Finally, it’s time to go for a walk in the evening. All walks start at 7:00pm, cost $10.00, they go rain or shine and no reservation, just show up. August 22nd. A walk on the Edge of the City King Edward Avenue was once the the southern boundary of the city of Vancouver. We’re… Continue reading Wednesday Night Heritage Walks
Three local non-profit groups – Little Mountain Neighbourhood House, Village Vancouver and the False Creek Watershed Society have partnered to offer a series of 10 “Earth Walks”. Get the details here. We live in the city of Vancouver with almost a million other residents. We are blessed to be surrounded by mountains, forests, oceans and… Continue reading Earth Walks: An Interesting Series of Walks
My friend Martin Chee is teaching a new evening course at VCC’s downtown campus this fall. The title may sound boring but if you have ever wanted to know how and why this city’s neighbourhoods are the way they are, then this is for you. Check it out. Zoning and Development By-Law Program [more info… Continue reading The Secrets of Zoning Revealed
In this photograph of Alexander and Powell Streets between Jackson and Princess taken in the 1950s sits the second and possibly the third oldest houses in Vancouver. I discovered the third house while doing some research for a client on the street. 502 Alexander is acknowledged as the second oldest surviving house in the city,… Continue reading Really Old House!
REPORT OF SELECT COMMITTEE. CLAIM OF SAMUEL GREER TO CERTAIN LANDS AT ENGLISH BAY. Mr. Speaker.. Your Committee appointed to enquire into the claim of Samuel Greer to certain lands in the vicinity of English Bay beg respectfully to report as follows:— We met on Saturday, the 14th April, 1888, at 10 o’clock, and inasmuch… Continue reading Samuel Greer and Certain Lands at English Bay
Who knew that after 40 years of suffering from the traffic and noise generated by the Georgia Viaducts, Strathcona loses again since “a direct arterial connection is being proposed that is likely to INCREASE traffic on Prior Street. The City has advised that any consideration of traffic-calming and amenity improvements along Prior Street would not… Continue reading Maybe Keep the Viaducts Up…
On June 2, 2012 I had the pleasure and honour of being part of the Vancouver Heritage Foundation’s plaque presentation to Benny’s Italian Market. It was the heritage house tour weekend, Benny’s had tents and tables set up, the grill was turning out sausages, onions and red peppers, there was pasta too. Francesca Benedetti spoke… Continue reading Benny’s is a Place That Matters
French conceptual artist Daniel Buren is the fifth artist to take over the Grand Palais in Paris. His offering is Excentrique(s), a giant kaleidoscope-style installation that fills the building’s nave. The 2012 Monumenta site-specific commission in the vast, airy nave of Paris’s Grand Palais is like being plunged into a pool of coloured light. Daniel… Continue reading Kaleidoscope eyes: Daniel Buren’s Monumenta installation in Paris
We have some more Sunday Changing City tours ready to go. 10 bucks, 10:00 am in the morning. Join us on these dates: May 27th. Southeast False Creek: A Revisit. Since our last visit, numerous projects are now out of the ground changing the face of this former industrial area. Join us for a look… Continue reading More Walking Tours
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