The Concrete Forest

The downtown core of Vancouver splits itself along Burrard Street. West of Burrard you'll find the older residential side of Vancouver commonly called The West End. East of Burrard is where the newer developments appear and where Yaletown itself is located.

The older part of downtown, a high density spot I've called home for the past 16 years, is dotted with numerous old trees and, as you travel deeper into the West End, ends with a gigantic forest known as Stanley Park.

Pictured here is the corner of Thurlow and Beach Avenues with one of the 30,000 cherry blossom trees in the foreground. A concrete jungle that manages to share the ground and sky with nature.