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Birdie in the window

04 Sunday Jun 2017

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

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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

I find eight-bit-style images created from Post-It notes inexplicably alluring. Spotted this specimen in the window of an office building in Edmonton last week.

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Doorway

03 Saturday Jun 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, Canada, Edmonton, history, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

All that’s left of the old Alberta College building in Edmonton.

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Edmonton’s neon nirvana

02 Friday Jun 2017

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Neon Sign Museum, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

104 Street in Edmonton is home to the Neon Sign Museum, featuring restored neon signs representative of what was once seen in Alberta’s capital region.

Neon Sign Museum, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Neon Sign Museum, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Gimme a break!

01 Thursday Jun 2017

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

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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

What would most of us do without coffee? (I would bet we wouldn’t do very much.) This sign greets customers outside a java joint in Edmonton.

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Canada, anagram

31 Wednesday May 2017

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

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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Rolled up to Edmonton this past weekend for a quick visit with a friend. While out on a photowalk, I found this crew working on a “Canada 150” sign outside city hall. It looks as if they have all the pieces to unscramble Edmonton’s biggest anagram.

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