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Don Mattrick's house
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The former president of software maker Electronic Arts Worldwide, founder of Distinctive Software, Inc. (DSI) (Now EA Canada) and Unlimited Software owns this house.
Mattrick is the current Senior Vice President, Interactive Entertainment Business, Entertainment and Devices Division of Microsoft.

Jim Pattison's House
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Pattison is the billionaire founder and head of the Jim Pattison Group, the third largest privately held company in Canada. As of March 2013, Forbes ranks him as the 3rd richest Canadian, worth an estimated $5.5 billion. His business empire includes: TV and radio stations, car dealerships, grocery store chains, magazine distribution, food service specialty packaging, advertising, real estate development, fishing, forest products, financial services, and entertainment.

Frank Giustra's house
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The Canadian business executive, who has been particularly successful in the mining and filmmaking industries lives here.
Frank Gustra founded Lions Gate Entertainment in 1997.

Jacqui Cohen's house
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Jacqui Cohen how is owner of the Army & Navy Department Stores Ltd. lives here.
Army & Navy is a department store chain in Canada. Samuel Joseph Cohen opened the first Army & Navy location in Vancouver, British Columbia on West Hastings Street in 1919, selling liquidation stock from closing, bankrupt, or destroyed stores, and World War I army and navy surplus goods at low prices.

Nat Bosa's house
Vancouvers "condo" king Nat Bosa owns this house.
Nat Bosa is President of Bosa Development Corporation.
Architect = Fred Hollingsworth, 1993

Daryl Katz's house
The chairman and chief executive officer of The Katz Group, one of North America's leading drug store operators owns this house.
Katz is owner of the Edmonton Oilers.

Hassan Khosrowshahi's house
The founder of Canadian electronics retailer, Future Shop owns this house.
Khosrowshahi sold Future Shop for C$480 million in 2001 to US retailer Best Buy.

Lone Rock Point - Danger Bay filming location
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Cullen residence (The Twilight Saga)
The house was used in "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" and "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" as the Cullen residence.
Built in 1954, the house was designed by late architect Arthur Erickson.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Erickson

Joseph Segal's house
Joseph Segal built a merchandising empire that included Zeller's and the Bay. As president of Kingswood Capital, he made his mark in manufacturing, real estate and venture capital funding.
He is also Member of the Order of Canada and Chancellor Emeritus at SFU.

Larry Yung's house
The owner of China International Trust and Investment Corporation owns this house.
According to Forbes Magazine, he is one of the wealthiest people in China, with a personal net worth of $2.2 billion US dollars.

Stephen Hynes' House
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Stephen Hynes is the founder of Hynes Developments, a small, research oriented development company focused on creating environments that are responsive to the needs of people.
He has reportedly spent over 6 years building this 22,500 sqft home. The property also includes the structure immediately to the southwest of the main house, which will be the guest house and will feature a tennis court on the roof once completed.

John MacBain's House
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MacBain made a fortune with his chain of Auto Trader magazines, earning him the nickname "King of Classifieds". He's the founder and former President/CEO of Trader Classified Media, the world's leading classified advertising company. In 2006, he sold the company for $2 billion.

Eric Savics' House
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Eric Savics is Vice President of Haywood Capital Markets.

Chip Wilson's House
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Chip Wilson is a Canadian businessman. Wilson is perhaps best known for being the founder of the yoga-inspired apparel company Lululemon Athletica. With an estimated net worth of $US 2.9 billion (as of March 2012), he was ranked by Forbes as the 9th wealthiest Canadian and 401st in the world.
In March 2012, Wilson began building a new house on these two combined lots.

Lorne Segal's House
Lorne Segal is President of Kingswood Properties.

'Eppich House II' by Arthur Erickson
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Khosrow Maghsoud's House
Khosrow Maghsoud is an Iranian-Canadian businessman in the stone import business.

