28.01.11. Steel mesh fence cordoned, quake damaged garden wall, Manchester St, nr Bealey Ave, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. Wall would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. UNEVEN SURFACE road sign, quake damaged Manchester St, nr Salisbury St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake
28.01.11. Quake damaged chimneys & roof, Manchester St, nr Peterborough St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake
28.01.11. Quake damaged, tarped roof, fallen chimney, Manchester St, nr Peterborough St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake
28.01.11. Orange, plastic, road cone cordoned rubble, quake damaged housing wall, Manchester St / Peterborough St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. The bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Peterborough St view, quake rubble by quake damaged housing, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. The bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
Manchester St focus. 28.01.11. The 4 Sept 2010, M7.1 Darfield Quake caused huge damage to Manchester St & crossings in Christchurch CBD: unstable, hazardous bldgs steel mesh fence cordoned. Over the next 5 months, thousands of aftershocks caused more quake damages, with more steel mesh fence cordons placed on streets & pavements to protect pedestrians & vehicle traffic from unstable bldgs. Cordons obstructed traffic, pedestrians & stopped business. Why did authorities keep unstable bldgs standing, closed, cordoned so long, without demolitions? Result: There would be many lethal, unstable bldgs in Christchurch CBD when the 22.02.11 Killer Quake struck.
28.01.11. Five months post Sept 4 Darfield Quake & a month post Boxing Day Quake, Manchester St had more steel mesh fence cordons than Colombo St, Sydenham, which was also badly damaged by the Sept 4 Darfield Quake. I trekked Manchester St from Bealey Ave to Moorhouse Ave to take snaps.
Pre quakes, Manchester St was memorable for its many, old, brick & stone bldgs in poor condition. Rentals cheap, bldgs nasty. In part of Manchester St Red Light Strip, between Peterborough St & Kilmore St, St Lukes Anglican Church ghost was still gable patched, 5 months post Sept 4 Darfield Quake. Oamaru whitestone rubble in church yard, steel mesh fence cordoned.
Post 22.02.11 Killer Quake, St Lukes would be deconstructed, euphemism for slower demolition, saving some items, like roof tiles, wood, altars, rose windows, memorial brasses...
28.01.11. Peterborough St view, patched gable, St Lukes Anglican Church, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. St Lukes would be trashed by the 22.02.11 quake & demolished
28.01.11. Steel mesh fence cordoned, quake damaged St Lukes, patched gable, Manchester St, 5 months post Sept 4 Darfield Quake. St Lukes would be trashed by the 22.02.11 quake & demolished
28.01.11. Steel mesh fence cordoned, quake damaged roof & rubble, St Lukes, Manchester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. St Lukes would be trashed by the 22.02.11 quake & demolished
28.01.11. Steel mesh fence cordoned St Lukes, patched gable & quake rubble, Manchester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. St Lukes would be trashed by the 22.02.11 quake & demolished. Only the white painted, wooden, bell tower would survive the 2011 quakes
28.01.11. Steel mesh fence cordoned St Lukes, Manchester St / Kilmore St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. St Lukes would be trashed by the 22.02.11 quake & demolished
28.01.11. Path to steel mesh fence cordoned St Lukes, Manchester St / Kilmore St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. St Lukes would be trashed by the 22.02.11 quake & demolished
28.01.11. Steel mesh fence cordoned skip, fallen gable stones, patched gable, St Lukes, Kilmore St / Manchester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. St Lukes would be trashed by the 22.02.11 quake & demolished
28.01.11. Steel mesh fence cordoned St Lukes, church van, Kilmore St / Manchester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. St Lukes would be trashed by the 22.02.11 quake & demolished
Kilmore St: Sept 4 Darfield Quaked, Repertory Theatre ghost: Like many old, brick, 2 storeys in Christchurch CBD, Repertory Theatre ground floor stayed intact during quakes, but the upper storey, brick, facade toppled onto the pavement. Repertory Theatre would be demolished post 22.02.11 Killer Quake.
