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- The Princess Cinema in New Brighton
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- The brick facade has fallen from the former Princess Cinema in New Brighton, exposing the rooms inside, and crushing a car parked below. The photographer comments, "The front of the old Princess Cinema in New Brighton after the earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand on 22 February. Under the pile of bricks is a luckily unoccupied blue car. The word CLEAR on the broken facade is to show that there is no one in the car. This building has now been knocked down as it was so dangerous".
- Creator(s)
- Steven Taylor
- Date
- 2:28am 24th February 2011
- Tags
- 22 February 2011, New Brighton, Beresford Street, Princess Cinema, Bargain House, Oram Avenue, brick, building, collapsed, damage, broken
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- What the Earthquake Did to the Riverbank
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- A large crack between a row of trees and the riverbank. A fence lining the riverbank has collapsed. The photographer comments, "On the 22 February 2011 we had an earthquake in Christchurch, which ripped us apart literally. This is what happened to the riverbank at New Brighton. Some trees stayed in place and others dropped 2 feet. The amazing thing was that they all stayed upright".
- Creator(s)
- Steven Taylor
- Date
- 11:47pm 22nd August 2011
- Tags
- New Brighton, damage, 22 February 2011, Avon River, bank
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- Cracked
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- A large crack in the concrete floor slab of a building in Barbadoes Street. The photographer comments, "This is a picture of the cracked concrete floor in a shop in the Christchurch CBD. I have a similar crack in my home, but I have not lifted the carpet to look".
- Creator(s)
- Steven Taylor
- Date
- 10:46pm 19th November 2011
- Tags
- crack, cracked, damage, CBD, 22 February 2011, broken, carpet, concrete, pad, slab, floor, lifted, quake art
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- Lawrie and Wilson Auctioneers
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- A digitally manipulated image of the Lawrie and Wilson Auctioneers building on Tuam Street. The photographer comments, "This building at 210 Tuam Street is still off limits after the Christchurch earthquake. It has Lawrie and Wilson Auctioneers at the top and Christchurch City Council below. In the past it had a City Photography and at a different time a Parking Unit sign".
- Creator(s)
- Steven Taylor
- Date
- 10:33pm 30th November 2012
- Tags
- Lawrie and Wilson Auctioneers, city photography, parking unit, CBD, Council, damage, Tuam Street
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- TJ's Kazbah, New Brighton After the Christchurch Earthquake
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- Damage to TJ's Kazbah in New Brighton. The east and north walls and part of the upper floor have collapsed, tipping rubble and the contents of the rooms out onto the street. The photographer comments, "The occupants of the business and rooms all managed to escape alive. A digger was used to make the building safe and then used to sift through the rubble for any surviving belongings. It was a very emotional time for the ex-occupants".
- Creator(s)
- Steven Taylor
- Date
- 7:45am 23rd February 2011
- Tags
- 22 February 2011, New Brighton, North New Brighton, 1 Bowhill Road, TJs Kazbah, Marine Parade, cross section, brick, building, collapsed, fallen down, broken, damage
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- A Beautiful Window at the Old Lyttelton Library
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- Cracking below the window of the former Lyttelton Fire Station and Public Library. The photographer comments, "The building at 2 Sumner Road has been sadly damaged by the quake. I was unsure of its future, but now this building has been demolished".
- Creator(s)
- Steven Taylor
- Tags
- window, curly, iron work, Lyttelton, 2 Sumner Road, damage, 22 February 2011, art
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- At Rainbow's End
- dc.description
- A digitally manipulated image of building rubble.
- Creator(s)
- Steven Taylor
- Date
- 11:17pm 23rd November 2012
- Tags
- demolition, metal, tubing, supports, wire, rebar, reinforcing, bar, destruction, bent, warped, broken, damage, collapsed
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- Living on the Edge
- dc.description
- A damaged house perched on the edge of the cliffs above Sumner. The photographer comments, "This house has slowly gone over the edge since the big earthquake in Christchurch in February 2011. Subsequent earthquakes has caused the rock face to crumble more and more".
- Creator(s)
- Steven Taylor
- Date
- 12:28am 8th July 2012
- Tags
- Kinsey Terrace, Clifton, Redcliffs, abandoned, Red Zone, 22 February 2011, crumbling, cliff, cliff face, rock face, damage, wreckage, fallen, broken, smashed
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- My Neighbour's House Being De-Constructed
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- A digitally manipulated image of an excavator demolishing a house. The photographer comments, "My neighbour I thought was going to be one of the first to be rebuilt in the area after being damaged in the 22 February 2011 earthquake, but the builders have knocked it down and not returned yet".
- Creator(s)
- Steven Taylor
- Date
- 2:09am 28th September 2012
- Tags
- damage, deconstruction, demolition, digger, excavator, rubble, heavy machinery, debris
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- A Home Grown Play Area
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- A large chess board made from sand and broken shells, with a painted beach scene on the wall behind. The photographer comments, "After all the suggestions put on the wall on what to do in this area, which was once an earthquake damaged shop, they have made the chess board, painted a seaside scene on the wall and created a small wall of tyres".
