Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Central City skyline".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "West side of the city at sundown".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "CBD skyline near sundown from Cashmere".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "City centre from the Cashmere Hills".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "City skyline from Cashmere, Overdale Drive".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "City skyline from Cashmere, Overdale Drive".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "City skyline from Overdale Drive, Cashmere".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The skyline of the central city, photographed from the Cashmere Hills".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The skyline of the central city, photographed from the Cashmere Hills".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Hotel Grand Chancellor, demolished to a level that it no longer dominates the skyline".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The view from the top of Alice in Videoland".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The view from the top of Alice in Videoland".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view of Real Groovy from the top of Alice in Videoland".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The view from the top of Alice in Videoland".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The view from the top of Alice in Videoland".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view of High Street from the top of Alice in Videoland".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The view from the top of Alice in Videoland".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The view from the top of Alice in Videoland".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view of SOL Square from the top of the Alice in Videoland building on the corner of High Street and Tuam Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The view from the top of Alice in Videoland towards Poplar Lane, showing how little is left there. Twisted Hop had a 'make safe' status at the time of this picture, now changed to demolish".
High rise developments dominate skylines and are contentious in many low rise urban environments. Christchurch is no exception and its residents have historically been vocal in articulating their opinions on matters they care about, especially in regard to projects they perceive will ruin their ‘garden city’. At the turn of the millennium, developers were preparing yet another proposal which would get the tongues wagging in Christchurch with the development of the former Ferrymead Tavern site on Ferry Road. The planning process was a long and antagonistic one with many individuals viewing the built towers with a look of ‘disgust’ and discontent. In an ironic twist, the seismic activity in Christchurch over the last few years which has had major implications for a range of planning issues, incrementally led to the death of highly controversial Ferrymead ‘Water’s Edge’ Apartments.