History

Vancouver Public Library, Special Collections, VPL 54588. 1968 Museum of Vancouver The Centennial Museum and H.R. MacMillan Planetarium were officially opened on October 26, 1968. Mayor Tom Campbell was there; so was H.R. MacMillan himself.

Vancouver Public Library, Special Collections, VPL 6701. Philip Timms photo. 1903 Woodward's Building Woodward’s branches out.

Some believe we are living near the end of the Third Wave of Urban Reform in Canada. What comes next. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DuK6TKOV64 Sam Sullivan is publishing 3 minute video blogs on British Columbia history and issues.

Dominion Photo Co. photo, Vancouver Public Library VPL 24322. 1870 Gastown In 1870, the year this photograph of Water Street was taken, the informal little hamlet of Gastown was surveyed and officially anointed the Township of Granville.

King Studio Photo, Vancouver Public Library VPL 70488. 1929 Commodore Ballroom Smiling for the camera, a full house of dancers and diners pack out the Commodore Cabaret, or what we now know as the Commodore Ballroom.

Canadian cities got their structure 150 years ago. Some think this old form contributes to our high house prices. Is it time for a refresh? https://www.youtube.

Leonard Frank photo, Van- couver Public Library, Special Collections, VPL 10926. 1931 Vancouver Art Gallery In 1931, Vancouver had a new art gallery to celebrate on West Georgia, just a few blocks away from its current location.

City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 99 – 126. 1915 Vancouver Millionaires The only year Stanley Cup glory has come to Vancouver was 1915, the year the Vancouver Millionaires defeated the Ottawa Senators in the championship.

Library and Archives Canada, PA-133584 1925 Jericho Beach Jericho Beach became a military air station for flying boats following the war. This photograph shows a Curtiss seaplane belonging to the Royal Canadian Air Force.

You may have heard of it. Bradian sits in the hills North of Pemberton. Over the past few years, it has been in and out of the news as it entered the real estate market. Recently, the entire town was sold for just over one million dollars.