Monday, October 11, 2010

Fri 10.09.10. Darfield Quake. Day 7. State of Emergency, Christchurch CBD Cordon

Friday 10.09.10. Darfield Quake. Day 7. Christchurch streets, bldgs, CBD State of Emergency cordon focus. Many CBD bldgs seen would be demolished. State of Emergency day, red sticker day: I got close to several quake damaged, red stickered, brick bldgs. I coolpixed bldgs at the top of Papanui Rd & its fork to Harewood Rd & Main Nth Rd.


10.09.10. Quake building inspectors, Papanui Seafoods, Papanui Rd, state of emergency


10.09.10. Quake notice, Papanui Seafoods, Papanui Rd, state of emergency

Papanui Rd: Papanui Seafoods door, hand-written sign:

WE WILL BE
CLOSED UNTIL
FURTHER NOTICE
DUE TO
EARTHQUAKE
DAMAGE
TINA & EDWARD & FAMILY


10.09.10. X NO X NO Quake damaged Egyptian Kebab House & Go Nappies, soon demolished, Papanui Rd, state of emergency


10.09.10. Quake tilted, unstable brick wall, Go Nappies, soon demolished, Papanui Rd, state of emergency


10.09.10. Quake cracked brick wall, Go Nappies, soon demolished, Papanui Rd, state of emergency


10.09.10. Brick wall pulling away from useless quake reinforcement, Go Nappies, soon demolished, Papanui Rd, state of emergency


10.09.10. Quake damaged brick wall, Go Nappies, soon demolished, Papanui Rd, state of emergency


10.09.10. Quake damaged Egyptian Kebab House, soon demolished, Papanui Rd, state of emergency

DOWN BUT NOT OUT sign on the steel mesh fence cordon after Egyptian Kebab House was demolished. Egyptian Kebab House would relocate down Papanui Rd close to Subway.

I felt creepy coolpixing the old, brick bldg on Papanui Rd / Harewood Rd / Main Nth Rd fork, as busy traffic rumbled close by. The bldg's brick parapet was cracked, about to topple. Bldg was cordoned with white, plastic tape, orange, plastic, road cones. Bldg was red stickered, green DANGER was spray-painted on the pavement. USAR / TF had spray-painted NO on windows. I never felt aftershocks while walking or driving around Christchurch. Should an unstable bldg collapse, the first thing I'd know would be falling bricks. I only felt quakes when stationary.

Papanui Rd / Harewood Rd / Main Nth Rd fork: Cnr bldg would stand empty, hazardous, steel mesh fence cordoned for months, obstructing busy traffic.


10.09.10. Quake damaged brick bldg, parapet soon demolished, Harewood Rd / Main Nth Rd, state of emergency. Bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake


10.09.10. Quake cracked brick parapet, soon demolished, Harewood Rd / Main Nth Rd, state of emergency. Bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake


10.09.10. DANGER unstable quake damaged bldg, Harewood Rd / Main Nth Rd, state of emergency. Demolished post 22.02.11 quake


10.09.10. Red stickered, quake damaged shop, Main Nth Rd, state of emergency. Demolished post 22.02.11 quake


10.09.10. Red stickered, quake damaged shop door, Main Nth Rd, state of emergency. Demolished post 22.02.11 quake


10.09.10. WE ARE STILL OPEN sign by red stickered, quake damaged shop, Main Nth Rd, state of emergency. Demolished post 22.02.11 quake

Two Main Nth Rd shops' signs:

WE ARE STILL
OPEN AT
268 WAIRAKEI RD...

COPYCAT temporarily
moved to 482a Papanui Rd
(next to Dowsons Shoes)
Ph...



10.09.10. Red stickered, quake damaged pet shop, Main Nth Rd, state of emergency. Demolished post 22.02.11 quake


10.09.10. Red stickered, quake damaged Maharaja Indian Restaurant, Main Nth Rd, state of emergency. Demolished post 22.02.11 quake


10.09.10. Authentic Indian Cuisine & Copycat business signs, quake damaged bldg, Main Nth Rd, state of emergency. Demolished post 22.02.11 quake


10.09.10. Quake cracked bldg, despite quake reinforcement, Harewood / Main Nth Rd, yellow, plastic, tape cordoned, state of emergency. Demolished post 22.02.11 quake

Three months post 04.09.10 Darfield Quake the red stickered bldg would still be fenced, empty, businesses closed or relocated. Despite thousands of vehicles passing post quake, the bldg still looked the same as when I'd coolpixed it weeks before. Five months post Darfield Quake, ditto. The bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 Killer Quake. Why did authorities take so long to demolish hazardous bldgs?


10.09.10. Building inspectors' NO & red sticker on quake damaged shop, Harewood Rd, state of emergency. Demolished post 22.02.11 quake


10.09.10. Red stickered, quake damaged Signplus, Harewood Rd, state of emergency. Demolished post 22.02.11 quake


10.09.10. Red stickered, quake damaged shop, Harewood Rd, state of emergency. Demolished post 22.02.11 quake

Red stickered bldg stayed in limbo, no business happening, no people inside, plastic taped or steel mesh fence cordoned. Other quake damaged bldgs showed signs of clean ups, quick repairs. Some repairs were temporary, like wooden / steel bracing against aftershocks. In places, Christchurch underwent rapid change: clean ups after the quake, repairs, demolitions, rebuilding.


10.09.10. Hi-Vis vested bldg inspectors checking quake cracked, outside brick wall, yellow, plastic, tape cordoned, Papanui Rd, state of emergency


10.09.10. Quake cracked, outside brick wall, Papanui Rd, state of emergency


10.09.10. Quake cracked, inside brick wall, ready for re-plastering, Papanui Rd, state of emergency

Papanui Rd: I watched 3 bldg inspectors, wearing orange or yellow, Hi-Vis vests, hard hats, quickly check a shops' quake cracked, brick wall, by a carpark. After they left I asked a workman if I could snap the inside wall of the shop. It was cracked right through. He re-plastered the wall, so business could continue. The first of many shoddy repairs I'd see over quake years.

