Wintery Lions Gate Bridge on a Wordless Wednesday
December 2, 2009 By
Stanley Park on a Wordless Wednesday
September 16, 2009 By
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Stanley Park Cottage on a Wordless Wednesday
April 22, 2009 By
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Lions’ Gate Bridge on an almost Wordless Wednesday
April 8, 2009 By
The Lions' Gate Bridge connects the cities of Vancouver and North Vancouver. Driving over it offers a spectacular view of our busy seaport, Stanley Park, the mountains, and the islands in the Georgia Straight. Image by jmeeee … [Read more...]
View Suite for Rent at The Park in Coal Harbour
July 10, 2007 By
#1007 - 1723 Alberni Street Enjoy views of Bayshore Marina, Stanley Park, and the North Shore Mountains from this luxury corner suite, located on Alberni and Bidwell, steps away from Robson Street, restaurants, shops, transit, Stanley Park, and the Seawall. This suite is 840 square feet with 2 bedrooms, 1 1/2 bathrooms, plus a den. This suite has fabulous features; hardwood floors in the kitchen, dining and living room, natural gas fireplace, granite-topped kitchen island. It has … [Read more...]
History includes Hawaiians in Coal Harbour
July 8, 2007 By
Isabella J. Mori sent us this interesting article on some of Coal Harbour’s history:In 1859, British Royal Navy Captain Richards of the H.M. “Plumper” surveying vessel reported to Governor Douglas that Francis Brockton, his chief engineer, had found coal seams in the sandstone around Stanley Park. And that’s how the name Coal Harbour came about. The coal turned out to be of low quality and uneconomical to exploit but it, together with the lumber mills in and around Burrard Inlet, made … [Read more...]
Webcam Reveals Convention Centre Construction
July 4, 2007 By
There are some great views of the Harbour as seen from some of the Vancouver Webcams. The first is the Port of Vancouver’s site, which features the Harbour view as first in its list of webcams. Looking west, this view includes Granville. Next is the ongoing expansion of the Convention Centre. This complex webcam shows the expansion of the site out over the water, as well as many user-selected views. And don’t forget the zoom capability. What I like about this realtime webcam is its … [Read more...]
Upcoming: Laguna Parkside
January 13, 2007 By
One of the most stunning new luxury residential developments in the works is the Laguna Parkside. Nested between Lost Lagoon and Coal Harbour, at the end of Alberni Street, it is in a highly-prized location. Featuring visionary architecture, the Laguna Parkside is planned to be comprised of a Tower, a Mansion House and five exclusive 2-storey villas. At the ground level, all the condos and villas will be surrounded by lush landscaping, and the kind of innovative water features that have become … [Read more...]
