New Zealand - Christchurch - Traffic moving through the flood water in Colombo Street North - 26 February 1936 - Auckland Weekly News Photo Colombo Street - A main road of the city of Christchurch - It runs south-north through the centre of Christchurch with a break at Cathedral Square. - As with many other central Christchurch streets, it is named for a colonial Anglican bishopric, Colombo, Sri Lanka in what at the time was known as Ceylon. - Parts of the street which run through Sydenham were known as Addison Street during the 1880s, and some parts were known as Colombo Road. Christchurch - The largest city in the South Island of New Zealand - The Christchurch urban area lies on the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula. - The urban area is home to 377,200 residents - The territorial authority has 385,500 people - The second-most populous city in New Zealand after Auckland - The Avon River flows through the centre of the city Reference: Wikipedia Image source: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections AWNS-19360226-43-5 http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll?BU=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aucklandcity.govt.nz%2Fdbtw-wpd%2FHeritageImages%2Findex.htm&AC=QBE_QUERY&TN=heritageimages&QF0=ID&NP=2&RF=HIORecordSearch&MR=5&QI0=%3D%22AWNS-19360226-43-5%22