tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9158354613195921037.post304799506872151221..comments2024-02-25T23:01:39.266-08:00Comments on Vancouver: A Local's Perspective: To visit Vancouver or to not visit VancouverRobynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08571315175379688615noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9158354613195921037.post-79355311790920725942008-12-04T11:06:00.000-08:002008-12-04T11:06:00.000-08:00... oh, and I should have mentioned that you're ri...... oh, and I should have mentioned that you're right - there are quaint buildings here and there scattered throughout the modern skyscrapers, but you really have to work to find them. :) People coming from, well, anywhere else in the world, sometimes feel underwhelmed that Vancouver's oldest buildings tend to be from the 1890's!Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08571315175379688615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9158354613195921037.post-13320757887611424832008-12-04T10:55:00.000-08:002008-12-04T10:55:00.000-08:00Well that's one way to look at it! :)My pros/cons ...Well that's one way to look at it! :)<BR/><BR/>My pros/cons list is of course a mass generalization. Vancouver's architecture has a particular attractiveness, but it's also that very architecture that has people up in arms. "The scenery's pretty, but all those glass skyscrapers - GASP! - so repetitive!"<BR/><BR/>Regarding the freeways, back in the 1970's (I forget the exact date), Vancouver outlawed the existence of freeways within the city proper. That's why Hwy 99, when it crosses the Oak Street Bridge into Vancouver, it turns into Oak Street... and people are forced to drive through stop/go traffic until they get downtown. It turned out to be a brilliant move for a variety of reasons, but you still get people who think a good city should have a good freeway system (even though supposed good freeway systems as seen in LA or Seattle are often full of gridlock!)Robynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08571315175379688615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9158354613195921037.post-89910006943917402072008-12-03T09:37:00.000-08:002008-12-03T09:37:00.000-08:00Busy freeways, you need to visit Britain and I lik...Busy freeways, you need to visit Britain and I like the architecture in downtown Vancouver very modern and the quaint little church that just seems so out of place in the middle of it all. Yeah London has nice old buildings but they are fithy dirty. Vancouver is such a clean city.Matthew Watkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11634522514233296457noreply@blogger.com