History

Glenn Baglo / Vancouver Sun. 1971 Battle of Maple Tree Square A riot over marijuana seems counter-intuitive, but more than 1,000 people showed up at the “Battle of Maple Tree Square” in Gastown to protest the recent crackdowns by Mayor Tom Campbell.

Province newspaper photo, Vancouver Public Library?VPL 42902. 1965 Stanley Park Zoo A polar bear lunges for the water in the Stanley Park Zoo in 1965 while another looks on.

Prince George and Princess Charlotte are in British Columbia for their first international voyage. Their ancestors, another George and Charlotte, continue to influence British Columbia today.

City of Vancouver Archives, LP 109. Photo Claude Detlo. 1940 Wait for Me, Daddy One of the most iconic photographs from World War II just happened to have been taken in New Westminster by Vancouver Province photographer Claud Detlo.

Steve Bosch / Vancouver Sun.

The Province. 1988 Science World Science! Commune with dinosaurs, dip a balloon in liquid nitrogen and learn about “Grossology” at Science World, originally built as the Expo Preview Centre. View the entire Metro Vancouver History 365 Series HERE .

Ric Ernst / The Province. 1993 Parker Carousel Old thriller.

Vancouver Sun. 1956 Bill Haley and the Comets Bill Haley (centre) and the Comets, seen in this 1956 publicity handout and most famous for their 1954 song “Rock Around the Clock,” played the first rock ’n’ roll concert in Vancouver.

From now until November 6 th , Heritage BC is asking the public (that’s you!) to nominate historic places that they believe are significant or important to the history and development of the South Asian Canadian community in BC.

Province newspaper photo, Vancouver Public Library VPL 43363. 1955 The 14 Hastings East The end of a transit era came to Vancouver when the last streetcar, on the Hastings route, finished its run in 1955.