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Reminder: History & Heritage Walk with Bruce Macdonald, Sept. 15
Eminent Vancouver historian Bruce Macdonald (“Visual Vancouver“) will be giving a walk and talk on Saturday, September 15th at 2pm: The Top of Commercial...
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Religious Buildings, Reincarnated
Residents of the Little Mountain neighbourhood and swimmers on their way to a dip in the Hillcrest Pool might be surprised to see a “for sale” sign in...
By Vanessa Kay -
Release: Places That Matter Plaque Presentation at Historic Joy Kogawa House, June 26th
Join the Vancouver Heritage Foundation in celebrating the Historic Joy Kogawa House! DETAILS: Date: Tuesday, June 26th 2012 Time: 7pm-9pm, 7:30pm...
By Spacing -
August 15, 2011 Headlines
LOCAL • Despite critics, Vancouver will keep its cycle tracks [New Urban Network] • Heritage foundation touts laneway housing in Vancouver [Vancouver...
By Erick Villagomez -
Conclusion – Downtown Historic Railway kickstarts the Vancouver rail renaissance
As an epilogue to the Downtown Historic Railway story, TransitFan asked Dale Laird, Vice-President of the Transit Museum Society (TRAMS), about potential...
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Downtown Historic Railway kickstarts the Vancouver rail renaissance (Part 6)
Dale Laird’s dream of a historic railway in Vancouver became a reality through the contributions of four different groups: Seattle residents Byron Cole...
By John Calimente -
Downtown Historic Railway kickstarts the Vancouver rail renaissance (Part 5)
The Downtown Historic Railway has been an incredible success over the past ten years. Riders love riding in the historic interurban cars. And so do all...
By John Calimente -
Downtown Historic Railway kickstarts the Vancouver rail renaissance (Part 4)
In an incredible coincidence, the two interurban cars coupled together for the last revenue ride run in Vancouver back in 1958 are the same ones now used...
By John Calimente -
Downtown Historic Railway kickstarts the Vancouver rail renaissance (Part 3)
Now that he had the support of the City of Vancouver, Dale Laird’s dream of a historic railway along False Creek was nearing reality. But time was of the...
By John Calimente -
Downtown Historic Railway kickstarts the Vancouver rail renaissance (Part 2)
In order to turn his idea of converting the old CPR tracks running parallel to 6th Avenue St into a historic streetcar line, Dale Laird first needed some...
By John Calimente -
Downtown Historic Railway kickstarts the Vancouver rail renaissance (Part 1)
It has been more than 53 years since Vancouver’s last streetcar ran through the city. But with interest in rail growing around the region, could we be on...
By John Calimente