Papanui Rd / Wyndham St: White, plastic, tape cordoned Haralds, brick rubble on pavement, fallen from a brick wall, white tarped. Wall spray-painted sign:

R
E
G                     SHOP
N                     OPEN!
A
D

Despite aftershock dangers, business owners were gung-ho about restarting businesses asap. Inspectors were complicit in allowing businesses to restart in quake trashed, old, brick bldgs.


10.09.10. DANGER. SHOP OPEN! Quake damaged Haralds, cleaned up, Wyndham St / Papanui Rd, white, plastic, tape cordoned, State of Emergency. Haralds would be demolished & rebuilt

Papanui Rd, Mansfield Ave: Quake damaged bldgs, like a house (green tarped), businesses: Kudos (red tarped, steel mesh fence cordoned) House of Travel (steel mesh fence cordoned). Workmen in orange, Hi-Vis vests repaired quake damaged roads, bldgs, chucking brick rubble in a yellow skip, cordoned by white, plastic, POLICE tape, orange, plastic, road cones.


10.09.10. Quake damaged gate post lamp, Mansfield Ave, state of emergency


10.09.10. Quake tilted wall, temp stabilized with plank against power pole, Mansfield Ave, state of emergency


10.09.10. Quake damaged roof with green tarp, Mansfield Ave, state of emergency


10.09.10. Workmen repairing quake damaged Mansfield Ave, state of emergency


10.09.10. Hi-Vis vested workman drinking beside a skip full of quake rubble, white, plastic, tape cordoned, POLICE EMERGENCY, Mansfield Ave, state of emergency


10.09.10. Hi-Vis vested workman sweeping red tarp on Kudos quake damaged roof, Mansfield Ave / Papanui Rd, white, plastic taped, steel mesh fence cordoned, state of emergency. Kudos would be demolished


10.09.10. Quake damaged House of Travel, cleaned up & steel mesh fence cordoned before workmen erected scaffolding for repairs, Papanui Rd / Aikmans Rd, state of emergency. After repairs, House of Travel would move across Papanui Rd & Quinns moved in.

From Cranmer Sq, I again trekked Christchurch CBD's shrinking State of Emergency cordon, similar to the cordon I'd trekked 2 days before from Cathedral Sq along Colombo St, left into St Asaph St, left into Madras St, but along Madras St the cordon had shrunk left into Lichfield St.

I trekked Manchester St & High St for the first time since 04.09.10 Darfield Quake a week before. Citizens were retaking Christchurch from occupying military, more people walking streets like Cashel St & Cathedral Sq, more road traffic.

Besides occupying military, the CBD was occupied by bldg inspectors, workmen, CD, cops wearing Hi-Vis vests or jackets, as well as giant, crane trucks, yellow, silver, white, red. Drab heritage colours of pre-quake Christchurch had morphed to vibrant DANGER, POLICE, repair, rebuild colours.

Steel mesh fence cordons were ubiquitous in the CBD, incl DANGER taped & POLICE EMERGENCY plastic taped bldgs, festooned with red, yellow, green or white inspection stickers. During the State of Emergency, Christchurch was a police state: repetitive cordons, NZDF guards, warnings, bannings along CBD streets.

Armagh St: Blue crane lowered a workmen in a box above Windsor Hotel roof. Brick house wall, wood braced against collapse.


10.09.10. Workmen repairing quake damaged roof, Windsor Hotel, Armagh St, Cranmer Sq, state of emergency. Windsor Hotel would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake


10.09.10. Unstable brick house wall, wood braced against aftershocks, Armagh St, state of emergency

Durham St Sth: 2 orange, Hi-Vis vested workmen erected scaffolding on Provincial Chambers stone wall.


10.09.10. Quake damaged Provincial Chambers, scaffolded for repairs, Durham St Nth / Gloucester St, state of emergency. 5 months post quake, scaffolding still stood, but no repairs done. Provincial Chambers would be trashed by the M6.3, 22.02.11 quake, then awaited repairs for years. 2021.

Worcester Blvd: Our City, brick gable toppled. White, plastic tape, orange, plastic, road cone cordoned. Our City would be abandoned, steel braced, cordoned for years. 2021. Our City repairs would begin.


10.09.10. Quake damaged, brick gable, Our City, white, plastic, tape cordoned, Worcester Blvd / Oxford Tce, state of emergency. Our City would await repairs post 2010-2011 quakes. 2021. Our City repairs would begin


10.09.10. Quake damaged, brick Our City, white, plastic, tape cordoned, Worcester Blvd / Oxford Tce, state of emergency. Our City would await repairs post 2010-2011 quakes. 2021. Our City repairs would begin

Cathedral Sq: Clarendon Tower: 2 abseilers roped to the glass facade, checked windows. Open air, chess players back. Chancery Ln bldg, steel mesh fence cordoned, windows boarded. Yellow Titan crane left Warners Hotel. The Press front door, green stickered.


10.09.10. Abseiling workmen checking every tile on Clarendon Tower wall for quake loosening, Cathedral Sq / Oxford Tce, state of emergency. Clarendon Tower would be demolished post 13.06.11 quake & 23.12.11 quake swarm


10.09.10. Cathedral Sq tram, first day back in service post quake, waiting for passengers, state of emergency. Christ Church Cathedral tower would collapse in the M6.3, 22.02.11 quake. The rose window, W facade would collapse in the 13.06.11 Quake. In Nov 2011 the Cathedral would be deconsecrated for part demolition. Christ Church Cathedral tower would be part demolished in 2012, post 23.12.11 Xmas Quake Swarm damage

A tram awaited passengers in Cathedral Sq for the first time post quake. No passengers, but the driver drove the tram circuit, trying normality, despite the State of Emergency cordon. I was tired of seeing Christchurch CBD occupied by cops, NZDF soldiers, CD.


10.09.10. Quake fenced bldg, Chancery Ln, Cathedral Sq, state of emergency. Bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake


10.09.10. Chess players back in Cathedral Sq, despite state of emergency cordon one block away. On quake morning, the M7.1 quake set the cathedral bells ringing. Christ Church Cathedral tower would collapse in the M6.3, 22.02.11 Killer Quake. The rose window facade would collapse in the 13.06.11 quake. In November 2011 the cathedral would be deconsecrated for part demolition. Christ Church Cathedral tower would be part demolished in 2012, post 23.12.11 Xmas Quake swarm damage

Christ Church Cathedral was closed for days post quake for checking. It survived the quake due to steel rod reinforcement. If the animated TV sketch of the cathedral was true, then the cathedral twisted & shook during the quake, but held together due to the steel rods, but would soon need more reinforcement.

