[metroXpress]

Please make this sticky if approved by mods.


Ok, I think it is about time that there is a seperate photo blog for Surrey. Just preparing for the upcoming years.

Everyone is welcome to post pics of Surrey here!!


Let's start with some photos of Central City...future Downtown Surrey.

http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr71/yellowfever_2008/DJMoka-1.jpg


http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr71/yellowfever_2008/DJMoka2-1.jpg


http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr71/yellowfever_2008/DJMoka3.jpg


http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr71/yellowfever_2008/DJMoka5.jpg


http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr71/yellowfever_2008/DJMoka6.jpg


http://i471.photobucket.com/albums/rr71/yellowfever_2008/DJMoka7.jpg

All photos taken by DJ Moka, flickr.

[Whalleyboy]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/DSC01209.jpg
Lets start with what has to be the coolest house in the city centre

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/DSC01206.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/DSC01284.jpg
Central city at night

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/DSC01211.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/DSC01212.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/DSC01213.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/DSC01214.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/DSC01215.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/DSC01220.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/DSC01231.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/DSC01234.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/DSC01236.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/DSC01238.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/DSC01240.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/DSC01241.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/DSC01242.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/DSC01243.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/stoneflower.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/hollandparkentranceday.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/awesomepath.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/bridge.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/pondmorning.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/waterflower.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/reversewaterflower.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/IMAGE_162.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/IMAGE_163.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/IMAGE_164.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/IMAGE_165.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/IMAGE_166.jpg

all photo taken by me

[Hong Kongese]

Allen, obviously, you live in Surrey. :cool:

[metroXpress]

Allen, obviously, you live in Surrey. :cool:

Nice try ;)

[Whalleyboy]

he's a delta boy=P

[metroXpress]

he's a delta boy=P

Nay, I consider myself a Surrey Boy better....right on the boundary

[Whalleyboy]

its funny my gf thinks of herself as surrey too and she lives in north delta

[worldwide]

anything past the granville bridge is chilliwack.

i kid, i kid

[metroXpress]

its funny my gf thinks of herself as surrey too and she lives in north delta

It's because people that LIVE IN NORTH DELTA = living in Surrey.
The main difference in everyday life is the garbage collection days :haha:
Hey, I used to live in Surrey =]

[go_leafs_go02]

honestly..surrey has the weirdest boundaries ever....

half the boundaries are in built-up areas, but yet, there are 3 distinct built up sections of surrey.

1) newton/whalley/city centre/guildford/fleetwood

2) cloverdale (which could be part of Langley pretty much

3) south surrey

dont get me started on white rock..haha.

[SpongeG]

thats how cities start

at one time commercial drive was a "suburb" of Vancouver and collingwood was a later suburb

eventually with growth they grow together

[Whalleyboy]

cloverdale could never be part of langley!
its where surrey first true centre was
infact its where most of surreys history is
heck even are mayor is from there

[raggedy13]

I always saw North Delta and North Surrey as effectively the same, Cloverdale and Langley as a second area of similarity, and South Surrey/White Rock as a third. Those three areas would probably benefit greatly from a planning point of view if they were to splinter into three separate municipalities.

[Whalleyboy]

i dont think south surrey would go to well with white rock they'd would never let grandview become what it is becoming

[raggedy13]

^I don't see that as a problem. So far I'm not a fan of that development. It may offer better retail options than anywhere else in the area and have some new apartment blocks but it is still planned around car use.

All that aside, if South Surrey and White Rock were together they could form a more cohesive plan for Semiahmoo Town Centre which serves as the peninsula's downtown ("uptown") and yet is split down the middle by the municipal boundaries.

[CoryHolmes]

I always saw North Delta and North Surrey as effectively the same

See, this is where you're wrong. Surrey is US and Delta is THEM. You would do well to learn these striking differences and learn them well.

And now if you'll excuse me, I'll be returning to my hatchery in Northern BC... :p

[metroXpress]

^I don't see that as a problem. So far I'm not a fan of that development. It may offer better retail options than anywhere else in the area and have some new apartment blocks but it is still planned around car use.



Agreed. They should make that area into a transit-oriented development
:haha:

[Whalleyboy]

south surrey is like a suburb to central
translink doesnt care about suburbs all that much let alone a suburb of a surburb=P

[metroXpress]

south surrey is like a suburb to central
translink doesnt care about suburbs all that much let alone a suburb of a surburb=P

Yea, when you see the buses running on Hwy99 to South Surrey...they are all the old ones!

[Whalleyboy]

i thought they just looked old but there coach style buses i remember seeing the ones on king george going to white rock they got the big padded seats like on grey hound

[metroXpress]

Kinda unfair that only Vancovuer and Burnaby have the trolley buses. Surrey should invest some money in those since there is a demanding ridership.

[SpongeG]

newer typical development - parking is bad - i suspect its because most of these houses have 1 or 2 suites in them and along with the owners the renters need parking too

pics by me

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v62/spongeg/may%20skytrain/DSC03171.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v62/spongeg/may%20skytrain/DSC03173.jpg

[Whalleyboy]

now for the ones for surrey from where i was

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/IMG_4861.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/IMG_4862.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/IMG_4863.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/CentralCity_stitch2.jpg

and a new surrey rising from the distance photo

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/surreyrising2.jpg

[hollywoodnorth]

great stuff again! :) thx!

[SpongeG]

silhouette really dominates from the surrey view yet coming from the west along hwy #1 you barely notice it

[metroXpress]

Thanks for the photos you two!

