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Victorian inventor of time travel honoured. http://t.co/oM85zlEu #blueplaques
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All Souls is October 27th 2012
Saturday’s Sun
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A West of Denman Image
Working on research for a West End walking tour, and had this in the files.
Project 200, The Really Nasty Version
Digging through the files I found this image of the proposed Project 200 for the waterfront of Vancouver looking east from Stanley Park. Someone was channeling Hugh Ferris. Yikes.
The West End on Steroids!!
Here is a proposal for the West End’s future from architect C. Cyaioni sometime in the 1960s. The caption reads: “A concept for the future of Vancouver with not too unrealistic buildings”… I’m wondering how many bridges do we need to cross False Creek?
Earth Walks: An Interesting Series of 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
The Secrets of Zoning Revealed
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
Really Old House!
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!
What Floats to the Top of My Desk 