Theatre Row, All Aglow
[by Glenn Tkach] Look at the neon! Vancouver once had as many as 19,000 neon signs. Would you believe that was more than Las Vegas? But by the 1970s, we in Vancouver were starting to...Read More
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The Hastings Mill – Visit the Site of Vancouver’s First Settlement
[by Glenn Tkach] The Hastings Mill was the site of the earliest settlement in what would eventually become Vancouver. Originally, the mill had a different name. Captain Edward Stamp named it after himself when he...Read More
An Illustrated History of Malkin Bowl
Malkin Bowl in Stanley Park is Vancouver’s premiere outdoor performance venue. Today it’s mainly used for Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) musical theatre productions and the Concerts in the Park series produced by Live Nation....Read More
An Interview With Legendary Vancouver Artist Tom Carter
Artist Tom Carter is famous for his scenes of Vancouver from the early and mid twentieth century. From the streetcars and neon of Granville Street, to sweeping vistas of the old downtown skyline, to street...Read More
The Orpheum and Its Drag Queens
[by Glenn Tkach, creator of the Really Gay History Tour] This is the Orpheum Theatre on Granville Street, just two years after it opened in 1927. It’s been dubbed “The New Orpheum” because it is...Read More
Black History Month: The Remarkable Scurry Family
[By Lani Russwurm] Hiram Scurry escaped slavery and fought in the US Civil War. In 1886, he moved to Vancouver with his wife Martha and six children to open a barbershop in Gastown. Find out...Read More
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