History

Vancouver’s Love-Hate Relationship with Neon

The history of neon in Vancouver reflects the history of the city itself. Neon first symbolized Vancouver’s arrival as a booming metropolis in the 1920s...

Video Vancouver: Childhood Days

My Grandview: A Walking Tour with Michael Kluckner

Join Heritage Vancouver first President Michael Kluckner for a unique look at Vancouver Grandview neighbourhood. You will roam through the blocks between...

Critical Mass 20th anniversary book – call for submissions

When writer and community organizer Chris Carlsson proposed that the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition (SFBC) start a group ride home together on the last...

Baron Gallery: Walking tour of Gastown with John Atkin

As part of the Intersections- Historical, Architectural Paintings of Vancouver Exhibition featuring paintings by Tom Carter at the Baron Gallery, you are...

The Viaducts: Past, Present and Future – Part 1

This is the first part of a series – in tandem with In Focus photo essays – looking at the past, present and future of the Georgia and...

A Year in Five Minutes: Vancouver 1985

1985 saw Rick Hanson’s epic around-the-world Man in Motion tour begin from Oakridge Mall. It also marked the opening of  of Skytrain Expo Line and the...

A Year in Five Minutes: Vancouver 1984

Pope John Paul II in Vancouver. Photo courtesy of Joe Marquette This year saw the well-received arrival of Pope John Paul II – his first visit to...

A Year in Five Minutes: Vancouver 1983

Vancouver Art Gallery. Photo courtesy of Wikipedia. The year 1983, saw the creation of the Province newspaper in tabloid format, the formation of the...

A Year in Five Minutes: Vancouver 1982

Coach Roger Neilson and his Stanley Cup finalist Vancouver Canucks. Photo courtesy of Canucks Central. This important year saw the temporary Arts...

A Year in Five Minutes: Vancouver 1981

Kwantlen University College’s Richmond campus. Photo by Arnold C, wikipedia. As the city’s population dipped in 1981, most of the suburbs were...

A Year in Five Minutes: Vancouver 1980

The Carnegie Building, photographed here under construction in 1902, reopened in 1980. Item # CVA 1376-27. 1980 saw the start of Terry Fox’s Marathon of...