A photograph of the former main entrance to the Crowne Plaza Hotel, showing deconstruction work in progress.
A photograph of the former main entrance to the Crowne Plaza Hotel, showing deconstruction work in progress.
A photograph of the former main entrance to the Crowne Plaza Hotel, showing deconstruction work in progress.
Detail of the deconstruction of the Crowne Plaza Hotel. The windows in the building has been removed.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Durham Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Durham Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Kilmore Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Kilmore Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Kilmore Street".
A pile of pipes and cables outside the Town hall.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Kilmore Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Peterborough Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Peterborough Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Peterborough Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Kilmore Street".
Sign on the cordon fence ouside the Crowne Plaza Hotel. It says "Cafe Decadence Victoria Street open now!".
Detail of workers who are deconstructing the Crowne Plaza Hotel, in the process of removing all the windows.
The Gap Filler HQ hut next to the Pallet Pavilion, on the former site of the Crowne Plaza hotel.
A photograph submitted by Field-Dodgson to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Crowne Plaza Hotel, 4 March 2012".
The empty site of the Crowne Plaza Hotel, now demolished. This is where the Pallet Pavilion is to be built.
The empty site of the Crowne Plaza Hotel, now demolished. This is where the Pallet Pavilion is to be built.
A photograph of the site of the Crowne Plaza Hotel on the corner of Kilmore and Durham Streets. The hotel has been demolished into large piles of rubble which two excavators are working to clear. A sign on the cordon fence indicates that the demolition is being carried out by Grant Mackay Demolition Co. and Leigh Construction.
Detail of some deconstruction work on the Crowne Plaza Hotel, close up with a digger on a pile of demolition rubble.
A video of a tour through the Christchurch central city Red Zone in January 2011. The video includes footage of the Edmond's Band Rotunda on Cambridge Terrace, the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Kilmore Street, the Hotel Grand Chancellor, Manchester Street, the Mexican Cafe on Lichfield Street, the McKenzie & Willis Building, the Bus Exchange, the Octagon Live restaurant, the ChristChurch Cathedral, and many other buildings.
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.
An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Victoria Square".
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.
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".
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".
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".