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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. 24, 2012 / Gordon Price

Straphanger: Vancouverism and smart transit planning

We’ll have to go to Toronto to find out: in this case, SpacingToronto, which is running excerpts from Taras Grescoe’s…
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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. 12, 2012 / Gordon Price

First Impressions: Thatcher discovers Vancouver

One of the pleasures of being a guide to Vancouver is the people you meet – like Thatcher Imboden: ……
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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. 11, 2012 / Gordon Price

Who Does What? – Comparing how we get to work

Borrowing Seattle-based Sightline Institute data, development blogger and numbers guy, Andy Coupland, went to work in the StatsCan data mines…
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Apr. 10, 2012 / Gordon Price

CNN profiles fabulous, outdoorsy Vancouver!

Paula Newton of CNN International profiles Vancouver in their Future Cities segment, emphasizing our outdoor lifestyle.  No cliche left untouched, starting with…
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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. 27, 2012 / Gordon Price

Progress: It Ain’t All Bad News

Just in case things can sometimes seem too bleak, it helps to remind ourselves that incremental change makes a difference. …
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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. 21, 2012 / Gordon Price

Vancouver: World City winner? Not quite.

Just announced: the winner of the the Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize: “a biennial international award that honours outstanding contributions…
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Mar. 20, 2012 / Gordon Price

Bad News: Vancouver drops in city ranking

Or maybe that’s good news. On the Moneysense “Best Place to Live” in Canada list: Vancouver’s ranking was 56th, down…
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Mar. 15, 2012 / Gordon Price

Value for Money: The Cost and Competiveness of Cities

From Atlantic Cities: This new index by the Economist Intelligence Unit ranks the competitiveness of 120 of the most prominent…

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