A photo tour through New Westminster, BC - Royal City - 49°12′25″N 122°54′40″W
Showing posts with label Queen's Park. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Queen's Park. Show all posts

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Yellow and Green

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Even in the city there are lots of wild places to be found. This is a meadow that is being restored in Queen's Park.

Monday, June 13, 2011

Flutterby

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Mural design on the outside wall of a daycare centre in Queen's Park.

Sunday, June 12, 2011

Monday, June 6, 2011

Thunder

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Top section of the totem pole outside Centennial House in Queen's Park.

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Jagged

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New pedestrian overpass above McBride Blvd, connecting Queen's Park to housing developments on the other side.

Monday, May 23, 2011

Gunpowder Plot Success

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Step 1: Set up anvils with gunpowder in between.

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Step 2: Light gunpowder with a red-hot poker. BOOM!

In honour of every queen or king for the past 140 years, there has been a 21-anvil salute. It is now traditionally done on Victoria Day, the May holiday in honour of Queen Victoria's birthday.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Historic

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Cities around here are big on distinguishing neighbourhoods. Queen's Park is one of them.

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Picnic

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Soon it will be the time for these picnic shelters to be teeming with families. For now, it's just cool enough outside that they remain quiet.

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Arena

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Queen's Park Arena was built in 1930, and apparently has a rather famous wood lacrosse floor painted green.

Monday, March 28, 2011

Vagabond

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Tucked amongst the trees in Queen's Park is the Bernie Legge Theatre, home of the Vagabond Players.

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Thorny

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The rose garden isn't much to see right now, just a whole area of thorny twigs about half a metre tall. Soon it will be the prettiest place in town.

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Treats

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It won't be long now before this concession stand is teeming with families ordering ice cream, hot dogs and soft drinks.

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Nuts

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Caught this little guy snacking up a tree in Queen's Park. Squirrels everywhere, chittering away.