The following photographs, which can be found throughout this digital archive as background photographs, were taken in Hogan's Alley. Photos by Amanda Wan
[Image description: The curb and edge of a grey concrete sidewalk is angled diagonally across the image. Stencilled text is visible on the sidewalk, but not all of the message is included in the frame. The text is stylized like a dictionary entry. Visible text reads: "slave (SLAYVE) n. slaves. A person owned by another person and can [...] person. A slave works without [...] this country and [...]. The concrete is slightly wet as if it has just rained. The image is rather grey overall. End of image description.]
[Image description: A silver metal pole is foregrounded in focus on the left side of the photo, with green grass area in the background littered with autumnal red, yellow, and green leaves. A rectangular black-and-white sticker is stuck onto the pole. The top third of the sticker features an illustration of a train on a track, surrounded by mountains and a dark sky. The bottom two thirds are filled with text, which read, quote: "If we do not change our consciousness, we cannot change our actions or demand change from others (diamond symbol). Feminism, as liberation struggle, must exist apart from and as part of the larger struggle to eradicate domination in all it's form - bell hooks" unquote. The word "its" is spelled with an apostrophe in the sticker. There are raindrops on the pole and sticker. End of image description.]
[Image description: A blue wall with three vertical panels of bricks, each panel featuring bricks of different shapes, sizes, and textures. On the top left area of the wall is a window framed by blue wood and one vertical beam in the middle. On the right side of the window are images such as a black and white image and clipping of Jimi Hendrix's face, a blue, black, and white poster of Jimi Hendrix playing guitar and singing, the front cover of a book of stamps, and a black and white drawing of a house. Bright green leaves line the right side of the wall. The edge of a black gate can be seen on the left side. End of image description.]
[Image description: A blue brick wall featuring a bright blue, yellow, black, and white sign. The sign is in English and Chinese. English text on the sign reads "REZONING APPLICATION" in blue font on a yellow rectangle.
Beneath, English text reads "728-796 Main Street. DETAILS: The proposal is for a 15-story mixed-use development, including: commercial space on the ground level and mezzanine; 19 social housing units, located on mezzanine and second levels, to replace existing Single Room Accommodation (SRA) units on site (social housing to be owned by the City); 99 market residential units from levels 3 to 15; and four levels of underground parking. A building height of 45.7 m (150 ft.) and a floor space ratio (FSR) of 8.12 are proposed."
In the mid-right section of the sign, one square image of development concept images captioned "PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT." Beneath that image, part of a map locating the site is pictured, with the caption "LOCATION." English text in the right section of the sign reads "What's happening: Rezoning application submitted. Application review by staff. Open House: Tuesday, September 26, 2017 , 5-8pm. Chinese Cultural Centre, Auditorium. 50 East Pender Street. Further application review. Public Hearing: Information to come. Decision by council. Applicant: Studio One Architecture 388 W 8th Ave, Vancouver. For more information: vancouver.ca/rezapps or phone 3-1-1. Beneath this text, the green and blue logo for the City of Vancouver and a smaller red and white logo.
English text is translated into Chinese characters (which, unfortunately, we are currently unable to transcribe because of language limitations). End of image description.]
Beneath, English text reads "728-796 Main Street. DETAILS: The proposal is for a 15-story mixed-use development, including: commercial space on the ground level and mezzanine; 19 social housing units, located on mezzanine and second levels, to replace existing Single Room Accommodation (SRA) units on site (social housing to be owned by the City); 99 market residential units from levels 3 to 15; and four levels of underground parking. A building height of 45.7 m (150 ft.) and a floor space ratio (FSR) of 8.12 are proposed."
In the mid-right section of the sign, one square image of development concept images captioned "PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT." Beneath that image, part of a map locating the site is pictured, with the caption "LOCATION." English text in the right section of the sign reads "What's happening: Rezoning application submitted. Application review by staff. Open House: Tuesday, September 26, 2017 , 5-8pm. Chinese Cultural Centre, Auditorium. 50 East Pender Street. Further application review. Public Hearing: Information to come. Decision by council. Applicant: Studio One Architecture 388 W 8th Ave, Vancouver. For more information: vancouver.ca/rezapps or phone 3-1-1. Beneath this text, the green and blue logo for the City of Vancouver and a smaller red and white logo.
English text is translated into Chinese characters (which, unfortunately, we are currently unable to transcribe because of language limitations). End of image description.]
[Image description: A close-up of a black and white drawing of a two-storey house. Small letters on the bottom right corner of the drawing read "VIE'S CHICKEN INN / HOGAN'S ALLEY MID MAIN & UNION." The image is behind a window grid. A curtain patterned with black, blue, purple, and pink streaks is behind the drawing. In the top of the image, the bottom of a blue, white, and black poster is visible. The bottom right corner of the image is framed in blue wood. End of image description.]
[Image description: The unadorned bars of a black metal gate. in front of a blue door with a square window featuring the unit number, "209," in black and white. The wall to the right of the door is patterned with streaks of black, blue, pink, and purple. The curtain behind the door's window matches the wall pattern. The lighting is shadowy overall. End of image description.]
[Image description: A wide shot of a city street sidewalk with two short blue walls/buildings foregrounded by their brightness relative to the rest of the image. Three passersby are in the photo, with two of them on the left in bright red jackets and a hood or black hat, and one on the right with a dark navy blue jacket, a tan backpack, and a cane. The sky is grey-white and the ground looks wet, with a long puddle on the road in the bottom right of the image. End of image description.]
[Image description: A brown wooden bench is foregrounded in focus on the right side of the photo, with green grass area in the background littered with autumnal red, yellow, and green leaves and branches. White chalk is written in the center the top half of the bench, in capital letters: 150 TOO MANY. The bench looks damp as after the rain. A few orange leaves lie around the bench seat. Part of a concrete and metal freeway is visible in the background. End of image description.]
[Image description: The curb and edge of a grey concrete sidewalk is angled horizontally across the image. Stencilled text is visible on the sidewalk. The text is stylized like a dictionary entry. Visible text reads: "slave (SLAYVE) n. slaves. A person who is owned by another person and can be sold by the person. A slave works without pay. There are no slaves in this country any more." The concrete is slightly wet as if it has just rained. Small, orange and yellow fallen leaves are visible in the top quarter of the image. The image is rather grey overall. End of image description.]