Friday – June 29, 2012
Clouds Over Vancouver
On our last day in Vancouver we wanted to visit some more places on our tourist list. After seeing Haida artist Bill Reid’s monumental sculpture at the Museum of Anthropology, we wanted to visit his gallery in town. It was located in a lovely little building near an open area called Cathedral Place.
Entrance to the Bill Reid Gallery
Looking Across Cathedral Place
Cathedral Place was a grassy oasis or sanctuary in the center of downtown Vancouver complete with flying buttresses and copper roofs. It would be a lovely place for the office workers to have a picnic lunch on sunny days.
The Bill Reid Gallery was a small jewel of a museum which displayed a variety of his works. Reid was a carver and painter but also created statues in bronze and made jewellery in gold, silver, and precious gems.
Museum of Vancouver
Afterwards, we drove to the MOV in Vanier Park across the Burrard Bridge. The museum had exhibits of the history and development of the city of Vancouver. Like many Canadian museums, the exhibits had actual items from historical periods of time.
Crab in Front of the MOV
View of Vancouver From Vanier Park
Graffiti Wall
This photo is from a small piece of a huge graffiti wall which was created by the people of Vancouver after the home hockey team lost the Stanley Cup to its arch-rival.
Art Deco Fashion Exhibit
This was a temporary exhibit of beautiful Canadian fashions of the 1920s and 1930s. You have to wonder what future generations would show of our current fashion scene.
Neon Exhibit
This was another temporary exhibit of neon signs which were used in Vancouver before a local beautification committee outlawed the gaudy signs throughout most of the city.
Historic Reproduction
This was part of the permanent exhibit which demonstrated the early settlement of Vancouver. Other sections showed how the people lived in the early days.
1955 Ford Fairlane
This automobile was from the exhibit of life in Vancouver during the 1950s. This exhibit made me feel old! This car was identical to my mother’s first car except hers was orange & white. I learned to drive in my mother’s ’55 Ford with white-wall tires!
Back of the Crab
Back view of the stainless steel crab. I like this photo because it looks like the crab is jumping out of the water and trying to reach the heavy gray clouds. He might be complaining about too much rain!
Sunset Beach
Sunset Beach is located on the western side of Vancouver. What other major modern city has a gorgeous sand beach within walking distance of down-town?
Stanley Park
I had to take this photograph as we were driving through Stanley Park to show the magnificent old growth redwoods and evergreens in the park. One brochure described Stanley Park as the “crown jewel” of Vancouver.
View of North Vancouver From Stanley Park
North Vancouver
The clouds lifted and blue sky appeared above the tall buildings as we drove around the outer loop of Stanley Park admiring the beauty of the city and saying our good-byes to beautiful Vancouver.
View of Downtown Vancouver From Stanley Park