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. In the background, the Crowne Plaza can be seen.
A photograph of scrap materials next to the Crowne Plaza Hotel.
A photograph of the Crowne Plaza hotel, seen from Victoria Street.
A photograph of the Crowne Plaza hotel, seen from Victoria Street.
Tuesday 27 March 2012. File reference: CCL-2012-03-27-IMG_0692 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Crowne Plaza Hotel and Victoria Street. Casino and Town Hall on the left".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking down Victoria Street to Forsyth Barr building (rubble is from the Crowne Plaza Hotel)".
A time-lapse video of the demolition of the Crowne Plaza hotel, taken from the roof of the Christchurch Casino.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Remains of the Crowne Plaza Hotel, south-east corner Durham and Kilmore Streets".
Wednesday 11 April 2012. File reference: CCL-2012-04-13-IMG_1345 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
24 May 2012. File reference: CCL-2012-05-24-IMG_3005 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Detail of the deconstruction work being done on the Crowne Plaza Hotel.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Town Hall (upper centre), Crowne Plaza Hotel remains (upper right), Convention Centre remains (lower left)".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The site of the Crowne Plaza Hotel covered by a huge mound of demolition rubble, ready to fill the basement".
The Hamish Hay Bridge in Victoria Square with the Crowne Plaza Hotel in the background. The bottom of the hotel has been stripped out and prepared for demolition.
Thursday 5 April 2012. File reference: CCL-2012-04-05-IMG_1110 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Thursday 5 April 2012. File reference: CCL-2012-04-05-IMG_1107 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Thursday 5 April 2012. File reference: CCL-2012-04-05-IMG_1109 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Thursday 5 April 2012. File reference: CCL-2012-04-05-IMG_1106 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Tuesday 27 March 2012. File reference: CCL-2012-03-27-IMG_0690 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
A photograph of the partially-demolished Crowne Plaza hotel, seen from Durham Street.
A photograph of the partially-demolished Crowne Plaza hotel, seen from Durham Street.
A photograph of the partially-demolished Crowne Plaza hotel, seen from Durham Street.
A photograph of the partially-demolished Crowne Plaza hotel, seen from Durham Street.
A photograph of the partially-demolished Crowne Plaza hotel, seen from Durham Street.
A photograph of the partially-demolished Crowne Plaza hotel, seen from Durham Street.
A photograph of the partially-demolished Crowne Plaza hotel, seen from Durham Street.
Deconstruction of the Crowne Plaza Hotel. A crane and digger are seen at work.
A photograph of a public talk by Gap Filler at the former Crowne Plaza site, about their upcoming Pallet Pavilion project. The talk was part of FESTA 2012.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Remains of the Convention Centre and the Crowne Plaza Hotel, south-east corner Durham and Kilmore Streets. Town Hall (top centre)".