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Spirits In A Landscape

Spirits In A Landscape This work represents various elements of the natural world, more precisely the birds and animals to be found in this Province. They are a reflection of our own human...

Spirits In A Landscape This work represents various elements of the natural world, more precisely the birds and animals to be found in this Province. They are a reflection of our own human...

  • vancouver
  • british columbia
  • canada
  • art
  • sculpture

Jasper

Vancouver Biennale Jasper John Clement, United States BD. 1969 – Painted tubular steel 488 cm x 274 cm Jasper is a whimsical sculpture by Brooklyn-based artist John Clement. His trademark steel...

Vancouver Biennale Jasper John Clement, United States BD. 1969 – Painted tubular steel 488 cm x 274 cm Jasper is a whimsical sculpture by Brooklyn-based artist John Clement. His trademark steel...

  • vancouver
  • british columbia
  • canada
  • art
  • sculpture

Abbott House

City of Vancouver Heritage Building Abbott House The first superintendent of The Pacific Division of the Canadian Pacific Railway, Harry B. Abbott was a prominent figure in the development of...

City of Vancouver Heritage Building Abbott House The first superintendent of The Pacific Division of the Canadian Pacific Railway, Harry B. Abbott was a prominent figure in the development...

  • vancouver
  • british columbia
  • canada
  • heritage building
  • building
  • house
  • canadian pac...

Vancouver Gallery Offsite (Spring 2016 display)

Vancouver Gallery Offsite   Offsite Offsite is the Vancouver Art Gallery’s outdoor public art space in the heart of the city. Presenting an innovative program of temporary projects, it is a site...

Vancouver Gallery Offsite   Offsite Offsite is the Vancouver Art Gallery’s outdoor public art space in the heart of the city. Presenting an innovative program of temporary projects, it is a site...

  • vancouver
  • british columbia
  • canada
  • art

80th Street Overpass

80th Street Overpass Officially opened June 28, 2012 In recognition of Alpha Aviation Inc. for providing 8.5 acres of airport land to accommodate the construction of the 80th Street Overpass    ...

80th Street Overpass Officially opened June 28, 2012 In recognition of Alpha Aviation Inc. for providing 8.5 acres of airport land to accommodate the construction of the 80th Street Overpass  ...

  • vancouver
  • british columbia
  • canada
  • airport
  • overpass
  • delta
  • boundary bay

Gateway to the Pacific

1886 – 1986 Vancouver – Gateway to the Pacific This map shows our relationship to our neighbours around the Pacific Rim Presented to the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation by Lea Associates,...

1886 – 1986 Vancouver – Gateway to the Pacific This map shows our relationship to our neighbours around the Pacific Rim Presented to the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation by Lea...

  • vancouver
  • british columbia
  • canada
  • pacific rim
  • map
  • globe

Komagata Maru, 75th anniversary

Komagata Maru 75th anniversary On May 23, 1914, 376 British subjects (12 Hindus, 23 Muslims, and 340 Sikhs) of Indian origin arrived in Vancouver Harbour aboard the Komagata Maru, seeking to enter...

Komagata Maru 75th anniversary On May 23, 1914, 376 British subjects (12 Hindus, 23 Muslims, and 340 Sikhs) of Indian origin arrived in Vancouver Harbour aboard the Komagata Maru, seeking to...

    Jack Poole Plaza

    Jack Poole Plaza This plaza recognizes Jack Poole: A great Canadian, A great Westerner, A great man. Jack Poole was a giant of a man, a builder of better communities who voluntarily provided...

    Jack Poole Plaza This plaza recognizes Jack Poole: A great Canadian, A great Westerner, A great man. Jack Poole was a giant of a man, a builder of better communities who voluntarily...

    • vancouver
    • british columbia
    • canada
    • jack poole
    • plaza
    • olympics

    Digital Orca

    Digital Orca The ‘Digital Orca’ sculpture breaks down a three-dimensional Orca whale into cubic pixels – making a familiar symbol of the West Coast become something unexpected and new. This use of...

    Digital Orca The ‘Digital Orca’ sculpture breaks down a three-dimensional Orca whale into cubic pixels – making a familiar symbol of the West Coast become something unexpected and new. This use of...

    • vancouver
    • british columbia
    • canada
    • orca
    • whale
    • sculpture
    • douglas coupland
    • art

    Bank of Montreal

    City of Vancouver Heritage Building Bank of Montreal Architects: W.M. Somervell, 1915; K.G. Rea, 1924 This fine example of a Second Renaissance Revival temple bank served as the Bank of Montreal’s...

