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Door to nowhere

10 Sunday Sep 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, art, Calgary, Canada, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, urban

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Spotted in downtown Calgary last month.

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Mass of spheres

09 Saturday Sep 2017

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

A piece of modern-looking public art on the edge of Calgary’s Chinatown.

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All hearts

08 Friday Sep 2017

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Spotted on the side of a church in Calgary’s Inglewood neighbourhood not too long ago.

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Someone left their shoes behind at a CTrain station …

06 Wednesday Sep 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, Calgary, Canada, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, urban

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Abandoned footwear

This pair of perfectly placed, abandoned footwear was left behind at Barlow/Max Bell CTrain station in Calgary a few weekends ago.

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Sidewalk messaging

05 Tuesday Sep 2017

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Spotted in Calgary a few weeks ago … although I’m not entirely sure if this refers to anything specific or if it’s just a general idea.

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Pushing puns

03 Sunday Sep 2017

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Some highly appropriate word play from this Calgary florist. Spotted a few weeks ago.

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Vertical accent

02 Saturday Sep 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in London, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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London, England, U.K.

A sumptuously lit building as snapped on my first visit to London, five years ago.

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Powell Street cable car

01 Friday Sep 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, San Francisco, Trains & Transit, transit, transportation, Travel, urban

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San Francisco, California

The end of the line near Fisherman’s Wharf for the Powell Street cable car in San Francisco. Snapped this on a visit about two years ago.

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Subway map

31 Thursday Aug 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in art, New York, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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New York City

Some public art built into the walls of the New York City subway. From a visit to the Big Apple way back in February 2011.

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Price of progress

30 Wednesday Aug 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, Calgary, Canada, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, urban

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

This old house in Victoria Park continues to await its fate, as the neighbourhood continually redevelops around it.

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