On Nov 17, 2018, at 10:28 AM, Steve Cottrell <co...@seeingeye.tv> wrote:
> On 16/11/18, David Mann, discombobulated, unleashed: > >> Before the earthquakes this was the city's tallest building. Now it's >> just another derelict site. >> >> http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1063/#peso > > Stark image. Begs the question: if it was the city's tallest building before > the quake, how did it meet its demise? EG did it fall to the ground? Or was > it demolished after being rendered unsafe due to the quake? Or? Oh yeah, I should have mentioned. It was demolished. I'm not sure when... quite a few were locked up in insurance wrangles for a few years but I think all but one of those were eventually demolished. There are still a large number of parking lots in the central city but new buildings seem to be appearing each time I go in. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.