Curiosities
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The False Creek Pump Station
On Saturday October 4th, the City of Vancouver hosted Doors Open Vancouver, a unique event which provided a rare opportunity for behind the scenes access...
By George Poulos -
Visual Thoughts #46
Last VT image: Cumberland Lake, Vancouver Island. *** Erick Villagomez is one of the founding editors at Spacing Vancouver. He is also an educator...
By Erick Villagomez -
Visual Thoughts #45
Last VT image: View from the High Line east on W 15th Street, New York. *** Erick Villagomez is one of the founding editors at Spacing Vancouver. He is...
By Erick Villagomez -
Video Vancouver: Spyglass Sessions:—Colour the Wild
Via GP Mendoza: We took a trip downtown to Hornby and Hastings for this Spyglass Session with Carly Walde! Vancouver radio listeners might recognize her...
By Yuri Artibise -
Video Vancouver: Sidewalk Stories – “Roland”
Regular users of the Skytrain might recognize this busker and his saxophone, jamming out regularly to the catchiest 60s and 70s hits on their way home...
By Yuri Artibise -
Video Vancouver: OSGEMEOS—Transforming Industrial Silos
Imagine a 360-degree, 70-foot (21 metre) tall outdoor mural that’s over 23,500 square feet (7,162 square metres) in size. And it’s not just any mural...
By Yuri Artibise -
Video Vancouver: A Kid’s-Eye View
This whimsical music video shows a precocious child sneaking out to explore Vancouver while his parents are asleep. Song: Wiser by Old Man Canyon Album...
By Yuri Artibise -
Video Vancouver: Hand Drawn Cities
Ben Sack draws incredibly detailed maps of cities by hand. A video recording the process of a recently completed drawing. Music composed by the great...
By Yuri Artibise -
Video: Happy Vancouver
This video, set to“Happy,” the Pharrell William’s song from the Despicable Me 2 soundtrack, celebrates everyday Vancouverites.
By Yuri Artibise -
Video Vancouver: Foursquare Shows the Pulse of a City
Every day, millions of people check in on Foursquare. We took a year’s worth of check-ins in New York City and Tokyo and plotted them on a map. Each...
By Yuri Artibise -
Video Vancouver: SKATE Vancouver with Rick McCrank
Rick McCrank and Ben Blundell show you the best of Vancouver’s skate spots.
By Yuri Artibise -
Invitation to Vancouver Heritage Foundation’s Places That Matter: Wooden Roller Coaster & Pacific Coliseum
PNE Invite
By Vancouver Heritage Foundation