History

City of Vancouver Archives Arch P50 Otto Landauer photo. Jewish Museum & Archives of BC. 1952 Lumbermen’s Arch Arch attraction.

Lions Gate Bridge. Founded by Chris Reid and Andrew Farris, the On This Spot app allows you to experience Vancouver’s unique history in a whole new way.

Province newspaper photo, Vancouver Public Library VPL 43502.

Photo: Vancouver Sun 1957 Carnegie Building Still a feature on the corner of Main and Hastings, the Carnegie building became the new home for the Vancouver Museum after the Vancouver Public Library moved to its new building in 1957.

City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 371-836. 1920 Polar Bear Swim These groups of brave swimmers are shivering at the water’s edge at English Bay on the first day of 1939, preparing to participate in the annual Polar Bear Swim.

City of Vancouver Archives Pan N54. W.J. Moore photo. 1916 Lost Lagoon Stanley Park’s Lost Lagoon was separated in 1916 from the sea by a causeway, turning it into an artificial lake.

City of Vancouver Archives, Duke of C and Y P7. 1900 Hudson’s Bay Company Another Vancouver landmark born in 1900.

The Chuck Davis History of Metropolitan Vancouver. 1927 Orpheum Theatre The Orpheum Theatre opened its doors to the public only eight months after breaking ground.

Vancouver Public Library, Special Collections, VPL 10141. Leonard Frank photo.

City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 99-1742. Photo Stuart Thomson. 1924 Lansdowne Park The horses galloping towards this finish line were photographed in July 1928 in Lansdowne Park, which was originally built in Richmond in 1924.