History
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The Vancouver Heritage House Tour
[Authors Note: Coming up on Sunday, June 3rd from 10 am – 5 pm is the Vancouver Heritage Foundation’s 10th Annual Heritage House Tour. This year’s one-day...
By Eve Lazarus -
West Vancouver Museum: The Mill Project
You are cordially invite to the opening of the upcoming exhibition of new work from artist Bruce Emmett at the West Vancouver Museum. The Mill Project...
By Erick Villagomez -
Annual Top Ten Endangered Sites Bus Tour & Launch
Annual Top Ten Endangered Sites Bus Tour & Launch DATE: Saturday, May 5, 2012 TIME: 1:00pm to 5:00pm (loading begins at 12:30 and bus departs at 1pm...
By Erick Villagomez -
Michael Kluckner’s latest book – Vanishing Vancouver: The Last 25 Years
Spacing Vancouver is excited to announced the launch of Michael Kluckner’s newest book – Vanishing Vancouver: The Last 25 Years. This is the...
By Erick Villagomez -
Commercial Drive’s Historian: An Interview with Jak King
Jak King knows a lot about the history of Commercial Drive. In his recently released The Drive: A Retail, Social and Political History of Commercial Drive...
By David Peacock -
Art Deco chic
Looking to get your urban fix, 1920s-style? Check out the new exhibition at the Museum of Vancouver: Art Deco Chic: Glamourous Fashions of the 1920s and...
By Ren Thomas -
Release: An Evening at the Marine Building (1930) Penthouse
An Evening at the Marine Building (1930) Penthouse WHERE: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 | 5:30pm to 8:00pm LOCATION: Marine Building Penthouse, 2000 – 355...
By Erick Villagomez -
Power, Energy, Change & Continuity
Yesterday was the first day of Heritage Week, and in BC, the theme is Power and Energy. In celebration, thereof, I offer this 1950 image of BC Electric...
By Jak King -
Release: Heritage Vancouver – Media Reports Create a Threat to Important Heritage Home
Wilmar (Willard Kitchen Residence) 2050 SW Marine Drive, Vancouver, BC Built 1925 | Architects: Benzie & Bow Architectural style: Tudor Revival...
By Erick Villagomez -
Go East, Young City, Security and Aesthetic improvements
“The Burns Block is named for its original owner and builder, Patrick Burns of P. Burns & Company, who had it built in 1909 as the headquarters...
By Sean Ruthen -
100 Years Ago Today: Grandview Theatre Opens
On February 12th, 1912, Thomas Shiels opened the Grandview Theatre movie house at 1712 Commercial. It is the white-arched building in the middle of this...
By Jak King -
Release: Heritage Week Theme Celebrates Energy and Power
Heritage Week 2012 – running February 20-26 – celebrates the theme of “Energy: a Powerful Past, a Sustainable Future”. From the earliest...
By Erick Villagomez