Archive for the category "photos"

Pike Place Market in Seattle

November 5th, 2011 @ 11:45am by Rebecca Bollwitt
Posted in photos, seattle, travel
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Seattle’s Pike Place Market is not only an icon, it’s an attraction that draws over 10 million visitors each year as well as locals who are fortunate enough to have so much fresh fish and produce at their fingertips. I met up with Ben Franz-Knight, Executive Director of the Pike Place Market Preservation & Development [...]

From the Miss604 Flickr Pool

November 4th, 2011 @ 10:00am by Rebecca Bollwitt
Posted in flickr, photos, seasonal, vancouver
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The temperature has dipped and this weekend our clocks on the West Coast will fall back an hour. The remaining multitude of colour that was once up in branches will tumble to the ground and get washed away. November is now in full swing and I’m pleased to present the 50th collection of photos From [...]

Archives Photos of the Day: Costumes

October 31st, 2011 @ 10:45am by Rebecca Bollwitt
Posted in halloween, history, photos, vancouver
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It’s a happy Halloween in Vancouver as I watch robots, Lego men, Sailor Moon, and plenty of pirates walk by this morning. I thought it would be fun to check out what Vancouverites did for this haunting occasion in the past but I was unable to find many results for “Halloween” during my research but [...]

From the Miss604 Flickr Pool

October 25th, 2011 @ 11:00am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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Autumn must be an inspiration for many as the Miss604 Flickr Group has seen an increase in membership and pages upon pages of photos have been contributed within the last two weeks along. I can’t fit all of the wonderful, vibrant, and colouful images into a single roundup post but I’ll certainly try. Photo credit: [...]

Archives Photos of the Day: Street Fashions

October 21st, 2011 @ 10:30am by Rebecca Bollwitt
Posted in fashion, history, photos
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Yesterday I asked the followers of my Facebook page what the theme of the next Archives Photos of the Day post should be. I had some great suggestions and decided to go with Robert White’s idea of street fashions. While the images were not categorized under a “fashion” tag, I did a little digging and [...]

From the Miss604 Flickr Pool: Port Mann Bridge Photos

October 18th, 2011 @ 3:00pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
Posted in bc, flickr, photos, surrey, vancouver
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Having just passed the half-way point in the construction of the Port Mann Bridge I thought I would showcase photos of the impressive 10-lane superstructure this week. The following is a collection of Port Mann Bridge photos (past and present) that have been contributed to the Miss604 Group on Flickr. I also received permission to [...]

Occupy Vancouver in Photos

October 15th, 2011 @ 6:28pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
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The Occupy Vancouver event began today in front of the Vancouver Art Gallery to show solidarity for Occupy Wall Street and to voice opinions and concerns over our own issues with the economy, politics, and everything in between. Twitpic from GlobalBC courtesy of Jennifer Palmer “The grassroots protests had Canadians expressing their disenchantment with the [...]

Vancouver Icons: Crab Sculpture

October 14th, 2011 @ 9:05am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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It was 43 years ago today that crab sculpture was installed in front of the Museum of Vancouver and Planetarium in Kitsilano. Photo credit: Lester Chung on Flickr The stainless steel piece by George Norris takes inspiration from a First Nations legend that told of a crab guarding the entrance to the harbour [source]. The [...]