This is the display atop a Fairview apartment building on Oak between 13th and 14th Avenue. I don't know about the beaver-like thing and satellite dish on the south corner, but the centerpiece has been there a long time.
A British Union Jack flag flanked by two Chinese-style ceramic lions -- who knows why: a far-flung outpost of Hong Kong that didn't revert back to China in 1999?
More proof of the inscrutability of building owners and managers
A building manager in the area explained that the "100% Canadian" owner never forgave Canada for replacing the Red Ensign as the national flag; I think that's what he said -- his words were slightly slurred -- I think he had his tongue planted firmly in his cheek, at least I hope so.
The debate over "Pearson's Red Rag" is long over. British loyalists lost. Canada has the most perfect flag in the world. Let's move on.
A McDonald's coffee mate suggested the apartment building's name might offer a clue so I withheld the post until I was able to swing by the building and double-check it's name: "Mary's Apartments." Oh yes, that explains everything! Click the images to enlarge them.
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The sun sets on this building once a day in case you were wondering.[/caption]
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