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The stainless steel fountain sculpture of a crab by George Norris is a frequently photographed Vancouver icon. Located just outside the entrance to the Museum of Vancouver and the H. R. MacMillan Space Centre, the fountain and buildings were constructed to celebrate Canada’s 1967 Centennial. [Read more…]
I never tire of being reminded of the beauty of our city. And this picture just adds to my amazement. The man in the right foreground is truly standing on the edge of magnificence. How few cities in the world can move us to experience what is extraordinary in life and nature in such a unique way.[Read more…]
Overlooking the site of what will become another amazing Vancouver landmark is the mural on the Randall Building, for years the workplace of the building’s owner and renown jeweller, Tony Cavelti. [Read more…]
The demolition of the Farmer Building (foreground of picture) at the corner of Robson and Granville has uncovered the past while making way for the future. Exposed on the Power Block Building beside it is a rare painted movie sign advertising the 1922 Harold Lloyd comedy Grandma’s Boy. [Read more…]
This incredible light spectacle took place in Yaletown Feb. 10 and 11. It was part of City and Slope Winter Festival which featured mountain activities as well as urban entertainment. Spurred on by the successful street events around the 2010 Olympics, its aim is to spark activities during the winter season. [Read more…]
Pleasant is indeed the word that comes to mind when visiting this area. This gem of a community sits between Cambie and Main, bounded by Broadway to the south and West 2nd to the north. [Read more…]
Taken from Nelson and Richards St., this picture presents 3 iconic buildings in Vancouver. In the foreground we have part of the Robson Square Complex built in the 70’s. The 2 towers in the background which are the main focus of this picture are the Electra on the left and the Patina on the right. What’s remarkable about this photo is that it makes 2 buildings appear to be side by side and the same height. However, the Electra has 21 storeys compared with the Patina’s 42 storeys, and they are on opposite sides of the street. [Read more…]
Denis Bouvier has captured the drama evoked in this photomural in downtown Vancouver. Ecce Homo (Behold the Man) is the current installation on the west wall of the Canada Line Vancouver City Centre Station on Georgia St. This project represents a partnership between the City of Vancouver and Canada Line Public Art Programs. [Read more…]
Some people – like myself – have a tendency to think of many new glass towers around our city as structures devoid of the soul, mystique or spirit that a historic building or an old house might embody. [Read more…]
Behind this facade at Bidwell and Davie, a 21 storey tower, the Alexandra, will soon be constructed. The tower greatly exceeds the usual height and density allowed in the area, but the developer has been able to circumvent the zoning by-laws due to the City of Vancouver’s STIR program – designed “to develop new rental housing stock in the short-term to assist with housing affordability.” [Read more…]
The Occupy Vancouver protester in front of the Vancouver Art Gallery is wearing a Guy Fawkes mask. This has become popular at similar sites throughout the US and other countries. [Read more…]
TOutside the Vancity Theatre, home to the Vancouver International Film Festival Centre, we see the logo of the VIFF. Its “eyes” are looking out to the world perhaps reflecting on the past 30 years of the festival and pondering the future. [Read more…]
Terry Fox’s legacy continues in this latest memorial designed by Vancouver artist and writer Douglas Coupland. It replaces the previous memorial by Franklin Allen which stood on the same site for 27 years. [Read more…]