- Creator(s)
- Steven Taylor
- Date
- 8:47pm 11th June 2012
- Tags
- damage, shop, demolished, knocked down, painting, mural, chess board, shells, sand, seaside, sea, scene, coast, mall, New Brighton
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- Earthquake Memorial
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- A small wooden cross is inserted between stones laid out in the shape of a large cross. The photographer comments, "This is an Earthquake Memorial on Manchester Street, Christchurch, New Zealand. This message is on the tree next to the memorial: 'Earthquake Memorial. 185 people died as a result of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. 185 precious lives are remembered here, with 185 pieces of Halswell stone recovered from St Luke's Church, damaged beyond repair on that day. May they rest in peace. St Luke's in the City'".
- Creator(s)
- Steven Taylor
- Date
- 10:35pm 23rd June 2012
- Tags
- damage, shop, demolished, knocked down, painting, mural, chess board, shells, sand, seaside, sea, scene, coast, mall, New Brighton
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- What Light Through Yonder Window Breaks?
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- Broken stained glass in a window of the ChristChurch Cathedral. The photographer comments, "I only managed to get one picture of the badly earthquake damaged Christchurch Cathedral and I did not want to get the buttresses holding it up like some Medieval siege engine, so I thought this one was perfect. Looking through the window notice that the adjacent wall has gone and the blue windows belong to an office block across the road".
- Creator(s)
- Steven Taylor
- Date
- 12:01am 4th December 2011
- Tags
- CBD, 22 February 2011, broken, damage, church, cathedral, window, wire, netting, hole, stained glass, quake art
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- I'll Kiss It Better
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- Digitally manipulated image of graffiti on a brick building on St Asaph Street. The graffiti depicts a sticking plaster over a broken section of the wall, with the words "I'll kiss it better". The photographer comments, "After the 22 February 2011 earthquake in Christchurch band aid plasters starting to appear in different parts of the city on damaged buildings. A year later most can still be seen. This one was once a whole plaster, but it has slowly broken up where it crossed the gap. The red bricks seen to symbolise the terrible wounds caused to the City and it's people".
- Creator(s)
- Steven Taylor
- Date
- 12:17am 24th June 2012
- Tags
- brick, CBD, damage, destruction, wall, plants, flowers, crack, cover, mend, graffiti
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- This was the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament
- dc.description
- A digitally manipulated image of the dome of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament.
- Creator(s)
- Steven Taylor
- Date
- 9:40am 8th October 2011
- Tags
- 22 February 2011, Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, cathedral, damage, Barbadoes Street, CBD, Catholic, church, broken, quake art, art
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- Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament Angel Praying
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- Detail of the damaged cross and angel statue on top of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The photographer comments, "Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament showing one of the two angels praying and the broken cross".
- Creator(s)
- Steven Taylor
- Date
- 11:05pm 25th April 2011
- Tags
- art, cross, Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, cathedral, 22 February 2011, damage, angel, broken, quake art
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- Maori Inspired Graffiti in the Ozone
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- Graffiti on a damaged building. The photographer comments, "After some of the walls were demolished this graffiti was exposed. The next day this wall was gone as well".
- Creator(s)
- Steven Taylor
- Date
- 12:31am 18th November 2011
- Tags
- Ozone Hotel, Bowhill Road, Marine Parade, building, demolished, damage, digger, excavator, rubble, knocked down, North New Brighton, quake art
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- They Tried to Put Humpty Together Again
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- A damaged brick building has wooden bracing holding the walls together. The photographer comments, "This building came through the September Christchurch quake with a few band aid plasters, but the February quake means that she is now DNR (Do Not Resuscitate)".
- Creator(s)
- Steven Taylor
- Date
- 6:44am 13th September 2011
- Tags
- 22 February 2011, 4 September 2010, 13 June 2011, damage, brick, broken, quake art, art
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- Willburn Furniture and Restoration Needs Restoring
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- A digitally manipulated image of furniture and machinery. The photographer comments, "This furniture restoration company got caught in the middle of the Christchurch earthquake and lost a whole wall. After constant exposure to the elements everything now needs a bit of restoration. They are now working in a different part of Christchurch, but their past can still be seen".
- Creator(s)
- Steven Taylor
- Date
- 3:29am 29th June 2012
- Tags
- repair, broken, table, chair, machine, lamp, damage, wall, collapsed, wiring, antique, wooden, CBD, 22 February 2011, Lichfield Street
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- Open Plan Living and Good Indoor/Outdoor Flow
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- A brick wall has fallen from this house, exposing the rooms within and leaving a pile of rubble in front. The ceiling has slumped and is held up with jacks. The photographer comments, "This was probably the result of the shallower February Christchurch earthquake rather than the bigger September one".
- Creator(s)
- Steven Taylor
- Date
- 8:24am 13th September 2011
- Tags
- 4 September 2010, 22 February 2011, 13 June 2011, CBD, damage, brick, wall, quake art
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- The Face of a Quake
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- A damaged brick building on Tuam Street. Bricks have fallen from the wall exposing the interior, where a wooden structure can be seen to have collapsed. The photographer comments, "This is the damage caused by the numerous earthquakes in Christchurch, New Zealand. It closely resembles a face and the round blob in the square hole at the top of the nose is a pigeon".
- Creator(s)
- Steven Taylor
- Date
- 12:09am 24th June 2012
- Tags
- pigeon, bird, CBD, Tuam Street, 22 February 2011, crumbled, collapsed, brick, wall, windows, wooden, metal, beam, rafters, broken, damage, moss, mould, leaking