a dISPATCH fROM vANCOUVER
bY pAUL cHADERJIAN It is the hour of the night when not many cars are on the freeway, and one can almost hear the silence. A metropolis sleeps, its citizens rest for their next day of drama, trauma, laughter, and tears; I sit, high above, in a pink glass and granite highrise, watching the bright lights of the big city, Vancouver, British Columbia. The terrain where this city is placed is the most geographically perfect location for it. Downtown is surrounded by water and nestled under mountains like Grouse. The "West End" is considered second only to Manhattan as the north American continent's most densely populated area. From the shores of English Bay east to the other cities that make up the greater Vancouver regional area are endless rows of highrises and skyscrapers, with dozens more under construction. These bright and decadent structures of steel and glass stand as testament of modern man's wealth and power and our mastery of engineering and architecture. ...