Queen Elizabeth I

Or, The Last of the Tudors. Tudor is all fine and dandy but I suspect too much exposure can be harmful. This will be the last for some time. 

As kids we always pointed this house out whenever the family drove past. The house was built in 1941. There are two similar houses in Metro Vancouver by the same builder. The roof is shingles cleverly installed to resemble thatch. It's worthwhile biggerising this one. 

So, is this a 67 year old roof? Who could replicate it if it became necessary? I always have more questions than answers. 

I thought about Photoshopping in a bunch of palm trees but the whole 'Tudor House With Palm Trees' thing has been done already. To great and well deserved acclaim I hasten to add. 

Mock Tudor

The RCMP Vancouver headquarters was in this building for ages and it looks like Mountie stuff is still going on here. But the hush, hush stuff is probably taking place a few blocks south in an unphotographable building.

I could take a picture of it if I wanted to. No one would stop me. It's just that the building is so ugly it would be a waste of pixels.

Vancouver has it's own police force. The Mounties do other police stuff, like dealing with consulates and embassies, going in parades and posing for photos in red serge. They do other crime stuff too, but if I blabbed I'd be doing the Prison Daily Photo. 

My Googling has not unearthed any architectural information on the building. So I'll make something up. I suspect that although the building is cute it has no great architectural or historic significance. I've always found it fascinating.