Spring through the looking glass
This fish eye mirror at Ocean Concrete on Granville Island enables drivers of the company’s cement mixers to see what’s behind them as they enter the premises. But it also transforms reality. …
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March 6 2017 Street Photography by Denis Bouvier Getting a Lift
Most people probably just walk past this sculpture, paying it little if any notice. It’s located on the west side of the Vancouver Art Gallery (VAG) facing Hornby St. The King Edward VII Fountain …
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February 20 2017 Street Photography by Denis Bouvier Cabot Yerxa, Renaissance Man of the Wild West (1883–1965)
On a recent visit to Desert Hot Springs (DHS), CA, in the Coachella Valley, not far from the well-known Palm Springs, we discovered Cabot Yerxa’s Pueblo Museum. It’s a museum that also functioned…
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February 6 2017 Street Photography by Denis Bouvier Burrard Bottleneck
This picture says it all – a chaotic situation generating no end of frustration for many drivers. Even the hold-up being on a bus is not pleasant. This $58 million upgrade is set to finish sometime…
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January 23 2017 Street Photography by Denis Bouvier A “Chateau” for the Homeless
Located on Burrard near Robson, this was the 2016 site of the closed clothing store Le Château. Unfortunately, this is a very typical scene in Vancouver with people sleeping in doorways, and no one …
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January 9 2017 Street Photography by Denis Bouvier The Resistance and The Empire
Here we have the image of Carrie Fisher, as the famous Princess Leia in the original Star Wars film first presented in 1977. The image is displayed on today’s state of the art Telus building in …
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December 5 2016 selected Raise the roof, ring the bells, feed the hungry!
This is the mantra that accompanied the restoration and renewal of Christ Church Cathedral at the corner of Georgia and Burrard in the heart of downtown Vancouver. It is the Cathedral church of the …
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November 21 2016 Street Photography by Denis Bouvier Pigeon Park: A symbol of despair and hope
This small triangular park, on the north corner of Hastings and Carrall Streets is virtually on the east/west divide of Vancouver. It’s at the heart of Vancouver’s history, standing on the …
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November 7 2016 Street Photography by Denis Bouvier The Mission to Seafarers: Flying Angels Club
Located at 401 East Waterfront Road at the foot of Dunlevy Avenue, this house represents the historic area from which the City of Vancouver began its development. Vancouver’s first public school, …
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October 24 2016 Street Photography by Denis Bouvier The Wishing Tree
As the name implies, this is a tree associated with wishes. This one is located on the south edge of a park at Jervis St. in the West End between Burnaby St. and the alley which eventually becomes …