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Originally Posted by Genauso
Arthur Erickson talking about what would become Yaletown in 1983
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What an amazing video from a pivotal time for this city. Those people surely had the vision that made Vancouver what it is today. All the building blocks are there in their vision with the emphasis to have enough people live in Downtown and reclaim the shoreline. Livability is even being mentioned few times, so it has always been a goal in mind.
Interesting that the original model called for much less density than ended up being built. Seems that density in general was a topic at the time, as it still is. Also traffic and especially parking were big topics back then. This is few years before SkyTrain, obviously, when cars still played a key role in transportation. Must have been difficult to fight that trend back then.
Nice comments about Granville Street and Pacific Center as well. One thing I didn't understand were the many complains about Cambie Street Bridge. What was wrong with it around 1983? Did they rebuild it or something?
That reporter was annoying, but Mr. Erickson and Mr. Podmore really hit the nail in the head. Historical stuff indeed.