208 Worcester Street

1980s

This boarding house stood on the Worcester St/Barbadoes St corner. Driving past I noticed an elderly man sitting on the veranda in the sun. He sat like a statue while I took his photo. I even got in really close to snap his milk bottles. A few days later I returned and gave him some prints. Only then did he smile. The building is no longer there following the earthquakes.
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Area: Central City / Central Christchurch - East

Contributor: Julia Thomas

Source: Entry in the 2013 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt

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