After Boxing Day Quakes, scaffolding would be erected inside & outside Christ Church Cathedral for stained glass window checking.

The 04.09.10 Darfield Quake rang Christ Church Cathedral bells. Christ Church Cathedral tower would collapse in the 22.02.11 Killer Quake. The 13.06.11 Quake would collapse the rose window, W facade. Nov 2011, the Cathedral would be deconsecrated for part demolition. 23.12.11 Xmas Quake Swarm: more damage to the Cathedral. 2012. The Cathedral tower would be part demolished.


10.09.10 Yellow, Titan crane truck before Warners Hotel, Cathedral Sq, state of emergency. Warners Hotel would be demolished post 13.06.11 quake. Novotel behind survived the 2011 quakes, one of the first CBD hotels restored & opened for business

Cranes & repair vehicles riddled Christchurch CBD, in addition to workmen, CD, State of Emergency, military personnel.


10.09.10. Yellow, Titan crane truck preparing to leave Cathedral Sq, state of emergency. Post 2011 quakes, all bldgs in the pic would be demolished


10.09.10. Yellow, Titan crane truck before Cathedral Sq hotels, state of emergency. Post 2011 quakes, all bldgs in the pic would be demolished


10.09.10. The Press, Cathedral Sq, state of emergency. The Press would be trashed by the 22.02.11 Killer Quake & demolished. An employee would be killed by the 22.02.11 quake


10.09.10. The Press, green stickered door, Cathedral Sq, state of emergency. After Boxing Day aftershocks, The Press door would be red stickered. The Press bldg would be trashed by the 22.02.11 quake & demolished. An employee would be killed by the 22.02.11 quake. Who would allow staff into a hazardous, red stickered bldg?


10.09.10. Cop, sailor & NZDF soldiers, state of emergency, white, plastic tape cordon, POLICE EMERGENCY, behind Christ Church Cathedral, Cathedral Sq / Worcester St

Worcester St: Cathedral Junction, white, plastic tape cordon, guarded by 1 yellow, Hi-Vis jacketed cop, 4 NZDF soldiers, 1 NZDF sailor. NZDF sailors had joined cordon soldiers to ban citizens. 1 olive military vehicle drove around Cathedral Sq.


10.09.10. Yellow, Hi-Vis jacketed cop, Cathedral Junction, Worcester St, state of emergency cordon


10.09.10. NZDF soldier, Cathedral Junction, Worcester St, state of emergency cordon


10.09.10. NZDF soldier at Cathedral Junction directing rubberneckers away from Manchester St, state of emergency cordon, Worcester St. See quake rubble behind trailer


10.09.10. NZDF soldier, sailor, cop, Cathedral Sq / Worcester St, state of emergency cordon

Sailors looked smart, like NZDF soldiers from Burnham camp, more impressive than paunchy CD volunteers at State of Emergency cordons.


10.09.10. Olive, military vehicle, Cathedral Sq, state of emergency


10.09.10. Cathedral Sq, S view, Colombo St, state of emergency cordon. Post 2011 quakes, most bldgs in the pic would be demolished

Colombo St: Livening up, more rubberneckers. Buses going again. During the first few days post quake, buses hadn't run. Colombo St was jammed by cars, buses.

Colombo St / Cashel St, The Crossing : White, plastic tape cordon, guarded by 1 cop car, 1 yellow, Hi-Vis jacketed cop, 4 NZDF soldiers, 1 NZDF sailor chatting to rubberneckers. Citizens banned.


10.09.10. Sailor & rubbernecker, Colombo St / High St junction, state of emergency, white, plastic, tape cordon, POLICE EMERGENCY. Hotel Grand Chancellor left, would be trashed by the M6.3, 22.02.11 quake & demolished. Holiday Inn middle would be demolished in 2012. KFC right would be demolished post 23.12.11 quake swarm


10.09.10. Yellow, Hi-Vis jacketed cop directing pedestrians at The Crossing, Colombo St / Cashel St crossing, state of emergency, white, plastic, tape cordon. The Crossing bldg & sky bridge would survive the 2011 quakes


10.09.10. NZDF soldiers, old lady, cop car, The Crossing, Colombo St / Cashel St, E view, state of emergency, white, plastic, tape cordon. Post 2011 quakes, most bldgs in the pic would be demolished


10.09.10. Colombo St traffic, The Crossing, N view, state of emergency cordon. Post 2011 quakes, most bldgs in the pic would be demolished


10.09. N view, Colombo St, The Crossing to McDonald's, busy traffic, state of emergency. Post 2011 quakes, most bldgs in the pic would be demolished


10.09.10. Quake stressed people, NZDF soldiers, The Crossing, Cashel St / Colombo St crossing, state of emergency cordon


10.09.10. Colombo St, The Crossing, W view, Cashel Mall to Oxford Tce, state of emergency. Cashel Mall bldgs would be damaged by the Boxing Day quake & bldgs would be trashed by the 22.02.11 quake. Most bldgs would be demolished. Ballantynes left survived the 2011 quakes


10.09.10. Pedestrians, cop, NZDF soldiers, The Crossing, Colombo St / Cashel St crossing, N view, state of emergency cordon. Post 2011 quakes, most bldgs in the pic would be demolished


10.09.10. Quake damaged, brick bldg, Colombo St, state of emergency

Colombo St / Lichfield St: White, plastic, tape cordon, guarded by 1 yellow, Hi-Vis jacketed cop, 1 NZDF soldier, 1 NZDF sailor. Citizens banned. Cracked brick parapets on looming bldgs.


10.09.10. Sailor, NZDF soldier, cop & old man, state of emergency, white, plastic, tape cordon, Colombo St / Lichfield St. Post 2011 quakes, the bldg would be demolished


10.09.10. Quake damaged roof, despite reinforcement, Colombo St, state of emergency. Post 2011 quakes, the bldg would be demolished

Colombo St / Tuam St: White, plastic tape; orange, plastic, road cone cordon, guarded by 1 olive military vehicle, 1 yellow, Hi-Vis jacketed cop, 1 NZDF soldier. Citizens banned.


