The Only Comes Down Originally uploaded by lookingatdamascus The Only has been closed for sometime now and today the sign was removed for safe keeping. Break ins and the odd small fire in the restaurant space made everyone concerned for the iconic sign. So it was removed by a Pattison Signs crew and taken to… Continue reading The Only Seahorse is off the Street
From the intro: “Real-time visual simulation technology has the potential to radically alter our understanding of historic urban environments. Unlike fixed computer animations, real-time technology allows interactive exploration of the modeled site, thereby creating unprecedented opportunities for experiential interpretation and innovative pedagogy. The World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893 is a perfect test case for the… Continue reading Now this is cool
Postmarks Originally uploaded by lookingatdamascus i have a small album assembled by someone in the 1960s full of postmarks which i just like thumbing through every now and then.
If you’re interested in what’s happening in the greater downtown eastside BOB – Building Opportunities with Business is a good place to start.
No Elephants allowed Originally uploaded by lookingatdamascus Some new signs will be appearing at Vancouver’s Mountain View Cemetery in the next few weeks reminding folks to keep their dogs on the leash when in the cemetery. Mountain View is one of a handful of cemeteries in North America that actually allows dogs on their grounds.… Continue reading No Elephants allowed…
Great Beginnings (3) Originally uploaded by SqueakyMarmot Not just any neon sign, but something almost 50 feet tall hung from the Chinatown parkade at the corner of Quebec and Keefer. The official lighting of the sign takes place on Monday March 15, 2010 at 6:00pm. It’s gratifying to see my chicken scratches on paper show… Continue reading Chinatown gets a new neon sign
I think the one lost opportunity of the winter games was how we light the city. There were half hearted attemps with the LEDs on Hamilton and Cambie, but they really look like cheap sea side illuminations from Clacton on Sea, we should be able to do better.
During the Olympics the Yue Shan Courtyard is open for various arts events and evening walking tours of Market Alley. This is the roof constructed for the opening.
Neon is slowly making a comeback on the streets of Vancouver. Dunn’s Tailors has reinstalled its canopy sign on Granville Street now that Canada line construction is over. On Carrall Street the renovations to the Rainier hotel are complete, along with a new reproduction of the 1940s neon sign. In Chinatown there’s the new Bao… Continue reading New Neon Arrives on the Street
The lower end of Granville is a mess of poles, bollards, and other stuff, goes to show how reality never equals the perfect world presented in design renderings.
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