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YK Hood by Hood: Niven Lake

verge-admin — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 21:23:21 +0000

YK Hood by Hood: Niven Lake Once home to a dump, and the city’s sewage, Niven is now one of Yellowknife’s most desired areas Words by Mark Rendell / Images by Angela Gzowski. This article first appeared on EDGE North Today’s neighbourhood is the product of a building boom that started in the late ... Read more

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YK Hood by Hood: The Suburbs

verge-admin — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 21:16:55 +0000

YK Hood by Hood: The Suburbs Beyond the Multiplex, where most of Yellowknife actually lives, is a world to itself Words by Mark Rendell / Image by Oriena Vuong. This article originally appeared on EDGE North From double-wides to stately homes If you drove south along Franklin Avenue before, say, 1970, you’d pass into ... Read more

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YK Hood by Hood: Kam Lake

verge-admin — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 21:07:02 +0000

YK Hood by Hood: Kam Lake A quirky, character-filled industrial area like nowhere else Words and images by Mark Rendell. This article originally appeared on EDGE North Still a bit too wild to become a dull residential area any time soon For decades now, Yellowknife’s been creeping steadily away from its blue-collar roots. As ... Read more

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YK Hood by Hood: Old Town

verge-admin — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 20:54:57 +0000

YK Hood by Hood: Old Town Yellowknife’s most famous neighbourhood is actually a collection of many wildly varied areas, from the DIY shacks of the Woodyard to Latham Island super-mansions Words by Mark Rendell / Image by Angela Gzowski. This article originally appeared on EDGE North These Gino Pin-designed condos, built in 2005, retain ... Read more

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YK Hood By Hood: Downtown

verge-admin — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 20:31:51 +0000

YK Hood By Hood: Downtown Dysfunctional, diverse, utilitarian, with flashes of inspiration, our troubled downtown is still our hub Words and pictures by Mark Rendell. This article originally appeared on EDGE North Downtown’s vertical, utilitarian architecture: a stand of government buildings that empties out when the work day ends Downtown Yellowknife is a tangle of ... Read more

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