28.01.11. Steel mesh fence cordoned, quake damaged Repertory Theatre, Kilmore St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. Repertory Theatre would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Steel mesh fence cordoned, quake damaged Repertory Theatre facade, Kilmore St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. Repertory Theatre would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
Manchester St, Ghosts, Cohen's Clinic, Global Living: 2 storey, brick bldgs, toppled brick parapets. Both bldgs would be demolished post 22.02.11 Killer Quake. 2023. Global Living had relocated across Manchester St.
28.01.11. Brick parapet toppled, Cohen's Clinic, Manchester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. Cohen's Clinic would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Brick parapet toppled, Cohen's Clinic, Manchester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. Cohen's Clinic would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Toppled brick parapet, Global Living, Auction sign, Manchester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. Global Living would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Toppled brick parapets, Global Living, Cohen's Clinic, Manchester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. Both bldgs would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Toppled brick parapet, Global Living, Manchester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. Global Living would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Toppled brick parapets, Global Living, Cohen's Clinic, Manchester St, 5 months post Set 4 quake. Both Bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
Manchester St Bridge over Avon River: Retour Restaurant ghost would be demolished in 2012 after serial quake damages. Retour Restaurant's copper dome would lie exposed on Avon River bank until covered in plastic, 2015. 2020-21. Edmonds Band Rotunda would be rebuilt, the original copper dome on top.
28.01.11. Manchester St Bridge view, Retour Restaurant, Cambridge Tce, Avon River, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. After 2011 serial quake damage, Retour Restaurant would be demolished in 2012. The copper dome would stand exposed on the riverbank until covered in plastic, 2015. 2020-21. Edmonds Band Rotunda would be rebuilt, the original copper dome on top.
For insurance claims purposes EQC used the Sept 4 Darfield Quake date & dates of 4 aftershocks for EQC claims deadlines: 4 Sept quake; 19 Oct; 14 Nov; 26 Dec; 20 Jan.
20 Jan 2011, desensitized to aftershocks, our family slept through big aftershocks that night. Thousands of aftershocks had weakened Christchurch bldgs & infrastructure. When the 22.02.11 Killer Quake would strike, weakened infrastructure, housing, CBD bldgs would collapse in a dust cloud.
Five months post Sept 4 Darfield Quake, after thousands of aftershocks, many Manchester St bldgs still looked "normal," but were unstable death traps ready to collapse. CD, cops, soldiers had cordoned bldgs, inspectors had inspected bldgs, plastering them with red, yellow, green stickers, USAR had spray-painted colourful graffiti on bldgs, but the bldgs were unsafe. Ghosts were steel mesh fence cordoned, many tarped, boarded, braced with wooden or steel props.
Manchester St / Gloucester St: Despite steel reinforcement rods on walls, the brown, 2 storey ghost had a boarded brick side wall, boarded brick parapet. Yellow, High-Vis vested workman on a scissor-lift fixed a blue tarp on another damaged brick parapet. Orange, plastic, road cones. Steel mesh cordon. 30 km/h speed limit sign. NO ENTRY signs detoured southbound traffic away from Manchester St. Northbound traffic continued one-way up Manchester St. Little did we know, citizens would endure traffic detours for many years, due to more quakes, post quake demolitions, road repairs. The bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 Killer Quake.
Manchester St: Several old, brick, 2-3 storey ghosts, steel mesh fence cordoned, like The Civic, Druids Buildings... Pre-quakes Luke had done a high school drumming gig at The Civic, red stickered. Those ghosts would be demolished post 22.02.11 Killer Quake.
