Homeless in Vancouver: A little box, made of ticky tacky
Above is a photo of what could be a factory module dropped from low Earth orbit onto a lot off the south side of King Edward Avenue on Yukon Street.
It doesn’t look like it but this is actually a brand-new home. At first, I thought it was a so-called “lane home”, a small detached rental unit that Vancouver homeowners have been allowed to put on their properties since 2009. But it’s on its own little lot, and not a lot of lot at that.
It may be the future of Vancouver housing but it looks more like an awkward, unnaturally exposed, single condo unit. All around it sit old and new homes that look like… homes, with fences and yards, front and back.
Below is a photo of one such “home” on the north side of King Edward Avenue at Yukon Street. Notice that it has a generous front yard, trees, a hedge, and a welcoming look. I’m no good at dating buildings so I guessing it dates from the 1930s or 1940s.
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