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May. 01, 2012 / Gordon Price

Evolution of the Vancouver House

From the Vancouver Heritage Foundation: THE EVOLUTION OF THE VANCOUVER HOUSE Coinciding with the release of his new book Vanishing…
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Apr. 19, 2012 / Gordon Price

Quote: What attracts people to a place and keeps them there?

From Edward McMahon in Urban Land: n 2010, the Knight Foundation teamed up with Gallup pollsters to survey 43,000 people…
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Apr. 16, 2012 / Gordon Price

High Finance in 1906: The World of Shorpy

If I had to list my Top Five blogs, Shorpy* would be among them. Beautifully reproduced photographs, in very high-density,…
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Apr. 11, 2012 / Gordon Price

Big News in Heritage: Michael Kluckner’s latest book

Yes, Michael Kluckner’s new book has arrived: . Details on dates and appearances below the fold.…
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Apr. 02, 2012 / Gordon Price

Price Points: Village in the City

Once a thriving village of 40 stores and a school prior to World War I, it became a quiet backwater…
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Mar. 23, 2012 / Gordon Price

Changing Vancouver: At the foot of Granville Street

Reference to Project 200 and Granville Square below gives me a chance to feature the “Then and Now Images” from…
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Mar. 22, 2012 / Gordon Price

Project 200: The Lost Vision of Our Waterfront

I’ve covered Project 200 – the massive urban-renewal proposal for Vancouver’s waterfront – a few times in the past: in…
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Mar. 14, 2012 / Gordon Price

Call for Volunteers!

CALLING FOR VOLUNTEERS FOR THE HERITAGE HOUSE TOUR We need more volunteers. Do you know of people that may be suitable…
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Feb. 21, 2012 / Gordon Price

And So It Goes … but not all that quickly

Here’s a plug for a terrific blog: And So It Goes… with some delightful before and after shots of Vancouver. Like…
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Feb. 13, 2012 / Gordon Price

Price Points: A Hint of What was to Come

Where is this, what’s inside and why does it look this way? . . To find out, go to Price…
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Feb. 08, 2012 / Gordon Price

Heritage Week has Energy

February 20-26 is Heritage Week.  This year’s theme:  “Energy in BC – a Powerful Past, a Sustainable Future”. One of the…
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Jan. 13, 2012 / Gordon Price

The most important thing that never happened: Vancouver and the Insatiable Auto (4)

More quotes from my InRoads article: Vancouver, Canada’s most modern city, hired consultants who … suggested that Vancouver should build…
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Nov. 18, 2011 / Gordon Price

Art Phillips Square

Pete McMartin has come up with a great idea in his column today : The Vancouver that Gregor Robertson inherited was…
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Oct. 20, 2011 / Gordon Price

Heritage and Sustainability: Improving Energy Efficiency in Older Homes

The Vancouver Heritage Foundation’s Fall programs begin with a free public lecture by Barbara Campagna, well-known U.S. architect, on Nov…

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