28.01.11. 30 km/h speed limit, NO ENTRY, one-way signs, quake damaged, steel mesh fence cordoned bldg, Manchester St / Gloucester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. The cnr bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. No Entry, one-way signs, quake damaged, steel mesh fence cordoned bldg, Manchester St / Gloucester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. The cnr bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Faux pissoir ads. Steel mesh fence cordon, workman securing blue tarp on quake damaged parapet, Manchester St / Gloucester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake
28.01.11. Steel mesh fence cordon, workman securing blue tarp on quake damaged brick parapet, boarded, brick side wall, Manchester St / Gloucester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. The bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Steel mesh fence cordon. Workman securing blue tarp on damaged brick parapet, despite quake reinforcements, Manchester St / Gloucester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. The bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Steel mesh fence cordon, board braced, blue tarped, quake reinforced, brick wall, Manchester St, nr Gloucester St cnr, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. The bldgs would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Steel mesh fence cordoned bldgs, Manchester St, nr Gloucester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. The roadside bldgs would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. N view, one-way Manchester St. Steel mesh fence cordoned bldgs, nr Gloucester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. Most of the roadside bldgs would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Steel mesh fence cordoned Manchester St bldgs, nr Worcester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. The bldgs would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Steel mesh fence cordoned, red stickered, The Civic, Manchester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. The Civic would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Steel mesh fence cordoned Druids Buildings, Manchester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. Druids Buildings would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Steel mesh fence cordoned Druids Buildings shops, Manchester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. Druids Buildings would be demolished post 22.02.11 quakeManchester St / Worcester St: Ground Zero, where Sept 4 Darfield Quake, NZTV news had broadcasted for a week during the State of Emergency. Bldgs steel mesh fence cordoned. NO ENTRY signs detoured traffic from southbound Manchester St. A sign on the weedy demolition site stated a new bldg (Westende House) was planned & solicited lessees. Another sign stated Westende Jewellers had relocated from the demolished site.
Ghosts seen from Manchester St / Worcester St would be demolished post 22.02.11 Killer Quake. Octagon Restaurant / Trinity Church orange, plastic road coned, steel mesh fence cordoned, scaffolded, wood boarded, stone tower steel braced. Octagon Restaurant tower would collapse in the 22.02.11 Killer Quake, but the rest of the bldg would survive the 2011 quakes, dilapidated, boarded for years, awaiting restoration.
28.01.11. Ground Zero, quake demolition site, Manchester St / Worcester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. NO ENTRY signs, steel mesh fence cordoned Octagon Restaurant / Trinity Church behind. Bldgs on left would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Ground Zero, quake demolition site, NO ENTRY signs by steel mesh fence cordon, Manchester St / Worcester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake
28.01.11. WESTENDE JEWELLERS relocation sign, Ground Zero, quake demolition site, Manchester St / Worcester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake
28.01.11. For Lease sign, Ground Zero, quake demolition site, Manchester St / Worcester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. Bldgs would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Manchester St / Worcester St crossing, NO ENTRY signs & steel mesh fence cordon, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. Most bldgs would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. No left turn sign, Ground Zero, quake demolition site, steel mesh fence cordoned bldgs, Manchester St / Worcester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. Most bldgs would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake, excl Pacific Tower / Rendezvous Hotel left
28.01.11. Manchester St, steel fence cordon view, quake fired bldg, Worcester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. Bldgs would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Manchester St, steel mesh fence cordoned, Octagon Restaurant / Trinity Church view, quake fired bldg, Worcester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. Roadside bldgs opp Octagon Restaurant would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Ground Zero view, steel mesh fence cordoned, metal braced, Octagon Restaurant / Trinity Church Worcester St / Manchester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. Octagon tower would collapse in the 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Steel mesh fence cordoned, metal braced, Octagon Restaurant / Trinity Church Manchester St / Worcester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. Octagon tower would collapse in the 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. NO ENTRY one-way signs by steel mesh fence cordoned, scaffolded, wood boarded Octagon Restaurant / Trinity Church Manchester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. Hotel Grand Chancellor behind would be trashed by the 22.02.11 quake & demolished
