"Restart Mall"

As most of you should know, there were a couple of earthquakes that devastated the center of Christchurch 2 1/2 and 3 years ago. Most of the central business district has been demolished and still waiting to be rebuilt.  

One thing the city has done to keep retail alive in the city was to build a "temporary" mall.  This is ingenious! They have stacked shipping containers (the huge freight kind you would find on ships) to create stores. It's called the Restart Mall and I guess the city plans to pull it down someday when the shopping centers get rebuilt. I took a drive over the other day to buy some souvenirs for the family and snapped some pictures because I thought it looked cool.