Past & Present: the West End, 1888/2017
On The Dark Secrets of Stanley Park Tour, we explore how, why – and by whom – the West End was first settled. This pair of photos looks towards downtown Vancouver from Thurlow and Barclay... Read More
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5 Secret Stories from Stanley Park
[by Lani Russwurm] Stanley Park has lots to attract the millions of visitors it sees each year, from the ever-popular totem poles, to the many monuments, forest trails, and of course, the seawall. What attracts... Read More
Past & Present: Ferguson Block, 1887/2017
The Lost Souls of Gastown Tour finishes at Gastown’s Maple Tree Square. This is the second Ferguson Block built there, at 200 Carrall Street. The first version, made of wood, was obliterated in the Great... Read More
A Boozy History of Prohibition in Vancouver
[by Lani Russwurm] Alcohol prohibition arrived in BC in 1917 and lasted just four years. Between the bootlegging, the corruption, and the scandals, it’s fair to say prohibition created more problems than it solved. It... Read More
Past & Present: Carrall Street, 1877/2017
Angus Fraser and his brother Simon (not that Simon Fraser) ran logging operations that cleared much of what’s now Vancouver. Angus built this house in the 1870s (either 1873 or 1877 depending on the source) on Carrall... Read More
Past & Present: 700 block of Main Street 1914/2017
Only one of the buildings in the 1914 photo is likely to survive much longer, the London Hotel on the southeast corner of Main and East Georgia streets. The building farthest to the left was... Read More