Springfield MA

Peter Pereira
peterpereira.com
Springfield readies itself to be the first city with a casino in Massachusetts. The MGM Grand Springfield will be built in downtown Springfield and is expected to open in 2017.

1 manb_N8A8866 A couple walk by a mural proclaiming "theres no place like Springfield' across the street from where the new MGM casino is being built in Springfield, MA. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES	2 manb__MG9099 Springfield, MA seen across the Memorial Bridge spanning the Connecticut river where the first casino in Massachusetts is being built. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES	3 manb_N8A8801 Springfield, MA seen from the top of the Monarch Tower facing south where the first casino in Massachusetts is being built. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES	4 manb__MG9142 A woman crosses Boland Way in Springfield, MA where a sign proudly announces the groundbreaking of the first casino being built in Massachusetts. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES
5 manb__MG9246 A man walks by a mural with a painting of Muhammad Ali in Springfield, MA just a few blocks from where the first casino in Massachusetts is being built. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES	6 manb__MG9117 A man leaves his car in a dirt parking lot in Springfield, MA where the first casino in Massachusetts is being built. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES	7 manb_N8A8838 A man walks up the staircase at City Hall in Springfield, MA where the first casino in Massachusetts is being built. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES	8 manb__MG9142 A woman crosses the Sheraton hotel bridge proudly announcing the upcoming casino to be built in Springfield, MA. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES
9 manb__MG9163 A woman walks into the Sheraton hotel lobby in Springfield, MA where the first casino in Massachusetts is being built. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES	10 manb__MG9179 A view of residential parts of Springfield, MA. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES	11 manb__MG9194 The view eastward of Springfield, MA as seen from the top of the Monarch Place tower. The future MGM grand casino will be built at the bottom of the frame next to the armory towers. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES	12 manb__MG9355 People gather for the groundbreaking of the new MGM Grand casino to be built in Springfield, MA. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES
13 manb__MG9204 Cars cross the South End Bridge in Springfield, MA not far from where the first casino in Massachusetts is being built. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES	14 manb__MG9209 The Basketball Hall of Fame musem in Springfield, MA is across the highway from where the first casino in Massachusetts is being built. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES	15 manb__MG9237 A man walks past the colonnade at City Hall in Springfield, MA where the first casino in Massachusetts is being built. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES	16 manb__MG9311 People gather for the groundbreaking of the new MGM Grand casino to be built in Springfield, MA. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES
17 manb__MG9327 People gather for the groundbreaking of the new MGM Grand casino to be built in Springfield, MA. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES	18 manb__MG9333 The tower of the Armory building with be incooperated into the design of the new MGM Grand casino to be built in Springfield, MA. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES	19 manb__MG9343 The media is out in full force for the groundbreaking ceremony of the new MGM Grand casino to be built in Springfield, MA. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES	20 manb__MG9363 James Murren, charman and CEO of MGM Resorts International, speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new MGM casino to be built in Springfield, MA. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES
21 manb__MG9375 Buildings are reflected on the window as people are seen eating lunch at a restaurant in Springfield, MA where the first casino in Massachusetts is being built. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES	22 manb_N8A9141 Assistant teacher Ben Moser prepares preschoolers for a nap after eating lunch at the Community Music School of Springfield in Springfield, MA across the street where the first casino in Massachusetts is being built. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES	23 manb__MG9378 A photo of Springfield, MA hangs on the wall behind a woman sitting for lunch at a restaurant downtown, where the first casino in Massachusetts is being built. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES	24 manb_N8A8892 People gather for the groundbreaking of the new MGM Grand casino to be built in Springfield, MA. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES
25 manb_N8A8938 James Murren, charman and CEO of MGM Resorts International, places his shovel in the dirt after the groundbreaking ceremony for the new MGM casino to be built in Springfield, MA. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES	26 manb_N8A8961 James Murren, chairman and CEO of MGM Resorts International, speaks with dignitaries after the groundbreaking ceremony for the new MGM casino to be built in Springfield, MA. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES	27 manb_N8A9069 Angel Figueiroa gives Luis Tirado a haircut at the Central Barber shop in Springfield, MA across the street from where the first casino in Massachusetts is being built. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES	28 manb_N8A9079 A youngster takes a nap at the Community Music School of Springfield preschool class in Springfield, MA across the street from where the first casino in Massachusetts is being built. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES
29 manb_N8A9166 A man walks across the street in Springfield, MA next to a residential high rise. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES	30 manb_N8A9188 A jewerlry store owner cleans the windows of his store in downtown in Springfield, MA where the first casino in Massachusetts is being built. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES	31 manb_N8A9199 People walk across the connecting bridge as the Sheraton hotel looms above in Springfield, MA where the first casino in Massachusetts is being built. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES	32 manb_N8A9210 Downtown Springfield, MA can be seen outside as a family eats lunch at Tower Squre not far from where the first casino in Massachusetts is being built. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES
33 manb_N8A9231 Downtown Springfield, MA can be seen outside as people enjoy their lunch inside at Tower Square, not far from where the first casino in Massachusetts is being built. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES	34 manb_N8A9293 A workman builds a new billboard sign holder as downtown Springfield, MA can be seen in the background, where the first casino in Massachusetts is being built. PETER PEREIRA/THE STANDARD-TIMES