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Sep. 17, 2019 / Gordon Price

Just possibly the worst sidewalk to navigate in downtown

A major entrance to Pacific Centre Mall off Dunsmuir Street: Scaffolding clutters the space, but that’s temporary.  The real problem…
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Oct. 12, 2018 / Gordon Price

Pacific Centre: The Curtain Drops

A two-year project to replace the exterior of the Cannacord Tower at the corner of Granville and Dunsmuir proceeds.  (More…
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Jun. 27, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

The Death of the Single Purpose Suburban Mall

The CBC weighs in on the recent news that the Sears department stores are having a financial challenge and may…
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Jun. 07, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Let's Build a Bigger Mall!

In the truth is stranger than fiction category CNN Money reports   on the puzzling emergence of  “American Dream Miami” a South…
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May. 09, 2017 / Gordon Price

Dunsmuir: A New Robson Street

No, not the Robson of the last two decades.  More like the Robson that emerged in the late ’70s and…
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Apr. 25, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

The End of the Suburban Mall As We Know It

Henry Grabar in The Slate reports that it was  ten years ago that the  death of  the suburban shopping mall was…
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Mar. 23, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

"Global Urbanism" in the New Downtown "Blended" Mall

The Guardian  comments on the “Oculus”, the  1.4 billion dollar mall linking New York City’s One World Trade Center, the…
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Jan. 20, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Going, going, gone….Mega Mall Sold for $100.00

Many thanks to Scot Bathgate who sent this story of the 1.1 million square foot “Galleria” mega mall at Pittsburgh Mills in…
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Jan. 18, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Trump Tower Vancouver-Hotel Reviews Already In

Price Tags did award a 2016  Gordie to the Trump Tower for being one of the most polarizing planning issues of…
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Jan. 11, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Everything Old is New Again- Vancouver Art Gallery Hornby Location

A compelling video from 2014 (quoting 2014 budget prices) is narrated by Vancouver architect Peter Cardew about how the current…
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Jan. 04, 2017 / Sandy James Planner

Who are Vancouver's Bill Cunninghams?

Bill Cunningham who wrote for the New York Times died at 87 in 2016.  You may have seen his column-Bill…
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Dec. 15, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

West Edmonton Mall-Last of its Kind?

Its always wonderful to see ourselves and our lives through other perceptions-and this interesting piece in the The Guardian describes the experience…
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Dec. 05, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

Muji, Mall Space and Retailing in Vancouver

It’s no surprise that retailing in Vancouver is a treasure trove for business owners, and attracts a wide cross market…
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Nov. 16, 2016 / Sandy James Planner

The "Santana Row" effect coming to your commercial area

There is a new “mall reinvention” in town-and you may  find it on a street near you.As reported in the…

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