    City of Vancouver Heritage Building Bank of Montreal Architects: W.M. Somervell, 1915; K.G. Rea, 1924 This fine example of a Second Renaissance Revival temple bank served as the Bank of Montreal’s...

    • vancouver
    • british columbia
    • canada
    • bank
    • building
    • heritage building

    Vancouver Block

    City of Vancouver Heritage Building Vancouver Block Architects: Parr & Fee This prominent office building was designed for Dominic Burns, a member of the pioneering meat packing family, in 1911-12...

    City of Vancouver Heritage Building Vancouver Block Architects: Parr & Fee This prominent office building was designed for Dominic Burns, a member of the pioneering meat packing family, in...

    • vancouver
    • british columbia
    • canada
    • building

    Orpheum Theatre

    City of Vancouver Heritage Building Orpheum Theatre Architects: B. Marcus Priteca & Frederick J. Peters The Orpheum, built and financed by local entrepreneur Joseph F. Langer, was part of the...

    City of Vancouver Heritage Building Orpheum Theatre Architects: B. Marcus Priteca & Frederick J. Peters The Orpheum, built and financed by local entrepreneur Joseph F. Langer, was part of...

    • vancouver
    • british columbia
    • canada
    • building
    • theatre

    Vogue Theatre

    Vogue Theatre Bright lights, glamorous décor, and streamlined forms are features which make the Vogue a magnificent example of the Art Deco style. Built by the Odeon chain in 1941, the theatre was...

    Vogue Theatre Bright lights, glamorous décor, and streamlined forms are features which make the Vogue a magnificent example of the Art Deco style. Built by the Odeon chain in 1941, the theatre...

    • vancouver
    • british columbia
    • canada
    • theatre
    • building

    The Old Pump

    The Old Pump Older than Purdue itself, this pump was once a meeting place for campus sweethearts. Today it symbolizes romance and friendship and the spirit of Purdue. In recognition of the...

    The Old Pump Older than Purdue itself, this pump was once a meeting place for campus sweethearts. Today it symbolizes romance and friendship and the spirit of Purdue. In recognition of...

    • purdue university
    • west lafayette
    • indiana
    • pump
    • romance
    • rendezvous

    Radynden Gate

    RADYNDEN GATE THE ANCIENT MANOR OF RADYNDEN LAY TO THE SOUTH OF THIS  GATE   ABOVE ARE THE ARMS OF SIR JOHN DE RADYNDEN 1274 - 1350 SINCE ASSUM'D BY THE COUNTY OF SUSSEX Found on the pillar that...

    RADYNDEN GATE THE ANCIENT MANOR OF RADYNDEN LAY TO THE SOUTH OF THIS  GATE   ABOVE ARE THE ARMS OF SIR JOHN DE RADYNDEN 1274 - 1350 SINCE ASSUM'D BY THE COUNTY OF SUSSEX Found on the pillar...

    • brighton
    • park
    • gate
    • manor house
    • sussex
    • martlets
    • crest
    • coat of arms

    Detroit's Own Polar Bears

    Dedicated to the American North Russian Expeditionary Forces Known as the "Polar Bears"   From September 4, 1918, to June 15, 1919, fifty-five hundred American soldiers of the 339th Infantry...

    Dedicated to the American North Russian Expeditionary Forces Known as the "Polar Bears"   From September 4, 1918, to June 15, 1919, fifty- five hundred American soldiers of the 339th Infantry...

      The San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

      Near this site occurred the incident which led to the formation of The San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals on April 8, 1868 James Sloan Hutchinson, a pioneer banker...

      Near this site occurred the incident which led to the formation of The San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals on April 8, 1868 James Sloan Hutchinson, a pioneer...

      • san francisco
      • bay area
      • california
      • spca
      • hutchinson
      • pioneer banker
      • all too common
      • cruelty

      Davis Ferry

      Davis Ferry  The first white man known to have resided in the Tippecanoe Township was a Frenchman named William Burnett who established a trading post between the mouth of Burnett's creek and the...

      Davis Ferry  The first white man known to have resided in the Tippecanoe Township was a Frenchman named William Burnett who established a trading post between the mouth of Burnett's creek and...

      • davis ferry
      • tippecanoe county
      • wabash river
      • burnett's creek
      • bridge

      First Telephone Exchange in British Empire

      On building at 8 Main St East in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and denotes first telephone exchange in the British Empire. Plaque reads: "On this site was established in March 1878 by Hugh Cossart...

      On building at 8 Main St East in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and denotes first telephone exchange in the British Empire. Plaque reads: "On this site was established in March 1878 by Hugh Cossart...

        Malcolm X Elementary School