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Photos: Have you ever seen a 'B.C. Toothpick'?

Photos: Have you ever seen a 'B.C. Toothpick'?

They're massive!
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5 things you (probably) didn't know about ships in Vancouver

5 things you (probably) didn't know about ships in Vancouver

Ships have played an essential role to Vancouver's history, starting long before the city was founded.
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Vancouver Now & Then: Mount Pleasant's Depencier House in 1958 and 2020

Vancouver Now & Then: Mount Pleasant's Depencier House in 1958 and 2020

It's housed a restaurant of some kind for a long time now, but it's also been home to a brothel, candy company, and shoe repair in the last century.
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Book returned to Vancouver library more than 85 years late

Book returned to Vancouver library more than 85 years late

The late fee at the time was 1 cent per day. That was more than 31,000 days ago...
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One YouTuber is saving and sharing Vancouver TV from the 80s and 90s

One YouTuber is saving and sharing Vancouver TV from the 80s and 90s

Looking to feel nostalgic?
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Check out this nostalgic painting of the former Seven Seas Restaurant

Check out this nostalgic painting of the former Seven Seas Restaurant

The iconic North Vancouver dining spot was moored on the Lonsdale waterfront from 1959 to 2001
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5 things you (probably) didn't know about Vancouver's strip clubs

5 things you (probably) didn't know about Vancouver's strip clubs

The local strip clubs have been oddly involved in pop culture...
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Photos: Here's what Granville Island looked like over a century ago

Photos: Here's what Granville Island looked like over a century ago

It's gone through some massive transformations over the years
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Vancouver Now & Then: A look at Main Street and 8th Avenue a century apart

Vancouver Now & Then: A look at Main Street and 8th Avenue a century apart

Mount Pleasant was considered Vancouver's first "suburb," offering affordable homes for the city's working folks
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B.C. fishing lodge listed for under a million dollars

B.C. fishing lodge listed for under a million dollars

Ever been to Kyuquot Sound?
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