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Saturday, September 11, 2010

Architecture in Kate's Yellowknife Neighbourhood

Kate and Tim live in the 'Old Town' section of Yellowknife ... and right on the lake. Here are some of the buildings in their neighbourhood.
I LOVE the houseboats! Most were brightly painted and just looked like fun places to live!

The Wildcat Cafe, Yellowknife's oldest restaurant, is right across the street from Kate and Tim's apartment building. We ate breakfast there.

Below is Kate and Tim's apartment building. They are on the second floor, left side when you are facing the building.
This is a pretty ordinary looking house, but look closely at the roof. Apparently, that dog is there most of the time!
In 'Old Town' there is very little flat land, and a LOT of rock. Houses are build anywhere folks can establish footings, or so it seems. Pretty interesting architecture to make the most of terrain, view, and LIGHT!





2 comments:

Aagaard Farms said...

Neat! Who knew it was so eclectic up there! Could almost be the coast of California or Oregan or something. Love the doggie on the roof!

Franna said...

I didn't look at this post right away... not being sheep and all. I'm glad I did now. That is some creative architecture!