1.0Spacing Vancouverhttps://spacing.ca/vancouverCurranne Labercanehttps://spacing.ca/vancouver/author/currannelabercane/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="nMiNVoV7qE"><a href="https://spacing.ca/vancouver/2017/12/04/250powellstreet/">Vancouver’s Built Legacy: Transitioning a DTES Jail to Affordable Living</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://spacing.ca/vancouver/2017/12/04/250powellstreet/embed/#?secret=nMiNVoV7qE" width="600" height="338" title="“Vancouver’s Built Legacy: Transitioning a DTES Jail to Affordable Living” — Spacing Vancouver" data-secret="nMiNVoV7qE" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://spacing.ca/vancouver/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2017/11/Main-Image.jpg600388Steps from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside police headquarters, stands a former jail that once haunted the community even beyond its days. But 250 Powell Street ultimately stepped out of its shadow in 2015, when it was redeveloped into an affordable housing project. Today, this residence is an unsung leader in its eclectic neighbourhood. The seven-storey structureContinue reading