Showing posts with label Heritage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Heritage. Show all posts
Thursday, July 21, 2016

From Strong Towns — Historic buildings
get newer, greener lease on life

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The story of Peggy and Tom Brennan who recently renovated and opened two unique buildings in downtown Detroit: the Green Garage , a business...
Wednesday, March 30, 2016

From The Wall Street Journal —
Classic New York Streetscapes, Then and Now

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It is an essential paradox of New York City that its streetscapes seem both ageless and ever-evolving. Photographer Berenice Abbott captu...
Thursday, March 5, 2015

Background / Vancouver —
An artist's view of the city, October 30, 1972

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Post by The Sidewalk Ballet .
Wednesday, February 4, 2015

@AmExperiencePBS American Experience: The World that Moses Built

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American Experience: The World that Moses Built Part 1 - YouTube
Monday, October 27, 2014

The (amazing) density of Barcelona Eixample @cnunextgen

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Post by CNU NextGen: The Next Generation of New Urbanists .
Sunday, October 12, 2014

New York 1915 (colourized). @jen_keesmaat

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New York 1915 (colourized). Note the size of the street trees, the width of the sidewalks, the architectural detail. pic.twitter.com/Q3jWTtM...
Thursday, July 24, 2014

Patrick Condon in The Tyee – Vancouver's
'Spot Zoning' Is Corrupting Its Soul

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Photo by  hradcanska   Why is Vancouver a place where developments increasingly spark conflicts, where frustrated developers must gamble...
Sunday, July 6, 2014

@emilymbadger in The Washington Post —
An Economic Defense of Old Buildings

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Jane Jacobs, a woman akin to the patron saint of urban planners, first argued 50 years ago that healthy neighborhoods need old buildings. ...
Friday, March 28, 2014

From Shorpy — Saginaw, Michigan circa 1908

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Post by Shorpy Higginbotham .
Thursday, February 27, 2014

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The last of the Horse Drawn Carriages, side by side with an electric tram in New York, 1917. By The Brown Brothers. pic.twitter.com/eiaH51pF...
Monday, February 24, 2014

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Post by The Sidewalk Ballet .
Saturday, January 25, 2014

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Post by Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours .
Saturday, January 18, 2014

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Check out the Lower East Side of yesterday.. http://t.co/E36CAi6hTY #LES #EastVillage #NYC pic.twitter.com/z0eXc80ogP — LESNYC (@LESNYC)...
Monday, January 6, 2014

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Post by The Sidewalk Ballet .
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Monday, December 9, 2013

From Vancouver Heritage Foundation — House Style Encyclopedia

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An interactive encyclopedia of traditional house styles and their architectural components — House Style Encyclopedia | Table
Monday, October 21, 2013

Slow, Steady Progress on SketchUp

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  Photo: Hudson Bay Company, Granville St Vancouver 1935. 3D model drawn in Google SketchUp match-photo. Small breakthroughs in inferenc...
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Saturday, September 14, 2013

Nanaimo South Downtown
Waterfront Initiative

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The South Downtown Waterfront Initiative is a long term planning project in Nanaimo, led by the South Downtown Waterfront Committee. This...
Sunday, June 9, 2013

From WSJ.com —
Architect Arthur Erickson's Imperiled Future

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Arthur Erickson, a native son of Vancouver and one of Canada's most famous architects, died in 2009 at 84. Now his foundation is strug...
Monday, March 25, 2013

The Ongoing Effort to Reclaim a
Walkway from a Driveway

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The car rules in Nanaimo. From the grandest high speed thru-way to the smallest pedestrian pathway. I have been pointing out to the Isla...
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Friday, November 23, 2012

It's Just a Small Sign. But...

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It's just a sign. This is what it says: PRIVATE DRIVEWAY NO PUBLIC ACCESS OR PARKING This is where it is: the sparkling newly res...