History

Invitation to Places That Matter at Celtic Cannery, Southlands

For the Love of Craft Beer: Vancouver’s Brewing History

Possibly even outweighing our love of hockey, Vancouver’s passion for beer knows no bounds. Not surprisingly, our history with this bubbly brew started...

Savouring Heritage at the Yaletown Brewpub—June 12, 2013

Craft beer meets Vancouver’s warehouse history The Vancouver Heritage Foundation is offering an opportunity to savour heritage with an enticing...

Be an Urban Explorer in Your Own Town

VHF would like to thank this weeks’ guest writer, Karen Russell – Urban Planner. Have you ever walked through a residential neighbourhood...

VHF introduces Bike Tours!

Vancouver Heritage Foundation is very excited to offer guided bike tours. Expanding on or already popular walking tours, our guides are saddling up to...

2013 Top Ten Endangered Heritage Sites – 13th Annual

As our economy continues to improve, many heritage sites are under increasing pressure. Our Top Ten sites for this year demonstrate a variety of issues...

Heritage House Tour Feature: Grandview Woodland

Bordered by Clark Dr, Broadway, Nanaimo St and the Burrard Inlet, this historic neighbourhood tells one of the common stories of Vancouver’s early...

Video Vancouver: The Visible City – Virtual Exhibition & Mobile App

The Visible City is a virtual exhibition and mobile tour that tracks the rise, fall, and revival of neon in Vancouver, shining a light on people whose...

Release: 40 Years of Changing Attitudes in Metro Vancouver

Metro Vancouver Urban Futures Survey 2012 Results Politicians, planners and policy makers can now be informed by forty years of comparative data on the...

Invitation to Places That Matter Plaque Presentation at Gibby’s Field!

West Coast Modern Home Tour, July 13th, 12pm-4pm

The West Vancouver Museum‘s  2013 West Coast Modern Home Tour highlights mid-century and modern architecture on the North Shore and takes...

Densification, Development and Demolition: Heritage and the Three D’s

Dr. Jeff’s was a prominent Vancouver figure in the first decades of the 20th century.  He was an Alderman, the City’s Police Commissioner and the City...