10.09.10. Yellow, Hi-Vis jacketed cop, NZDF soldier & parked, olive military vehicle by Bean Bags & Beyond, Tuam St / Colombo St, state of emergency, white plastic tape cordon. Bean Bags & beyond would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake


10.09.10. Deserted Tuam St / Colombo St, state of emergency, white, plastic, tape cordon. Post 2011 quakes, all bldgs in the pic would be demolished


10.09.10. Red stickered Theme Basics, St Asaph St / Manchester  St, state of emergency, steel fence cordon. Pillar holes were caused by ripped off awning rods. Theme Basics would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake

St Asaph St / Manchester St: White, plastic tape; orange, plastic, road cones; steel mesh fence cordon, guarded by 1 ROAD CLOSED sign, 1 yellow, Hi-Vis jacketed cop, 2 NZDF soldiers. Citizens banned. Trashed brick bldgs, steel mesh fence cordoned. 1 brick bldg being demolished. Theme Basics, red stickered. Brick rubble gone. Brick parapets gone. Holes in brick facade where awning rods had fallen.


10.09.10. ROAD CLOSED. Deserted Manchester St, N view from St Asaph St crossing, state of emergency cordon. Post 2011 quakes, most bldgs in the pic would be demolished


10.09.10. Part demolished Manchester St bldg, NE view from St Asaph St crossing, state of emergency, steel mesh fence cordon & white / orange, plastic bollards. The demolition site would become a carpark. Post 2011 quakes, most bldgs in the pic would be demolished. Alice in Videoland, creamy bldg behind right, would survive the 2011 quakes


10.09.10. Quake damaged bldgs, Manchester St south view, seen from St Asaph St / Manchester St crossing, state of emergency, steel fence & white, plastic, tape cordon. The bldgs would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake


10.09.10. NZDF soldier, Manchester St / St Asaph St, state of emergency, orange, plastic, road coned, white, plastic, tape cordon. The drawing room would survive the 2010-2011 quakes


10.09.10. NZDF soldier eating lunch, Manchester St / St Asaph St crossing, N view, state of emergency, white, plastic, tape cordon. Part demolished bldg behind. Post 2011 quakes, most bldgs in the pic would be demolished

Cordoned sections on Manchester St I'd just trekked would be opened within an hour. Later in the afternoon, when I returned from High St side, Manchester St was retaken by pedestrians & traffic, despite demolition going on in Manchester St & fenced, unstable bldgs. I wasn't the only curious citizen tired of cops & NZDF soldiers ordering citizens around.


10.09.10. St Asaph St view, digger demolishing a Manchester St bldg, state of emergency. The demolition site would become a carpark. Odeon Theatre flies behind. Post 2011 quakes, all bdgs in the pic would be demolished


10.09.10. Sapling damage, Theme Basics toppled parapet, with useless quake reinforcement, St Asaph St, state of emergency, steel fence cordon


10.09.10. Maori Man who lived in Christchurch CBD during the Sept quake & aftershocks, St Asaph St, state of emergency cordon. McKenzie Willis left would be demolished post 2010-2011 quakes

St Asaph St: Brick bldgs cracked. A Maori man & I agreed the safest place for us during the early morning quake & aftershocks was in bed with our wives. He said during the first 2 hours of aftershocks his bed shimmied around his bedroom, he & his wife taken for a ride.


10.09.10. Quake damaged brick bldg, St Asaph St, state of emergency cordon. The bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake


10.09.10. Quake damaged brick wall, St Asaph St, state of emergency cordon. Later aftershocks collapsed the wall above the window. The bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake


10.09.10. Quake damaged McKenzie Willis bldg, St Asaph St, state of emergency cordon. McKenzie Willis would be demolished post 2011-2011 quakes

St Asaph St / High St / Madras St: Orange / white, plastic bollards; orange, plastic, road cone cordon, guarded by 1 Hi-Vis jacketed cop, 2 NZDF soldiers. Citizens banned.


10.09.10. St Asaph St / Madras St, state of emergency cordon by Christchurch Polytech. The cnr bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake, becoming a carpark


10.09.10. NZDF soldiers & cop guarding deserted High St, state of emergency, white / orange,  plastic bollard cordon. Seen from St Asaph St / Madras St crossing


10.09.10. Orange, plastic, road cones. Shipping containers & white / orange, plastic bollards protecting traffic & pedestrians against aftershock collapse of Nurse Maude bldg, Madras St, state of emergency cordon. Nurse Maude would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake. The rest of the bldgs would be demolished too, for CERA's Blueprint E Frame

ANOTHER aftershock while typing a caption, jolted our house, jiggled my computer screen, shook my chair, (M5, GeoNet). Over 5 weeks post M7.1 Darfield Quake, 04.09.10, we'd averaged one aftershock every half hour, some felt, most not.

Madras St / Tuam St: White, plastic tape cordon, guarded by 1 yellow, Hi-Vis jacketed cop, 2 NZDF soldiers. Citizens banned. Mobil garage closed, petrol pumps, yellow, plastic tape cordoned. White crane hoisted 2 workmen in a crane box to inspect a Tuam St, 3 storey bldg.


10.09.10. Mobil petrol pumps, yellow, plastic, danger taped, Madras St, state of emergency cordon


10.09.10. Rubberneckers, yellow Hi-Vis jacketed cop & NZDF soldiers, state of emergency, white, plastic, tape cordon, Madras St / Tuam St crossing


10.09.10. White crane hoisting workmen in a crane box to inspect a bldg, Tuam St. The bldgs would be demolished post 2011 quakes

Lichfield St / Poplar St: Brick facade peeled off top of multi-storey, steel mesh fence cordoned. Car crushed by fallen rubble. Brick rubble pile on pavement. Opp bldg, green stickered & yellow stickered, confusing. Broken windows, black taped. 2 boys on bikes rode over broken glass on the pavement. Orange, Hi-Vis jacketed workman kicked brick debris onto the road for a sweeper truck to sweep up. Several Lichfield St, brick bldgs, steel mesh fence cordoned.


