Uploads from photocafe, tagged vancouverblock

Timeless

nobody@flickr.com (photocafe) — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:13:26 -0700

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1912 Skyscraper

nobody@flickr.com (photocafe) — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:13:24 -0700

photocafe posted a photo:

This prominent office building was designed for Dominic Burns, a member of the pioneering meat packing family, in 1911-12 during the city's pre-World War I building boom. The terra cotta cladding conceals the building's steel structure and provides an opportunity for decorative features including the row of female caryatids beneath the cornice and clock tower. This was Vancouver's first large clock illuminated by neon light and it continues to be a highly visible city landmark.
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symmetry

nobody@flickr.com (photocafe) — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:03:11 -0700

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11-11-11

nobody@flickr.com (photocafe) — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 13:02:29 -0800

photocafe posted a photo:

1911 Skyscarper photographed on 11-11-11
(The clock is slow and according to my iPhoto info I took this picture at 11:11:11 eleven seconds)

Clock time at 11:11

Caryatids

nobody@flickr.com (photocafe) — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 13:26:19 -0700

photocafe posted a photo:

Sunset bathed terra cotta tiles, and decorative caryatids, help enhance the cornice on the ornate and eclectic Vancouver Block

block clock

nobody@flickr.com (photocafe) — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 01:03:53 -0700

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towers

nobody@flickr.com (photocafe) — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:26:37 -0800

photocafe posted a photo:

The Scotia Tower (1977) next to the ornate Vancouver Block (1911-12) View Large