Most Boring Post Card Ever?
Here’s the entrance to the Massey Tunnel soon after its official opening by the Queen.
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Light, Urban Design’s Best Friend
A simple but effective transformation in the urban environment. Here’s London’s Southwark Bridge under lit by a changing array of LEDs. Other bridges and overpasses throughout the city have been transformed by lighting interventions that can and do change the perception of a space that once screamed dark and dangerous. Sometimes it’s not the quantity… Continue reading Light, Urban Design’s Best Friend
Happy New Year! Family & Community Photograph at Ming Sun
What a great day at Ming Sun. Everyone came together to support the Ming Sun Society today and help recreate the 1975 family photograph. It’s the start of a Bright Future for the building. Look for the official photograph shortly. For more information: friendsof439.wordpress.com
439 Powell Celebration
Dear family, friends and supporters, Friends of 439 invites you to celebrate new beginnings and the Year of the Horse by joining us, along with members of the Ming Sun Benevolent Society, in re-creating the above photograph. We will take a multi-community, multi-generational photo to honour the building’s 125 years of history, the families and… Continue reading 439 Powell Celebration
No Longer an Experiment
From the Montreal Herald’s Dominion edition 1889
Noted Resort
The July 17th., 1883 issue of the Mainland Guardian reported that the town of Granville (Vancouver in three years) was becoming a noted resort for “pleasure seekers” since it “seems that no longer is the delightful and invigorating summer breeze which constantly blows o’er the dark waters of Coal Harbour on sunny afternoons, impregnated by… Continue reading Noted Resort
In The Background: Carpentry on Parade
There’s a parade finishing up at Hastings and Carrall c.1899 and this wagon features the products of the Royal City Planing Mill. The mill was at the foot of Carrall Street on False Creek and that might be where it’s going as it turns the corner onto Carrall. CVA 677-27
Donating to the Restoration of 439 Powell
Few buildings in this city have suffered the indignities that the Ming Sun Society building at 439 Powell has. The Friends of 439 are looking for support to continue the night time security watch – the building is a target for vandals – and raise funds for the necessary repairs needed to keep City officials… Continue reading Donating to the Restoration of 439 Powell
What Floats to the Top of My Desk 