We forget sometimes what Vancouver used to look like before we got down to some serious city building. The overall impression of the downtown was that it was a sea of parking lots and garages. Here’s a shot from the Archives (CVA 515-25) looking south along Richards, Homer and Hamilton streets from Georgia.
From Chief James Hobart, Spuzzum First Nation Dear Friend in Heritage Tourism: The Spuzzum First Nation on behalf of the Alexandra Bridge Project Partners invites you to join their petition drive to restore the historic 1926 Alexandra Bridge. MLA Laurie Throness has promised to personally deliver this petition asking Transportation Minister Todd Stone to show leadership in… Continue reading The Alexandra Bridge Needs Your Help
“I also think that an effort should be made to provide a number of public squares, planted with shade trees and provided with seats, where citizens could resort in the summer and enjoy fresh air. They would add much to the attractiveness of our city and remove that appearance of sterility which at present strikes… Continue reading A Call For Public Squares From the Mayor
Looking at a portion of this 1888 view of Burrard Inlet (CAN P105) from the Leferve Building at Hastings and Seymour, you can see the CPR’s offices on Cordova, the plank roads and wharves beyond. Looking closer and you can see the photographer didn’t think there were enough steam engines in the photo, so he’s… Continue reading It Needs a Steam Engine…
The magazine rack at the Marpole BCER station in 1921 had the run of the mill publications on display, but up high on one rack is an issue of Saucy Tales. Begun in 1916, Saucy Stories lasted for 127 issues. Originally published by Nathan & Mencken it was soon sold to the Inter-Continental Publishing Corp.… Continue reading Looking at the Magazine Rack
As Prince George celebrates the 1st. birthday of the prince, it’s interesting to see this item from April 1913
A little later than usual, here is the list of walks this summer All walks are $10:00 (cash or credit card) No reservations, just show up at the location listed. The Main Street Waterfront – August 6th 7:00 pm The shore line of False Creek has changed dramatically in the last 100 years. On this… Continue reading Wednesday Night Heritage Walks
Just 1000 friends, staff, and relatives enjoying a day trip to Saltspring Island.
Angelo Conte left his pregnant wife Anna back home in Valstagna, in Italy’s Veneto region to come to Canada to make enough money to bring Anna and his child back to Canada for a new life in Vancouver. One week before Angelo’s planned return to Italy for Anna he is killed in a tragic blasting… Continue reading A Love Story, A Film Project Needs Support
“lower floors of Haddington Island stone, the upper floors in pressed brick trimmed with ornamental terra-cotta. the main entrance trimmed with Bancroft Cipolino marble, the stairs finished in the same material…” “designed to be as fireproof as possible” The building was equipped with high speed elevators that ran on DC electricity, from the same source… Continue reading Proposed Building for the World Newspaper
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