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Originally Posted by giallo
Another fantastic set. You really showed Vancouver a lot of love.
Speaking on that, how'd you find the city? Was it your first time here? Did you love it? Hate it? I'm generally curious as Vancouver seems to be a pretty polarizing place on SSP these days. A lot of people seem to be very underwhelmed by the city.
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Underwhelmed? Then those people don't appreciate cities. This was my first time to Vancouver and it is impressive. Incredible natural setting, lots of great architecture (including a good mix from several eras), great public spaces, bustling streets. Everything seems very compact and well thought out. I found it to be a nice pedestrian city. Great urban fabric. I didn't think it would have a big city feel, but it does. It's in the same league as Toronto and Montreal, it makes places like Ottawa and Edmonton feel like the sticks. I didn't get to really absorb the culture though, I was only there overnight. I basically had about 4 or 5 hours to walk around.
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Originally Posted by Ricopedra
Flar, just to add a bit- did you research or seek out the historical architecture of Van, or did you just walk around and capture what your eye 'revealed' to you? I mean, you even took a shot of the fiberglass nurses that pay homage to the beautiful medical building they blew up and replaced in that pic. That controversy lives on....
You really captured DTVancouver's heart. Again, great job!
And with regards to all the sea-foam green glass that everyone hates (me included), especially on north False Creek, and that you avoided, or didn't make it to (thank you!); well that's the fault of the city selling the entire Expo86 site to one HK developer, condyschord dyslexic ;>) which was actually able to reinvent the cookie-cutter concept and reap billions, off of our sore eyes....
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I looked at a map for a few minutes to get my bearings, then I hopped on the Canada Line, got off at the final stop and just started walking. Exploring cities is my favourite hobby. Nothing better than turning the corner and seeing some amazing building or streetscape for the first time. When I see something interesting, I just follow it. I had no idea that Vancouver had so much early 20th century architecture. I guess I was lucky to happen upon some of those older buildings and Victorian homes.