Vancouver Treasure Map Series
Issue no. 1
This treasure map, or alternative guide book is written annually for the wanderer, the bicycle rider, and the creative tourist who wants to see Vancouver differently. In the mode of Situationist International, this guide promotes free or inexpensive, yet enriching experiences over those that require a lot of money.
This special edition, which includes the labeled (manually arranged and typesetter-printed text and imagery) sturdy travel envelope, containing the 15-page guide and treasure map. The text and imagery within the treasure map and guide is photocopied onto 23-25lb. printer paper. The re-appropriated Google Map, photography and writing were composed by myself, Jessie McNeil in the Spring of 2012. The mint green cover and modernist text used throughout the work, reference a significant time in the past of Strathcona, and the other once labeled “urban blight” neighbourhoods mentioned in the treasure map & guide. The staple-bound and efficiently folded map & guide allows the reader and traveler to easily access information, without being overwhelmed or looking like a lost tourist.
I encourage you to explore with this guide and reassess the everyday landscape in which you live or stay. If you come across any positive or negative experiences while exploring with this map/guide, please feel free to share! To contact me with stories, feedback or inquiries, please write to:
Jessie McNeil
vancouvertreasuremaps@gmail.com
Issue no. 1
This treasure map, or alternative guide book is written annually for the wanderer, the bicycle rider, and the creative tourist who wants to see Vancouver differently. In the mode of Situationist International, this guide promotes free or inexpensive, yet enriching experiences over those that require a lot of money.
This special edition, which includes the labeled (manually arranged and typesetter-printed text and imagery) sturdy travel envelope, containing the 15-page guide and treasure map. The text and imagery within the treasure map and guide is photocopied onto 23-25lb. printer paper. The re-appropriated Google Map, photography and writing were composed by myself, Jessie McNeil in the Spring of 2012. The mint green cover and modernist text used throughout the work, reference a significant time in the past of Strathcona, and the other once labeled “urban blight” neighbourhoods mentioned in the treasure map & guide. The staple-bound and efficiently folded map & guide allows the reader and traveler to easily access information, without being overwhelmed or looking like a lost tourist.
I encourage you to explore with this guide and reassess the everyday landscape in which you live or stay. If you come across any positive or negative experiences while exploring with this map/guide, please feel free to share! To contact me with stories, feedback or inquiries, please write to:
Jessie McNeil
vancouvertreasuremaps@gmail.com
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