There are few places in Vancouver where public can get a panoramic view of the city without heading up one of the North Shore mountains. There’s the Lookout at Harbour Centre (which recently celebrated a birthday), then Cloud 9 restaurant atop the Empire Landmark Hotel. The other vantage points are mostly from private suites.
However, a new project “Vancouver 12 Gigapixels” saw Ronnie Miranda take panoramic shots from the top of our city’s tallest building, the Shangri-La Hotel and share the results online.
Image created by Ronnie Miranda
You can view the full image on the project’s website and also scroll from side to side, panning 240 degrees East to West across the city. The project’s blog has more information and additional shoot locations including the Richmond Oval.
I thought it would be fun to also include some old archive panoramic photos of Vancouver in this post. Here are a few that I found via the Vancouver City Archives. Click on the images to view each at full-size.
1919 Peace ceremonies at the Pavilion in Stanley Park
Created by WJ Moore. Archives item #PAN N179
1923 Looking North downtown from Burrard at Smithe
Created by John William Freeston. Archives item #CVA 1504-1
1920 Looking at English Bay from the Water (spot the Sylvia Hotel)
Created by John William Freeston. Archives item #CVA 1504-2
1890 – Vancouver’s downtown from Fairview Slopes
Created by Bailey Bros Photo. Archives item #CVA 371-1178
2008 – Vancouver’s downtown from Fairview Slopes
I have found a few more older photos that I’d like to match up with newer images. Should you have any panoramic photos of Vancouver please feel free to add them to the Miss604 Flickr Group and hopefully I can do another showcase.
Canada Place is hosting a Canada Day celebration downtown this year. Canada Place has done an amazing job of restoring the “fun” downtown for Canada Day when just a few years ago we weren’t allowed any parades or fireworks. For 2009, Canada Day at Canada Place was awarded the 2010 IABC Gold Quill Communication Management Award of Merit for ‘Special Event’, and was the winner of the BC Event Awards’ Best Festival in 2009.
Photo credit:
Judy B on Flickr
Where
Canada Place and surrounding streets (indoor and outdoor)
When
July 1, 2010 10:00am – 6:00pm
Activities
Rain or shine all activities are free. Inner Ring circus will show off their acrobatic skills and the BC Soccer World will have a showcase including a Kickin’s with the Stars celebrity match. There will also be a fashion show, interactive activities and soccer fun for the whole family. Bouncy castles and mini golf in Harbour Green Adventure Park along with temporary tattoos, face painting, games and plenty of free giveaways.
At noon, when the O! Canada Horns sound, everyone will be encouraged to sing along. There will also be Army, Navy and Air Force demonstrations and a few special events celebrating the Navy’s Centennial. There will also be a Citizenship Ceremony in the morning for some new Canadians.
Music
There will be four stages featuring performances by: Hey Ocean!, Carly Rae Jepsen, So You Think You Can Dance Canada’s Tara-Jean, Vincent and Jayme Rae, Il Voce, Rumba Calzada, Dal Richards, Whiskey Jane and more.
Parade
The parade will begin later in the day at 7:00pm on Georgia Street and will be followed by fireworks in Burrard Inlet at 10:30pm.
Related posts for Canada Day 2010: Granville Island, Richmond/Steveston, North Vancouver, Canada Place, Whistler, and Surrey. The series will continue this week with more listings.
North Vancouver is hosting Canada Day festivities this July 1st at Waterfront Park.
Where
Waterfront Park in North Vancouver, very easy to get to from the Sea Bus [Google Map]
When
July 1st, 2010 12:00pm – 4:15pm
Activities
The Rotary Club presents a full line up of activities for the entire family at this free event.
Multicultural entertainment and cuisine
Celebration of the Girl Guides’ centennial
Roaming entertainers, and community displays
More free activities include kite making, rock climbing, and hockey
Parade
The North Shore Canada Day Parade kicks off with a pancake breakfast from 8:00am – 9:30am then departs around 10:00am from 13th Street at Grand Boulevard and and proceeds down 13th Street to Lonsdale, turning north on Lonsdale. The best viewing area is at 14th Street & Lonsdale where there will be stands setup. At 17th Street the parade again heads west where it will end at Mahon Park, where there will be another viewing area.
Related posts for Canada Day 2010: Granville Island, Richmond/Steveston, North Vancouver, Canada Place, Whistler, and Surrey. The series will continue this week with more listings.
The Vancouver Dragon Boat Festival take to the waters in False Creek for its 22nd year next week.
A video from our 2008 coverage
Attracting over 100,000 people and 180 dragon boat teams, it’s a highlight of the season that kick-starts summer for many. While the races take place in the water, up on dry land at Concord Place there will be tents with sponsor goodies, a marketplace, activities, a food festival and more.
This year there is also the World Beat Stage that will feature performers throughout the weekend:
Saturday June 19th
11:00am – 12:00pm Dal Hothi & The Headlines
12:30pm – 1:30pm The Outriggers
2:00pm – 3:00pm Somos Collective
3:30pm – 4:30pm Gary Comeau & The Voodoo Allstars
5:00pm – 6:00pm The Town Pants
Update June 15 It was announced this morning that desiFest Vancouver will be on the World Beats Stage at the Dragon Boat Festival. Canada’s only national South Asian music festival will take place June 19th from 5:00pm – 10:00pm.
Sunday, June 20th
11:00am – 12:00pm X Kalibre
12:30 – 1:30pm Zimbamoto
2:00pm – 3:00pm Mariachi Del Sol
3:30pm – 4:30pm Mostly Marley
5:00pm – 6:00pm Five Alarm Funk
All activities and concerts are completely free and let’s not forget the main attraction, the actual dragon boat races themselves will span over two days. Team members this year can also enjoy the Paddler’s Party setup just for them.
Related post: Read my Dragon Boat Festival posts from 2008, 2008, 2008, and 2009
Next Sunday the BC Lions will kick off the second game of their 56th season back where it all began, at Empire Field in East Vancouver. With the dome at BC Place deflated and renovations well underway, the 2010 season will take place outside on turf where the team played from 1954 to 1982.
BCLions.com archives
I had the chance to catch up with Jamie Cartmell, Director of Communications for the Lions fresh off of training camp in Kamloops this week. Continue reading this post ⟩⟩