Rumored Maylasian Royal Family's House
This 25,000 sqft home is rumored to be owned by a member of the Maylasian royal family.

Lord Byng Secondary School ("Riverdale" Tv series)
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Riverdale High School, some exterior shoots took place here at the gates of Lord Byng Secondary School.

Third largest yacht in the world: Tatoosh
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Yacht number two in Paul Allen’s fleet, and we’re not even out of the top five yet; dang! But then again, given that Forbes magazine estimates his worth at $20 billion, what else is he to do with all of that cash? At least he keeps his yachts moving, unlike some other owners. For example, Tatoosh, which he acquired last year, spent time in New Zealand around Christmas. (Interesting side note: She was too big to enter Auckland’s Viaduct Harbor and therefore had to stay at nearby Princess Wharf, the same spot that cruise ships use.) Then in July she was seen in Honolulu, Hawaii; unfortunately it seems she had some engine problems, judging by the radio conversations other boaters overheard. But the problems must have been addressed quickly, as Tatoosh was seen in Vancouver, British Columbia, a month later. Her arrival there generated nearly two dozen postings on an Internet forum that focuses on happenings in Vancouver; the first posting was under the startling heading “Paul Allen found floating in English Bay" which the poster admits he wrote to attract attention.
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High Scool where 'John Tucker Must Die' was filmed
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David Sidoo's House
David Sidoo is is a Canadian stock promoter, businessman, philanthropist, and former professional Canadian football player. In 2019 the FBI named Sidoo as one of several parent perpetrators in the 2019 college admissions bribery scandal, and he later pleaded guilty to mail fraud conspiracy. On July 15, 2020, Sidoo was sentenced to 90 days in prison, one year supervised release and a $250,000 fine

Henry K.S. Lee's House
Henry K.S. Lee was the 2007-2008 chairman of the Vancouver Board of Trade. He is the Vice Chairman and Director at Tom Lee Group Companies.

Juno's House from the film"Juno"
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The home used in the 2007 comedy-drama "Juno." The film starred, Ellen Page, Michael Cera and Jennifer Garner.
This was the home of the film's main character, Juno.
Please keep in mind that this is a private home. Please do not trespass on their property,knock on their door, or do anything else to disturb the residents.

Luca Schaefer Charlton Home
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Luca Schaefer Charlton Tik Tok star home address in his home town of Vancouver British Columbia. Located in a semi private neighborhood but open to the general public.

Canadian Coast Guard's SRN-6 hovercraft
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Designed primarily as a fast ferry for operations in sheltered waters, the SR.N6 Mk I can accommodate either 38 passengers or 3 tonnes of freight. Fully amphibious, it can operate from relatively unsophisticated bases above the high water mark, irrespective of tidal state.
Directional control is achieved by twin rudders and skirt lift, with a thrust port system to assist in low speed manoeuvring. Two manually actuated elevators provide pitch trim at cruising speed.
SR.N6s have been in regular civil operations since 1965. Operators have included Hoverwork Ltd and the Canadian Coast Guard.

Vancouver cruise terminal
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With ships!

Rosemary Mansion - John William Fordham Johnson's House (Former)
John William Fordham Johnson was a Canadian businessman and the 14th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.

BC Place
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Home of the BC Lions (CFL)

Stanley Park
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Princess Cruises ship 'Diamond Princess'

Jason Kapalka's House
Jason Kapalka is the Chief Creative Officer behind PopCap Games, creator of highly the highly popular game, Bejeweled.

Olympic Village (Vancouver)
The Vancouver Olympic Village (VOV), is an Olympic Village to be built for the 2010 Winter Olympics and 2010 Winter Paralympics hosted in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. A 600,000 sq ft (56,000 m2) village with over 600 units will be able to accommodate over 2,800 athletes, coaches, and officials.
The site, a former industrial area which until recently was mostly parking lot, is located on the shoreline at the southeast corner of False Creek, north of 2nd Avenue between Quebec and Manitoba Streets.

