picker crane outside the repaired Ibis Hotel before reopening, concrete cutter with workmen salvaging steel into bins on huge debris pile, the BNZ bank covered in netting while under demolition

Includes views of CBD buildings taken from ground level on Cashel Street, showing All Seasons Hotel, looking west along Cashel Street from Manchester Street intersection at tall crane and rubble below office buildings, a painted old advertisement on brick building revealed after demolition of Grumpy Mole building at Cashel and Manchester Streets, earth pile and diggers on site of demolished Hotel Grand Chancellor with Te Waipounamu House in background, the long reach excavator 'Twinkle Toes' ready to start work on the Holiday Inn, a bare tree in the middle of rubble on the site of the demolished Grumpy Mole with Holiday Inn and Westpac Tower behind

Includes view of CBD buildings taken at ground level in Manchester street, looking at fenced off vacant lot and 'Twinkle Toes' excavator next to Holiday Inn and other buildings to be demolished, All Seasons Hotel on right, 'Leigh's Construction' and scaffolding surrounding half built Westende Building (new build) on corner of Manchester and Worcester streets

Includes views taken at ground level on Worcester street, showing damaged former Trinity Congregational Church building, crane outside Radio Network House as it was being readied for demolition by implosion, the mural 'Here are the people and there is the steeple' (Steeple people) by Kay Rosen on the east wall of the Christchurch City Art Gallery, looking over to the Forsyth Barr building on Armagh street, a crane near Price Waterhouse Coopers building on Armagh street while under demolition with scaffolding over the Isaac Theatre Royal in foreground (restoration)

Includes views taken at ground level in Cathedral Square showing wild grass outside damaged Christchurch Cathedral with former Government Life building behind, broken roof tiles on the south west corner of the Cathedral, a staircase from the BNZ Bank being winched past the Millennium Hotel on the Square

Arrangement: Files were originally delivered to the Library within a folder called 'June 05 - CBD'

Quantity: 44 digital photograph(s).