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CVA-784-211-Seating-in-Park-Place-plaza-940x635 Forgotten Downtown Plazas

by Isabelle Kim, photo from City of Vancouver Archives As a part of research I have been conducting around public spaces within Downtown Vancouver, I was curious to look into Vancouver’s history, and began my search in the Vancouver Archives.... Continue reading »

April 25, 2015   |   0 comments
A frosty Hinge Park, South East False Creek. Updated: Last Minute Gift Ideas for the Public Space Afficiando (2014)

Good work, it’s solstice time! You’ve made it this far… and now the days are going to be getting just a little bit lighter from here on in. Just in time! But what’s that you say? It’s the holiday season... Continue reading »

December 21, 2014   |   0 comments
VPSN – Public Space News & Events – April 8, 2011

The latest edition of our newsletter — for your weekend reading pleasure! CELEBRATE Wednesday, May 4 – Turn V (with us) ENGAGE An Expanded Robson Square – On the Cusp of a (Lost?) Opportunity? Structures for Public Expression – Street... Continue reading »

April 8, 2011   |   0 comments
[Canadian Pacific Railway station, S.S. "Princess Mary" at Pier D] Early 20th century panoramas of Vancouver – now online

S.S. Princess Mary at Pier D. City of Vancouver Archives Cool pix! The City Archives just released a set of digitized panorama photographs of the city at the turn of the 20th century. The images were taken by W. J.... Continue reading »

March 4, 2011   |   0 comments
VPSN Public Space News & Events | 5 July 2010

Happy July folks! Hope you all had a great (and perhaps long) weekend. From Canada Day to the Jazz Fest there was a festive air despite the patches of gray. And on Granville it was actually the street that got... Continue reading »

July 5, 2010   |   0 comments