It really surprised me seeing such a grand building in the middle of the country side.
Yeah, it is an interesting juxtaposition.
Personally I think it represents the best way to move forward with something that represents an injustice from one's past: you take it, own it, evolve it, and now use it to your advantage.
There are actually quite a few nice structures throughout the southern interior east of the Okanagan, most of them in town cores of course. i will be posting more pics of them later.
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"The destructive effects of automobiles are much less a cause than a symptom of our incompetence at city building" - Jane Jacobs 1961ish
So coming back from the Rockies I stopped in Revelstoke, BC for a quick lunch and walk around downtown.
It was a really hot afternoon, around 35 degrees at the time.
Revelstoke has a pretty cute downtown core and the town is pretty active for its size thanks to mountain biking / hiking / camping activities in the summer and skiing in the winter.