Dec 7, 2018
Vancouver has all these neglected sidewalk prisms all over downtown, and they’re being left to rot and crack. These glass tiles, which are actually called vault lights, were installed in buildings constructed before electricity in order to let natural light to illuminate their basements. It’s nice to see more of these stretches of sidewalk utilized for their unintentionally decorative quality. The Sam Kee vault lights on West Pender are probably Vancouver’s best-known. These are five blocks west on Pender, in front of @bangtown Hair Saloon. #sidewalkprisms #vaultlights #bangtownhairsaloon (at Bangtown Saloon) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrE5ZT3HDZA/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=107za1qo5v95z