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BeckerFraserPhotos April 2012 photograph 205

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Kilmore Street, looking west from Manchester Street. The street has been barred off by wire fencing. A pile of steel, construction equipment and a portaloo sit in front of the cordon.

Photograph of Gap Filler project 22 (6)

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Concrete slabs laid on the ground of the Crowne Plaza Hotel's demolition site. This will serve as the floor of the Pallet Pavilion.

Photograph of Gap Filler project 22 (1)

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The site of the demolished Crowne Plaza Hotel on the corner of Durham and Kilmore Streets. The construction of the Pallet Pavilion is underway.

Photo by Jennifer Middendorf 012

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The Crowne Plaza has a noticeable split down the middle, where windows and balconies don't quite line up. Photograph taken from Victoria Street.

Photograph of Gap Filler project 22 (55)

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The empty site of the Crowne Plaza Hotel, now demolished. Wire fencing surrounds the property. This is where the Pallet Pavilion is to be built.

Photograph of Gap Filler project 11 (5)

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Volunteers placing planks of wood on the ground for Gap Filler's painted piano to sit on. This is the site of the now demolished Crowne Plaza Hotel.

Photograph by Paul Corliss 2241

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A photograph of a religious pamphlet attached to a cordon fence. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Crowne Plaza Hotel, corner Kilmore and Victoria Streets. Demolition".

Photograph by Paul Corliss 2240

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A photograph of a city centre map attached to a cordon fence. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Crowne Plaza Hotel, corner Kilmore and Victoria Streets. Demolition".

Photograph by Paul Corliss 2242

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A photograph of a city centre map attached to a cordon fence. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Crowne Plaza Hotel, corner Kilmore and Victoria Streets. Demolition".

BeckerFraserPhotos June 2012 photograph 153

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking across Victoria Square in the early evening to the snow covered heap of rubble that is the remnants of the Crowne Plaza".

Photograph of Gap Filler project 22 (58)

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The empty site of the Crowne Plaza Hotel, now demolished. This is where the Pallet Pavilion is to be built. In the background, the Town Hall can be seen.

Photograph of Gap Filler project 22 (65)

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Volunteers using a crane to lay down slabs of concrete on the site of the demolished Crowne Plaza hotel. These slabs will serve as the floor of the Pallet Pavilion.

BeckerFraserPhotos October 2011 photograph 642

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking from north east to south west across the CBD".

BeckerFraserPhotos December 2011 photograph 0357

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An aerial photograph of Victoria Square and the surrounding area.

Photograph of Gap Filler project 22 (4)

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The partially demolished Crown Plaza Hotel on the corner of Durham and Kilmore Streets. A crowd of people can be seen out front, watching a long-reach excavator demolishing the building.

BeckerFraserPhotos February 2012 photograph 0918

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An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Victoria Square".

BeckerFraserPhotos March 2013 photograph 067

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An aerial photograph of Kilmore Street in the central city with the Town Hall complex in the centre and Gap Filler's Pallet Pavilion on the cleared site of the Crowne Plaza Hotel.

A photograph submitted by Francis Vallance to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "The Crowne Plaza Hotel which was condemned for demolition after being severely damaged in the February 2011 earthquake".

BeckerFraserPhotos July 2011 photograph 1376

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view looking down Victoria Street towards the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Keep an eye on this as nearly all these buildings are due for demolition".

BeckerFraserPhotos July 2011 photograph 1377

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view looking down Victoria Street towards the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Keep an eye on this as nearly all these buildings are due for demolition".

Dishing the Earth: Pizzeria earth building workshop Photograph 6

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A photograph of a participant at an outdoor pizzeria earth-building workshop. The event was part of FESTA 2012.

Photograph of Gap Filler project 22 (12)

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The partially constructed Pallet Pavilion on the site of the demolished Crowne Plaza Hotel. Concrete slabs have been laid on the ground and a stack of painted pallets can be seen in the background.

BeckerFraserPhotos October 2011 photograph 644

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking from north-east to south-west across the Arts Centre, Christ's College and Hagley Park".

BeckerFraserPhotos October 2011 photograph 641

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking from north-east to south-west across the CBD".

Snapshot 5 - Town Hall

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A snapshot from GPS Boomerang's SmartBird flight over the Christchurch red zone on 5 June 2012, looking over the Town Hall and Victoria Square with the site of the Crowne Plaza Hotel visible in the bottom left.

Snapshot 17 - Durham Street

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A snapshot from GPS Boomerang's SmartBird flight over the Christchurch red zone on 23 December 2012, looking over Durham Street with Gap Filler's Pallet Pavilion to the left, on the site of the Crowne Plaza Hotel.