Ghost sign on High Street – 24 May 2017: 100 Days Project: Day 3

May 24, 2017May 24, 2017 / kebabette / Leave a comment

High Street is being repaired, deconstructed, etcetera. At the far end, there’s a new restaurant going in (called TMR I think). Closer to St Asaph Street, it is more fenced off and in progress. I walk past reasonably often, it’s one of the ways I can get to work.

One of the interesting things exposed and unmasked by this kind of work are ghost signs. They are a little look into the past, history pressing into the now. Today’s the first time I’ve seen that “fruiterer” sign. I’m glad to have spotted it, and it probably won’t be here for long as all those little street overhangs have gone from the other buildings.

Five years

February 22, 2016July 10, 2016 / kebabette / Leave a comment

In our back yard. A birthday party for our two year old, Sunday 20 February.

After 22 February 2011.

September 2015.

See Moata’s Three Februaries for another earthquake place, three moments in time.

Christchurchiana: 2014 in pictures

December 30, 2014July 10, 2016 / kebabette / Leave a comment

I’ve picked a few of my favourite photos of this year. It makes me realise – we have seen a lot.

January

Street art to the max. It was in the Canterbury Museum, it was on the streets. Brilliant stuff.

Christ’s College gargoyle.

Hydrangea reflections in the Christchurch Botanic Gardens.

February

Sand sculpture at New Brighton.

The trams are back.

Hereford Street reopens.

Last day of kindy.

March

Flood.

Sans camera for a while as it was water damaged by flood. Used the camera on my phone.
A tribute to Mellory Manning.

Blue lady.

Pallet Pavilion, with Dan Rhodes’ book.

April

Owen Dippie’s ballerina mural on the back of the Isaac Theatre Royal.

The Price Waterhouse Coopers site, Armagh Street.

Bye bye to the Pallet Pavilion.

The ladies bike through town, and past the new Botanic Gardens visitor centre.

May

The demolition of the Majestic Theatre.

NZSO at Central Library Peterborough.

Dad and author Camilla Läckberg.

Bizarro Christchurch, Southwark Street.

Ronnie van hout on top of C1 Espresso/Alices.

June

A ghost sign on the way out.

Eel in the Botanic Gardens.

A demolition at sunrise.

New art by Mike Hewson.

July

I am no Urbex explorer, but I did nearly fall through a window getting this photo. Tip – don’t lean on earthquake damaged windows. Lichfield Street.

Matariki at Rehua Marae.

Eastgate sunrise.

Light and trees.

Dairy at sunset.

The re-opening of Cuningham and Townend Houses in the Christchurch Botanic Gardens.

August

The beautiful sunrises and sunsets this year counterpointed bits of ruin.

Dirty Politics by Nicky Hager.

These guys popped up out of nowhere, and later disappeared as easily.

Another temporary glory – the graffiti house on Cranford Street.

Bad sign.

WORD Christchurch.

September

Probably my favourite of Christchurch’s new buildings – this stately reflective beauty on Cambridge Terrace.

Christchurch Art Gallery family fun day.

Reading in the Houses for Swamp Dwellers (a photo to promote a FESTA event)

A spiderweb on Smith Street.

October

Heritage Day.

FESTA – Festival of Transitional Architecture – City Ups.

November

The Kid meeting Kate Sheppard.

December

A very Christchurchy Christmas in the Re:START.

A few favourite things: 2014 in pictures: December

December 30, 2014July 10, 2016 / kebabette / Leave a comment

One of my favourite things to take photos of this year has been cranes and the sky. The variation comes from the background and the sky, the cranes are always cranes, though sometimes they dip their heads in conversation to one another.

And another thing we enjoy are markets. This is one of Anissa Victoria’s Vintage Market at the Commons, formerly the Pallet Pavilion, formerly the Crowne Plaza, formerly the Park Royal …

New art

This is by Jacob Yikes on Manchester Street, an upcoming Mexican restaurant.

Wongi finished his piece on the side of the new Corianders in St Asaph Street.

Cathedral Square

Chess.

The Wizard, not in.

Romanesque ruins in Armagh Street.

Tuam Street, no.

Christmas in town and the Re:START

Cosmic Corner unicorn.

The Canterbury Museum

One of our happy places. There is a great exhibition on currently called Selling the dream – classic New Zealand tourism posters.

The dolls house.

The chandelier in the Costume Gallery.

Antarctical licks.

The skidoo.

A holiday in Bishopdale

You get used to your own neighbourhood, it is a holiday to be somewhere different.
Dove second hand books.

The Life of Pi, lenticular styles.

Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year.

More December photos.

Summerstarters: 2014 in pictures: November

December 30, 2014July 10, 2016 / kebabette / Leave a comment

The sun came, the blue skies. The rebuild.

But still the oddities and the signs of the times to catch your eye.

Giraffe invasion.

The Kid met Kate.

A shadow of myself.

The last of the Central Library, Gloucester Street. In her demise she bared her rather beautiful bones, and took on the look of a beached oceanliner.

Fair season.

Sydenham delights. Romance in a window at the Colombo.

And Jacob Yikes street art.

A visit to Rehua Marae.

Fill a bag of books for $2 – don’t mind if I do. Courtesy of the Still standing op shop on Warrington Street.

A chance again to watch Wongi do his thing.

At the ArtBox – fab Julia Holden exhibition with some recognisable people from Christchurch arts.

A first birthday, at the Edmonds factory gardens.

And on the last day of November, my Dad and me enjoyed The Press Summer Starter.

More November photos.

Fun and FESTAtivities: 2014 in pictures: October

November 6, 2014July 10, 2016 / kebabette / Leave a comment

Demolition, man

The Bus Exchange.

Government Life.

Central Library.

Fun stuff

Frozen.
A thousand Queen Elsas.

Craig Smith and crew in Cathedral Square.

New dude in Hereford Street.

Zinefest.

Heritage Week – City Day.

Birthday.