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Mar. 13, 2014 / Gordon Price

Why please the rich on Point Grey Road?

Peter Ladner added a comment to The New Point Grey Road – 4 that I wanted to copy here – first,…
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Nov. 12, 2013 / Gordon Price

Strip Tease – 5: Pacific Centre

Following the transformation of Pacific Centre, here from the north, with a screen capture at the time the mall was being rebuilt:…
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Oct. 01, 2013 / Gordon Price

Strip Tease – 4: Pacific Centre

Following the transformation of Pacific Centre, here from the south and west facades: . At the beginning:   July 2013: .…
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Jul. 18, 2013 / Gordon Price

$300 Million Views: Why Point Grey Road needn't be a road for the rich

Richard Campbell makes the case: Today, by my quick estimate, the parks lining Point Grey Road would cost around $300…
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Jul. 16, 2013 / Gordon Price

Strip Tease – 3: Pacific Centre

Following the transformation of Pacific Centre, around to the south and west facades: . . Renderings of the final product…
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Jul. 09, 2013 / Gordon Price

The Uninterrupted Seawall – at last

Richard Campbell noticed first: . . It tooks years too long, but at last the seawall is now connected from…
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Mar. 26, 2013 / Gordon Price

Puzzle Picture: Count the violations

Speaking of parking, a PT reader wonders how many violations can be found in this pic (no money in the…
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Mar. 25, 2013 / Gordon Price

Strip Tease – 2: Pacific Centre

They’re disrobing the old Eaton’s block faster than I anticipated: . Renderings of the final product here. What, I wonder,…
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Mar. 22, 2013 / Gordon Price

Strip Tease – 1: Pacific Centre

They’ve started the transformation of the old Eaton’s (Sear’s) block into a Nordstrom’s. (What should we now call this site?)…
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Nov. 26, 2012 / Gordon Price

The Interrupted Seawall – Practically complete

When we last left our story – October 24 – City Hall promised: … the  decommissioning plan indicates that half of…
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Oct. 24, 2012 / Gordon Price

The Interrupted Seawall – The Saga Continues

When we last left our story – September 10 – the news was good: Harbour Air will utilize the new,…
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Sep. 10, 2012 / Gordon Price

This Just In: The Interrupted Seawall to be completed

Harbour Air to move to permanent terminal by end of 2012 VANCOUVER, BC (September 10, 2012): By the end of…
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Aug. 30, 2012 / Gordon Price

Banks Account: Granville and Robson

Moving a little west on Robson Street from The Orillia, David Banks submits some images of the northwest corner at…
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Aug. 20, 2012 / Gordon Price

The Interrupted Seawall – A Continuing Saga

Yes, the presence of ‘temporary’ float-plane terminal on Coal Harbour has dragged on for years.  You can read about the…

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