Royal Caribbean's 'Serenade of the Seas'

Holland America's 'ms Westerdam'
The ms Westerdam is the third in Holland America Line's series of Vista-class ships. As such, she embraces the latest industry and environmental technologies such as her use of a diesel-electric power plant for optimal energy efficiency and an Azipod propulsion system. Most of her staterooms have ocean views and many have private verandahs.
The theme of ms Westerdam's art collection is Dutch heritage in the New World. Art ranges from paintings of historic Dutch ships, such as Henry Hudson's Half Moon, to a huge Indian silver-overlaid wood palace doorway, a bone tobacco pipe carved in the shape of a woman's head to a collection of 5,000-year-old pre-Columbian carved limestone figures from Ecuador. Contemporary pieces include an original Andy Warhol portrait and signature sculptures by Sedona artist Susanna Holt.

Nat Bailey Stadium
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Home field to the Vancouver Canadians

Alexander Duncan McRae's House (Former)
Alexander Duncan McRae was a successful businessman, a Major General in the Canadian Army in First World War, a Member of Parliament, a Canadian Senator and a farmer.
After McRae settled in Vancouver in 1907 he proceeded to build a mansion for his family, to become known as Hycroft Manor, in Shaughnessy, an exclusive suburb of Vancouver. The home was built on the brow of a hill on 5.5 acres of land. The land upon which the 30 room, 3 story mansion was built cost $10,000 and the construction, completed in 1911 cost $100,000. The house was designed by Vancouver architect Thomas Hooper. After the death of his wife Blanche in 1942, McRae donated Hycroft Manor and the adjacent Hycroft Tower to the government of Canada. Hycroft Tower was to be used as a hospital for wounded veterans. Once converted, it housed 130 beds. In recent years, Hycroft Manor has become the home of the University Woman's Club, and is home in that capacity to a variety of high-society driven charity balls and other events. The French Olympic Team used the building during the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. It is also heavily used by Vancouver's film and television production industry as a set.

John Oliver Secondary School ("Riverdale" TV series)
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Riverdale High School is based in John Oliver Secondary School in Vancouver

'Copp House' by Ron Thom
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1951

'Brilliant Information Overload Pop Head' by Douglas Coupland
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at the Vancouver Art Gallery

Holland America's 'ms Noordam'
Launched in 2006, the ms Noordam is the newest member of our renowned Vista-class ships. Named for the Northern compass point, she embraces the latest industry and environmental technologies such as her use of a diesel-electric power plant for optimal energy efficiency and an Azipod propulsion system that maximizes maneuverability.

British Columbia Golf Museum
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Craig McCaw's $75M James Island
Craig McCaw is a Seattle-area businessman and entrepreneur who achieved success as a pioneer in the cellular phone industry. He is the founder of McCaw Cellular (now part of AT&T Mobility) and Clearwire Corporation.
McCaw recently listed his Vancouver area private island for sale for $75M. Features of their 780 acre private island include a private Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course, sandy beaches, an airstrip and a marina. There is a four-bedroom, 5,000-square-foot main residence built from reclaimed cedar, a large warehouse that has been converted into an entertainment center, a gym, a store, staff accommodations and six guest cottages.
Formerly the site of a World War II-era dynamite plant, the island once had a population of roughly 800. In the 1980s it was partially developed into a resort. Mr. McCaw, the cellphone-industry pioneer, purchased the island in 1994.

False Creek Speedway
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The British Columbia Midget Auto Racing Association opened a 1/4 mile dirt track here in 1957. It was paved in 1959 and closed in 1962. Today, the track surface is still intact as part of Strathcona Park.