10.09.10. Lichfield St state of emergency cordon view, undamaged Poplar St. Lichfield St quake damaged bldg toppled bricks onto a car. The bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake


10.09.10. Quake damaged bldg facade, Lichfield St, state of emergency cordon. The bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake


10.09.10. Close up, quake damaged bldg, Lichfield St, state of emergency cordon. The bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake


10.09.10. Undamaged doors, brick rubble, Lichfield St, state of emergency cordon


10.09.10. Side of quake crushed car, Lichfield St, state of emergency cordon


10.09.10. Back of quake crushed car, Lichfield St, state of emergency, steel mesh fence cordon


10.09.10. Open, green stickered door, Lichfield St, state of emergency cordon


10.09.10. Quake broken, taped windows, Lichfield St, state of emergency cordon


10.09.10. Yellow stickered door, Lichfield St, state of emergency cordon


10.09.10. Orange, Hi-Vis jacketed workman kicking brick rubble by a green stickered bldg, for a white, sweeper truck to sweep quake debris, Lichfield St, state of emergency cordon


10.09.10. Sweeper truck sweeping quake debris, Lichfield St, state of emergency cordon


10.09.10. Boys cycling over broken window glass, Lichfield St, state of emergency cordon


10.09.10. Steel mesh fence cordon. Quake damaged, cleaned up Rod Hair Textiles, Lichfield St, state of emergency cordon

High St: Several brick bldgs, steel mesh fence cordoned. VOTE BOB, Council election sign on a bldg. Bob Parker, current mayor.


10.09.10. Quake damaged bldgs, High St, steel mesh fence cordoned, state of emergency


10.09.10. VOTE BOB Council election sign, High St, state of emergency. Bob Parker, current mayor

Five weeks post M7.1 Darfield Quake, Bob Parker would be re-elected mayor. Bob loved photo ops. Contender, little Jim Anderton announced pre- quake he could easily be MP & mayor simultaneously. The quake struck. Little Jim changed his mind.


10.09.10. Traffic returning to High St & Lichfield St after lifting of the state of emergency cordon. Domed cnr bldg, ANZ Chambers would collapse in the M6.3, 22.02.11 quake & would be demolished


10.09.10. State of emergency cordon loosening in Manchester St. No traffic yet, but quake damaged bldgs from Struthers Ln to Tuam St & St Asaph St crossings. Port Hills backdrop. The bldgs. would be demolished post 2011 quakes

Sections of Manchester St I'd trekked were cordoned an hour ago, when I'd trekked past St Asaph St / Manchester St cordon, & further up Manchester St towards Port Hills.

Manchester St between Tuam St & Struthers Ln: Brick facade peeled off part of a 3 storey, showing "dolls house" rooms. Quake trashed, red stickered, USAR graffitied, 3 storey, brick ghost, incl Peaches & Cream, Chocolateria, Portrait Studio, Smith's Book Shop, Bracken Antiques, Chaos Collectables, awnings collapsed, white / orange, plastic bollard cordoned.


10.09.10. FOOTPATH CLOSED. White / orange, plastic bollard cordon. Barbers pole & quake damage, Struthers Ln / Manchester St, state of emergency. The bldgs would be demolished post 2011 quakes


10.09.10. Steel mesh fence cordon, Manchester St / Struthers Ln, state of emergency. The cnr bldgs would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake


10.09.10. White / orange, plastic bollard cordon. N view, Manchester St from Struthers Ln, state of emergency. Most bldgs in the pic would be demolished post 2011 quakes


10.09.10. Quake damaged bldg, Manchester St / Struthers Ln, state of emergency. A car was crushed in Manchester St by the fallen wall. Bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake


10.09.10. Red stickered Chaos Collectables, Manchester St / Struthers Ln, state of emergency. Bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake


10.09.10. Red stickered quake damaged shop, Manchester St, state of emergency. Bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake

For the second time that day, traffic rumbled past while I snapped unstable bldgs. I got the creeps again. I thought if an aftershock toppled bricks, I'd make Usain Bolt look slow. An olive military vehicle drove by while I snapped. A cop eyed me on the opp side of Manchester St, while I shuffled over brick dust (never mind asbestosis, silicosis hazards) coolpixing the old, brick 3 storey, Manchester St facade. I rounded the cnr, coolpixed Taum St facade too. Like Theme Basics, "rip off" awning rods had left holes in the brick facade.

2-3 storey, old, brick bldgs, with ground floor shops, were often quake trashed. In quake damaged, brick bldgs, brittle bricks, mortar were flung about, but flexible woodwork often stayed intact, like roofing, floors, furniture, window frames, doors. Christchurch CBD was full of unreinforced, stone bldgs & unreinforced, brick bldgs. We didn't know then, aftershocks would weaken bldgs for collapse.


10.09.10. Quake damaged HOT SPOT long past its use by date, Manchester St, state of emergency. 2-3 storey, old, brick bldgs, with ground floor shops were often quake trashed. Bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake


10.09.10. DANGER red stickered, Bracken Antiques, Manchester St, state of emergency. Bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake


10.09.10. Quake damaged facade above Bracken Antiques, Manchester St, state of emergency. Bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake


10.09.10. Red stickered, quake damaged Smith's Book Shop & Bracken Antiques, Manchester St, state of emergency. Bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake. After The Tannery was restored at Woolston, Smith's Book Shop relocated to The Tannery


10.09.10. Olive military vehicle, Manchester St, state of emergency


10.09.10. Red stickered, quake damaged Smith's Book Shop, Manchester St, state of emergency. Bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake. After The Tannery was restored at Woolston, Smith's Book Shop relocated to The Tannery


10.09.10. Quake damaged Smith's Book Shop facade, Manchester St, state of emergency. Bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake. After The Tannery was restored at Woolston, Smith's Book Shop relocated to The Tannery


10.09.10. Quake damaged Portrait Studio, Manchester St, state of emergency. Bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake


10.09.10. Quake damaged facade above Portrait Studio, Manchester St, state of emergency. Bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake


10.09.10. Quake damaged shops, Manchester St / Tuam St, state of emergency. Bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake


19.09.10. Red stickered shops, Manchester St, state of emergency. Bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake


10.09.10. Red stickered shop, Manchester St, state of emergency. Bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake


