yvr girl
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Sun Jun-12-05 01:18 AM
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BC DUers - Question about the BOWMAC sign |
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Why is it BOWMAC and not MACBLOW?
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tmorelli415
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Sun Jun-12-05 01:22 AM
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can you translate for the curious?
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yvr girl
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Sun Jun-12-05 01:29 AM
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2. There is a landmark sign in Vancouver |
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BOWMAC. It is on a building that was the headquarters for a company called MacMillian Blowdel (MacBlow for short.)
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Sun Jun-12-05 01:37 AM
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yvr girl
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Sun Jun-12-05 01:39 AM
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But I could be wrong. The sign is still there though, underneath the Toys'R'Us sign.
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Sun Jun-12-05 01:46 AM
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Edited on Sun Jun-12-05 01:49 AM by Maple
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Sun Jun-12-05 02:04 AM
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7. Yeah, it's canfor now (I believe) |
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Edited on Sun Jun-12-05 02:04 AM by HEyHEY
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Sun Jun-12-05 02:05 AM
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HEyHEY
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Sun Jun-12-05 02:03 AM
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6. Bowmac was a car dealership |
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Edited on Sun Jun-12-05 02:06 AM by HEyHEY
Pontiacs and GMC
The sign is what's left of an amazing era of Vancouver when the city was a becon of neon sign art. The Bowmac was the only sign you could see from North Van when lit up. You also (Legend has it) could see it from Van Isl
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Tue Jun-14-05 05:28 AM
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...it has nothing to do with forestry YVR girl.
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Sun Jun-12-05 02:10 AM
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9. Because someone would add a big ass |
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S on the end of it
MACBLOWS :)
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