History

We love sifting through the incredible photo collection at the Vancouver Archives. Here are our favourite finds from this week: 1. Exterior of Clubb and Stewart Mens' Furnishings (Klondike Outfitters) at 160 Cordova Street, 1898 2.

We love sifting through the incredible photo collection at the Vancouver Archives.

In 2010 I pleaded for the return of the 1980's sports drink Super Socco which, if you're of a similar vintage as me, you might remember sipping out of a juicebox.

We love sifting through the incredible photo collection at the Vancouver Archives.

We love sifting through the incredible photo collection at the Vancouver Archives. Here are our favourite finds from this week: St.

Photo: Vancouver Sun. Chuck Davis, 1935 - 2010 Chuck Davis loved facts. An amateur historian, he frequented archives and libraries, where he mined documents and yellowed newspaper clippings for nuggets of information.

Photo: Know BC. 1930 Fraser Valley Public Library Demonstration The Fraser Valley Public Library Demonstration began, with Dr. Helen Gordon Stewart as director.

City of Vancouver Archives, Bu N411. Photo W.J. Moore. 1928 Tudor Manor Another elegant building to grace the beach, the heritage Tudor Manor was completed in 1928 in the West End. View the entire Metro Vancouver History 365 Series HERE .

R. Broadbridge photo, Vancou- ver Public Library VPL 8393. 1910 Dominion Trust Building Early skyscraper. Vancouver’s first skyscraper, at 13 storeys, was the Dominion Trust Building.

Photo: Vancouver Archives. Ref: N1271.06. 1923 US President Warren Harding US President Warren Harding visited Vancouver, the first sitting president to do so.