History
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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A Year in Five Minutes: Vancouver 1979
View of Burrard Street from Pender Street in May, 1979. Item # CVA 780-45. In 1979, a former premier and a local hockey star passed away. It was also the...
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A Year in Five Minutes: Vancouver 1978
The 100-block of East Pender Street in April 1978. Item # CVA 780-470. This year laid the groundwork for the biggest event in Vancouver at the time. A...
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A Year in Five Minutes: Vancouver 1977
A view of downtown Vancouver from Cambie Bridge in June 1977. Photo courtesy of Vancouver Archives. Item # CVA 780-1. It was 1977 that the SeaBus started...
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A Year in Five Minutes: Vancouver 1976
The 1000 block of Robson Street in February, 1976. Item # CVA 780-406. In 1976, ICBC rates skyrocketed, the Museum of Anthropology got a new home and an...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
By Chuck Davis