Digital Photograph: Demolition of the Harbourlight Theatre on London Street, Lyttelton

Maker
Michael Davies
Production date
27 April 2011
 Description
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 27 April 2011 showing the demolition of the Harbourlight Theatre on London Street. In the background of the photo the damage to headstones in the Roman Catholic and Dissenters sections of the cemetery on Reserve Terrace can be seen.
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Maker
Production place
Lyttelton/Christchurch/Canterbury/South Island/New Zealand
Collecting unit
Pictorial
Production role
Photographer
Researcher comments/remarks
In Christchurch's Central Business District many of the high profile demolitions took place out of public view in the Red Zone. By contrast, the demolitions on London Street, after the 22 February 2011 earthquakes occurred in the midst of the community. People often stopped at the fences to observe familiar landmarks coming down. Buildings which had been prominent places in the life of the community often prompted conversations between those watching and older locals who shared their reminiscences of these buildings.
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Architect
Associated place
Lyttelton/Christchurch/Canterbury/South Island/New Zealand
Associated place notes
London Street; Reserve Terrace
Associated event
Earthquake, 22 February 2011 Christchurch, New Zealand
Associated event notes
Damage caused
Associated period
2011/2010s
Current rights
Creative Commons - CC BY-NC
Current rights code
Creative Commons - CC BY-NC
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Other id
DSC04009
Accession number
2013.17.50

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