Shangri-La
Posted for Window Wednesdays. HWW!
Taken at the Maplewood Conservatory in North Vancouver.
In the '40's and '50's, squatters lived in rustic cabins built on stilts on North Vancouver's Maplewood mudflats. They stood there until 1971 when they burned to the ground. Artist Ken Lum was commissioned to recreate the cabins, calling the piece From shangri-la to shangri-la, because they were displayed beside the Shangri La Hotel in downtown Vancouver. They have now been moved back to their original place in Maplewood Flats. They are one third of their original size.
Shangri-La
Posted for Window Wednesdays. HWW!
Taken at the Maplewood Conservatory in North Vancouver.
In the '40's and '50's, squatters lived in rustic cabins built on stilts on North Vancouver's Maplewood mudflats. They stood there until 1971 when they burned to the ground. Artist Ken Lum was commissioned to recreate the cabins, calling the piece From shangri-la to shangri-la, because they were displayed beside the Shangri La Hotel in downtown Vancouver. They have now been moved back to their original place in Maplewood Flats. They are one third of their original size.