Category: Urban Landscape

New campus

February 8th, 2021 — The University Canada West building, under the Granville Street Bridge, at Beach Avenue.

The end of sail

February 6th, 2021 — A signed limited edition print, “The End of Sail” #33 of 450, by John M. Horton, is duct taped inside a transit shelter display on King Edward Avenue just east of Arbutus Street. You can buy a print from his web site for $350.00.

1954 Pontiac

January 26th, 2021 — A 1954 Pontiac sedan near Collingwood Street and Broadway. For those who were involved in the custom car craze of the 1960’s this is a very funny picture. For those who weren’t, it’s just a car.

Houses lifted

January 27th, 2021 — I’m all for saving heritage houses but these three houses at 8th Avenue and Birch supposedly being “saved” by raising them on stilts and building a massive condo development underneath seems to be beyond the limits of common sense.

Many hands

January 14th, 2021 — Mural in the 100 block of West 4th Avenue; “Many hands make light work”.