28.01.11. Orange, plastic, road cones, steel mesh fence cordoned, scaffolded, wood boarded, Octagon Restaurant / Trinity Church Manchester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. Hotel Grand Chancellor left would be trashed by the 22.02.11 quake & demolished
28.01.11. Road cones, steel mesh fence cordoned, boarded, scaffolded Octagon Restaurant / Trinity Church Manchester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake
28.01.11. Steel mesh fence cordons obstructing pedestrians & vehicle traffic, Manchester St, nr Worcester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. Most roadside bldgs would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Steel mesh fence cordoned bldgs, Manchester St, nr Worcester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. Hotel Grand Chancellor left & roadside bldgs would be trashed by the 22.02.11 quake & demolished
28.01.11. Quake damaged bldgs, Manchester St, nr Hereford St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. Roadside bldgs would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Quake damaged brick parapet, Manchester St, nr Hereford St, 5 months post Sept quake. Roadside bldgs would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Quake damaged brick parapet, Manchester St, nr Hereford St crossing, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. The bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
More Manchester St ghosts: Steel mesh cordons obstructed traffic: The Bead Shop, demolished, yellow digger on dusty demolition site, next to Rockshop. Carnivores, loose brick parapet, brick side wall pulling away from the lethal front facade!
28.01.11. Yellow digger. Steel mesh fence cordon, The Bead Shop demolition site, Manchester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake
28.01.11. Steel mesh fence cordon, The Bead Shop demolition site by Rockshop, Manchester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. Most roadside bldgs would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
Manchester St / Hereford St: After Boxing Day aftershocks, Manchester Courts was a 5 storey mound of demolition rubble, razor wired, steel mesh fence cordoned, detour signs, orange, plastic, road cones blocking Manchester St pedestrian / road traffic. When I again trekked past Manchester Courts demolition site, a digger drilled foundation concrete, causing Manchester St to shudder underfoot, like quakes. The drilling did no good to surrounding unstable bldgs. A month later most Manchester Courts rubble would be gone. Weakened neighbouring bldgs, like Sullivans, would be trashed in the 22.02.11 Killer Quake & demolished by CERA.
28.01.11. Steel mesh fence cordoned Manchester Courts demolition site, yellow digger, Manchester St / Hereford St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake
28.01.11. Closed entrance to fence cordoned Manchester Courts demolition site, yellow digger, Manchester St / Hereford St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake
28.01.11. Manchester St view, orange, plastic, road cone & fence cordoned Manchester Courts demolition site & yellow digger, 5 months post Sept 4 quake
28.01.11. Yellow digger drilling foundations, Manchester Courts demolition site, Manchester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. Ground shuddered underfoot while drilling happened, like quakes
28.01.11. Rubberneckers, fence cordoned Manchester Courts demolition site, yellow digger, Manchester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake
28.01.11. Fence cordoned, Manchester Courts, demolition site, adjoining bldg, Manchester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake
28.01.11. Fence cordoned, Manchester Courts, demolition site, neighbouring walls, Manchester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake
28.01.11. Fence cordoned, Manchester Courts, demolition site, closed Sullivans, Manchester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. The bldgs would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Orange, plastic, road cones, fence cordons causing one-way traffic past Manchester Courts demolition site, Manchester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake
27.01.11. Manchester St: I picked up Luke. For the first time since the 04.09.10 Darfield Quake, I could drive only northbound up Manchester St, past many steel mesh fence cordoned ghosts. Manchester St was mostly back to "normal," cordoned, two-way traffic, but was one-way northbound from Cashel St to Gloucester St, due to many CBD fence cordons obstructing traffic. Orange, plastic, road cones, poles & barriers aggravated Manchester St mess.
Manchester St / Cashel St: 4 storey ghosts, broken windows boarded. Opp cnr, 2 storey, Shooters ghost. 2 storey ghost next door, roof damaged, gable papered over, gutter, black plastic patched.
