Vancouver Photography - Page 27

raggedy13 · #**521** Posted **Jan 18, 2008, 6:33 AM**

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Originally Posted by thedjraw

A quick pic of downtown taken last night by me from the north shore

Sweet pic thedjraw, thanks. Shangri-La looks quite tall from that angle.

excel · #**522** Posted **Jan 18, 2008, 7:29 AM**

Great photos.

thedjraw · #**523** Posted **Jan 18, 2008, 11:53 PM**

Hopefully this works for your desktop

Delirium · #**524** Posted **Jan 19, 2008, 2:40 AM**

nice! thanks

here's a few more good ones from flickr.com

SFUVancouver · #**525** Posted **Jan 19, 2008, 11:41 PM**

I took to heart a recent comment I recieved expressing appreciating about seeing a different side of Vancouver in some of my photos other than the one usually shown in typical Vancouver skyline shots. So I took this mini photo tour on a cloudy, cold, and all together more representative Vancouver winter day when I had a free hour and was downtown after a meeting. They are mainly of the “Crosstown” neighbourhood where Downtown meets Chinatown.

A random downtown alley (Between Cordova and West Hastings off of Richards)

Victory Square Park (West Pender and Cambie) This is where the annual Remembrance Day ceremony and parade take place.

The Sun Tower and neighbouring loft buildings (West Pender and Beatty. The Sun Tower was once the tallest in the British Empire.

The same buildings from the alley behind Beatty street. (A bonus shot of one of our new electric trolley buses)

“2 Jays” Building (West Pender and Abbot. The namesake 2 Jays Café is long gone, shut down for one too many health code violations.)

33 Pender (high-end Lofts) (Mid-block, West Pender and Abbot. It has come to my attention that this is actually a market condo project, as opposed to social housing. The high ceilings should have been a give-away. Thanks jlousa)

Chinatown Gates (West Pender and Carrall. Looking back along West Pender towards downtown.)

Wing Sang Heritage Restoration and EAST (East Pender and Columbia. The Wing Sang building dates back to 1889 and is being restored and converted to 22 high-end condos, while EAST is a new infill low-rise condo block, also high-end.)

Less than a block away the police stop a couple of junkies from openly smoking crack in an alley.

The first section of the Carrall Street Greenway is complete.

It is now being extended south to the Seawall at False Creek and in time it will be extended north to Gastown and eventually the as-yet-unbuilt Seawall to the north in the Port lands.

The Carrall Street Greenway connecting to the Seawall.

The courtyard of the SUCCESS senior’s home. The abacus in front works.

The babbling brook and rolling hills of Andy Livingstone park.

The dross beneath the Georgia, Dunsmuir, and SkyTrain viaducts. This is just one of many reasons why cities shouldn’t build elevated freeways.

jlousa · #**526** Posted **Jan 20, 2008, 12:10 AM**

Love you pics SFUVancouver, and I also respect your commentary and ideas even if we don't always agree. Always just wanted to clarify that 33 Pender isn't Social housing, it's actually high-end loft. Take a look at

http://www.33living.ca/

for details, this isn't advertising as I'm not associated with that project in anyway.

I would love to see a walking picture tour of Collingwood/Joyce and Kerrisdale as they don't seem to have much airtime here but have some nice buildings.

SFUVancouver · #**527** Posted **Jan 20, 2008, 4:43 AM**

^ Thanks for the correction. To be honest that makes more sense. I didn't recall reading about a West Pender location for social housing on the recently posted list of social housing units under construction. The high ceilings and respectable architecture should have been clues.

I appreciate your feedback too.

entheosfog · #**528** Posted **Jan 20, 2008, 4:49 AM**

Nice pics!!

Rusty Gull · #**529** Posted **Jan 20, 2008, 5:24 AM**

Yeah, great pics. I think the potential revitalization of Chinatown -- between new residential developments, some new retail activity, plus the Greenway -- is one of the underrated stories on this forum and in Vancouver generally.

bils · #**530** Posted **Jan 20, 2008, 7:50 AM**

that last photo is actually a perfect place to park your car for free if you're attending a hockey game.

entheosfog · #**531** Posted **Jan 21, 2008, 12:52 AM**

So I finally got around to taking some pics yesterday. It was a tad chilly but better than the rest of Canada, I'm sure

Anyway, here we go:

Looking down Georgia Street:

West Pender:

Ahh only in Vancouver!

I love this old building, although it could use a restoration like its neighbour to the right:

Mmm...cobblestone...

The Seymour Building, one of my faves:

The Bay window display:

On Robson street:

My favourite car ever:

The West End:

Shangri-la looming over Robson:

Robson Street again, as the sun sets:

Mmm hot dogs:

A very bright corner, Granville and Robson is:

Looking South down Granville:

File this thing under the what were they thinking category when they designed it. Rumour has it the building will be getting a 'facelift'. God help us:

One last dusk Robson shot:

thedjraw · #**532** Posted **Jan 21, 2008, 6:47 AM**

some pictures I took tonight..

David · #**533** Posted **Jan 21, 2008, 6:57 AM**

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Originally Posted by entheosfog

One last dusk Robson shot:

I am 90% sure that I am walking past you on your immediate right when this picture was shot. I distinctly remember seeing someone taking a picture facing that direction, etc after I had just crossed Burrard. What time were you there?

giallo · #**534** Posted **Jan 21, 2008, 7:38 AM**

Great shots, everyone.

The Shangri-la has done it. It has made Vancouver's skyline complete from this angle as far as I'm concerned.

entheosfog · #**535** Posted **Jan 21, 2008, 8:11 AM**

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Originally Posted by David

I am 90% sure that I am walking past you on your immediate right when this picture was shot. I distinctly remember seeing someone taking a picture facing that direction, etc after I had just crossed Burrard. What time were you there?

That's funny!
Hmmm...I think it was close to 5pm when I was there...
Here's an uncropped version: