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False Creek Ferries, are people movers that transport people to designated destinations along False Creek in the Heart of Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada
SPIRIT of FALSE CREEK
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~Christie by the River
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False Creek Ferries, are people movers that transport people to designated destinations along False Creek in the Heart of Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada
SPIRIT OF CY BALFRY - Built in 1998
A special shout-out to all my Flickr friends and visitors, for taking the time to view and acknowledge my photography.
I appreciate your visits & kind words of support.
~Christie by the River
**Best experienced in full screen
A fun way to travel to and from downtown Vancouver to Granville Island.
Aqua Bus and False Creek Ferries.
Image captured by boat
False Creek
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada
False Creek is a short inlet in the heart of Vancouver. It separates downtown from the rest of the city. It was named by George Henry Richards during his Hydrographic survey of 1856-63. George Richards named False Creek during his survey of the coast in the mid-19th century. While traveling along the south side of the Burrard Inlet, he thought he was traversing a creek; upon discovering his error, he gave the waterway its modern name. Wikipedia
Science World is located at its eastern end ( as seen in this image )
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Burrard Bridge (Background) Vancouver, BC CA
Opened: July 1st, 1932
The Burrard Bridge (also referred to as the Burrard Street Bridge) is a five-lane, Art Deco style, steel truss bridge constructed in 1930-1932 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The high, five part bridge on four piers spans False Creek, connecting downtown Vancouver with Kitsilano via connections to Burrard Street on both ends. It is one of three bridges crossing False Creek.
The architect of the Burrard Bridge was George Lister Thornton Sharp, the engineer John R. Grant. The bridge's two close approach spans are Warren trusses placed below deck level, while its central span is a Pratt truss placed above deck level to allow greater clearance height for ships passing underneath. The central truss is hidden when crossing the bridge in either direction by vertical extensions of the bridge's masonry piers into imposing concrete towers, connected by overhead galleries, which are embellished with architectural and sculptural details that create a torch-like entrance of pylons. Busts of Captain George Vancouver and Sir Harry Burrard-Neale in ship prows jut from the bridge’s superstructure (a V under Vancouver's bust, a B under Burrard’s) Info. as per Wikipedia
False Creek is a short inlet in the heart of Vancouver. It separates downtown from the rest of the city. It was named by George Henry Richards during his Hydrographic survey of 1856-63. George Richards named False Creek during his survey of the coast in the mid-19th century. While traveling along the south side of the Burrard Inlet, he thought he was traversing a creek; upon discovering his error, he gave the waterway its modern name. Wikipedia
False Creek Ferries, are people movers that transport people to designated destinations along False Creek in the Heart of Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada
SPIRIT OF CY BALFRY - Built in 1998
A special shout-out to all my Flickr friends and visitors, for taking the time to view and acknowledge my photography.
I appreciate your visits & kind words of support.
~Christie by the River
**Best experienced in full screen
False Creek, Granville Island, Vancouver.
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Heron appears to be waiting for the False Creek water taxi
Located under the Granville Street Bridge
Granville Island
Series of two
In the heart of Vancouver, BC
Canada
False Creek is a short inlet in the heart of Vancouver. It separates downtown from the rest of the city. It was named by George Henry Richards during his Hydrographic survey of 1856-63
Aqua bus transporting passengers to various locations along False Creek
Vancouver,
BC Canada
Europe, The Netherlands, Zuid Holland, Dordrecht, Merwekade, Waterbus River runner, Conductress, Rope, Bollard (cut from B&T, slightly cut from L&R)
Waiting to board the approaching Waterbus back to Rotterdam on the Merwekade in Dordrecht and seeing the conductress emerging and throwing a rope from the front deck of the sleek Australian built ‘River Runner’ catamaran with its modernist ‘De Stijl’ paint scheme.
A year after the start of the Wasterbus service, it lost its competitive edge due to speed restrictions on some parts of the river. Nowadays the service is operated by Aquabus, a joint venture of Doeksen and Arriva.
This is the last one of the Bollard series and number 7 of the new Bollard & Co album.
Ferry Stop
Fisherman's Wharf
Victoria
BC
Canada
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Thanks for your visit
~Christie
The Sun is an actor who sheds light on all the important things in life...much like in Shakespeare...
I shot this from the window of a bus...an "aquabus"...heh.
Happy hump day.
A fun way to travel to and from downtown Vancouver to Granville Island.
Aqua Bus and False Creek Ferries.
False Creek
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada
False Creek is a short inlet in the heart of Vancouver. It separates downtown from the rest of the city. It was named by George Henry Richards during his Hydrographic survey of 1856-63. George Richards named False Creek during his survey of the coast in the mid-19th century. While traveling along the south side of the Burrard Inlet, he thought he was traversing a creek; upon discovering his error, he gave the waterway its modern name. Wikipedia
Science World is located at its eastern end ( as seen in this image )
A special thanks to all my Flickr friends and visitors, for taking the time to view and acknowledge my photography.
I would also, like to extend my thanks, to all those who place my images in their beautiful galleries, or use my images for their covers.
Additionally, I am truly humbled to receive so many thoughtful and generous testimonies. I cannot express how deeply touched and honoured I am, to find such caring and beautifully written words left on my behalf.
Happy Clicks
~Christie
An AquaBus Ferry cruising around Granville Island in Vancouver, BC. Featured in Explore on July 23rd, 2023.
The Aquabus, also known as Aquabus Ferries Ltd., is a privately owned and operated ferry service that provides commuter and sightseeing services to locations all along False Creek of central Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The Aquabus started service in 1986
The Granville Street Bridge or Granville Bridge is an eight-lane fixed cantilever/truss bridge in Vancouver, British Columbia, carrying Granville Street between Downtown Vancouver southwest and the Fairview neighborhood. It spans False Creek and is 27.4 m (90 ft) above Granville Island. The bridge is part of Highway 99.
Downtown, Vancouver, British Columbia
False Creek
Vancouver
Canada
After 3 years I was back in Vancouver (where my son lives) and the first thing I did was strolling along False Creek, the short inlet that seperates downtown from he rest of the city.
What you see here is the building of Science World , built on behalf of World Expo '86. Nowadays it is a science museum.
The architect for the Science World dome was Bruno Freschi.
In the foreground three of the many small ferry boats that operate continuously on False Creek. These tiny ferries have stolen my heart, especially the ones of the False Creek Ferries fleet. :-)
The two sides of False Creek are full of interesting builidings and urban structures. For me however, it's the aquabus that's the most memorable! Aquabuses are those cute colourful boats providing ferry services for residents on both sides of the Creek. In this photo, I reduced most of the picture to almost black and white while leaving the cute boat still showing its colours, thus highlighting the sentiment that the charming boat in colour is the most vivid in my momories of False Creek, Vancouver BC.
Zoomed out and in colours flic.kr/p/2oziNGE
Two people looking down from the heights of the Granville Street Bridge.
The Granville Street Bridge is an eight lane bridge in Vancouver, British Columbia. It spans False Creek and is 27.4 metres above Granville Island. It is part of Highway 99.
History:
First bridge 1889
Media related to Granville Street Bridge (1889) at Wikimedia Commons
The original bridge was completed in 1889. It was a 732-metre long low timber trestle. The navigation span, near the north end, was a trussed timber swing span, tied with wire ropes to a central wooden tower. It was largely designed by the CPR, and cost $16,000. In 1891 the bridge was widened on both sides for streetcar tracks, except where the tracks converged for the swing span.
Second bridge 1909
Media related to Granville Street Bridge (1909) at Wikimedia Commons
The second bridge was completed in 1909. It was a longer, medium-level steel bridge with a through truss swing span.
Third bridge 1954
On February 4, 1954, the current Granville Street Bridge, costing $16.5 million, opened. A million cars would cross over the bridge in its first month. The city of Vancouver funded the bridge itself as Mayor Frederick Hume said "no formal assistance given by any other government body."
The eight-lane structure was constructed on the same alignment as the first bridge while steel plate girders salvaged from the second bridge made barges for constructing the foundations of the Oak Street Bridge.
The first “civilian” to drive over the 1954 bridge was the same woman who was first to drive over the second bridge in 1909. She had been widowed between the two openings, and so had a different name. Both times she was at the wheel of a brand-new Cadillac.
(Wikipedia)
Vancouver
Beautiful British Columbia
Canada
Formerly EXPO '86
Telus World of Science/ Formerly the Expo'86 Centre
Vancouver, BC Canada
Science World at Telus World of Science, is a science centre run by a not-for-profit organization.
This geodesic dome ( golf ball shaped ) building was constructed for Expo '86. It was opened in 1985 as the Expo preview center and became the Expo '86 World's Fair Centre.
The height is 155 feet tall with a foundation of reinforced steel in a cement slab.
The dome is supported by 182 piles
There are 391 lights and 766 triangles on the Science World dome.
Constructed using 15,000 pounds of extruded aluminium and aluminium panels on the dome. The panels are 1 mm thick and are covered with a vinyl surface.
Science World has a total building area of 10,220 square metres and a total exhibit area of 4,275 square metres. The building’s volume is 36,790 cubic metres.
The air-conditioning system uses chilled water for cooling and gas-fired boilers for heating.
The OMIMAX Theatre seats 400 people
The screen is 27 metres in diameter. The theatre’s sound system uses high-fidelity, six-channel, two-way sound with sub-bass to create an unparalleled surround sound experience.
I read that the 15,000 watt xenon lamp that lights the movie screen is so bright that if it was placed on the surface of the moon and focused it at a spot on Earth, you would actually see its light.
The dome in this image was lit in red in honor of Remembrance Day. Remembrance Day (sometimes known informally as Poppy Day) is a memorial day observed in Commonwealth of Nations member states since the end of the First World War to remember the members of their armed forces who have died in the line of duty.
(Please note** All information has been taken from various online sources and has not been verified to be accurate)
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Thanks for visiting
~Christie
The brightly coloured Aquabus emerging from the Vancouver mist. This is an old photo from 2004. No colour manipulation.