During the month of April I will be featuring a Cherry Blossom Photo of the Day, sourced from the Miss604 Flickr Pool and/or the #Photos604 tag on Instagram. You can barely walk a full block in the city without encountering a photographer capturing this pink blooms — or stopping yourself — so it’s the perfect time to start this series. Enjoy!
Cherry Blossom Haiku
awash in pinkness
a city unfolds its arms
in salutation
— John Greenaway, 2013. Port Moody, British Columbia
View more photography posts on Miss604 along with the Vancouver Photos of the Week.
A series of clever animations, Do We Need To Be Touching, was created by Nathan W. Pyle to illustrate basic etiquette and tips for navigating New York City. It’s a rather long list but some helpful panels can also be applied to Vancouver (transit, busy downtown streets, etc.) so I have plucked them out for your enjoyment:
These are all from Nathan W. Pyle‘s new book “NYC Basic Tips and Etiquette” including 10 pages that didn’t make the book.
Over the last few of years I have featured themed collections of photos from the City of Vancouver Archives on my site. However, this month I thought I would change things up a bit and issue a challenge to my readers and local photographers. The challenge was to create your own photos to replicate a handful of archive photos that I have selected.
I put the call out to local photographers last month to see if they could capture updates for a handful of archive photos I posted. Thanks to London Drugs for their support, I have three winners to announce.
The third and second place winners receive a 12×18 Gallery Wrap courtesy of London Drugs Photolab (value $79.99) and the first place/grand prize winner receives a Nikon D3200 Black Body with 18-55mm VR Lens courtesy of London Drugs (value $499.99). Continue reading this post ⟩⟩
It’s no secret that I love my hometown of Surrey, BC and when posts like Signs You Grew Up in Richmond and Signs You Grew Up in Vancouver in the 80s (which features my McBarge photo) starting popping up, I knew I had to make one for Surrey. With the help of two ladies I grew up with in Surrey, my sister and my friend Anne, I have compiled the following list:
Signs You Grew Up in Surrey in the 90s
You did the chicken dance on rollerskates at Stardust
You took the SkyTrain from the end of the line (Scott Road Station) to Metrotown to shop
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The legendary Army and Navy Shoe Sale, now in its 65th year, returns on Wednesday, April 30th. Canada’s largest designer shoe sale features over 100,000 pairs shoes with labels such as DKNY, Pour La Victoire, Steve Madden, Marc Fisher, Calvin Klein, Charles David, Kelsi Dagger and more.
“To celebrate Army & Navy’s 65th Annual Legendary Shoe Sale, we are showcasing our most exciting collection of designer shoes to date,” said Jacqui Cohen, Army & Navy President & CEO. “I am thrilled to continue the shoe sale tradition, which has become a highly anticipated event for girlfriends of all ages. Shoes that retail for hundreds of dollars will be discounted up to 90% and no pair of shoes will be priced over $40.” [Source: Press Release]
On the morning of the Army and Navy Shoe Sale, doors will open at 8:00am at all locations including Vancouver (Gastown), New Westminster, Langley, Calgary, Edmonton Whyte Avenue and Edmonton Londonderry Mall. On average, 5,148 shoppers line up on the day of the Army and Navy Shoe Sale, which has sold 3.732 million total pairs of shoes to date.
If you can’t line up on April 30th, not to worry. They refresh the shelves with stock throughout the day and while the entire sale lasts so you won’t miss out on some of the best picks.
1960s. Archives# CVA 780-768.
Army and Navy is Canada’s Original Discount Department Store. This family company is 100% Canadian owned and operated, with a strong legacy in Vancouver’s historic Gastown neighbourhood. Follow the store on Twitter and Facebook for more information and enter to win a $500 shopping spree for you and your friends.
