May
02
QuadraTails, Part Two
So I was installed as second bartender. The second bartender's job was to open
beer and pour drinks
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May
01
QuadTails, Part One, end
I didn't last long as a patron at the Quadra and quickly realized that the best
fun was
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Apr
30
QuadraTails Part One, cont again
Cigarettes were two dollars out of the machine, well drinks were $1.85, beer was
$1.50 and wine, if
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Apr
29
QuadraTails, Part One, cont
The original Quadra began its career as a dinner club around 1925, at 901 West
Hastings. By the 1930s it
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Apr
28
QuadraTails
On July 6, 1979, Yaletown became home to the first lesbian-owned and lesbian-run
bar in Vancouver. The Quadra was located
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Apr
27
First Telephoto
Circa 1974. I believe this shot was taken the same day as "Please Use Other
Door". This young
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Apr
26
Painting #503
Stephen and Gary started out on the ground floor at the Banffshire and moved up
within the year to the
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Apr
25
Academy Awards 1987
We've hosted an annual Academy Awards party for the last 35 years, always with
the same entry fee:
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Apr
24
Three Rascals
Late 70s. I took this picture one night in Victoria near my friend Lois' house.
Her younger brother Jim
Apr
23
Recycled Life
From a photograph, circa 1995. The photo was called "Easing Into Life" but I
like my title better.