Civic historian, and heritage consultant with a love of planning, zoning bylaws, creates and leads walking tours, an author, big neon nut
vancouver
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The Salmonberry Days walking tour research found an unknown history of Japanese Canadian businesses on Dunbar Street. Here's my blog post: topofmydesk.com/2024/06/06/d…
The Porter's Bungalow topofmydesk.com/2024/02/29/t…
46/80 Dupont/Pender topofmydesk.com/2024/02/13/4… via @Damascus8
Community Fundraiser for the Ovaltine Cafe
Making sure the cheese burgers survive... gofund.me/c17e7c77
So I decided to do a bit of research into the career of architect Jan Adriaan Pauw who designed just five houses in the city in the late 1920s, but his work in the Netherlands is on another level. topofmydesk.com/2023/04/06/i…
Moving House With Breakfast topofmydesk.com/2023/03/15/m…
Wondering how many empty city-owned parcels exist where additional modular housing could be built, since you know we need it…
So denial it appears is very much alive and well…
No remains unearthed yet from Canada’s residential school grave sites bit.ly/3OAsLzN via @cnalive
A new book reveals why small businesses and low-rise neighborhoods continue to thrive in Tokyo bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @citylab
CityLab interview with authors of Emergent Tokyo “for any two-storey rowhouse in Tokyo, the owner can by right operate a bar, restaurant, small on the ground floor, even in the most residential zoned sections of the city, creating an incredible supply of potential microspaces”
John Atkin retweeted
Full house yesterday at the "Chinese Victoria: A Long and Difficult Journey" book launch with John Adams! Thank you to everyone who came out to the event and to the Wongs' for hosting us at the Hon Hsing Ath. Club. #ChinatownYVR #ChineseVictoria
📷: Isa You
John Atkin retweeted
Thank you to everyone who attended tonight's book launch of "Chinese Victoria: A Long and Difficult Journey". If you weren't able to buy a copy of the book & don't want to pay shipping, we'll be @ the #ChinatownYVR Festival Jul 16-17. Stop by & pick up your copy. #chinesecanadian
It was a great evening in Chinatown YVR with a capacity crowd at the Hon Hsing building for the launch of John Adams’ new book ‘Chinese Victoria’ hosted by the Wongs Benevolent Society and the Chinese Canadian Historical Society of BC #chinatownyvr @cchs2004
The long awaited book, Chinese Victoria by Victoria historian John Adams is out. Join us on July 12th. at the Hon Hsing Building for the launch and get the one time launch discount on the book.
Head over to Eventbrite (search for CCHSBC) to register…
John Atkin retweeted
Join us for an evening of films on food & #activism w/ documentarian & writer, Chek Kwan! Don't miss out on all #documentaries being screened. We'll be there so drop by our table, meet us in-person & buy some books too! #chinesecanadian #foodie #chinatown eventbrite.ca/e/food-film-ac…
John Atkin retweeted
Join us on July 12 for the book launch of "Chinese Victoria: A Long and Difficult Journey" by John Adams. Attendees will have the opportunity to buy the book at a discount ($10 off) & get it signed. RSVP now! Space is limited! eventbrite.ca/e/chinese-vict… #chinesecanadian #booklaunch
