Trippy

Inside the renovated River Market at the New Westminster Quay is this interesting set of panels that once on the escalator really does make one feel in a forest.

Wide Angle

A question from Raskolniikov made me realize that the Oh, Buoy! photo from a few days ago was out of context if you've never seen the New West Quay. This photo should clear things up somewhat.

This is an overhead view of the quay, from the walkway over the railway. The Tin Soldier is to the left, there's the buoy again, the Pilot House boat which I have also posted photos of previously, and, in the distance, a real tug pulling a barge full of gravel down the Fraser River. Every time I walk over to the quay, a similar view greets me (sometimes cloudy, sometimes without the tug/barge combo).

Streetscape

This is the intersection of Columbia and 4th streets, in the heart of downtown. The building at the left is the Queen's Hotel,built at the turn of the 20th century. Opposite is a generic sort of office building, and behind it another generic sort of condominium tower block.

The Big Guy

Guess who came to town today?

Oh, buoy!

This large buoy has been covered for a long time as renovations of the River Market dragged on and on. Now it is visible once again, immediately next to the Tin Soldier.

Reach

I have no idea the purpose of this tower, but it stands beside the stairs to the overpass leading from Columbia Street to the Quay.

Bling

Money's on nearly everyone's mind this month as everywhere wants us to buy!buy!buy! Here's the after-hours bank drop at the ScotiaBank branch on Columbia. Few banks are in their original fort/castle like original buildings, but this one is.