A billboard advertising the re-opening of Christchurch Casino.
The entrance to the Christchurch Casino. On the fencing around the Casino is a sign that reads "Casino Opening 8pm Thursday May 26th".
The entrance to the Christchurch Casino. On the fencing around the Casino is a sign that reads "Casino Opening 8pm Thursday May 26th".
A sign for Christchurch Casino reads 'We are open'.
A photograph of road cones cordoning off the Christchurch Casino on Victoria Street.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A sign outside the Christchurch Casino reads, 'We are open'".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Christchurch Casino, at the intersection Peterborough and Durham Streets. Looking west".
An aerial photograph of Victoria Street with the Christchurch Casino in the bottom right of the photograph.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Training and Development Centre for Christchurch Casino, 338 Durham Street and Vidpro, 340 Durham Street".
Detail of Christchurch Casino entrance.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The demolition site of the Copthorne Durham Street with the Casino behind".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Intersection of Peterborough and Durham Streets looking south".
A city apartment complex and the Christchurch Casino inside the cordon fence.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Crowne Plaza and Copthorne Hotels".
Spray painted marks on the footpath outside the Casino indicating cracks and uneven surfaces.
Old tyres on this demolition site near the Casino have been decorated with artificial flowers.
A photograph of a sign on a cordon fence announcing that the Christchurch Casino is open.
Graffiti on the wall beside the site of a demolished building near the Casino reads "damaged".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Unfamiliar view from Durham Street as Laycocks building has been demolished".
A view down Victoria Street, with the Christchurch Casino on the left and the Crowne Plaza Hotel at the end.
A fire engine parked behind the cordon fencing and road cones on Victoria Street. In the background is Christchurch Casino and the Crowne Plaza Hotel.
An aerial photograph of the Peterborough Apartments on the corner of Peterborough and Montreal Streets.
A cordon check point on Durham Street. The demolition site was a building that housed Laycock Collision Repairs. The Christchurch Casino can be seen in the background.
A view down Victoria Street. On the left is Christchurch Casino, Crowne Plaza Hotel in the middle, and the Corpthorne Hotel can be partially seen on the right.
An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Victoria Park, the Town Hall and Convention Centre, Crowne Plaza Hotel, the Copthorne Hotel and the Casino".
A view down Victoria where a section of the road has been cordoned off. In the background is Christchurch Casino and the Crowne Plaza Hotel can be partially seen on the right.
Police and army personnel at a cordon checkpoint near the Casino. An armoured vechicle is parked beside the cordon. The photographer comments, "The army are doing a fine job manning the cordon around the city centre. It must be pretty dull work and the weather isn't that flash at the moment. It's still surreal to see armed vehicles guarding entrances to the city though".
A police officer talks to a cyclist at a cordon checkpoint near the Casino. An armoured vechicle is parked beside the cordon. The photographer comments, "The army are doing a fine job manning the cordon around the city centre. It must be pretty dull work and the weather isn't that flash at the moment. It's still surreal to see armed vehicles guarding entrances to the city though".