Good thing I seem to like taking photos in the rain -- I'm in the right place for that sort of thing for, oh, the next eight months, less a few days here and there for good behaviour. The real rain was kind enough to wait till I got to bed, but I kind of took my time, and a few times I heard the rumble of nature drumming her fingers impatiently in the distance.
I might have mentioned I do no drive. Never have. But even before I didn't learn how to drive, I liked the look of Pontiacs. I still do. It's fitting they all have that "prow" in the grille, given what full-size boats they are. The one pictured above (no idea if it's a Parisienne or Laurentian), only appears at night, and is always gone by morning. This is the first photograph that doesn't look like a lump of coal on a black velvet background. If you could see it like I can, you'd see that it's not the wheels holding the body suspended above the ground, it's pure design.
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A light by the entrance to the first level of Choklit Park.[/caption]
At the North end of Spruce Street is a little city-made terrace. It's like a giant step. Little, human-size steps lead down to another giant step, where I stopped to take the above photo. I think there's one more plateau, and the little steps continue all the way down to the next street, which I think is 2nd Avenue. The whole thing is called Choklit Park. It commemorates the Purdy's Chocolate company's brave attempts in 1970 to expand it's loading bay at government expense, by the simple expedient of throwing in a nice little park for the neighbourhood kids. Purdy's moved their factory from 7th and Spruce to Kingsway Avenue in 1982,
The blue plaque, pictured above, reads:
The plaque was presented last year by the Vancouver Heritage Foundation as part of the city's 125th anniversary celebrations.
A nocturnal Pontiac finally captured
I might have mentioned I do no drive. Never have. But even before I didn't learn how to drive, I liked the look of Pontiacs. I still do. It's fitting they all have that "prow" in the grille, given what full-size boats they are. The one pictured above (no idea if it's a Parisienne or Laurentian), only appears at night, and is always gone by morning. This is the first photograph that doesn't look like a lump of coal on a black velvet background. If you could see it like I can, you'd see that it's not the wheels holding the body suspended above the ground, it's pure design.
The view North from Choklit Park
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A light by the entrance to the first level of Choklit Park.[/caption]At the North end of Spruce Street is a little city-made terrace. It's like a giant step. Little, human-size steps lead down to another giant step, where I stopped to take the above photo. I think there's one more plateau, and the little steps continue all the way down to the next street, which I think is 2nd Avenue. The whole thing is called Choklit Park. It commemorates the Purdy's Chocolate company's brave attempts in 1970 to expand it's loading bay at government expense, by the simple expedient of throwing in a nice little park for the neighbourhood kids. Purdy's moved their factory from 7th and Spruce to Kingsway Avenue in 1982,
The blue plaque, pictured above, reads:
"Charles Flavelle of Purdy’s Chocolates created Choklit Park in 1970 on the unused Spruce Street right-of-way at 7th Avenue, using a crew of six hired on “Opportunities for Youth” grant. The chocolate factory at 1107 W.7th needed an improved truckloading facility and the children in the neighbourhood needed
an adventure playground. The crew used the right-of-way and all the available space around the factory for the children’s park. Purdy’s made chocolates here from 1949 until 1982."
The plaque was presented last year by the Vancouver Heritage Foundation as part of the city's 125th anniversary celebrations.
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