By Gordon Price
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Price Points: Facelift
Where is it, and what is it? This is Yaletown Park (see map), and the sculture is Eros Bendato Scrippolato (Eros blindfolded and cracked) by Igor...
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Price Points: Celebration
Why is what’s happening here happening here? Video here. This is 72nd and Scott Road, on the border between Surrey and Delta – or Strawberrry...
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Price Points: P2
Where is this? It’s two parking levels under the street at 605 Expo Boulevard (map here). It’s under the downtown Costco, which in turn is...
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Price Points: Gathering Space
What’s happening here? A concert, yes? In this case, MexicoFest. And the singers were pulling out all the old chestnuts – Mexican songs...
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Price Points: Cultural Centre
What’s this about? . You’d know if you were part of the South Asian community, familiar with the Newton area of Surrey. In fact, you might...
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Price Points: Arterial
Where is this? Could be any suburban strip. The woman, unable to navigate the uneven surface of the asphalt sidewalk, is smoking grimly as she steers her...
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Price Points: Robson and Granville
What’s this about? It’s not often that I cheer the loss of another bit of Vancouver’s past. But this block at Robson and Granville is...
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Price Points
What’s this about? Yes, it’s a gas station. Not much different than the other 12,684 stations in Canada. But this one is exceptional: it is...
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Price Points: Skaters on the Seawall
WHAT’S THIS ABOUT? Just a few of the hundred or more skateboarders who were rolling towards Brockton Point on the Stanley Park Seawall (map here) to...
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Price Points: Pride at Sunset
WHAT’S THIS ABOUT: Is this the best fairground in British Columbia? It’s Sunset Beach field – normally one of the expansive spaces found...
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Price Points: Emery Barnes
[Editor’s Note: We at Spacing Vancouver are delighted to announce our newest regular column – Price Points! Each week, SFU City Program...