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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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Vancouver Police Museum a bloody good time
An arresting affair indeed. Housed in Vancouver’s original city morgue, the city’s Police Museum is as much about modern forensics as it is...
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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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Personalizing Space
City spaces are at once permanent and ephemeral. This photo essay looks at the how our spaces are used in unexpected ways. Images and Statement by Lisa Parker
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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...
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A Year in Five Minutes: Vancouver 1971
Pender Street in Chinatown in 1972, which was now part of a designated historic area. Item # CVA 780-447. Photo courtesy of Vancouver Archives. In 1971...
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Transit flies high post-Olympics
Well I spoke too soon! At the end of my last column I said “…life has returned to ‘normal’ in the region…” after the...
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Water Footprint: Metro Vancouver
For a larger version click here. Water plays a central role in human culture. From its use in religious rituals to the creation of modern products the...
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A Year in Five Minutes: Vancouver 1970
Burrard and Georgia in May, 1970. Item # CVA 447-363. Photo by Walter E. Frost. In 1970, Greenpeace was born and the brand-new Vancouver Canucks hit the...
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Get Creative with Your Garage Design
If you possess some yard space that you feel is unutilized why not try something new? As space becomes limited, so is the demand for creative...
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A Year in Five Minutes: Vancouver 1969
Bloedel Conservatory in Queen Elizabeth Park. Item # CVA 780-287. It was a busy time for film production in Vancouver, a local writer had a best-selling...
By Chuck Davis
Canadian Urbanism Uncovered