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Check out these historic photos of Vancouver Chinese New Year Parades through the ages

Check out these historic photos of Vancouver Chinese New Year Parades through the ages

The history of Vancouver's Chinatown on film.
Vancouver Now & Then: Glenhaven Memorial Chapel in 1978 and 2020

Vancouver Now & Then: Glenhaven Memorial Chapel in 1978 and 2020

There are just 42 years between the images, but it might seem like a lifetime with how things have changed...
5 things you (probably) didn't know about Vancouver's HMCS Discovery

5 things you (probably) didn't know about Vancouver's HMCS Discovery

It's a ship that was an island, but now it's connected to the mainland.
Vancouver Now & Then: The Nafzinger Block in 1912 and over a century later

Vancouver Now & Then: The Nafzinger Block in 1912 and over a century later

Taking it back to when West Broadway at Cambie was just a dirt road...
5 things you (probably) didn't know about Gastown

5 things you (probably) didn't know about Gastown

Vancouver's first neighbourhood had some weird moments
'This is the mother lode of silverware': Relic hunter finds buried treasure from a Vancouver icon

'This is the mother lode of silverware': Relic hunter finds buried treasure from a Vancouver icon

You could even say it's forking awesome
Vancouver Now & Then: The Granville Island Public Market

Vancouver Now & Then: The Granville Island Public Market

The Market has left some clues to the building's past intact that you can spot today
Photos: There's a Vancouver time capsule inside this 'Centennial Rocket' near Cambie Street Bridge

Photos: There's a Vancouver time capsule inside this 'Centennial Rocket' near Cambie Street Bridge

The rocket that took off twice.
Check out these '3D' photos from Vancouver's history

Check out these '3D' photos from Vancouver's history

They may look like two identical photos, but with the right device you see in 3D
North Vancouver's Cornish House is an echo of the past

North Vancouver's Cornish House is an echo of the past

Built in 1911 in a grandiose Tudor revival style, it remains as a legacy to Benjamin John Cornish’s pioneering spirit
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