Long an entry point into the core, the Cambie Street Bridge has been a downtown fixture - in one form or another - for well over a century. A port of entry of sorts, first for a mix of cars, trains, and trolleys, and these days one intended primarily for motorists, the Cambie Street Bridge provides one of the densest, least-obscured views of the core still accessible to the public. To these ends, this edition of Throwback Thursday, which will also be this editor's final entry for SkyriseVancouver, will explore the changing skyline views as captured from atop the Cambie Street Bridge. 

Port of Entry: Skyline from the Cambie Street Bridge back in 2012, image via Google Maps

Captured by Google Maps in 2012, the above photo showcases a dramatically sparser downtown skyline than that which has grown over the last half-dozen years. Since this time, a dizzying number of projects have crowded onto the scene, the False Creek neighbourhood surrounding the now almost completely obscured BC Place, today a bustling collection of high-rises and hotels. 

Port of Entry: Skyline from the Cambie Street Bridge in 2019, image via Google Maps

The Arc, Parq Vancouver, and One Pacific - to name but a few recent developments - have recently added their unique silhouettes to the skyline, the city centre having never looked so full and dense. While more are sure to come over the next few years, perhaps never again will such a thoroughly transformative era of developmental change be witnessed in this city. 

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