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From the Vault: 17

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Metal skeleton of an old waterfront building in North Vancouver a short way east of Lonsdale Quay - now demolished it seems

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Pacific Central Station, Vancouver - Western terminus for VIA Rail passenger services such as The Canadian from Toronto to Vancouver - the station was originally CN Rail's passenger station (called Union Station), CP passenger trains (including the original Canadian) terminated at Waterfront Station on the Downtown peninsula

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Commercial Drive Skytrain Station on the Millenium Line, Vancouver - you can just make out a freight train on the railway mainline to the right of the LRT tracks at a lower level (this trench is called the Grandview Cut, originally dug for the railway with the new Skytrain line built inside it) - the bridge connects to the interchange with Broadway Station on the Expo Line

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Boathouses/Floating Houses along Vancouver waterfront at Granville Island

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Wat Suthat Temple, Bangkok

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A small twisting street in Bangkok (unsure of exact location, but I think district is correct)

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Thanon Rama I, Bangkok, with ubiquitous 7eleven, traffic and pedestrian overpass

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An historic market building in Georgetown's old districts - the beautiful entrance meets the intersections at an angle

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Detail of shophouse 2nd floor Georgetown, Panang Island, Malaysia - Georgetown is famous for its large old town districts of intact historic shophouses with their characteristic arcades

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Arcaded street in Georgetown, Panang Island, Malaysia - traditional Malaysian shophouses - Georgetown is famous for its large old town districts of intact historic shophouses with their characteristic arcades

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