BeckerFraserPhotos December 2011 photograph 0354

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An aerial photograph of the Christchurch central city with the Farmers car park in the centre and Victoria Square in the background.

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.

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.

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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 557

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking south across Bealey Avenue and between Colombo and Durham Streets towards the CBD".

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 2530

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View down Victoria Street with the Casino on the right having some construction working being done, and the deconsruction of the Crowne Plaza Hotel at the end of the street. Flags in Canterbury colours, red and black can be seen on the street lights.

Double Glazing Can Keep More Than the Warmth In

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Building rubble from a partially-demolished building is piled behind and partly against a large display window.

Snapshot 5 - Town Hall

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A snapshot from GPS Boomerang's SmartBird flight over the Christchurch red zone on 23 December 2012, looking over the Town Hall and Victoria Square with the site of the Crowne Plaza Hotel visible in the bottom left, GapFiller's Pallet Pavillion now in the space.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 2531

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The deconstruction of the Crowne Plaza Hotel, with a digger and a pile of demolition rubble in front. Road cones and signs have been placed in front to divert traffic around the area. Flags in Canterbury colours, red and black can be seen on the street lights.

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An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Central city blocks bounded by Colombo Street, Hereford Street, Cashel Street, and High Street".

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 2532

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The deconstruction of the Crowne Plaza Hotel, with a digger and a pile of demolition rubble in front. Road cones and signs have been placed in front to divert traffic around the area. A flag in Canterbury colours, red and black can be seen on the street lights.

BeckerFraserPhotos December 2011 photograph 0313

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An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Victoria Square is at the centre of this picture with its green lawns and trees. The bare patch of earth in front s the demolition sites of the Allan McLean building, the Oxford on Avon, and Plunket House. The contract to demolish the Crowne Plaza Hotel has been let, while the fate of the Town Hall is still undecided. The Convention Centre is coming down. On the very bottom, slightly to the right is the Medlab building which is also to be demolished. In the bottom left corner is the PWC building which is also to be demolished".

Photograph of Gap Filler project 11 (8)

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Volunteers photographed around one of Gap Filler's painted pianos. The piano has been set up at the demolished site of the Crowne Plaza Hotel. A wooden structure has been built around the piano with Perspex and corrugated iron on top and plastic sheeting to the left and right. This is to protect the piano and pianist from wind and rain.

BeckerFraserPhotos December 2011 photograph 0311

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An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Central city blocks bounded by Colombo Street, Hereford Street, Cashel Street, and High Street".

Southern Story for 12 April 2012 - The Pianist

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Our Christchurch correspondent, Katy Gosset takes us on a musical journey with the help of one of the city's longest serving pianists. For 23 years Peter Lewis played the piano in the Crowne Plaza Hotel before being made redundant by the February 2011 earthquake. Peter has since struggled to find a way to share his music with others. Today Katy seeks out some city pianos and takes him on a mystery tour to rediscover the pleasure of playing.

Photograph of Gap Filler project 11 (14)

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Volunteers photographed with one of Gap Filler's painted pianos. The piano has been set up at the demolished site of the Crowne Plaza Hotel. In the background, Gap Filler's Pallet Pavilion can be seen. The back of the piano has been covered by plastic sheeting with a picture of a dog. A wooden structure has also been built around the piano with Perspex and corrugated iron on top and plastic sheeting to the left and right. This is to protect the piano and pianist from wind and rain.