A History of Deviant Alleys in Vancouver

08 Mar 2017

[by Lani Russwurm] The Lost Souls of Gastown Tour meanders through the oldest alleys of Gastown. Today we think of alleys as almost exclusively dedicated to garbage pick-up, deliveries, and parking cars. But Vancouver had...

The World Building (now the Sun Tower), wholesale district, and railyards, 1915. Photo by Richard Broadbridge, BC Archives #B-00406

Past & Present: Looking north towards the Sun Tower, 1915/2017

23 Feb 2017

The Sun Tower has a fascinating story, which we delve into on The Forbidden Vancouver Tour. The first photo was taken from the recently opened Georgia Viaduct. It was replaced in 1972 with the...

A Devastating History of Stanley Park

24 Jan 2017

[by Lani Russwurm] The Dark Secrets of Stanley Park Tour is a journey through a wild forest – and an equally wild history! Stanley Park was supposed to be an untamed rainforest. Almost 1,000 acres...

Fongoun's Tailor shop at 100 East Hastings Street showing damage from the 1907 anti-Asian riots.

Past & Present: 100 East Hastings Street 1907/2017

23 Jan 2017

The Forbidden Vancouver Tour delves into one of the darkest moments in Vancouver’s history. The old photo shows some of the damage done by the Asiatic Exclusion League riot that rampaged through Chinatown and...

The Canadian Bank of Commerce building at Hastings and Granville streets in Vancouver in 1921.

Past & Present: Hastings and Granville Streets, 1921/2016

16 Dec 2016

Discover the Golden Years on The Forbidden Vancouver Tour. Starting in 1908, Vancouver went through a period of extremely rapid growth. New buildings began popping up everywhere – including this one. Built as the Canadian...

A History of Sex Work in Early Vancouver

10 Dec 2016

[by Lani Russwurm] We visit the site of some of Vancouver’s oldest brothels on The Forbidden Vancouver Tour. When Florence Mackenzie came to Vancouver in 1894 to set up a brothel, sex work in the...