Colombo Street overbridge

Circa 1960s

View from the Colombo Street overbridge looking north up Colombo Street towards Cathedral Square with ChristChurch Cathedral in the background. The photograph was taken by the contributor's father, Norman Dawes, who worked for Christchurch City Council as a loader driver.

Creator: Norman Dawes

Area: Central City / Central Christchurch - South

Contributor: Greg Dawes

Source: Entry in the 2018 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt

Source: View in canterburystories.nz

Reference ID: CCL-PH18-056

Uploaded by: CCL Photo Hunt

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