10.09.10. Red stickered Chocolateria, Manchester St, state of emergency. Bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake


10.09.10. Quake damaged facade above shops, Manchester St, state of emergency. Wall hole was caused by an awning rod ripped off the wall. Bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake


10.09.10. DANGER Peaches & Cream adult shop, Manchester St, state of emergency. Post quake, Peaches & Cream would relocate further up Manchester St Red Light strip. By 2017 Peaches & Cream had relocated to Colombo St opp South City. Spray-painted USAR / TF graffiti on windows, walls & pavements was found all over town. Bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quakes


10.09.10. Red stickered Peaches & Cream, Manchester St / Tuam St, state of emergency. Bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake


10.09.10. Quake damaged facade, Peaches & Cream, Manchester St / Tuam St, state of emergency. Bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake


10.09.10. White, plastic tape, orange / white, plastic bollard cordon. Tuam St cnr, N view, quake damaged Manchester St, state of emergency. Most bldgs in the pic would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake


10.09.10. Manchester St cnr, W view, quake damaged Tuam St, state of emergency


10.09.10. Peaches & Cream display window glass broken by quake, Tuam St, state of emergency. Bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake


10.09.10. Peaches & Cream display window glass unbroken by quake, Tuam St, state of emergency. Bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake


10.09.10. DANGER Peaches & Cream display window glass unbroken by quake, Tuam St, state of emergency. Bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake


10.09.10. Green stickered, Real Groovy, by Peaches & Cream, Tuam St, state of emergency


10.09.10. NZDF soldiers guard Manchester St / Tuam St, E view, while crane hoists workmen above quake damaged bldg, Tuam St, state of emergency cordon. Most of the bldgs in the pic would be demolished post 2011 quakes


10.09.10. Steel mesh fence, orange / white, plastic bollard cordon. Digger demolishing a quake damaged bldg, Manchester St, state of emergency. Demolition site would become a carpark


10.09.10. Quake damaged, cleaned up, Theme Basics, Manchester St / St Asaph St, steel fence cordoned, state of emergency. Pillar holes, caused by ripped off awning rods. Theme Basics would be demolished post 13.06.11 quake

Old awnings above pavements were a menace, as many old awnings collapsed during the quake, damaging old, brick bldgs, messing pavements with debris.


10.09.10. Quake broken window panes, Te Wanaga O Aotearoa, Manchester St / High St, state of emergency. Broken windows were soon boarded up. The bldg survived the 2010-2013 quakes & would be refurbished as The Muse Art Hotel

High St bldg, Rugby World Cup 2011 ad:

       you gotta be here
          Christchurch!

ENGLAND V ARGENTINA...


10.09.10. State of emergency Rugby WC 2011 ad on High St bldg undamaged by the quake. Wishful thinking, as later quakes caused Christchurch Rugby WC venues to be moved elsewhere


10.09.10. Quake damaged Manchester Courts (soon demolished) Manchester St, state of emergency, steel mesh fence cordon

Manchester St: Manchester Courts multi-storey, several nearby bldgs were steel mesh fence cordoned. Manchester Courts, heritage bldg, 104 year old, brick, 7 storeys, was twisted by the quake. It caused Manchester St to be cordoned for weeks, with traffic jams. Nearby businesses like Rockshop suffered losses. Kiwi thinking was slow, while heritage vs demolition arguments raged.

18.10.10. Heritage hailers with placards would protest outside the new Council offices, Worcester Blvd:

PLEASE
RECONSIDER THE
DEMOLITION
OF MANCHESTER
COURTS

DON'T DEMOLISH
THIS PIECE OF
NZ HISTORY

Manchester Courts was already history, as the decision was made by Council & the owner to demolish. $10 million needed for repairs, reinforcement of Manchester Courts was crazy money. (The Press). Heritage protests would carry on for years. Never mind financial, human costs.


10.09.10. $3.00 DRINKS + FREE PIZZA, & quake broken window panes, Manchester St / Gloucester St, state of emergency. The bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake


10.09.10. Orange Hi-Vis vested, building inspectors & Boogie Nights, confusing red AND yellow stickers, Manchester St, state of emergency. The bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake

Earthquake Commission (EQC) made excuses about aftershocks causing already inspected bldgs having to be re-inspected. Excuses by EQC would continue for years, causing hardship for those dealing with EQC. Although EQC was the NZ govt agency set up decades before to to deal with earthquake claims, EQC would prove to be inept with 1000s of shoddy repairs to quake damaged homes.


10.09.10. Quake broken The Grumpy Mole bar sign, Manchester St, state of emergency. Same sign round the corner was undamaged. 5 months post quake the damaged sign was still unrepaired. The bldg would be demolished post 2011 quakes

Cashel St, High St: NZDF soldiers left the cordon. Rubberneckers wandered.


10.09.10. NZDF soldiers leaving High St cordon, High St / Cashel St crossing, west view, state of emergency. Most bldgs in the pic would be demolished post 2011 quakes


10.09.10. Workman on crane box welding the top of a quake damaged bldg, High St, state of emergency, orange, plastic fence & steel fence cordon. The bldgs would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake

High St: Workmen in a crane box welded steel over the parapet of a brick, 4 storey to secure unstable bricks. 2 NZDF soldiers left the CBD cordon. Lifting the High St State of Emergency cordon was an uncoordinated cock-up: steel mesh fence cordon in place at High St / Colombo St / Hereford St crossing, cops / NZDF soldiers stopping citizens entering (I trekked down High St from behind. Was scowled at by a cop & 3 NZDF soldiers) yet the cordon was already lifted behind them at High St / Cashel St crossing, citizens wandering Cashel St & High St, rubbernecking high rises.

High St / Cashel St crossing: People sat on benches looking skywards at Westpac multi-storey. On various floors, chunks of concrete had spalled off concrete joins on Westpac, which would be evacuated for 5 months post quake.

I watched a white, Smith crane leaving Westpac via Cashel St. By nearby Holiday Inn, I watched NZDF soldiers 6-point-turning their olive military vehicle, also leaving the CBD cordon. I watched 3 NZDF soldiers yomp High St, towards the orange, Nucleus, mobile sculpture, leaving the CBD cordon.