RV Ben Franklin & Vancouver Maritime Museum
RV Ben Franklin was built between 1966 and 1968 in Switzerland for deep ocean explorer Jacques Piccard and the Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation. She was christened "America's largest submersible". Her namesake, American patriot and inventor Ben Franklin, was the first to map the Gulf Stream and gave it its name.
The submersible made a famous 30-day drift dive off the East Coast of the United States and Canada in 1969, mapping the Gulf Stream's currents and sea life. She also made space exploration history by studying the behavior of aquanauts in a sealed, self-contained, self-sufficient capsule for NASA.
During Ben Franklin's career, she was also involved in acoustic, marine biological, chemical and other experiments as well as deep water salvage operations, pollution studies, photo mapping of the sea floor and ocean environment research for the U.S. Navy. She was donated to the Vancouver Maritime Museum by Horton Trading Company in December 1999.

Wreck Beach
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Paulie Bleeker’s house from the film Juno
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'Forrest House' by Ron Thom
1964
threatened by demolition (12/2019)

Lions Gate Bridge

Science World
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Symbol of World EXPO 86

Bentley Continental
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Bentall 5
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Bentall 5 (or Five Bentall Centre) is a 35-floor skyscraper located at 550 Burrard Street in Downtown Vancouver's Financial District. Part of the Bentall Centre complex, it stands at 140 m (459 ft), making it the 8th-tallest building in the city.
The penthouse floor is currently occupied by Teck Cominco, Canada’s largest diversified mining, mineral processing, and metallurgical company.

Pacific Coliseum
Pacific Coliseum is an indoor arena at Hastings Park in Vancouver, British Columbia. Completed in 1968 at the site of the Pacific National Exhibition, the arena currently holds 16,281 for ice hockey, though capacity at its opening was 15,713.
The Coliseum is currently the home of the Vancouver Giants of the Western Hockey League. The arena also hosts a variety of events and concerts. It has also been chosen as the venue for figure skating and short track speed skating in the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Other hockey tenants of the Pacific Coliseum have been the Vancouver Canucks of the NHL from 1970-1995 and the WHL from 1968 to 1970, the Vancouver Blazers of the WHA from 1973-1975 and the Vancouver Voodoo of the RHI from 1994-1995.

'I wait and I wait and I wait for God to appear' by Douglas Coupland
at the Vancouver Art Gallery

Cecil Green Park House
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Hastings Skatepark

General Motors Place
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Home of the Vancouver Canucks

'Girl in a Wetsuit' by Elek Imredy
A life size bronze statue of a woman in a wetsuit, with flippers on her feet and her mask pushed up on her forehead, sits on a large intertidal boulder just offshore of Stanley Park. In September of 1968, Douglas Brown, a Vancouver lawyer, talked to sculptor Elek Imredy about his desire to commission a sculpture inspired by the famous Copenhagen mermaid, which could be sited on the great granite boulder just off the northern shore of Stanley Park. Imredy proposed a life-size bronze sculpture of a scuba diver. On Brown's initiative, the Vancouver Harbour Improvement Society was formed with the intention of financing and facilitating a unique landmark for both Vancouverites and visitors to the city. They raised the money to produce the sculpture privately and Imredy was commissioned to craft the proposed work. The Vancouver Park Board gave permission to the society to place the sculpture on the rock. Because the boulder was often covered at high tide, a precast concrete ring was created and the rock was lifted by a floating crane and set on the ring about 100 feet from its original location. Imredy first took a mold of the top surface of the rock. In his studio, he made a replica of the rock and modeled the figure in clay. The model was a young friend but Imredy didn't want to make a recognizable image. "When I couldn't get the model to hold her hand the way I wanted it... I held my left hand in front of a mirror, showing its opposite, and I modeled right one. Of course, I made it a bit nicer, with longer fingers." A plaster of paris mold was made from the clay figure and the sculpture was cast in fibreglass. This fibreglass figure was flown to Rome where it was cast in bronze at Giovanni and Angelo Nicci's foundry. On June 9th, 1972, the sculpture was set in place by an electric crane reaching out from shore to the rock 8o feet away and fastened to the stone with stainless steel bolts. The next day the sculpture was ceremoniously unveiled. "Girl in Wetsuit" has become a landmark for visitors to Stanley Park and to boats that enter the harbor.
Artist Statement:
"I didn't believe we should have a copy of the mermaid (in Copenhagen harbor). She is rightfully a symbol of Copenhagen... I proposed to have a life-size scuba diver seated there. At that time scuba diving was getting quite popular here in Vancouver and, just as important, I didn't know of any similar sculpture anywhere in the world. It was a new idea… There was tremendous opposition and great controversy. I still don't know why.." (quoted in The Sculpture of Elek Imredy by Terry Nobel (publisher, Vancouver, 1993) "The sculpture (is) a symbolic figure of the future exploration of the continental shelf." (information provided by the artist) "She represents Vancouver's dependence on the sea and the necessity to use the sea for the benefit of all." - Peggy Imredy

