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Dec. 14, 2018 / Gordon Price

The 1970s are Coming Down (Parkade Division) – 9

Another parkade that has already bit the dust (or, rather, turned into dust) is historically on a site that was…

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Dec. 13, 2018 / Gordon Price

The 1970s are Coming Down (Parkade Division) – 8

The parkade in the 700-block Seymour served the Vancouver Centre complex anchored by the Scotia Tower at Georgia and Granville,…

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Dec. 12, 2018 / Gordon Price

The 1970s are Coming Down (Parkade Division) – 7

They came for the surface parking lots. Then they came for the gas stations. Now they’ve come for the parkades.…

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Dec. 10, 2018 / Gordon Price

What the Missing Middle looks like in Portland

In planning for growth, there’s at least one generally agreed-on idea that most cities are trying out: Densifying along the…

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Dec. 06, 2018 / Gordon Price

The 1970s are Coming Down – 6

This little Brutalist building at Georgia and Cardero is already gone. There were a few of these overbuilt blocks (really,…

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Dec. 05, 2018 / Gordon Price

The 1970s are Coming Down – 5

Well, in this case, the 1960s are coming down. Nineteen sixty-one, to be specific – when Royal Towers was built…

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Dec. 04, 2018 / Gordon Price

The 1970s are Coming Down – 4

A couple of medical buildings between Lions Gate Hospital and Lonsdale and 13th are coming down. The Northmount Medical Centre…

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Nov. 30, 2018 / Gordon Price

The 1970s and ’80s are Coming Down – 3

This 12-storey office building at 1090 West Pender was built in 1970 – and, like so many of its era,…

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Nov. 30, 2018 / Gordon Price

The Duplex Debate – Continued

PT is getting great comments on a post – City Council: Duplexing and Messaging – put up on November 14. Let’s…

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Nov. 29, 2018 / Gordon Price

The 1970s and ’80s are Coming Down – 2

This lovely example of west-coast style was likely done in the early 1970s, in the 700-block Denman at Alberni, and…

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Nov. 29, 2018 / Gordon Price

The 1970s Are Coming Down – 1

Perhaps there’s a fifty-year cycle in Vancouver: buildings approaching the half-century, having passed their best-before date, are targeted for replacement. …

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Nov. 28, 2018 / Gordon Price

Some Places in Portland

A few shots taken from my recent trip that captures of bit of the place. The first thing I saw…

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Nov. 26, 2018 / Gordon Price

Where was the first condominium in the world?

I don’t think we’re going to get agreement on this. Condopedia credits the legislative idea for the ‘modern condominium’ to a…

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Nov. 26, 2018 / Gordon Price

What do developers think is the best development?

We know what developers think is the best they do because they give awards to each other every two years. …

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