Owen-ceslas
@pw3n.bsky.social
Award-losing graphic designer and WordPress knower. I like transit maps, 80s architecture, bad puns, and abandoned freeways. I have a serious real job, but I also made that stupid track you liked on a Failrace stream. He/him, YYJ,
95 RapidBus not very rapid on Goldstream. Bus only lane should be a no-brainer here, especially with the ROW next to the golf course. There’s not even sidewalks here.
December 17, 2025 at 8:46 PM
95 RapidBus not very rapid on Goldstream. Bus only lane should be a no-brainer here, especially with the ROW next to the golf course. There’s not even sidewalks here.
I've been wanting to document these old shelter for awhile, but never got around to it. Running out of time it seems.
There were so many more of these around until about 10 years ago. Some still with signage from the early 80s.
There were so many more of these around until about 10 years ago. Some still with signage from the early 80s.
December 14, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I've been wanting to document these old shelter for awhile, but never got around to it. Running out of time it seems.
There were so many more of these around until about 10 years ago. Some still with signage from the early 80s.
There were so many more of these around until about 10 years ago. Some still with signage from the early 80s.
A partial list of old school enclosed bus shelters:
• Fairfield at Kipling
• Oak Bay at Richmond
• Douglas at Beacon
• Richmond at Kings
• Shelbourne at Pearl
• Holland at Hastings (the only one I know of outside of Victoria and still in BC Hydro colours) (photo from Nov 2024, so it may be gone now)
• Fairfield at Kipling
• Oak Bay at Richmond
• Douglas at Beacon
• Richmond at Kings
• Shelbourne at Pearl
• Holland at Hastings (the only one I know of outside of Victoria and still in BC Hydro colours) (photo from Nov 2024, so it may be gone now)
December 14, 2025 at 7:23 PM
A partial list of old school enclosed bus shelters:
• Fairfield at Kipling
• Oak Bay at Richmond
• Douglas at Beacon
• Richmond at Kings
• Shelbourne at Pearl
• Holland at Hastings (the only one I know of outside of Victoria and still in BC Hydro colours) (photo from Nov 2024, so it may be gone now)
• Fairfield at Kipling
• Oak Bay at Richmond
• Douglas at Beacon
• Richmond at Kings
• Shelbourne at Pearl
• Holland at Hastings (the only one I know of outside of Victoria and still in BC Hydro colours) (photo from Nov 2024, so it may be gone now)
I just went on a tremendous adventure from confusion to excitement to disappointment in a few short seconds.
December 8, 2025 at 6:26 AM
I just went on a tremendous adventure from confusion to excitement to disappointment in a few short seconds.
I also found a 1952 BCER map *and* timetable for Vancouver. A few streetcar and interurban lines remain. Interestingly, while the Richmond inset shows rail service to Steveston, the legend just below does not. New Westminster-Marpole service ends in 1952, so maybe someone removed the wrong route.
December 8, 2025 at 6:15 AM
I also found a 1952 BCER map *and* timetable for Vancouver. A few streetcar and interurban lines remain. Interestingly, while the Richmond inset shows rail service to Steveston, the legend just below does not. New Westminster-Marpole service ends in 1952, so maybe someone removed the wrong route.
Found a tourist map of Victoria from around 1944-1948 (based on the streetcar removal timeline).
"During the past year or more, the B.C. Electric transportation system has been gradually converted from street-cars to buses."
The downtown map still shows the streetcar lines though.
"During the past year or more, the B.C. Electric transportation system has been gradually converted from street-cars to buses."
The downtown map still shows the streetcar lines though.
December 8, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Found a tourist map of Victoria from around 1944-1948 (based on the streetcar removal timeline).
"During the past year or more, the B.C. Electric transportation system has been gradually converted from street-cars to buses."
The downtown map still shows the streetcar lines though.
"During the past year or more, the B.C. Electric transportation system has been gradually converted from street-cars to buses."
The downtown map still shows the streetcar lines though.
I rarely use LinkedIn and I forgot how unserious I was when I first set up my account.
December 2, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I rarely use LinkedIn and I forgot how unserious I was when I first set up my account.
Found something for the pope.
November 30, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Found something for the pope.
"Victoria Buses" is a game I've never physically seen, but BC Transit Director Matthew Boyd posted a picture of it on Twitter a few years ago.
November 30, 2025 at 6:36 PM
"Victoria Buses" is a game I've never physically seen, but BC Transit Director Matthew Boyd posted a picture of it on Twitter a few years ago.
When looking this game up online, there is almost no record of it. Except for three results from the Times Colonist archive, circa Christmas shopping season 1976.
Here's an Eatons ad from December 5, 1976 with an illustration of the game. But wait! There's more! Especially for transit nerds!
Here's an Eatons ad from December 5, 1976 with an illustration of the game. But wait! There's more! Especially for transit nerds!
November 30, 2025 at 6:31 PM
When looking this game up online, there is almost no record of it. Except for three results from the Times Colonist archive, circa Christmas shopping season 1976.
Here's an Eatons ad from December 5, 1976 with an illustration of the game. But wait! There's more! Especially for transit nerds!
Here's an Eatons ad from December 5, 1976 with an illustration of the game. But wait! There's more! Especially for transit nerds!
At age 10, I understood maybe 25% of what all these terms meant. But like any good game about capitalism, I knew the important bits: roll dice, get money.