Floating 'Chevron' gas station
I assume this is for the float plane airport to the south.

Fairmont Pacific Rim
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Fairmont Pacific Rim is an upscale hotel and condominium building in Vancouver, British Columbia. It stands at 140 m or 48 storeys tall and was completed just prior to the 2010 Winter Olympics on February 4, 2010.
Glee actor Cory Monteith was found dead in his room on the 21st floor of the hotel on July 13, 2013.

Pacific Arena and Agrodome

The Bridge Studios
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The Bridge Studios is a Canadian film studio in Burnaby, British Columbia. It operates the largest effects stage in North America. Its eight studios, ranging in size from 40,000 square feet (3,700 m2) to 4,600 square feet (430 m2), are located on a 15 acres (61,000 m2) lot at 2400 Boundary Road, in Burnaby.
Shows filmed at the Studios: Thirteen Ghosts (2001), 3000 Miles to Graceland (1999), 40 Days and 40 Nights (2000), Alive: The Miracle of the Andes (1991), Another Stakeout (1992), Bad Company (1993), Big Bully (1994), Bird on a Wire (1989), Black Christmas (2006), Blade: Trinity (2003), Boy Meets Girl (1992), Carpool (1995), Carrie (2002), Christmas Comes to Willow Creek (1988), The Clan of the Cave Bear (1984), Cousins (1989), Creature (1996), Dead, Like Me (2003), The Death of the Incredible Hulk (1989), Deep Rising (1997), Defying Gravity (2009), Devour (2004), Disappearance of Vonnie (1993), Double Happiness (1992), Dudley Do-Right (1997)...

Wooden Roller Coaster at Playland
Built board by board in 1958 for the Pacific National Exhibition, the Wooden Roller Coaster is Playland's most historic and spectacular attraction. Reaching speeds of 45 mph on the steepest drop, the many twists, turns and camel hops of the Wooden Roller Coaster keep you on the edge of your seat until the last hair-raising turn into the station!

'Primary no. 9' by Michael Banwell & 'Spring' by Alan Chung Hung
on Robson Square, 'Spring' is on the lower level

'Gateway to the Northwest Passage' by Allen Chung
A Monument to George Vancouver in Vanier Park

'Doorway to Nowhere'
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RCMPV St. Roch
Built for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Force to serve as a supply ship for isolated, far-flung Arctic RCMP detachments, St. Roch was also designed to serve when frozen in for the winter, as a floating detachment, with its constables mounting dog sled patrols from the ship. Between 1929 and 1939 St. Roch made three voyages to the Arctic. Between 1940 and 1942 St. Roch navigated the Northwest Passage, arriving in Halifax harbor on October 11, 1942. St. Roch was the second ship to make the passage, and the first to travel the passage from west to east. In 1944, St. Roch returned to Vancouver via the more northerly route of the Northwest Passage, making her run in 86 days. The epic voyages of St. Roch demonstrated Canadian sovereignty in the Arctic during the difficult wartime years, and extended Canadian control over its vast northern territories.
Retired after returning from the Arctic in 1948, St. Roch was sent to Halifax by way of the Panama Canal in 1950. This voyage made St. Roch the first ship to circumnavigate North America. Returned to Vancouver for preservation as a museum ship in 1954, St. Roch was hauled ashore in 1958. Housed over in 1966 and restored to her 1944 appearance by the Canadian Parks Service, the ship is the centerpiece of the maritime museum complex at Kitsilano Point.

