History
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Inspector Vance and the True Crime Magazines of the 1930s and ‘40s
One of the many fascinating things that Inspector John Vance packed away when he retired from the Vancouver Police Department in 1949, were several true...
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Event: Eve Lazarus Talk at Burnaby Public Library, Oct. 25
Burnaby Public Library When: Wednesday, October 25; 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Where: Tommy Douglas Branch; 7311 Kingsway Admission: Free...
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Event: Historic Crimes – Early Forensic Investigations, Oct. 19
Harbour Centre’s Vancouver Lookout is celebrating its 40th anniversary and invites you to experience different perspectives on the city through a new...
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How UBC Library is helping to preserve heritage buildings in Vancouver.
UBC Library’s B.C. Historical newspaper archives, part of the university’s publicly-accessible Open Collections, is playing a critical role in heritage...
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Book Review – Traditional Chinese Architecture: Twelve Essays
Editor: Nancy S. Steinhardt (Princeton University Press, 2017) The study of traditional Chinese architecture and building techniques has come a long way...
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Event: Heritage Vancouver – Shaping Vancouver 2017 Conversation #3, Sept. 14
Shaping Vancouver 2017: ReShaping Conversations on Heritage Conversation #3: Subcultural Heritage – Emergence of Social Diversity and the Creation...
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Video Vancouver: The Chicken Coop
A resident of Fraserview in Vancouver discovers a country music link to one of the backyards in his neighbourhood.
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EVENT: Dr. Ronald Knapp – Chinese Houses in Southeast Asia
Talk by Dr. Ronald Knapp: Chinese Houses in Southeast Asia: The Eclectic Architecture of Sojourners and Settlers When: August 17, 2017 6:00pm to 8:00pm...
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RELEASE: AIBC Architectural Walking Tours Begin on Canada Day
Did you know that Vancouver architects are responsible for making the famed CBC “bunker” building almost completely wireless? In a 2009 renovation...
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RELEASE: Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Chinese Garden Is Looking For Your Expertise
Are you looking for a way to get involved in a culturally diverse organization in the heart of Chinatown? Are you passionate about architecture, culture...
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Vancouver’s Built Legacy: Hotel Georgia
It was the Roaring Twenties and Vancouver was a city of optimism. Amid a building boom that opened the Orpheum theatre and expanded the Hudson’s Bay, many...
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2017 Top 10 Endangered Sites Bus Tour – June 18th
Via: Heritage Vancouver Climb aboard a Transit Museum Society (TRAMS) historic bus for an exclusive guided tour of Heritage Vancouver’s 2017 Top10...
By Spacing