#placedetective — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #placedetective, aggregated by home.social.
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#PlaceDetective🔎: Drive too fast between the Fraser Valley communities of Agassiz and Harrison Hot Springs, and you might miss it: a small sign secured to an antique pillar, beckoning visitors into more than a century of history.
Grace Kennedy writes.
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#PlaceDetective🔎: Today, the “39 Steps” staircase looks a little worse for wear, with some paving stones missing and cracked, although their mossiness makes the stairs feel mysterious and perhaps slightly haunted.
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#PlaceDetective🔎: As the Downtown Eastside lost its attraction as a shopping destination and became the city’s poorest neighbourhood, this building took on a different significance — home to protest as activists fought against drug prohibition. 🍃
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Since we started publishing our #PlaceDetective🔎 series nearly two years ago, the series has become very popular, thanks to you.
Where should we aim our magnifying glass next?
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The case of the “urban wilderness” that was Vancouver’s town dump. 🐀🌳
You can still find evidence of Everett Crowley Park’s past life — if you look closely enough.
@olapalooza reports our newest #PlaceDetective🔍.
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#PlaceDetective🔎: In downtown Vancouver, the Del Mar Hotel still bears the marks of an epic fight against gentrification.
The case of the building that couldn’t be bought. @jenstden reports.
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Uncovering the bitter history of Vancouver’s sugar refinery: This 134-year-old waterfront factory, still in use, has a dark past.
Our latest #PlaceDetective. 🔎🍬
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The Tyee: At Metrotown, the Case of the Bridge to Nowhere https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/07/13/Metrotown-Bridge-to-Nowhere/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #ArchitectandplannerGrahamMcGarva #Vancouver’sBurrardBridge #BurnabyCentralBoulevard #BurnabyMetropolismall #Burnaby100-yearplan #Burnabypasserelle #MetrotownSkyTrain #BurnabyMetrotown #Coun.SavDhaliwal #Metrotownlibrary #VIAArchitecture #OldOrchardMall #PlaceDetective #1986WorldExpo #BCCanadaLine #FordMotorCo.
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#PlaceDetective🔍: It’s witnessed unions deliberating, Grateful Dead performances, even raves.
To Vancouver’s labour movement, the Maritime Labour Centre and its trove of treasures represent a disappearing part of their history.
Zak Vescera reports.