In Memory of my Dad..... Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 7/16/2010
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size: other (other)

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A bronze and stainless steel sculpture of a pulp Science Fiction Golden Age rocket ship is angled on a steel wedge in Vancouver's Cambie Street Plaza. The 12-ft. long spaceship is based on a design for a parade float used in 1936; it survived on display at the Vancouver Air Terminal until 1972, when rust did it in. This more corrosion-resistant replica was created in 1985 by the local sheet metal workers union, unveiled in 1986 for the 100th anniversary of the founding of Vancouver.

The rocket is a symbol of the role played by craftsmanship and transportation in the growth of Vancouver.

My father, at the age of 23, was a member of the Sheet Metal Workers union and was part of the group who built it in 1936.

As I drive by I will always be reminded of my father and the other men for their creativity, and inspiration in the making of the rocket.

Dad 1913-2010

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