History

I was digging through the internets trying to find some things to convince some out of town friends why they should stay at the Sylvia Hotel when I came across THIS comprehensive list on Wikipedia of every single heritage building in Vancouver.

Once classified as heritage, the Opsal Steel buildings on the corner of 2nd and Quebec got de-listed in 1997 and by the looks of it are just sitting there awaiting demolition.

When it comes to being on the Rock and Roll history map, Vancouver can be found somewhere between Katmandu and Boise.

I warned you that you'd be visited by three posts of Coffee Mug Awesomeness. The first one was that amazing handmade Matthew Freed one , this next one is a classic EXPO 86 jam I won off ebay...

As a history nerd. Inspiration can come from many different places.

Every City has its "planners". These people get the task of designing the City and making our town a better place to live. Now they can come up with some pretty great ideas like: Granville Island or the Seawall.

Last week's Straight had Vancouver writer and Schema blog senior articles editor, Jen Sookfong Lee on its cover giving props to author Wayson Choy (author of the Jade Peony and the newly published Not Yet ) for inspiring newer generation writers like

As a lifelong Vancouverite, one thing that I've noticed has always been a constant is how hard this City likes to party! Give the citizens any opportunity to get hammered and hit the streets and they will do so with reckless abandon...

Have you seen those EXPO 86 posters around town lately? Wondered what the hell was going on? Me too.