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29th Avenue Station

29th Avenue Station

29th Avenue Station

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SkyTrain Track Through Fence at 29th Avenue Station

SkyTrain Track Through Fence at 29th Avenue Station

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29th Avenue Station

29th Avenue Station

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29th

August 14, 2006

29th Avenue Station

Yesterday during SkyTrain's weekend maintenance, I went on a walking tour of the area around 29th Avenue Station as described in SkyTrain Explorer by John Atkin. It was actually a two-part tour, but the weather was nice and I had lots of water (and didn't feel like coming back to the same area to do the second part later on) which takes the reader on both two sides of the station. I posted photos in the 29th Avenue Station section of my SkyTrain Explorer page. Some of the more interesting sights on the tour were the Renfrew Ravine Labyrinth and John Norquay Elementary School (which wasn't technically on the tour, but on the detour I took on the way back to the SkyTrain station). The photos of the houses at 3140 Kings St. and 4598 Moss St. have some longer quotes from the book about the houses in question. Wally's Burgers wasn't where Atkin said it was, or, more likely, I didn't look hard enough after being tired from 2 hours of walking in the sun with no hat. I'll seek it out later, since just the name Deluxe Chuck Wagon Burger sounds delicious.

tags: 29th Avenue Station, John Atkin, John Norquay Elementary School, Renfrew Ravine, SkyTrain, SkyTrain Explorer, Vancouver, Vancouver walking tours

SkyTrain Explorer Chapter 8: 29th Avenue Station

29th

August 14, 2006

29th Avenue Station

Yesterday during SkyTrain's weekend maintenance, I went on a walking tour of the area around 29th Avenue Station as described in SkyTrain Explorer by John Atkin. It was actually a two-part tour, but the weather was nice and I had lots of water (and didn't feel like coming back to the same area to do the second part later on) which takes the reader on both two sides of the station. I posted photos in the 29th Avenue Station section of my SkyTrain Explorer page. Some of the more interesting sights on the tour were the Renfrew Ravine Labyrinth and John Norquay Elementary School (which wasn't technically on the tour, but on the detour I took on the way back to the SkyTrain station). The photos of the houses at 3140 Kings St. and 4598 Moss St. have some longer quotes from the book about the houses in question. Wally's Burgers wasn't where Atkin said it was, or, more likely, I didn't look hard enough after being tired from 2 hours of walking in the sun with no hat. I'll seek it out later, since just the name Deluxe Chuck Wagon Burger sounds delicious.

tags: 29th Avenue Station, John Atkin, John Norquay Elementary School, Renfrew Ravine, SkyTrain, SkyTrain Explorer, Vancouver, Vancouver walking tours

Deutscher Platz (German-Canadian Heritage Plaza)

Deutscher Platz (German-Canadian Heritage Plaza)

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Entrance to Renfrew Ravine Nearest to 29th Avenue Station

Entrance to Renfrew Ravine Nearest to 29th Avenue Station

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Renfrew Ravine

Renfrew Ravine

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Garden and Plaque Explaining Renfrew Ravine Labyrinth

Garden and Plaque Explaining Renfrew Ravine Labyrinth

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Renfrew Ravine Labyrinth

Renfrew Ravine Labyrinth

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Nearing the End of Renfrew Ravine Trail

Nearing the End of Renfrew Ravine Trail

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Looking Back at Renfrew Ravine Trail

Looking Back at Renfrew Ravine Trail

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Vancouver Special With Very Deep Roof Overhangs

Vancouver Special With Very Deep Roof Overhangs

So described by John Atkin in SkyTrain Explorer.

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3140 Kings St.

3140 Kings St.

From SkyTrain Explorer by John Atkin: "On Kings Street, the tiny house, at 3140 Kings, probably won't be long for the bulldozer, I'm sure. The little box of a house is so typical of what was built en masse in the early automobile related developments at the end of the 1930s across the United States. The style is Cape Cod and this is about as small as you can get."

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SkyTrain Near 29th Avenue Station

SkyTrain Near 29th Avenue Station

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4598 Moss St.

4598 Moss St.

From SkyTrain Explorer by John Atkin: "The large featureless house at 4598 Moss, at the lane, dates from 1912 and was home to Fred Switzer a millwright with the Hastings Shingle Manufacturing Company". That company, "the largest shingle mill in the world", operated in British Columbia and Washington State and was owned by lumberman Robert and James McNair. The McNair family had extensive interests in many aspects of the forest industry."

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View from Kamloops St. and E. 29th Ave.

View from Kamloops St. and E. 29th Ave.

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Heritage Gate 2960 E. 29th Ave.

Heritage Gate 2960 E. 29th Ave.

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True Jesus Church

True Jesus Church

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4627 Gothard St. With Its Fieldstone Chimney

4627 Gothard St. With Its Fieldstone Chimney

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Angled Door at 2442 Brock St.

Angled Door at 2442 Brock St.

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Duchess St. Intersects With Duke St.

Duchess St. Intersects With Duke St.

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John Norquay Elementary School Seen from Duchess St.

John Norquay Elementary School Seen from Duchess St.

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Joyce-Collingwood

Joyce-Collingwood

I went the wrong way on a train (instead of heading towards downtown, I reflexively headed east), but realized I hadn't actually been at Joyce-Collingwood Station (which is just "Joyce" in the SkyTrain announcement) before.

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29th Avenue Station

29th Avenue Station

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29th Avenue Station

29th Avenue Station

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SkyTrain Track Through Fence at 29th Avenue Station

SkyTrain Track Through Fence at 29th Avenue Station

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1950s Field House With a Coloured Granite Base

1950s Field House With a Coloured Granite Base

From SkyTrain Explorer: "These field houses were once a standard feature of most Vancouver parks."

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Fence at 29th Ave. Station

Fence at 29th Ave. Station

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