Most Boring Post Card Ever?
Here’s the entrance to the Massey Tunnel soon after its official opening by the Queen.
Category: urban design
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
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
Ming Sun Society Building
Stanley Park and the creator of Lost Lagoon’s Fountain
Got a question today about the fountain in Stanley Park’s Lost Lagoon and was asked about whether it came from the Chicago World’s fair of 1934… This idea has been floating around for awhile and appears in many write ups about the park, but it seemed far fetched. Why would we drag a big chunk… Continue reading Stanley Park and the creator of Lost Lagoon’s Fountain
Special Event! We’re collaborating with Science World for an evening walk and movie.
For the last evening showing of the IMAX film Rocky Mountain Express we’re running the All Aboard tour again. August 29th – All Aboard! 2: The railway and industrial history of the eastern False Creek. False Creek was home to a number of railway companies including the Great Northern, Canadian National, and the Canadian Pacific. On… Continue reading Special Event! We’re collaborating with Science World for an evening walk and movie.
Frances Beat Me To It
I sat through a fascinating panel discussion on Happy Cities as part of the Indian Summer festival, but I felt there were too many references to what Europe does better and not enough about what we should or could do based on what the conditions we have here in this city. I was going to… Continue reading Frances Beat Me To It
Great Moments in Park Board History – 1909
In 1909, someone thought it might be a good idea to build grain elevators on Deadmans Island. Park Board turned the idea down.
What Floats to the Top of My Desk 