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As good as new

13 Wednesday Jun 2012

Posted by Ricky Leong in Canada, Halifax, Nova Scotia, photography, photowalking, trains, Travel

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canada, halifax, nova scotia, photography, photowalk, rail, railroad, railways, random, station, train, trains, urban, Via, Via Rail

Mode of transportation, works of art

You’d never know this car was almost 60 years old unless you looked it up (or were told, as the case may be).
Evangeline Park (Via Rail 8704) was originally delivered by the Budd Co. to Canadian Pacific for the original Canadian, which launched in 1954-55. Today, the Park cars are also used on the Ocean, which runs between Halifax and Montreal. Today, apart from the Canadian, the Park cars are also used on the tail end of the Skeena (Prince Rupert-Jasper) and in summertime on the Ocean. (Thanks to Jon Calon for the reminder.) You may also see Park cars on charter duty at the tail end of other Via trains.
In this shot, the car is seen parked outside the Via Rail train station in Halifax.

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Walking together

12 Tuesday Jun 2012

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

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We walked

Seen on the community board on 10 St. N.W. in Calgary.

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Fifty shades of green …

10 Sunday Jun 2012

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

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Fifty shades of green

… because I can’t pass up an opportunity to make a pop culture reference.

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Lawn scourge

08 Friday Jun 2012

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

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alberta, calgary, canada, iPhone, iPhone 4S, iPhoneography, photography, photos, photowalk, random, urban

Lawn scourge

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Neighbourhood 5

06 Wednesday Jun 2012

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

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Neighbourhood 5

One of the few big, brash signs inside the CrossIron Mills mall in Balzac. This was the last part of the mall to be completed.

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Six-legged urban explorer

05 Tuesday Jun 2012

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

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Six-legged urban explorer

Again … totally amazed by the capabilities of modern camera phones.

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Out of place

04 Monday Jun 2012

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

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Out of place

This brick doesn’t belong …

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Garbage … a natural resource?

03 Sunday Jun 2012

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

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Our natural resource

Hmm. An interesting concept, when you think about it.
How much do you throw into the garbage that could be reused or repurposed?
How much do you recycle?
How much do we consume that we should not have bought in the first place?

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Branching out

31 Thursday May 2012

Posted by Ricky Leong in random

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Leafy encounter

More leafy goodness for spring.

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Both sides now

30 Wednesday May 2012

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

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That smalltown feel

Hillhurst Hardware has some wonderful art on the street side (above) but have you noticed there are visual adornments along the alley side (below), too?

Since 1945

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