Westpac would be demolished post 2010-2011 quakes.


10.09.10. White, Smith crane truck leaving Westpac quake damaged bldg, Cashel St / High St crossing, end of state of emergency cordon. Westpac bldg was evacuated for 5 months post quake. Westpac bldg would be trashed by the 22.02.11 quake & demolished


10.09.10. Holiday Inn survived the quake, Cashel St / High St, state of emergency. Holiday Inn would be trashed by the 22.02.11 quake & demolished in 2012


10.09.10. Steel fence cordon. Olive, military vehicle leaving High St / Cashel St cordon, SE view, leaving the streets to citizens & workmen, state of emergency. All bldgs in the pic would be demolished post 2011 quakes


10.09.10. Quake state of emergency, NZDF soldiers leaving S, via High St to Manchester St. All bldgs in the pic would be demolished post 2011 quakes. Tram lines & orange nucleus, mobile sculpture survived the quakes. Red, crane truck behind steel mesh fence cordon


10.09.10. NZDF soldiers, cop & bus, Hereford St / Colombo St, state of emergency, white, plastic, tape cordon. Citizens free to walk High St at last, after a week's CBD cordon


10.09.10. Hereford St / Colombo St, S view, state of emergency, white, plastic, tape cordon. Flour Power statue by High St middle. Most bldgs in the pic would be demolished post 2011 quakes. The Flour Power Statue would survive the quakes

Cathedral Sq: 6 Vagrants loafed below a tree near public toilets. 6 orange, Hi-Vis vested, CD volunteers crossed Cathedral Sq going to CD HQ / Christchurch Art Gallery. Starbucks, opp Christ Church Cathedral, open for business.


10.09.10. Vagrants back on their Cathedral Sq beat, near public toilets middle, state of emergency. IBM bldg left would be demolished post 2011 quakes


10.09.10. Green stickered Starbucks open for business, Cathedral Sq, state of emergency. Christ Church Cathedral tower collapsed in the M6.3, 22.02.11 quake. The rose window facade collapsed in the 13.06.11 quake. In November 2011 the cathedral was deconsecrated for part demolition. Christ Church Cathedral tower would be part demolished in 2012, post 23.12.11 quake swarm


10.09.10. Orange Hi-Vis vested, CD volunteers crossing Cathedral Sq en route to CD HQ / Christchurch Art Gallery, Worcester Blvd, state of emergency. Post 2011 quakes, BNZ right would be part demolished, riddled with asbestos. Fully demolished 2018. Spark bldg built on site. Millennium Hotel / Distinction Hotel left, empty for years. The Chalice sculpture survived the 2010-2013 quakes


10.09.10. Quake damaged Southern Encounter / Regent Theatre, Cathedral Sq, quake state of emergency. The quake damaged parapet would be boarded after Boxing Day aftershocks. The dome would be removed post 22.02.11 quake & stood on the road for many months behind a red zone, steel mesh fence cordon. The bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake

Worcester Blvd: A workman, without safety harness nor Hi-Vis vest, on a high ladder screamed at me when I snapped him fixing green stickered, Harley ghost windows. Green stickered! Another leech doing "repairs" to Christchurch bldgs. His workmate, without Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) like hard hat, Hi-Vis vest, stacked rubble bricks on the pavement. Post 22.02.11 Killer Quake, Harley ghost would be abandoned for years. 2024. Harley still boarded, tagged eyesore, asbestos hazard.


10.09.10. Antarctic explorer Scott statue, undamaged by quake, Oxford Tce / Worcester Blvd, state of emergency. Scott statue would be toppled by the 22.02.11 quake. Central Police behind would be damaged by 2011 quakes & imploded 31.05.15. In 2012 Central Police would relocate to St Asaph St / Antigua St, until permanent premises were rebuilt on a Lichfield St - Tuam St block in 2015, aka CERA's Blueprint Justice & Emergency Services precinct


10.09.10. Glaziers repairing quake broken windows on green stickered Harley, Worcester Blvd / Cambridge Tce, state of emergency. The glazier, glazing without safety equipment, screamed at me while I took the pic. Harley survived the 2010-2013 quakes, but by 2021 would still be an empty eyesore


10.09.10. Workman stacking quake damaged chimney bricks, Worcester Blvd, state of emergency


10.09.10. Quake damaged Christchurch City Council bldg, Worcester Blvd, state of emergency

New Council multi-storey was opened in August, weeks before the 04.09.10 Darfield Quake. Due to internal quake damage it was useless as a CD HQ, which occupied nearby Christchurch Art Gallery across Worcester Blvd. A Maori pou stood in front of the Council bldg.


10.09.10. Photo shoot, Christchurch Art Gallery / CD HQ, Montreal St, state of emergency


10.09.10. Fire Rescue HQ truck, Worcester Blvd / Montreal St, by Christchurch Art Gallery / CD HQ, state of emergency


10.09.10. Rural Fire vehicle, Montreal St, state of emergency


10.09.10. Montreal St view, Christchurch Art Gallery / CD HQ, state of emergency

Montreal St / Armagh St: A crane hoisted old & new cisterns out of / into 3 storey, Cranmer Centre, gable stones toppled, gables wood braced. Bldg steel mesh fence cordoned. Cranmer Centre would be demolished post 22.02.11 Killer Quake.


10.09.10. Wood braced, brick gables, Cranmer Centre, Montreal St, state of emergency. Cranmer Centre would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake


10.09.10. Orange, Hi-Vis vested workman & tools, by a steel mesh fence cordon & orange, plastic, road cones, Montreal St, nr Latimer Sq, state of emergency


10.09.10. CRANMER CENTRE CLOSED sign, Montreal St, state of emergency. Cranmer Centre would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake

Cranmer Centre door sign:

    CRANMER CENTRE
             CLOSED
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
       Contact Custodian...


10.09.10. Two gable stones toppled from Cranmer Centre, Montreal St, state of emergency. Cranmer Centre would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake


10.09.10. Two quake damaged, brick gables, Cranmer Centre, Montreal St, state of emergency. Cranmer Centre would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake


10.09.10. Crane removing cistern from quake damaged Cranmer Centre, Montreal St / Armagh St, state of emergency. Cranmer Centre would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake


10.09.10. Christchurch empty tram near Cranmer Centre, Armagh St, state of emergency


10.09.10. Crane hoisting a new cistern into quake damaged Cranmer Centre, Montreal St / Armagh St, state of emergency. Cranmer Centre would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake

I drove back to Burnside via Manchester St & Sherborne St, stopping en route to coolpix quake damages.

