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Aug. 23, 2019 / Gordon Price

Precious Space

Eric is right in his comment to “How do you cycle to Stanley Park Brewing“: I was at the Pub…
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Aug. 02, 2019 / Gordon Price

All Fall Down

That’s it for Our Falling Tower, the Sheraton Landmark Hotel: it’s all dusted now.   Once like this: Now, briefly,…
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Jul. 29, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Is Vancouverism Over~Are Glass Towers A Climate Change Victim?

Andy Yan, Vancouver’s Duke of Data and Director of the Simon Fraser City program asks~what do we do when the…
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Jul. 24, 2019 / Gordon Price

Tour the Heritage Heart of Mount Pleasant – Aug 18

Number One on Heritage Vancouver’s Top 10 Watch List site for 2019 is Mount Pleasant, one of Vancouver’s original neighbourhoods…
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Jul. 22, 2019 / Gordon Price

Lonsdale: The Shipyards – 2

The Shipyards has been launched.   It’s just east of Lonsdale at the North Vancouver waterfront – a mixed-use commercial…
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Jul. 20, 2019 / Gordon Price

Lonsdale: The Shipyards opens

“One of the best public spaces in British Columbia.” This is true, even though said by the previous CNV mayor…
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Jul. 18, 2019 / Gordon Price

Unhappy Infill

For some years now, the City has been approving the replacement of small plazas, originally incorporated into the design of…
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Jul. 11, 2019 / Gordon Price

Tel Aviv – 2: The White City and the West End

Imagine if the West End had never been zoned for highrises.  Imagine, instead, if through the 1940s and ’50s, we…
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Jul. 10, 2019 / jamesavbligh

Not on My Window Ledge

Check out the small bird in the Twitter video below.  It’s a sulphur-crested cockatoo – as seen last week in…
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Jul. 10, 2019 / Gordon Price

Quote: They don’t even ask

From the Vancouver Sun: ‘We’re in the middle of a sea change’ Today, architects like (James) Cheng and (Foad) Rafii…
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Jul. 04, 2019 / Gordon Price

A Mental Map of Tel Aviv – 1

One of the key things to keep in mind when travelling: You never get a second chance for a first…
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Jun. 26, 2019 / Gordon Price

Vancouver City Council does a Delbrook

City Council voted down a 21-unit rental townhome project for Shaughnessy by a 7-4 vote.  The ostensible controversy was the…
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Jun. 25, 2019 / Sandy James Planner

Our Falling Tower~In Better Days

The Sheraton Landmark’s Big Opening forty-five years ago. Notice the photo that showed the direction that the top floor restaurant…
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Jun. 25, 2019 / Gordon Price

Our Falling Tower

The last few floors are being demolished on the Empire Landmark. That mundane building from the early 70s, with its…

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