History
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Modernist Vancouver: The Award-Winning Buildings of the Post-War Era
While Modernism began as early as the late 1910s and early 1920s, the period after World War II gave a major push in ideology and material development...
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Adaptive Re-Use through “Loft-Style Living”
With tall ceilings, open floor plans by Epoxy floors nyc and often large windows it is not hard to see why people are drawn to loft-style apartments. The...
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A Made-in-Vancouver Experience: The Vancouver Special
“There’s a shared sense of experience that comes from living in a Vancouver Special that’s uniquely Vancouver and that cuts across so many diverse...
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Video Vancouver: To Build a Better City (1964)
A 1964 City of Vancouver/CMHC film There was a time when old poor neighbourhoods were considered an urban blight and needed to be razed to make way for...
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Main Streets: At the Heart of Vancouver’s Communities
Main streets enliven downtowns everywhere. The mix of public spaces with a diverse array of heritage buildings and new developments house cafés, theatres...
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EVENT: Sensational Vancouver at Lynn Valley Library
WHEN: February 11, 7:00 p.m. WHERE: Lynn Valley Library: 1277 Lynn Valley Road, North Vancouver ADMISSION: Register for this free event at 604-984-0286...
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EVENTS – Restoring Community: Documentary and Discussion of Sustainability, Heritage and Community
WHEN: Wednesday, February 4, 6:30 – 8 pm WHERE: Vancity Theatre, 1181 Seymour Street ADMISSION: Tickets $12/ $8 with valid student ID, you can purchase...
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EVENT: Vancouver Historical Society Christmas Book Sale, Nov. 27
Vancouver Historical Society’s Christmas book sale DATE: Thursday, November 27 TIME: Starts at 6:30pm, speaker at 7:30pm LOCATION: Museum of Vancouver...
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EVENT – Places That Matter #79: The Commodore Ballroom, Nov. 26
Places That Matter #79: The Commodore Ballroom WHEN: November 26, doors open 7pm, program starts at 8pm WHERE: The Commodore Ballroom, 868 Granville...
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CoV Graphic – Vancouver’s Historical Voter Turnout
*** For more information, visit vancouver.ca/vote or call 3-1-1.
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A Century After 1914: Vancouver’s War Memorials
Across Canada there are over 6,000 monuments and cenotaphs dedicated to remembering those who fought in the Great War (1914-18). This year marks the...
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Vancouver Confidential: Not your Dad’s history book
Those of us who write history books are used to being told “my dad would love that.” And while hearing things like this warms our hearts; it’s nice to...
By Eve Lazarus