'Anchor' by Christel Fuoss-Moore
Near the west end of the pedestrian path along Spanish Banks is a stylized anchor with one point digging into the earth. It metaphorically marks the spot where Spanish explorer Don Jose Maria Naraez dropped anchor in 1791. He was reportedly the first European to come into this harbour.
Fuoss-Moore says that, "The anchor is a symbol of safety and solid footing. Vancouver with its port is intimately related to this symbol both past, present and future." (City Shapes catalogue, May 1986) The anchor was produced as part of the City Shapes Sculpture Symposium in 1986 to celebrate Vancouver's centennial.

The Warehouse Studio
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Owned by Bryan Adams, The Warehouse Studio has seen the likes of AC/DC, Slayer, Metallica, REM, and Nirvana record here.

Misak Yremavitch Aviazoff's House (Former)
Misak Yremavitch Aviazoff was a Vancouver, BC was president of New Method Coal and Supplies. He and his wife Aileen built this home in 1922 where they entertained celebrities such as Grand Duke Alexander, Serge Rachmanioff, and Prince Obelinsky.

Langara College
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Langara College provides university-level programs and courses and offers a variety of qualifications, including baccalaureate degrees, associate degrees, diplomas, certificates, and citations. The three 4-year degree programs offered by the College are Nursing, Recreation Management, and Business Administration. The Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree program offers majors in Accounting, Business Management, Financial Management, International Business, and Marketing.

'Eagle's Nest House' by Ron Thom

Playland
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5255 Heather Street
Originally constructed as offices for the BC Workers Compensation Board, this building was given over to the RCMP during the 1970s. The building became vacant after the RCMP moved to their new headquarters in Surrey in 2012. In 2014, the building transferred to the Public Health Services Authority, which has rented it out to film productions.

Giant stamp on the Post Office roof
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Steam clock
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A steam clock is a clock which is fully or partially powered by a steam engine. Only a few functioning steam clocks exist.

'Solo' by Natalie McHaffie
Description of Work:
An abstract sculpture of stainless steel with carved cedar planks that fan out in a spiral.
Artist Statement:
"McHaffie says she means to show movement, but not flight. 'My perception of the world is that very little of it is stable,' she says." -Vancouver Sun, July 19,1986 The sculpture was installed as one of ten pieces in the City Shapes sculpture symposium in the City's centennial year. There was some resistance to its installation at the time on the part of the Park Board Commissioner Patricia Wilson who had several concerns: "One, it's too large for the park. Two, it's inappropriate and modernistic for a natural setting." She also felt it conflicted with the native carvings planned for the site. But Stefan Bugil of the Sculptors' Society of BC countered, "There's no controversy at all in my mind....What's happening is simply the language of public art. Some people will say, 'What the hell is that?' Others will say, 'Oh, that's beautiful." - Vancouver Sun, Aug 26, 1986

Vancouver Public Library
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Vancouver Skyline

Compass rose
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Totem poles at Stanley Park

Helijet Sikorsky S76 at Vancouver Harbour Heliport

'Coopers Mews' by Alan Storey
Taking it’s source elements from the railway and cooperage that used to inhabit the area in the early twentieth century, the art work starts with a galvanized steel track that runs overhead and wanders through the tall buildings between Pacific Boulevard and the False Creek seawall west of the Cambie Street bridge. Cement and wood planks are interspersed with grass to create a walkway underneath the overhead track. The planks are reminiscent of a winding keyboard. The overhead track ends at the False Creek side with a row of 5 wooden barrels lined up like on an assembly line. Below the barrels is a board walk of 12 segments. Stepping on each board distinctly will cause steam to be forced through the barrels and out one side, creating a sound like a calliope on which you can play a tune. The sound harkens back to other times in relation to the contemporary sounds of the city which surround the piece.

