| Island in the Creek Contributor(s): Gourley, Catherine (Author) |
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ISBN: 0920080944 ISBN-13: 9780920080948 Publisher: Harbour Publishing OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 1988 Annotation: Vancouver's Granville Island complex rates the status of a genuine urban redevelopment wonder on several counts: it is an old industrial eyesore which has become one of Vancouver's most popular tourist attractions; it is a consciously planned "people place" that works; it is a government-run enterprise that makes money; it is a political creation which almost everyone agrees is a good thing. Vancouver journalist Catherine Gourley skilfully unfolds the story of the island in this visually brilliant pictorial history. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Canada - General |
| Dewey: 971.133 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 8.3" W x 10.9" (0.95 lbs) 96 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Vancouver's Granville Island complex rates the status of a genuine urban redevelopment wonder on several counts: it is an old industrial eyesore which has become one of Vancouver's most popular tourist attractions; it is a consciously planned people place that works; it is a government-run enterprise that makes money; it is a political creation which almost everyone agrees is a good thing. Vancouver journalist Catherine Gourley skilfully unfolds the story of the island in this visually brilliant pictorial history. |