Growing up in Vancouver, Canada, we used to go to Stanley Park - one of the largest urban parks in the world. The bear pit always fascinated me. You'd wait for the polar bears to jump into the pool with baited breath, but they'd always be down in the pit pacing nervously, or asleep, dirty with filth. The brown bears would be the same, disinterested in the goings on of the humans gawking, waiting for them to 'perform'.

The bear pit closed down 25 years ago and has been falling into decrepitude ever since. I have always been fascinated with the architecture of the bear pit - so, modern, like the bad guy's lair in, 'Moonraker' - a James Bond film.

I recently gained access into the bear pit and tried to get a 'bear's eye view', looking out on the green and trees from behind the concrete and chain-link fencing.

enjoy.

Growing up in Vancouver, Canada, we used to go to Stanley Park - one of the largest urban parks in the world. The bear pit always fascinated me. You'd wait for the polar bears to jump into the pool with baited breath, but they'd always be down in the pit pacing nervously, or asleep, dirty with filth. The brown bears would be the same, disinterested in the goings on of the humans gawking, waiting for them to 'perform'.

The bear pit closed down 25 years ago and has been falling into decrepitude ever since. I have always been fascinated with the architecture of the bear pit - so, modern, like the bad guy's lair in, 'Moonraker'  - a James Bond film.

I recently gained access into the bear pit and tried to get a 'bear's eye view', looking out on the green and trees from behind the concrete and chain-link fencing.

enjoy.