Waterfront Station

"One Wall Centre" by Busby Perkins + Will
One Wall Centre, also known as the Sheraton Wall Centre - North Tower, is currently the second-tallest completed building in Downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The skyscraper is located at a high point on the downtown peninsula of Vancouver and its address is 1088 Burrard Street.
One Wall Centre was designed by Busby Perkins+Will. It was completed in 2001 and won the Emporis Skyscraper Award for the Best New Skyscraper the same year.

Pacific Space Center

Captain John Deighton Statue
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John Deighton (November 1830 – May 29, 1875), generally known as Gassy Jack, was a Canadian bar owner who was born in Hull, England. The Gastown neighbourhood of Vancouver, British Columbia is named for him.
John started out as a Steamship operator for many years of his early life. However he was eventually forced to pursue other lines of work once he developed health problems (swelling of the legs and feet).
Between 1862 and 1867 John Deighton ran a bar in New Westminster, British Columbia. It was quite prosperous due to the Cariboo Gold Rush of 1862, however by 1867 business slowed down and he had to close it down.

'Broadway Boogie Woogie 1943, Piet Mondrian 1872-1944' by Douglas Coupland
at the Vancouver Art Gallery

Seaplane terminal at Vancouver Airport

Casual Friday?
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Mount Seymour ski resort
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Welcome from Honda
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Vancouver Technical Secondary

'Bard on the Beach 2007' Shakespeare Festival
Bard on the Beach is Western Canada's largest professional Shakespeare festival, which is held every year in open-ended tents on the waterfront in Vanier Park in Kitsilano, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Angela Chalmers
Angela Chalmers (born September 6, 1963 in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada) is a retired Canadian track and field athlete who competed in the 1500 m and 3000 m.
She is best known for finishing third in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain where she finished behind two athletes representing the Commonwealth of Independent States, Yelena Romanova and Tatyana Samolenko-Dorovskikh.

Terry Fox Memorial
Description of Work:
This four-sided architectural memorial sits on a raised platform of concrete and tiles outside BC Place. According to the pamphlet Downtown Vancouver Architecture and Public Art (1998), "the memorial is a postmodern interpretation of the triumphal arches of Rome." There is a stylized cast lion on each corner of the roof. The square pavilion houses a map of Canada and an image of one-legged runner Terry Fox by Ian Bateson etched into polished steel surfaces. The inscriptions commemorate Fox's heroic effort to run across Canada to raise funds for cancer research. The "Marathon of Hope" eventually raised over $30m.
Artist Statement:
The miracle of Terry Fox was that he was an ordinary young man who turned his response to pain and loss into a triumph of hope and courage. When Terry lost his right leg to cancer in 1977 he decided to raise funds for cancer research. He would run across Canada and ask every Canadian to join the fight against cancer by donating one dollar. He began his Marathon of Hope in Newfoundland on April 12, 1980 heading for the Pacific and home 5,300 miles away. As he ran his daily 26 miles, the lone figure with the distinctive hop-and-skip gait became a symbol that captured the imagination of a nation. On September 2, Terry was forced to abandon his run when cancer was discovered in his lung. That morning he had written 3,318 miles under the date in his diary. But the Marathon of Hope was not over. Messages of affection and encouragement flooded in and donations to continue the battle against cancer, eventually totaled more than $30 million. In the last year of his brief life Terry received many honours, but Terry Fox will always be remembered most as the young man who demonstrated and took a nation along with him on his Marathon of Hope. Dedicated 1984 by the people of British Columbia; Architect:Franklin Allen / The Corner Group; Illustration: Ian Bateson"

Vancouver Aquarium
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