Category: History
Hotel Vancouver Under Construction
Click on the image. Construction progress photograph showing signs for E.J. Ryan Contracting Company and for Dominion Bridge and the roof of Wesley United Church, part of the Court House grounds and the west side of the 700 Block of Hornby Street. City of Vancouver Archives Photo 99-3669
Great Moments in Park Board History
I received a great document today, it’s a list of highlights culled from the minutes of the Vancouver Park Board compiled in 1948 by Superintendent P.B. Stroyen. In 1906, the Vancouver Moral Association raised objections to one piece bathing suits and the low class of music… Continue reading Great Moments in Park Board History
Gord Price writing in BIV
“The strategic thinking and designing part of planning will be sidelined in the demand for quick results for more housing affordability, with more emphasis on jobs being created, costs being lowered and not so much on the provision of amenities – a trend already begun with the STIR program.” Some interesting observations on Vancouver’s Planning… Continue reading Gord Price writing in BIV
Changing City Walking Tours
Join myself and Andy Coupland for a series of tours based on our book Changing City. As usual, they go rain or shine (even snow) and are $10.00 pp. All tours are start at 10:00 am The next set of Changing City tours are moving to Sundays! Coal Harbour – Industry to Luxury: March 18,… Continue reading Changing City Walking Tours
Cheater floors in Chinatown
Numerous guidebooks, research papers and reports have been written about Chinatown over the years and many of them talk about the buildings that feature the “typical cheater floor” or the “illegal cheater storey” built to “cheat” either the taxman or building inspector. It is inferred that this is something unique to the Chinatowns in Vancouver… Continue reading Cheater floors in Chinatown
Why Alleys Deserve More Attention
Why Alleys Deserve More Attention. Most interesting examination of an overlooked part of any city.
Brent Toderian’s CBC interview
CBC.ca | The Early Edition | Brent Toderian. Well worth listening too. It’s just 15 minutes long. Updated: Here’s the direct link to the audio
Joe Fortes, a nice bit of history by BCIT
Artbox Project in London
This row of ghostly replica phone boxes was spotted today by Chris Pearson outside St Pancras station. The anaemic quartet appear to be heralds of the BT ArtBox project (online details still sketchy), which will see hundreds of artistically painted phone boxes appear around town. Remember Cow Parade and Elephant Parade? Well, a bit like… Continue reading Artbox Project in London
What Floats to the Top of My Desk 