14-storey apartment building located on Gloucester Street, between the Chritchurch Art Gallery and the Centre of Contemporary Art, in Christchurch. Won a New Zealand Institute of Architects award. Was found to be on a dangerous lean following the 2011 Christchurch earthquake and was demolished in February 2012.
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Effects of the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011, particularly of Christchurch Ci...
Date: 8 Feb 2012
From: BeckerFraserPhotos :Photographs relating to the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011
Reference: PADL-000724
Description: Photographs showing the effects of the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011, taken 8 February 2011. Particularly of Christchurch City CBD, Riccarton and Bealey. Shows photographs of the temporary InterCity bus depot and Thai restaurant operating out of a caravan and container at Bealey Avenue, damaged Christchurch Cathedral (including the salvaged spire), Central Library in Petersborough Street, make-shift coffee shops in Colombo Street, people witnessing the demolition of a Brannigans building, workers on the site of the Provincial Council Chambers, demolition of the Gallery Apartments, stencillism art, Archives NZ building in Christchurch, Under the Red Verandah (cafe & restaurant), damage to St James Church and Antonio House on Riccarton Road, tombstone of Sibylla Emily Maude (pioneer nurse), St Peter's Anglican Church, the site and remaining rubble, bell tower and oak tree of St Luke's Church, a memorial on the fence outside the St Luke's Church site of 185 crosses signifying the deaths on Feb 22, demolition workers, demolition of Crowne Plaza, cafes and restaurants on Victoria Street, and views from the roof of the BNZ Building (Cathedral Square) showing many of building in the process of being demolished or yet to be demolished (Triangle Chambers, Millennium Hotel, City Council Building in Tuam Street, Holiday Inn Hotel, Police Station, Ibis Hotel, MFL Building, Grant Thornton Building, Christchurch Cathedral, Pacific Tower, Clarendon Towers, Rydes Hotel, Government Life building, Farmers building, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Forsyth Barr). Arrangement: Files were originally delivered to the Library within a folder called "Feb 8 - City, CBD, Riccarton, Bealey" Quantity: 114 digital photograph(s).
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Effects of the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011, particularly in Christchurch Ce...
Date: 30 December 2011
From: BeckerFraserPhotos :Photographs relating to the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011
Reference: PADL-001694
Description: Photographs relating to the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011 taken by Ross Becker on 30 December 2011 taken in Christchurch City showing: Nurses Chapel and water tanks at Christchurch Hospital; buildings to be demolished (Chateau Blanc Apartments, Christchurch Police Headquarters, Gallery Apartments); the stopped clock on the tower of the former Christchurch Railway Station; and new businesses (Carlton Country Club and food truck on site of Carlton Hotel, Merivale). Arrangement: Files were originally delivered to the Library in a folder called "CEQ 19 - Dec 26-31 2011/Dec 30 - City" Quantity: 10 digital photograph(s).
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Effects of the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011, particularly street scenes outs...
Date: 27 December 2011
From: BeckerFraserPhotos :Photographs relating to the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011
Reference: PADL-001678
Description: Photographs relating to the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011 taken by Ross Becker on 27 December 2011 showing street scenes outside the Red Zone, Christchurch: Crowne Plaza Hotel, crane working on deconstruction of Gallery Apartments, and Hotel Copthorne, Clarendon Tower, Christchurch Casino, cafes and bars in Victoria Street. Also shows images of signs and graffiti. Arrangement: Files were originally delivered to the Library in a folder called "CEQ 19 - Dec 26-31 2011/Dec 27 - central city, outside the red zone" Quantity: 11 digital photograph(s).