One of the more distinctive (and older!) buildings in downtown Phoenix, the Orpheum Theatre.
Orpheum
24 Sunday Apr 2016
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Tillikum Crossing
23 Saturday Apr 2016
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This striking structure is part of Tillikum Crossing, the newest bridge across the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon. Opened to traffic in fall 2015, it’s reserved for use by MAX light rail Orange Line trains, Portland Streetcars, cyclists and pedestrians. It is the first bridge of this sort in the United States, according to TriMet.
Interstate
22 Friday Apr 2016
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The underside of the Interstate 5 bridge over the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, seen on a recent visit there at the south end of Waterfront Park.
Fireball on wheels
17 Sunday Apr 2016
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Downtown Phoenix can seem a little sterile at times … but slide into an alley here and there and you might find something as bright and colourful as this, which I spotted not too long ago at the (very discreet) entrance to a bicycle maintenance shop.
Other-worldly view
16 Saturday Apr 2016
Azur
28 Sunday Feb 2016
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The Montreal Transit Corp. (Société de transport de Montréal, or STM) recently began revenue service of its next-generation métro cars. Dubbed “Azur”, the STM’s MPM-10 rolling stock is being built by a Bombardier-Alstom consortium. The order is for 468 cars, assembled in nine-car train-sets.
As the newer-model trains are gradually delivered, they will replace vintage MR-63 rolling stock, in service since the Montreal métro opened in 1966.
I only got a brief glimpse of the new Azur train at the Mont-Royal métro station on my last trip to Montreal, on its second day of revenue service. Perhaps I’ll be lucky enough to ride one upon my next visit.
Narrow lane
26 Friday Feb 2016
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This passageway isn’t far from the Viktualienmarkt market square in Munich. This image was snapped on my visit there back in September.
Lady’s best friend
25 Thursday Feb 2016
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Reaching back to the vat of photos shot in Phoenix back in November … and found this picture of a neat piece of street art off Central Ave. just north of the central library.
History fading
17 Wednesday Feb 2016
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When I visit older cities, I love looking out for old painted signs and advertisements, much like this one in Old Montreal. This is something definitely hard to come by in Calgary, where many older buildings have vanished to make way for modern structures.
Architectural reflection
09 Tuesday Feb 2016
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Once upon a time, taking a photo at this location would not have produced the same result. This now-aluminum/glass-shell building, part of the Place Ville Marie complex in downtown Montreal, had its exterior replaced several years ago to remove its deteriorating pre-fabricated concrete components.
Ricky Leong 