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Apr. 28, 2008 / Gordon Price

Driving Off the Edge

I’ve been wondering for awhile whether, in the current housing meltdown in the U.S., location would make any difference on house prices…

Apr. 23, 2008 / Gordon Price

Growth in the Emerald City

Not good news.…

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Apr. 18, 2008 / Gordon Price

New Stuff 7 – The Flack Block

Signs of change are everywhere in Gastown and the Downtown East Side these days – most notably the Woodward’s tower,…

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Apr. 08, 2008 / Gordon Price

Leaving money on the table

This bit of pavement doesn’t rank as “New Stuff” quite yet: it’s the southern end of the Carrall Street Greenway…

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Apr. 04, 2008 / Gordon Price

New Stuff 4 – Seattle Townhouses

Down to Seattle last weekend: dismal weather, but an opportunity to see some of the city’s newest development. It’s a…

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Jan. 29, 2008 / Gordon Price

Revising the Revisions

A few weeks ago in the Vancouver Sun, John Mackie wrote about “What Might Have Been.” The most mind-boggling plans…

Jan. 13, 2008 / Gordon Price

Pioneer

Interior designer Mitchell Freedland has an interesting observation in this Globe article when he was asked why Vancouver is at the…

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Jan. 05, 2008 / Gordon Price

Revival

Charles Barber in front of the Pantages Theatre in the Downtown East Side: Find out who he is and why…

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Jan. 04, 2008 / Gordon Price

An Edible Blog

I was researching “Paris height limits” the other day. (I’m heading for the City of Light in February – actually,…

Jan. 03, 2008 / Gordon Price

Milestone to tombstone

Levitt & Sons declares bankruptcy. From suburban dream to subprime nightmare in half a century.…

Jan. 02, 2008 / Gordon Price

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Jared Diamond (“Collapse”) on our rate of consumption.…

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Dec. 11, 2007 / Gordon Price

The American Dream Foreclosed

If you’re a reader of James Kunstler’s books and blog, you’re familiar with his argument that “the suburbs have no…

Jun. 22, 2007 / Gordon Price

O'Toole, the Fool

Not my headline – it’s the one in 24 Hours, where Ian King nails it …. June 22, 2007 O’Toole…

Jun. 21, 2007 / Gordon Price

Surrey? The Second Great City?

Well, I think so. The Second Great City: Why what Happens South of the Fraser will determine our future (Audio…

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