![GAME RULES
1. At the beginning of the game, each player receives $20,000,000 to operate the mine, concentrator and refinery for one game. Each player receives:
10 x $10,000
10 x $50,000
14 x $100,000
10 x $500,000
8X$1,000,000
1 x $5,000,000
2. All money is paid into or out of the bank, which one player operates.
3. To begin the game, each player selects a counter and rolls the die. The person with the highest roll goes first. Each player places a counter on the EXPLORATION DECISION square and decides whether to invest $250,000 or $400,000 and pays the bank. Each player moves along the path paid for.
4. Each section of the board has its own hazards. Any player landing on a hazard must pay the amount shown in red, eg. $60,000.
5. If a player lands on a square with an amount indicated in black, he receives that amount from the bank.
6. Players reaching a DECISION square must stop there and wait for the next turn, regardless of the number thrown. Before proceeding, players must pay the amount shown for loans and, after choosing a route, the amount for operating costs.
7. Players landing on a square with an [arrow icon] must move in that direction on the next turn.
8. Players who run out of money are considered bankrupt and their counters are removed from the board.
9. The game ends when all players have reached the "Zinc Market".
10. At the end of the game, the player with the most money is declared the winner.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:sntedgkhoiqjajz3r6smbbk7/bafkreiegzxgja26t7p7d44kn3unlumuajgkbttagzf7rqswg77adupfxk4@jpeg)
November 30, 2025 at 6:21 PM
At age 10, I understood maybe 25% of what all these terms meant. But like any good game about capitalism, I knew the important bits: roll dice, get money.
A little thread about a few extremely niche Pacific Northwest/Canadian Southwest board games.
When I was a lad – circa mid '90s – we had this board game called "Get The Zinc Out".
Inexplicably, it was made by the "Vancouver Environment Education Project" using a grant from *COMINCO*.
When I was a lad – circa mid '90s – we had this board game called "Get The Zinc Out".
Inexplicably, it was made by the "Vancouver Environment Education Project" using a grant from *COMINCO*.
November 30, 2025 at 6:13 PM
A little thread about a few extremely niche Pacific Northwest/Canadian Southwest board games.
When I was a lad – circa mid '90s – we had this board game called "Get The Zinc Out".
Inexplicably, it was made by the "Vancouver Environment Education Project" using a grant from *COMINCO*.
When I was a lad – circa mid '90s – we had this board game called "Get The Zinc Out".
Inexplicably, it was made by the "Vancouver Environment Education Project" using a grant from *COMINCO*.
Seems like a terrible waste of money to use terrible AI to make a terrible ad.
![A YouTube ad for “Shirt Printing in Victoria”. The ad shows a sticker that reads “Nounants Proycats”, a folded shirt that reads “Cusfpioct”, a hat that reads “Custolm T[squiggly mark]pe Provects”, another sticker that reads “Poracuk [indecipherable text]”, and a shirt with artwork that is more than likely stolen or terribly produced by AI](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:sntedgkhoiqjajz3r6smbbk7/bafkreiaz2xdewpg65ej5nip23q75ym2kufrxkq7yjggmx65gw22bii3ix4@jpeg)
November 25, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Seems like a terrible waste of money to use terrible AI to make a terrible ad.
I’ve become unstuck in time.
November 19, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I’ve become unstuck in time.
My friends were testing out their t-shirt printing process, so I had a chance to make something beautiful.
November 6, 2025 at 3:22 PM
My friends were testing out their t-shirt printing process, so I had a chance to make something beautiful.
Bought a couple used books at Russells today for the off-season
November 1, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Bought a couple used books at Russells today for the off-season
Good summary of the Springer dinger.
October 21, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Good summary of the Springer dinger.
Incredible print production work here
October 16, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Incredible print production work here
All buses to Tsawwassen and South Surrey are kinda screwed right now because traffic exiting to Steveston is backing up into the bus lanes on southbound 99.
October 13, 2025 at 5:53 PM
All buses to Tsawwassen and South Surrey are kinda screwed right now because traffic exiting to Steveston is backing up into the bus lanes on southbound 99.
I can’t believe it took 14 innings, but the kids and I are also obsessed with Eugenio Suárez’s hair. “So silky and flipped out at the ends.”
October 11, 2025 at 4:38 AM
I can’t believe it took 14 innings, but the kids and I are also obsessed with Eugenio Suárez’s hair. “So silky and flipped out at the ends.”
Great graphic from the @movementyvr.bsky.social newsletter today.
October 11, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Great graphic from the @movementyvr.bsky.social newsletter today.
The Blue Jays have helped support what makes this country great: a telecommunications monolith.
October 10, 2025 at 3:40 PM
The Blue Jays have helped support what makes this country great: a telecommunications monolith.
What an adorable team.
October 7, 2025 at 11:30 PM
What an adorable team.
"Streetcars brought paying spectators to the ballparks, and teams became so dependent on them that several owners of baseball teams invested in trolley companies, and vice versa.”
The solution for improved transit is clearly more baseball! MLB in Vancouver could fix all TransLink’s funding issues.
The solution for improved transit is clearly more baseball! MLB in Vancouver could fix all TransLink’s funding issues.
October 6, 2025 at 5:21 AM
"Streetcars brought paying spectators to the ballparks, and teams became so dependent on them that several owners of baseball teams invested in trolley companies, and vice versa.”
The solution for improved transit is clearly more baseball! MLB in Vancouver could fix all TransLink’s funding issues.
The solution for improved transit is clearly more baseball! MLB in Vancouver could fix all TransLink’s funding issues.
I’ve had a minor accident, but at least the ER has baseball on the TV.
October 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I’ve had a minor accident, but at least the ER has baseball on the TV.