Two shots of a three-block series on the corner of Hastings and Kamloops which document the not-so-distant past of a neighbourhood that creeks flowed through and where people kept bees as part of their backyard agriculture. Continued work around the Hastings Park Conservancy and guidelines adopted to re-allow urban beekeeping in Vancouver in 2005 are part of bringing back to life the natural features that helped make Hastings-Sunrise such a liveable part of the city. Although the Hastings corridor itself is a tad shabby in spots, the surrounding neighbourhood is full of beautiful and productive gardens, fruit trees, and the occasional coop of illegal chickens.
At the corner of Hastings and Kamloops
In Gardens, History, Photographs on January 29, 2010 at 8:43 pm
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Loved the post about the bees. Funny thing, I just posted a note on Facebook about seeing the first honeybee yesterday. One of my dreams is to be able to raise bees somewhere, some time…