Willow Pattern, a political cartoon by Leonard Norris, lamenting the Granville Bridge fund going bankrupt. From the Vancouver Sun, May 22, 1952, as seen in the National Archives online. Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1988-243-1 Copyright: Estate of Leonard Norris
Wedgewood Verse | Vancouver VersionTwo Pigeons Flying High, Three Years Flying By, Chinese Vessel Sailing By, Ferry Vessel Sailing Nigh, Bridge With Three Men, If Not Four, Bridge With Centre, Nothing More, Weeping Willow Hanging O’Er. Weeping Public Hanging O’Er.

Willow Pattern, a political cartoon by Leonard Norris, lamenting the Granville Bridge fund going bankrupt. From the Vancouver Sun, May 22, 1952, as seen in the National Archives online. Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1988-243-1 Copyright: Estate of Leonard Norris

Wedgewood Verse | Vancouver Version

Two Pigeons Flying High, Three Years Flying By,
Chinese Vessel Sailing By, Ferry Vessel Sailing Nigh,
Bridge With Three Men, If Not Four, Bridge With Centre, Nothing More,
Weeping Willow Hanging O’Er. Weeping Public Hanging O’Er.

The official opening of BC Place was November 14, 1982, illustrated here by cartoonist Len Norris, originally published in the Vancouver Sun and seen in the 1990 book Vancouver Ink: Images of a City. 

The official opening of BC Place was November 14, 1982, illustrated here by cartoonist Len Norris, originally published in the Vancouver Sun and seen in the 1990 book Vancouver Ink: Images of a City

“I’m going to miss the solitude of open space when they settle the construction dispute.” by cartoonist Len Norris, published July 9, 1970 in the Vancouver Sun (also on Tumblr, btw), via The SFU Library Editorial Cartoons Collection.

“I’m going to miss the solitude of open space when they settle the construction dispute.” by cartoonist Len Norris, published July 9, 1970 in the Vancouver Sun (also on Tumblr, btw), via The SFU Library Editorial Cartoons Collection.