Hey all, I just found some pics on my old computer that I'd originally intended to post months and months ago. They were taken back in June on a beautiful late Sunday afternoon/evening - Father's Day in fact.
They were taken in the 'West End' neighbourhood during Car-Free Day on Denman Street, with the later portion taken in nearby Stanley Park. Looking back at these I can't wait for next summer!
Enjoy!
I was eating sushi up on a balcony at this point
Some new (at the time) Native art installations
The iconic and ever-present sulphur pile on the North Shore
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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
The photos remind me of Lance Berelowitz's argument in his book Dream City: Vancouver and the Global Imagination:
"Berelowitz argues that Vancouver's natural blessings have made its citizens lazy, smug about their environment, even as they ignore it in city making. He is particularly critical of the lack of more traditional public open spaces at the city's centre.
He points out that a significant portion of the city's public realm is located along the waterfront, with public beaches and formal seawall walkways. These 'edge' places attract Vancouver's public life away from traditional sites of civic activity, like city halls, court house squares, etc., changing the emphasis to use of public space to one of personal leisure."
The photos remind me of Lance Berelowitz's argument in his book Dream City: Vancouver and the Global Imagination:
"Berelowitz argues that Vancouver's natural blessings have made its citizens lazy, smug about their environment, even as they ignore it in city making. He is particularly critical of the lack of more traditional public open spaces at the city's centre.
He points out that a significant portion of the city's public realm is located along the waterfront, with public beaches and formal seawall walkways. These 'edge' places attract Vancouver's public life away from traditional sites of civic activity, like city halls, court house squares, etc., changing the emphasis to use of public space to one of personal leisure."
I find it very interesting that you say that, because I noticed that very thing when I lived in Montreal this summer. Because Montreal's main green space is at the centre of the city, people intersect with one another, whereas in Vancouver the seawall and the beaches spread people apart.
Very nice! Really makes me miss summer...
I liked the shot of the sea lion in the water. I almost managed to get a shot of one of them but was too slow on the draw....
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