Vancouver Gallery Offsite (Spring 2016 display)
Vancouver Gallery Offsite Offsite Offsite is the Vancouver Art Gallery’s outdoor public art space in the heart of the city. Presenting an innovative program of temporary projects, it is a site...
- vancouver
- british columbia
- canada
- art
80th Street Overpass
80th Street Overpass Officially opened June 28, 2012 In recognition of Alpha Aviation Inc. for providing 8.5 acres of airport land to accommodate the construction of the 80th Street Overpass ...
- vancouver
- british columbia
- canada
- airport
- overpass
- delta
- boundary bay
Gateway to the Pacific
1886 – 1986 Vancouver – Gateway to the Pacific This map shows our relationship to our neighbours around the Pacific Rim Presented to the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation by Lea...
- vancouver
- british columbia
- canada
- pacific rim
- map
- globe
Komagata Maru, 75th anniversary
Komagata Maru 75th anniversary On May 23, 1914, 376 British subjects (12 Hindus, 23 Muslims, and 340 Sikhs) of Indian origin arrived in Vancouver Harbour aboard the Komagata Maru, seeking to...
Jack Poole Plaza
Jack Poole Plaza This plaza recognizes Jack Poole: A great Canadian, A great Westerner, A great man. Jack Poole was a giant of a man, a builder of better communities who voluntarily...
- vancouver
- british columbia
- canada
- jack poole
- plaza
- olympics
Digital Orca
Digital Orca The ‘Digital Orca’ sculpture breaks down a three-dimensional Orca whale into cubic pixels – making a familiar symbol of the West Coast become something unexpected and new. This use of...
- vancouver
- british columbia
- canada
- orca
- whale
- sculpture
- douglas coupland
- art
Bank of Montreal
City of Vancouver Heritage Building Bank of Montreal Architects: W.M. Somervell, 1915; K.G. Rea, 1924 This fine example of a Second Renaissance Revival temple bank served as the Bank of Montreal’s...
- vancouver
- british columbia
- canada
- bank
- building
- heritage building
Vancouver Block
City of Vancouver Heritage Building Vancouver Block Architects: Parr & Fee This prominent office building was designed for Dominic Burns, a member of the pioneering meat packing family, in...
- vancouver
- british columbia
- canada
- building
Orpheum Theatre
City of Vancouver Heritage Building Orpheum Theatre Architects: B. Marcus Priteca & Frederick J. Peters The Orpheum, built and financed by local entrepreneur Joseph F. Langer, was part of...
- vancouver
- british columbia
- canada
- building
- theatre
Vogue Theatre
Vogue Theatre Bright lights, glamorous décor, and streamlined forms are features which make the Vogue a magnificent example of the Art Deco style. Built by the Odeon chain in 1941, the theatre...
- vancouver
- british columbia
- canada
- theatre
- building
The Old Pump
The Old Pump Older than Purdue itself, this pump was once a meeting place for campus sweethearts. Today it symbolizes romance and friendship and the spirit of Purdue. In recognition of...
- purdue university
- west lafayette
- indiana
- pump
- romance
- rendezvous
Radynden Gate
RADYNDEN GATE THE ANCIENT MANOR OF RADYNDEN LAY TO THE SOUTH OF THIS GATE ABOVE ARE THE ARMS OF SIR JOHN DE RADYNDEN 1274 - 1350 SINCE ASSUM'D BY THE COUNTY OF SUSSEX Found on the pillar...
- brighton
- park
- gate
- manor house
- sussex
- martlets
- crest
- coat of arms
Detroit's Own Polar Bears
Dedicated to the American North Russian Expeditionary Forces Known as the "Polar Bears" From September 4, 1918, to June 15, 1919, fifty- five hundred American soldiers of the 339th Infantry...
The San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Near this site occurred the incident which led to the formation of The San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals on April 8, 1868 James Sloan Hutchinson, a pioneer...
- san francisco
- bay area
- california
- spca
- hutchinson
- pioneer banker
- all too common
- cruelty
Davis Ferry
Davis Ferry The first white man known to have resided in the Tippecanoe Township was a Frenchman named William Burnett who established a trading post between the mouth of Burnett's creek and...
- davis ferry
- tippecanoe county
- wabash river
- burnett's creek
- bridge
First Telephone Exchange in British Empire
On building at 8 Main St East in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and denotes first telephone exchange in the British Empire. Plaque reads: "On this site was established in March 1878 by Hugh Cossart...
Malcolm X Elementary School
San Francisco Giants Wall of Fame
Submitted by Miriam Allen.
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- baseball
- san francisco
- california
Reverend Dr. Albertus C. Van Raalte
This statue was donated to the people of Holland, Michigan, by the Peter H. Huizenga family to honor the memory and the vision of the Reverend Dr. Albertus C. Van Raalte, founder of the city...
- michigan
- holland
- princess margriet
- netherlands
- raalte
- hope college
Dutch in Michigan
On February 9, 1847, the Reverend Alburtis see. VanRaalte he and a band of Hollanders founded the city of Holland. Within two years the other four original colonies - Graafschap,...