vancouver in the early 90's

[raggedy13]

Originally Posted by SpongeG

main street station looking south

A lot of change to this view

my pic - don't have a more recent one from this angle unfortunately

[Vancity]

Wow. Hard to imagine that's what the city looked like, seeing what the city's like right now. We've come a long way in a short period of time. The future's looking bright, if there is continued wise planning for the city.

[Vancity]

Originally Posted by raggedy13

A lot of change to this view

my pic - don't have a more recent one from this angle unfortunately

That's pretty crazy, how much that area of main has changed. Some parts of the city are almost unrecognizable with the change that's occured.

[Distill3d]

So, this is going to make me feel old (but only cause I'm the kid in the picture)...

Lafarge Lake, Coquitlam 1988(ish)

[wrenegade]

The Voque was PINK? Wow. That one I didn't know. I do remember how much of a hole Coal Harbour was. Lots of train tracks, more of a real working harbour. We kept our boat at RVYC and spent a lot of time down there. I used to love the 4 gas docks as a kid. Chevron is so lonely now.

[djmk]

Originally Posted by SpongeG

i live two houses up from this park on Capitol Hill. On a nice day, the view is incredible of downtown and beyond.

but what is that huge building in the lower right corner? was this part of chevron's refinery?

[DavidKuitunen]

before and after pics?

[Zassk]

Originally Posted by SpongeG

Wow - look at the SkyTrain tunnel and track at Waterfront fully exposed! Sponge, you should put this shot on the wikipedia SkyTrain article or something, nobody will ever see it this way again.

[flight_from_kamakura]

wow, that's change. and just imagine, in another 10 we'll have the last of the expo lands built out, some good development on main between first and 10th, another 20-30 towers on the peninsula, a dtes we can be proud of, and maybe a new super hospital, a new vag, a new city hall annex, and a new skytrain line going out to ubc. wild.

[SpongeG]

just a few more - all by me...

YVR






looking north on main

[ckkelley]

Harbour Green early 2002

Picture by me.

[trofirhen]

Somewhere, some time back, in the press, Vancouver earned the epithet "Canada's Precocious Child." It's not hard to see why.

[giallo]

Originally Posted by Zassk

Wow - look at the SkyTrain tunnel and track at Waterfront fully exposed! Sponge, you should put this shot on the wikipedia SkyTrain article or something, nobody will ever see it this way again.

I remember that exposed track like it was yesterday. We used to use the parking lot adjacent to the tracks a lot when filming movies. I'd spend hours watching the train pass by. The transformation of Coal Harbour is nothing short of amazing. And in such a short time too.

[jsbertram]

Originally Posted by giallo

I remember that exposed track like it was yesterday. We used to use the parking lot adjacent to the tracks a lot when filming movies. I'd spend hours watching the train pass by. The transformation of Coal Harbour is nothing short of amazing. And in such a short time too.

I noticed on the right edge of the picture the trailers lined up getting ready to be loaded on the CPR barge to be sent to the Island.

Our office used to be in Guinness Tower with a northern view, so much time was lost watching the ships and trains and float-planes below. When the new Shaw Tower was announced, the boss was p!ssed that our views would be lost without a reduction in the rent, so the company moved to Waterfront Centre because nothing could be built on the water side & block our views again.

[Dylan Leblanc]

Originally Posted by ckkelley

Harbour Green early 2002

oh yeah I remember those days.


Here's a pic of Wall Centre U/C in July 2000.




Concord Pacific Place from Science World, 1996.










All my pix

[Vancity]

the city has come a long way!

future looks promising with wise decisions..

[s211]

Originally Posted by Vancity

future looks promising with wise decisions..

Sounds like a fortune cookie.