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‘The Smallest Building’ in Vancouver

Posted on 02/18/2018 by

As I spent a recent evening paging through the various editions of Exploring Vancouver (1st ed, 1974, 2nd ed., 1978, and 3rd ed., 2012) by Harold Kalman, I noticed an entry that I must have read at some point in the … Continue reading →

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The Lumberman and His Boy

Posted on 06/08/2016 by

This is one of my favourite early photographs of Vancouver, the condition of the negative, notwithstanding. I love it for the usual reason for love . . . just because! But also for compositional and historical reasons. It seems to … Continue reading →

Posted in J. D. Hall, people, street scenes | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments