Mosaic

I literally stumbled across this mosaic embedded in the sidewalk near the corner of Hastings and Cambie Streets the other day. After doing some poking around on the web, I've discovered that this is one of 17 distinct mosaic tile art pieces placed in sidewalks around the Downtown Eastside.  A project called "The Footprints Community Art Project", it was undertaken in 2001 as a joint effort by Western Economic Diversification Canada, The Carnegie Community Centre, the federal government, and residents of the downtown eastside. Now that I know these mosaics exist, I'm looking forward to finding and photographing the rest of them.



Post title from this song by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers.

Gimme A Sign

I took this photo quite a while ago outside a church on Cambie Street near West 20th Avenue. It seemed to fit in with this month's City Daily Photo theme: Funny Signs. I'm guessing that this was a fundraiser for a Boy Scout troop who were selling animal manure for people's gardens, and not actually a sale of Boy Scout poop!

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Post title from this song by Ryan Adams.

Expo '86

A shot looking east from the middle of Cambie Bridge. In the foreground are some remnants of False Creek's industrial past. Mid-ground is the new Millenium Water and Hinge Park, which served as the Athlete's Village during the 2010 Winter Olympics, and in the background is the round buckyball of Science World, originally built to house the Expo Centre at Expo '86.

Post title from this song by Death Cab for Cutie.

The Metro

Today I rode the Canada Line from downtown Vancouver out to Richmond (a suburb directly south of Vancouver proper) and back, just for fun.

Because I'm a geek like that.

On the way home I was able to sit in the very front seat. Because Canada Line trains are automated and have no driver, that seat looks out the front windshield. As we were stopped at the Oakridge/41st Ave Station northbound, I aimed my iPhone at the front window and took this shot of the tunnel in front of us. The way it's lit almost makes it look like some kind of wormhole from a science fiction television show. I also love the ghost-like reflections of my fellow passengers along the left edge of the shot. Maybe I'll stop taking my good camera with me - some of my favourite photos are ones I took with my phone!


Title post from this Berlin song.