Beatty Street

2020. Acrylic on canvas. 36" x 36"
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The 500 block of Beatty Street, Vancouver, BC. I liked the stripped pattern made by the buildings and the trees and the feeling of being in a canyon. The buildings are (from left to right) the 1911 Duncan Building on Pender Street, the 1912 Sun Tower (originally named the World Building), the gold brick 1911 Storey & Campbell Warehouse building, the 1906 cream coloured Bowman Block, the 1912 Crane Building (of Crane Bathroom fixtures fame) and the 1907 Mainland/Vancouver Warehouses Ltd/CPR building. All six buildings are now over 100 years old. I used to rent a studio space on the 7th floor of the gold brick Storey & Campbell Warehouse building in the late 80’s. It has since been converted to condos.