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Canadian Urbanism Uncovered

By Chuck Davis

  • A Year in Five Minutes: Vancouver 1975

    A painter at VanDusen Gardens in July, 1975. Item # CVA 1502-425. It was in 1975 that it became easier to get to the airport, VanDusen opened and there...

  • A Year in Five Minutes: Vancouver 1974

    The Credit Foncier Building, photographed in 1974, was designated this year as a Heritage Building. Item # CVA 778-212. In 1974, the Whitecaps hit the...

  • A Year in Five Minutes: Vancouver 1973

    Granville Island, photographed here in 1917, would see major transformations begin in 1973. See details below. Item # Wat P93. This year saw the start of...

  • A Year in Five Minutes: Vancouver 1972

    City of Vancouver Archives, opened in 1972. Photo courtesy of Wikipedia. In 1972, the NPA’s reign was over, the City Archives were officially opened...

  • A Year in Five Minutes: Vancouver 1971

    Pender Street in Chinatown in 1972, which was now part of a designated historic area. Item # CVA 780-447. Photo courtesy of Vancouver Archives. In 1971...

  • A Year in Five Minutes: Vancouver 1970

    Burrard and Georgia in May, 1970. Item # CVA 447-363. Photo by Walter E. Frost. In 1970, Greenpeace was born and the brand-new Vancouver Canucks hit the...

  • A Year in Five Minutes: Vancouver 1969

    Bloedel Conservatory in Queen Elizabeth Park. Item # CVA 780-287. It was a busy time for film production in Vancouver, a local writer had a best-selling...

  • A Year in Five Minutes: Vancouver 1968

    The 900 block of Granville Street in 1968. Item # CVA 780-52. In 1968, a B.C. skier struck gold at the Olympics, a few local landmarks were opened and a...

  • A Year in Five Minutes: Vancouver 1967

    Pender and Carrall Sts in the 1960s. A transportation plan in 1967 proposed great changes in this neighbourhood. Photo by Walter E. Frost. Item # CVA...

  • A Year in Five Minutes: Vancouver 1966

    The Centennial Fountain at Hornby and Georgia. Photographed here in 1969, it was built in 1966. Item # CVA 780-62. In 1966, Grouse Mountain’s first...

  • Vancouver’s 1975 downtown transit plan

    In 1975, the Bureau of Transit Services prepared a transit service plan for downtown Vancouver. Now that 35 years have passed, it’s time to look at...