Curiosities
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UCS #26: Not so Happy ThanksTaking
See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related reading: Shape Your...
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UCS #25: To Eby or Not To Eby?
See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related reading: BC...
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UCS #24: Filling The Hole On Broadway
See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related reading...
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UCS #21: The Hapless Vancouver Art Donor
See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch. *** Related reading: Project to...
By Urban Cartoon Syndicate -
UCS #17: Highrises help fight the effects of climate change!
See our Launch and Introduction about the launch of the © Urban Cartoon Syndicate and the announcement by CityHallWatch.
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Perspectives in Place: Dungeons and Dragons – A Quest for the White Picket Fence
Once upon a time, in a land not–so far away, a local Writer stepped out of an elevator and into the lobby of a shopping mall in Vancouver. Frantically...
By Jamie Burke -
Urban Cartoon Syndicate (UCS): Introduction and Call
Political cartooning has been a significant form of social and political commentary for centuries. It took off in the 18th century when artists like James...
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Movie Reviews from an Urban Planning Perspective – Cars (2006)
Popular culture offers a glimpse into the context of its creator. In the film, repeat viewings reveal that one of the most important elements is the...
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Tracking a Ghost Sign on Kingsway
Even before they announced that they were going to tear the building down, none of the businesses at 3645 Kingsway stuck around for very long. The...
By Christopher Cheung -
Book Review – Meet Me By The Fountain: An Inside History of The Mall
What was your mall? Mine was Oakridge Centre in Vancouver. It wasn’t particularly glamorous with its exterior of boring brown brick, but it was the town...
By Christopher Cheung -
The Ziggurats of Richmond
They swept away the suburban scenery that once defined much of Richmond and built the ziggurats. Auto shops, blackberry thickets, spas, snooker halls, and...
By Christopher Cheung -
Video Vancouver: Tł’akwasik̕a̱n Khelsilem – Provocations on the Future of Downtowns
Tł’akwasik̕a̱n Khelsilem, Council Member of Squamish Nation What might downtowns look like in the future? What are the possibilities for new ideas and...
By Yuri Artibise