[Whalleyboy]

okay so these arent knew but i'm sure someone else might find them neat

Building of the New Westminster Rail Bridge, c. 1903
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/20304.jpg

Construction of New Westminster Rail Bridge, c. 1903
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/20305.jpg

Opening of New Westminster Rail Bridge, 1904
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/20306.jpg

Pattullo Bridge nearing completion, c. 1937
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/20329.jpg

Pattullo Bridge Toll Booth
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/20331.jpg

Port Mann Bridge nearing completion, 1964
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/20320.jpg

Port Mann Bridge nearing completion, 1964
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/SA1992_036_990.jpg

Opening of Port Mann Bridge, 1964
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/SA1992_036_2714.jpg

[osirisboy]

wow look how narrow that sidewalk is. Just think of all the poor cyclists lol

[LeftCoaster]

Very cool, thanks for sharing.

[SpongeG]

was there something there before the port mann?

neat pics

[metroXpress]

Neat..thanks Whalleyboy :)

Here are some pics of the new developments in Cloverdale Downtown:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3355/3632019994_4f3bd9612f.jpg?v=0
Two mid-rise condo projects in Cloverdale’s historic downtown are nearing completion. West on the Village Walk and Clover Downs Estates are both part of a strategy to increase the number of residents within walking distance of the downtown to bring back activity to the commercial core.

A number of other lots in the downtown, including the City owned Safeway site, are up for sale. Presumably, based on the success of these two developments, we can expect to see more density coming soon to downtown Cloverdale. Keep reading for more pictures.

West on the Village Walk

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3379/3449065894_1df943944b.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3298/3632020274_472d216494.jpg?v=0

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2422/3631206957_88875b8523.jpg?v=0

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2452/3631207497_08222a0d81.jpg?v=0

Clover Downs Estates

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2429/3632020606_9d6347cab1.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3361/3631206169_7fdfb70512.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3323/3631206669_7b386d59c2.jpg?v=0


civcsurrey.ca

[Whalleyboy]

so i came across some old pictures
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/91408Colourfixed.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/WH03003-02.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/WH03003-02.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/WH03003-04.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/WH03036.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/WH03049-01.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/WH03105-01.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/WH03105-05.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/WH04053-01.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/WH04054-01.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/WH04056.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/WH04057-01.jpg

[xd_1771]

so i came across some old pictures

Dual left turn lanes in the 1960's!? :eek: That's new. Actually the roads seem somewhat better than what they are now tbh :p

[trofirhen]

Intriguing, historic, and fascinating sets of pictures all!! Super stuff!!

What I notice about Surrey that seems to cause it to retain its "ugliness" is the telephone poles on most of the main roads. If they could have underground wiring, and nicer finished curbs, it would make a colossal difference.

[DKaz]

I only recognize Surrey Central Mall, what are the other photos?

was there something there before the port mann?

neat pics

I believe they used a suspension thingy to support the bridge during construction. Once the arches were finished, the suspension system was dismantled.

[trofirhen]

now for the ones for surrey from where i was

and a new surrey rising from the distance photo

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/surreyrising2.jpg
:previous: :previous: :previous: :previous: :previous:
This is what I meant. See how ugly the foreground is, with that tangle of telephone poles? (Thanks Whalleyboy.)

[go_leafs_go02]

Dual left turn lanes in the 1960's!? :eek: That's new. Actually the roads seem somewhat better than what they are now tbh :p

that would be the old alignment of Fraser Highway meeting King George. Pretty much that intersection is where King George Station is now. Fraser HWY used to meet KG at an angle.

The rest of the pictures - I have no clue, but if there's more - I would love to see them.

[go_leafs_go02]

:previous: :previous: :previous: :previous: :previous:
This is what I meant. See how ugly the foreground is, with that tangle of telephone poles? (Thanks Whalleyboy.)

Pretty sure that's not even Surrey.

[Whalleyboy]

Dual left turn lanes in the 1960's!? :eek: That's new. Actually the roads seem somewhat better than what they are now tbh :p

actually those dual left turns where on to where fraser hwy use to be. So in away its the same thing still. but that picture shows why king george is so wide around the skytrain station
just noticed was already beat to that

also the picture with the wire lines is not in surrey i believe that coqutilam

some of the photos is the buy low or what ever its called now its around king george and 105 a ave...i think

[DKaz]

:previous: :previous: :previous: :previous: :previous:
This is what I meant. See how ugly the foreground is, with that tangle of telephone poles? (Thanks Whalleyboy.)

Look like Coquitlam.

[whiteshadow]

The "High Low" building looks like it's where Safeway is today... you can see the original ice rink from North Surrey Rec in the background.

[Whalleyboy]

Thought i'd clear some things up in these photo
so i came across some old pictures
Surrey rc centre
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/91408Colourfixed.jpg
today this is the current lot of safeway on 104 and king geogre
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/WH03003-02.jpg
same lot as last obvious but if you look at the up left hand corner you can see the surrey rec centre
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/WH03003-04.jpg
This is the dell shopping centre
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/WH03036.jpg
Surrey place mall
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/WH03049-01.jpg
Dell shoping centre again
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/WH03105-01.jpg
Dell shoping centre...more
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/WH03105-05.jpg
Surrey place
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/WH04053-01.jpg
Surrey place
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/WH04054-01.jpg
Surrey place
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/WH04056.jpg
Surrey place
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v486/whalley_boy/WH04057-01.jpg

[TheEmotionalstone]

Whalley boulevard seems so quiet..

http://i1191.photobucket.com/albums/z475/Emotionalstone/Surrey%20Redevelopment/IMG_7550.jpg?t=1317659320