When I flipped my Hope in Shadows calendar over to July at the beginning of the month I read a quick story about two men and their involvement with the Downtown Eastside homeless soccer team, based in Oppenheimer Park. Sandwiched between Powell and Cordova, the recently restructured public space (complete with a new lawn, washrooms, […]
Browsing the photos added to the Miss604 Flickr Pool I have noticed quite a few panoramic shots. I did a panorama roundup last month but there are just enough now to do another compilation. Vancouver Panoramic Photos Photo credit: kiwi_cam on Flickr Photo credit: Clayon Perry Photoworks on Flickr Photo credit: David Rose on Flickr […]
Today’s Archives Photo of the Day is from the 400 block of Homer Street. While it’s not a century-old image, I still find it rather curious and amusing. Year: 1974 Vancouver Archives item#: CVA 778-194
Browsing the Vancouver Archives online photograph database I kept coming across old advertisements from around Vancouver. Posters, billboards, and painted cars. I thought it would be fun to do a roundup including commercials of our city’s past. 1946, Archives Item#: CVA 1184-2346 1948, Photographer: Jack Lindsay, Archives Item#: CVA 1184-3139 1934, PhotographeR: Stuart Thomson, Archives […]
Last night Team Spain dazzled a crowd of 500,000 at English Bay. The largest waterfront fireworks display of its kind in North America has made an impression in the photography realm as the Celebration of Light was featured today on the Flickr Blog. We went down early to catch ShoreFest (free beach concert series) prior […]