Look both ways before you cross!

Look both ways before you cross!

Look both ways before you cross!

Look both ways before you cross!

Look both ways before you cross!

Look both ways before you cross!

Look both ways before you cross!

Look both ways before you cross!

Traffic and pedestrians south of Cathedral Square

1955

View down Colombo Street from South Cathedral Square looking towards the intersection with Hereford Street. Pedestrians, buses, cars and cyclists are all travelling along the roads and passing each other at the intersection. Clip taken from "Personal Record. Oxley, Jack. Beauty Where it is Found" film.

Area: Central City / Cathedral Square South

Contributor: Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision

Reference ID: Nga-Tonga-F58565

Uploaded by: Christchurch City Libraries

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Pedestrian crossing

20 December 1980

Pedestrians on a Barnes Dance / Diagonal crossing at an intersection with Colombo Street.

Creator: Christchurch Star

Area: Central City / Central Christchurch - South

Source: Christchurch Star Archive

Source: View in Canterbury Stories

Reference ID: CCL-StarP-03188A

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Copyright status: In copyright

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Intersection of Colombo and Hereford Streets

28 February 1970

Scene of a traffic jam at the intersection between Colombo Street and Hereford Street, looking towards Cathedral Square.

Creator: Christchurch Star

Area: Central City / Cathedral Square South

Source: Christchurch Star Archive

Source: View in Canterbury Stories

Reference ID: CCL-StarP-03189A

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Main Street (Seaview Road) New Brighton, early 1950s

circa 1952

Looking east down Seaview Road.

Area: East / New Brighton

Contributor: Antonius (Tony) de Vries

Source: Entry in the 2015 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt

Source: View in Canterbury Stories

Reference ID: CCL-PH15-058

Uploaded by: CCL Photo Hunt

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Corner of High and Colombo Streets

July 1978

Street scene of buses, cars and cyclists on the corner of High Street and Colombo Street.
Category Winner: Places in the 2018 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt.

Area: Central City / Cathedral Square South

Source: Entry in the 2018 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt

Source: View in Canterbury Stories

Reference ID: CCL-PH18-NoBa-01

Uploaded by: CCL Photo Hunt

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Cars going along Colombo Street

July 1978

View of cars travelling along Colombo Street towards Cathedral Square past the fountains at the top of High Street.

Area: Central City / Cathedral Square South

Contributor: Norman Barnes

Source: Entry in the 2018 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt

Source: View in Canterbury Stories

Reference ID: CCL-PH18-NoBa-02

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Dyers Pass Road pedestrian crossing

31 January 1978

View of a women with a group of children waiting at the Dyers Pass Road pedestrian crossing in Cashmere.

Creator: Christchurch Star

Area: South / Cashmere

Source: Christchurch Star Archive

Source: View in Canterbury Stories

Reference ID: CCL-StarP-03203A

Uploaded by: Christchurch City Libraries

Copyright status: In copyright

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North West Cathedral Square

Circa 1930s

View of North West Cathedral Square of cars, trams, cyclists and pedestrians sharing the road. The Crystal Palace and The Grand Theatres are in the background.

Creator: Christchurch Star

Area: Central City / Cathedral Square North

Source: Christchurch Star Archive

Source: View in Canterbury Stories

Reference ID: CCL-StarP-01813A

Uploaded by: Christchurch City Libraries

Copyright status: Out of copyright

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