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Vancouver wins inaugural Guangzhou International Award for urban innovation

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The City of Vancouver has won the inaugural Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation for its Greenest City and housing affordability initiatives. At a ceremony in Guangzhou, China, Vancouver received the top prize in the Sustainable City category. Deputy Mayor Kerry Jang accepted the award on behalf of the City. The award, which comes with… Continue reading Vancouver wins inaugural Guangzhou International Award for urban innovation

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Some New Neon in Chinatown

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It takes a while but we are seeing a new attitude to signage in Chinatown. Since writing the Chinatown Lighting Strategy a few years ago, new signs are slowly making an appearance. Signs like the new New Town Bakery sign will help draw people back to the neighbourhood and improve the night time appearance. Plus… Continue reading Some New Neon in Chinatown

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Granville Street in its Heyday

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In the CBC interview this morning with Margaret Gallagher about Granville Street and the last of the movie theatres closing, I mentioned the atmosphere and the sense of excitement you’d find during the street’s heyday. I think this photo captures it well.

Cemetery · History · Vancouver

A Little Side Project: Interesting Mountain View

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I was quite taken aback at how much of Mountain View’s website was lost with the City of Vancouver’s launch of their new website. So I’ve decided to post the write ups of interesting individuals, fallen firemen and other information on Interesting Mountain View so that it is still available to the public. There are… Continue reading A Little Side Project: Interesting Mountain View

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Great Moments in Park Board History

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In 1919 it was suggested that the board put on open air movies in Stanley Park. Not sure it was approved. That same year the Board put aside a flower bed to grow poppies “from Flanders Field”.

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Project 200, The Really Nasty Version

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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.