What I was most interested in capturing with this shot was the reflection of the neon light against the brick architecture. To me it was a contrast of heritage building and the sometimes glaring lights of the present. The building in the photo is the Yale Hotel in downtown Vancouver at the corner of Granville & Drake.

Here is a little history on the hotel, taken from the hotel's website, where you can visit if you want to read the rest of the story.

"The Yale Hotel began in the mid 1880's as a CPR bunkhouse where workers relaxed after clearing land for the new community of Vancouver. On June 13, 1886 an unusually strong blast of wind set fire raging through the city. In less than 45 minutes 1,000 wooden structures were destroyed. The Yale, separated by bush from the main area of Vancouver, was one of the few that survived.

Soon after that dramatic event, the Yale became a popular gathering place for the community. The building was refurbished and by 1889 was renamed the Colonial Hotel. It served miners, loggers, fishermen and CPR workers who trudged up an Indian trail in the woods from False Creek. There was a stable below the street level for the occasional carriage trade.

By night, the hotel became a haunt for the workers and their friends. Yaletown had a reputation for wild nightlife, and the activity at the Colonial was supposedly the wildest. The hotel was named the Yale again in 1911."