28.01.11. Boarded windows after quakes, Manchester St / Cashel St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. The bldgs would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Quake damaged roof next to Shooters by Manchester St / Cashel St crossing, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. The bldgs would be demolished post 2011 quakes
28.01.11. Quake damaged roof by Manchester St / Cashel St crossing, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. The bldgs would be demolished post 2011 quakes
Manchester St / Bedford Row: Old, 2-3 storey, brick ghosts, windows boarded, steel mesh fence cordoned, obstructing traffic. Relocated Peaches & Cream bldg scaffolded. Pavement sign:
FOOTPATH CLOSED
PLEASE USE
OTHER SIDE
28.01.11. FOOTPATH CLOSED sign, steel mesh fence cordon, Bedford Row, off Manchester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. Right bldgs would be demolished post 2011 quakes
28.01.11. Steel mesh fence cordoned, boarded bldgs, Bedford Row, off Manchester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. The old, brick bldgs would be trashed by the 2011 quakes & demolished
28.01.11. Steel mesh fence cordoned bldgs, Bedford Row / Manchester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. Bldg on right would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake. 7 storey, end bldg, Te Wanaga o Aotearoa would eventually be refurbished as Muse Art Hotel
28.01.11. Steel mesh fence cordoned, relocated Peaches & Cream, Bedford Row / Manchester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. Bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
Manchester St / High St: 7 storey Te Wanaga o Aotearoa, 5 orange, Hi-Vis vested workmen on scaffolding, windows boarded, steel mesh fence cordoned. Orange / grey portaloo in Nucleus sculpture garden. Orange, plastic fence around garden due to pre quakes construction of tram line.
2018. Te Wanaga o Aotearoa bldg would survive the quakes, but was closed for many years, until a hotel consent & restoration was organised. 2021. The bldg had been refurbished as The Muse Art Hotel, palm trees adorning flat roof corners.
28.01.11. Steel mesh fence cordoned, window boarded Te Wanaga o Aotearoa, Manchester St / High St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. The bldg would survive the 2011 quakes, abandoned for years. 2021. The bldg had been refurbished as The Muse Art Hotel
28.01.11. Steel mesh fence cordoned, window boarded, scaffolded Te Wanaga o Aotearoa, Manchester St / High St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. The bldg would survive the 2011 quakes, abandoned for years. 2021. The bldg had been refurbished as The Muse Art Hotel
28.01.11. Grey / orange portaloo, fence cordoned, scaffolded Te Wanaga o Aotearoa, Manchester St / High St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. The bldg would survive the 2011 quakes, abandoned for years. 2021. The bldg had been refurbished as The Muse Art Hotel
28.01.11. N view, High St, Manchester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. Orange, plastic, fence cordon due to pre quake, tram line construction. Most bldgs in the pic, incl Holiday Inn left, would be demolished post 2011 quakes. Te Wanaga o Aotearoa, middle, survived years of abandonment, then refurbishment as The Muse Art Hotel
28.01.11. Steel mesh fence cordoned bldg, Lichfield St / Manchester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. Bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake. New pre quake tram line in foreground
28.01.11. Orange / white plastic bollard cordons seen from Manchester St / Lichfield St / High St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. Most bldgs in the pic would be demolished post 2011 quakes, incl Majestic Theatre left & copper domed ANZ Bank Chambers right
3 bldgs had been completely demolished along Manchester St since the 04.09.10 Darfield Quake. 2 more bldgs were being demolished: Manchester Courts, Lone Star. One demolished bldg site between Tuam St & St Asaph St had been turned into a gravel carpark.
Some Manchester St businesses had persevered with trade, like Rockshop, despite nearby demolition cordons restricting business. I didn't know then, I was trekking a CBD soon to be destroyed by the 22.02.11 Killer Quake & demolished by CERA. Manchester St ghosts would be demolished post 2011 quakes. Examples: National Library, St Lukes Anglican Church, Verkerks, The Civic, Manchester Courts (demolished pre 2011 quakes) Shooters, Majestic Theatre, ANZ Bank Chambers, Peaches & Cream, Theme Basics, Cokers Backpackers... The demolition area, between Manchester St & Madras St, would become CERA's Blueprint E Frame.
