Blog Posts tagged: English Bay
TBTPS: Polar Bear Swim in 1930 & 1968
In honour of yesterday’s 100th annual Polar Bear Swim, today’s #TBTPS shows the scene on New Year’s Day in 1930 (lead image) and again in 1968. Check out the English Bay Pier – not to mention the fantastic swim trunks –... Continue reading »
The Polar Bear Swim: New Year’s Day at English Bay
The Polar Bear Club about to go for a swim on New Years Day, 1939. (CoV Archives) Curglaff: the shock felt in bathing when one first plunges into cold water. (This public space ‘word of the day’ comes courtesy of... Continue reading »
Coming up at Council and Park Board: community gardens, Biennale, Fair Elections, Engaged City and Marpole…
There’s lots of public space action taking place at Council and Park Board next week (March 31 and April 2). Here’s a quick run-down of the stories to watch. On Monday, March 31, the Park Board meeting will be looking... Continue reading »
The 2014 Polar Bear Swim – New Year’s Day at English Bay
Polar Bear Swim, 2011. Photo by Michael Kalus Curglaff. The shock felt in bathing when one first plunges into cold water. (This public space ‘word of the day’ comes courtesy of John Jamiesons’s Etymological Scottish Dictionary, 1808. As reported in... Continue reading »
Decentralized and dispersed… Tom & Gary hit English Bay
After a day of odds and ends (translation: rendering some order to my seriously messy apartment), it’s nice to close things with a bit of liveliness and surprise. I’d forgotten that Tom and Gary had one of their excellent Decentralized Dance Parties... Continue reading »