Category Archives: Heritage
Vancouver Province column: Why don’t we hear more rumblings of desire for new streetcar systems?
Monday, July 07, 2008 With gas prices hovering at an all-time high and the B.C. carbon tax in full swing, more and more Lower Mainland drivers are looking to get rid of their car keys in favour of a transit … Continue reading
Province column: It feels like we’re being taken for a ride with this bridge roller-coaster
Call me old-fashioned, but I still consider $63 million to be a whole lot of money — even in an era of billion-dollar mega-projects, million-dollar condominiums and $1.35-a-litre gasoline. So I was both surprised and disturbed to recently hear that … Continue reading
Legacy Sakura on Powell Street
As part of the new City of Vancouver plan to redevelop Oppenheimer Park in the downtown eastside (and adjacent to the historic Japantown), “legacy sakura” (cherry blossom trees) are going to be removed to make way for a new field … Continue reading
Filed under Culture, Green Space, Heritage, Protest
More on the fallout from the demolition of Erickson’s “Graham House”
Kevin Vallely, who works as a consultant for the West Vancouver practice of Kallweit Graham Architecture, has written a compelling article in the North Shore News asking what buildings we chose to preserve in the name of heritage, and why. … Continue reading
Filed under Architecture, British Columbia, Heritage
Second Life for Vancouver’s Japantown?
According to CanadianNikkei, a presentation on the future of Japantown is scheduled for Tuesday February 5, 2008, 6:30pm at the Japanese Hall. Hugh McLean, Planner, Central Area Planning, with the City of Vancouver will give a talk on the history … Continue reading
Filed under Architecture, Culture, Heritage, Neighbourhoods
Erickson’s “Graham House” demolition moving ahead
The latest on the Arthur Erickson “Graham House” saga is that the District of West Vancouver has decided to go ahead and issue a permit to the site’s owners. A last minute request to have the house put on the … Continue reading
Filed under Architecture, Heritage, Protest, Vancouver
A case for “the new Lonsdale”
Excellent column in the Globe and Mail newspaper from urban design/architecture critic Trevor Boddy – who takes a long, hard look at North Vancouver’s Lonsdale Avenue, the city’s main drag, and development that has taken place on the strip in … Continue reading
Filed under Architecture, Culture, Heritage, Neighbourhoods, Nimbies, Urban Planning, Vancouver
Report: Arthur Erickson home to be demolished
A West Vancouver home designed by architect Arthur Erickson is slated for demolition, according to a new report from the North Shore News. “I just think that whoever is making the decision should consider it very carefully,” said the internationally … Continue reading
Filed under Architecture, Heritage, Real Estate, Vancouver
Vancouver Province column: Royal City mayor on a downtown clean-up mission
Hard-headed Royal City mayor is on a downtown clean-up mission Derek Moscato Special to The Province Tuesday, November 13, 2007 On an otherwise pleasant morning earlier this fall, I was on the receiving end of a rude awakening — … Continue reading
Filed under Architecture, Heritage, Law and Order, Politics, Vancouver
Vancouver Province column: Heritage festival battles to survive as Cracktown gobbles up Japantown
The Province Monday, July 23, 2007 The Powell Street Festival, Vancouver’s annual celebration of Japanese-Canadian culture, is just around the corner. From tea ceremonies to sumo wrestling to the traditional salmon barbeque, the August 4 and 5 event promises festival-goers … Continue reading
Filed under Culture, Heritage, Law and Order, Neighbourhoods, Parks, Vancouver, Vancouver Province Columns