28.01.11. Orange / white, plastic bollard cordon for new pre quake tram line construction, High St / Manchester St crossing, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. Most bldgs in the pic would be demolished post 2011 quakes, incl copper domed ANZ Bank Chambers
28.01.11. Steel mesh fence cordon, quake damaged bldg, Struthers Lane / Manchester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. All bldgs would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Steel mesh fence cordoned, scaffolded, quake damaged bldg, Struthers Lane / Manchester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. The bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Orange, plastic, road cones, steel mesh fence cordoned, scaffolded, quake damaged bldg, Struthers Lane / Manchester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. The bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Manchester St view down Struthers Lane, steel mesh fence cordoned, scaffolded, quake damaged bldg, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. The bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Scaffolding, orange, plastic, net fence cordon, obstructing pavement traffic, Manchester St, opp Struthers Lane, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. All bldgs would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Despite scaffolding, no work was being done on the quake damaged, steel mesh fence cordoned bldg, Manchester St / Struthers Lane, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. The bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Fire engine passing steel mesh fence cordoned, quake damaged bldg, Manchester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. The bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Two-way traffic, Manchester St, steel mesh fence cordoned, scaffolded bldg, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. The bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Fire engine passing steel mesh cordoned, scaffolded bldg, Manchester St / Struthers Lane, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. The bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Manchester St view, steel mesh cordoned, scaffolded bldg by Struthers Lane, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. The bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Quake damaged bldg, Manchester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. See horizontal, wood bracing below roof. The bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Business signs on steel mesh fence cordon by quake damaged bldg, closed shops, Manchester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. The bldg would be demolished post 22.20.11 quake
28.01.11. Business signs on steel mesh fence cordon by quake damaged bldg, Manchester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. The bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Steel mesh fence cordoned, quake damaged bldg, Manchester St / Tuam St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. The bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Quake closed Peaches & Cream, Manchester St / Tuam St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. The bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Manchester St N view, steel mesh fence cordoned, quake damaged bldg between Tuam St & Struthers Lane, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. Holiday Inn & Hotel Grand Chancellor behind. All the bldgs would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Quake closed, Peaches & Cream, Tuam St / Manchester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. See horizontal wood bracing on walls. Bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Steel mesh fence cordoned, quake damaged bldg, Tuam St / Manchester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. See horizontal wood bracing on walls. Bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Manchester St E view, orange, plastic road cone cordon on Tuam St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. Alice in Videoland left (old PO) would survive the 2010-11 quakes & reopen, Mar 2012
Manchester St: Many sanitized, Sept 4 Darfield Quake damages could still be seen on bldgs, plastic tarps protecting damaged roofs, chimneys; some repairs to windows, parapets, gables; many boarded windows; bldgs wood braced or steel braced against aftershocks; bldgs scaffolded, few workmen doing precious little.
28.01.11. Post quake, new carpark, Manchester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. On a Sept 2010, state of emergency morn, I'd watched a digger demolish a bldg on the site. Quake & aftershocks damaged bldgs behind right would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake. Alice in Videoland (old PO) left would survive the 2010-11 quakes & reopen, Mar 2012
28.01.11. Post quake, new carpark on Manchester St demolition site. Quake & aftershocks damaged bldgs behind, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. The bldgs would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
Several businesses closed, lights off, shops empty. Five months post Darfield Quake, signs on cordon fences & business windows attested to relocated businesses. There were many patch repairs on Manchester St bldgs, no rebuilds.
