PHOTO TRAVEL BLOG

The Towers of Vancouver

A delight to view

The view from Stanley Park by the author.

Boring architects work elsewhere. Vancouver, British Columbia, is full of unique high-rise towers.

“That’s a lot of Oreos,” thought the author when he took this photo.

The author was not sure he’d want to live above the concave section of the building in his photo.

Curves are beyond the straight and narrow. Photo by the author.

An opportunity was missed to enter the Marine building, central to this shot. It is a monument to Art Deco. Next time!

What’s that? Photo by the author.

Oh. I see now, but I still don’t get it. Photo by the author.

A little research shows that the full phrase wraps around the building and says:

lyingontopofabuildingthecloudslookednonearerthanwhenIwaslyingonthestreet

It is art.

Perhaps it is also a rationalization of the wealth necessary to be one who can lie on top of a building versus those who must lie on the street.

Manhattan Tower by the author.

It’s not really a tower, but the author loved the stair-step balconies on the low building he shot through the glass on the water taxi.

The author also shot through the window for the left-center “partial tower.” Interesting regardless of the reflection.

Silos-with-character image by the author.

Pretty city as the author viewed it from Stanley Park.

The towers don’t go away at night. Photo by the author.

In a short break from the towers, here is some art displayed in the Yaletown neighborhood.

Photo of photos by the author.

Closer photo of a photo by the author.

How cool is this? Photo by the author.

The “pixels” of the images are formed by holes in a sheet of metal. Almost rainy days provide a uniform background of clouds, so the images really come to life. The size of the hole determines the intensity of the pixel.

How cool, how fun, how ingenious!

Anyone who says, “Ho-hum,” is required to take remedial coursework at the University of British Columbia’s Electron Microbeam & X-Ray Diffraction Facility.

And for a little whimsy, the following photo is also from the Yaletown neighborhood.

Too late, the author thought it would have been fun to have his compatriots stand under these parasols with arms outstretched as if waiting for them to descend. Where is Renee Magritte when you need him?

Back to the Towers of Vancouver. The locals have been in the tower business for a long, long time.

More traditional towers by the author

There is a small moat discouraging tourists from touching the totems. Sigh. This was not the case on a previous visit. One could nestle into the cavity on the brown one and “become” a totem.

Alas. Respectful behavior is in serious decline.

Additional towers provide distraction and prevention of melancholy.

Cherry tower photo by the author.

Structural composition of the apple tower. Photo by the author.

Huh. The Apple Tower is in Vancouver, not Paris.

Strawberry towers provide opportunity for all red, almost all green, and everything between. Photo by the author.

The fruit tower skyline is not unlike that of the city. Photo by the author.

Alternate skyline photo by the author.

Granville Market, where the fruit and berry towers reside. Photo by the author.

And finally, the completely unexpected mammoth Lavender tower.

Be sure to scratch and sniff this photo by the author.