Manchester St: Brick, garden wall toppled, rubble on pavement, white, plastic tape cordoned. A Council bldg, yellow stickered, red, plastic tape cordoned.


10.09.10. Quake toppled garden wall, soon demolished, & purple magnolia, Manchester St, state of emergency


10.09.10. Quake cracked Council bldg wall, Manchester St, state of emergency. Bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake


10.09.10. Yellow stickered Council bldg, Manchester St, state of emergency

Manchester St / Peterborough St: Liquefaction mud heaps on cracked, tarseal pavement. Pink, spray-painted DANGER NO GO on pavement outside a broken bldg.


10.09.10. Liquefaction damage to Peterborough St pavement, off Manchester St, state of emergency


10.09.10. DANGER NO GO, white, plastic, tape cordoned, quake damaged house, Peterborough St, state of emergency. The house would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake


10.09.10. Quake tilted, brick wall pulling away from a weatherboard house, Peterborough St, state of emergency. The house would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake


10.09.10. Quake damaged brick wall, Peterborough St, state of emergency. 5 months post quake, rubble still not cleared. The house would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake

Manchester St / Kilmore St: St Lukes Anglican Church: Stone gables toppled, red tarped, yellow, plastic tape cordon. 2 orange, Hi-Vis jacketed workmen repaired a chimney-damaged, church house, tin roof.

Many old, stone Christchurch bldgs, like Victorian bldgs & churches, were decorated with Oamaru whitestone, contrasting with greystone from Halswell Quarry. In modern homes, Oamaru whitestone was often used as "brick" cladding on wood & was also used for sculptures.


10.09.10. Quake damaged St Lukes Anglican Church, Manchester St, yellow, plastic, tape cordoned, state of emergency. St Lukes was trashed by the 22.02.11 quake & demolished

In quakes, soft Oamaru whitestone snapped off gables & sheared off wall decorations. Examples of Oamaru whitestone damage: Cranmer Centre, Cranmer Sq; Arts Centre, Worcester Blvd; St Lukes Anglican Church, Manchester St; St Johns Anglican Church, Latimer Sq; Music School, Barbadoes St; St John of God, Halswell; St Josephs Catholic Church, Main Nth Rd... Since the quake, on Rossall St I drove past a collapsed garden wall, Oamaru whitestone. God help Oamaru if a big quake hit!


10.09.10. Quake damaged St Lukes Anglican Church, fallen gable, red tarped, Manchester St, state of emergency. St Lukes would be trashed by the 22.02.11 quake & demolished. The wooden bell tower survived the 2011-2013 quakes


10.09.10. Workmen preparing a quake damaged chimney hole for roofing, St Lukes Anglican Church house, Kilmore St, state of emergency


10.09.10. Whores' memorial bench, St Lukes Anglican Church, Manchester St, state of emergency

St Lukes pavement, whores' memorial, bench plaque:

     In memory of the women
who have worked, lived and died
  on the streets of Christchurch

Sherborne St: Ghost house, brick, side wall peeled off, room exposed. Rubble in driveway.


10.09.10. Quake trashed house, Sherborne St, state of emergency.

2 storey, ghost house: Red stickered, brick rubble removed, but the upper storey had massive holes both sides of the house. Steel reinforcement rods useless. Brick crushed, blue car in driveway.


10.09.10. Quake trashed, 2 storey house, useless, steel rod, quake reinforcement, Sherborne St, state of emergency. The house would be demolished


10.09.10. Quake trashed porch on 2 storey house, useless, steel rod, quake reinforcement, Sherborne St, state of emergency. The house would be demolished


10.09.10. Quake trashed 2 storey house, useless, steel rod, quake reinforcement, Sherborne St, state of emergency. The house would be demolished


10.09.10. Side of quake trashed, 2 storey house, Sherborne St, state of emergency. The house would be demolished


10.09.10. Quake crushed, blue car, 2 storey house, Sherborne St, state of emergency. The house would be demolished

02.10.10. A month later, there would be more Christchurch City Council, red notices, stuck on the 2 storey house:

"Do not approach or enter this building.

This building is dangerous under section 121 & 124 of the Building Act 2004.

Using or occupying this building is an offence pursuant to S128 of the Building Act 2004..."

The red sticker was valid for 60 days, renewable by Christchurch City Council. The 2 storey house would be demolished.

*Trekked Papanui Rd, Harewood Rd, Main Nth Rd, Mansfield Ave, Armagh St, Durham St Nth, Worcester Blvd, Cathedral Sq, Worcester St, Colombo St, St Asaph St, Madras St, Tuam St, Lichfield St, High St, Manchester St, Cashel St, Montreal St, Peterborough St, Sherborne St. 184 snaps.

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Day 7 Darfield quake. State of Emergency cordon shrunk in the afternoon. Chch water no longer needs boiling. Kaiapoi water needs boiling. Madras St / Bealey Ave water mains repaired couple of days ago, hole filled, tarsealing completed. Fish 'n Chips sign still on Barbadoes St / Armagh St pavement, debris cleared, business as usual, normality moot. 10 September 7.13pm.

Content & pics Copyright Mark JS Esslemont.

3 comments:

  1. I've written a Wikipedia article on Warner's Hotel: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warner%27s_Hotel I've been looking for a photo that shows the completed Novotel and you've got one! Would you be happy to publish that photo with a licence suitable for Wikipedia? "Commons 2.0 Share Alike" is one of the licences that would work, and publishing the photo on Flickr would be an easy way to do so.
    Regards, Schwede

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  2. Schwede's arrogant demand thought it entitled him to steal my Warner Hotel pic & stick it on Wikipedia without my permission. What a moron!

    Perhaps Schwede & his lackey should endanger their lives 1000s of times in earthquakes & aftershocks to know that such quake pics were hard won & not freely given.

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  3. Warners Hotel was demolished post 22.02.11 quake

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