28.01.11. Quake damaged, steel mesh fence cordoned, Theme Basics, St Asaph St / Manchester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. All bldgs would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Steel mesh fence cordoned, Theme Basics, St Asaph St / Manchester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. Theme Basics would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Steel mesh fence cordoned, Theme Basics, St Asaph St. Leafy sapling more recovered than bldg, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. Theme Basics would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Steel mesh fence cordoned, Theme Basics, Manchester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. Theme Basics would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Steel mesh fence cordoned, Theme Basics, Manchester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. Mod bldg next door undamaged by quake. Theme Basics would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Steel mesh fence cordoned bldgs, Manchester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake, between St Asaph St & Welles St. All bldgs would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Steel mesh fence cordoned bldgs, Manchester St going to Welles St cnr, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. All bldgs would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Manchester St view, steel mesh fence cordoned bldgs from Welles St cnr, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. All bldgs would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Steel mesh & orange, plastic, road pole cordoned bldgs, Manchester St / Welles St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. All bldgs would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Steel mesh fence cordoned bldg, Manchester St / Welles St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. Bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Quake damaged, brick parapet & wall, Manchester St / Welles St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. Bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Manchester St N view, steel mesh fence cordoned bldgs from Welles St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. All bldgs in the block would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake. Small bldg beyond, the drawing room, would survive the 2011 quakes. High rises beyond, Holiday Inn & Hotel Grand Chancellor, would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Southwark St / Manchester St view, steel mesh fence cordoned bldgs, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. All bldgs would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Orange, plastic, road pole, steel mesh fence cordoned bldg, Manchester St / Welles St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. Bldg would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Southwark St / Manchester St view, steel mesh fence cordoned bldgs, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. All bldgs would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Manchester St N view, steel mesh fence cordoned bldgs nr Southwark St & Welles St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. Most old bldgs, both sides of Welles St left, would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
Five months post 04.09.10 Darfield Quake, the slow pace of repairs & rebuilds was due to bldg owners waiting for aftershocks to subside & for insurers to cough up. Given slow EQC claims settlements, owners would wait a long time. EQC's 26.01.11 The Star report showed that out of 173 599 claims, EQC had only completed 19% of claims, without EQC explaining what "claims complete" meant. Given the slow pace of claims settlements, repairs & rebuilds, obstructive cordons would become another symbol of Christchurch quakes for years.
28.01.11. Steel mesh fence cordoned, Cokers Backpackers, Manchester St / Southwark St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. Cokers Backpackers would be demolished post 22.02.11 quake
28.01.11. Steel mesh fence cordoned, Lone Star demolition site, Manchester St / Eaton Pl, 5 months post Sept 4 quake
28.01.11. Steel mesh fence cordoned, Lone Star demolition site, Eaton Pl, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. Wood braced, old station, clock tower behind, Moorhouse Ave
28.01.11. Steel mesh fence cordoned, Lone Star demolition site, Manchester St / Eaton Pl, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. Wood braced, old station, clock tower behind, Moorhouse Ave
28.01.11. Steel mesh fence cordon obstructing foot traffic by Lone Star demolition site, Manchester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake
28.01.11. Steel mesh fence cordoned, Lone Star demolition site, Manchester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake
28.01.11. 30 km/h speed limit sign, Manchester St, 5 months post Sept 4 quake. 30 km/h speed limit, supposed to stop more damage to unstable, quake damaged bldgs & underground pipes
Despite Manchester St cordons, quake recovery was laughable, as media reported about Heritage hailers, but little rebuild. Recovery would depend on money supply, bldg resources, skilled construction workers.
The 22.02.11 Killer Quake would devastate Christchurch. Thereafter, Christchurch CBD would be NZDF cordoned / red zoned for 28 months. Citizens would be banned from the red zone, on pain of arrest. Only NZ National govt / CERA approved contractors would be allowed entry, with CERA passes. Apartheid would reign supreme in Christchurch CBD. Many CERA demolitions would occur, both sides of Manchester St. Years before Christchurch CBD recovered.
*Trekked Manchester St. 122 snaps.
Content & pics Copyright Mark JS Esslemont.
