History

City of Vancouver Archives, St Pk N93.1. Photo W.J. Moore. 1923 Prospect Point Signal Station Perched on the highest point of Stanley Park, the Prospect Point Signal Station was opened in 1923 to guide ships into the harbour.

Vancouver Public Library, Special Collections, VPL 5147. Philip Timms photo. 1895 St. Paul’s Hospital Patient haven. St. Paul’s Hospital was built by the Sisters of Providence, a Catholic religious order, at the invitation of Bishop Paul Durieu.

Vancouver Public Library, Spe- cial Collections, VPL 81890. George Smith photo. 1948 Oakridge Transit Centre Transit central.

Enoch Pratt Library. 1978 National Geographic Feature The magazine did a cover story on Vancouver and sent one of its photographers, Charles O’Rear, to take some photos.

Photo: University of Virginia. 1961 Tropic of Cancer Prohibited prose. Originally banned in Canada in 1958, the Henry Miller novel Tropic of Cancer came under police scrutiny only after a library employee phoned in to ask about its status.

Photo: harryjerome.com 1959 Harry Jerome Vancouver’s Harry Jerome broke the world record for the 220-yard dash, which had been set 31 years earlier by Percy Williams, also of Vancouver. View the entire Metro Vancouver History 365 Series HERE .

City of Vancouver Archives. Ref: CVA 586-4486. 1946 The Pamir The Pamir, the last working sailing ship in BC waters, was towed out of Vancouver Harbour with a load of coal for Australia. View the entire Metro Vancouver History 365 Series HERE .

1949 Johnny Stool Pigeon An American movie, part of which was filmed in Vancouver, that was actually set in Vancouver! How often does that happen? The 1949 film noir thriller Johnny Stool Pigeon , starring Howard Duff , Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea an

City of Vancouver Archives. Ref: AM281-S8-: CVA 180-0797. 1925 The Giant Dipper The Giant Dipper roller coaster began operating at Vancouver’s Hastings Park in 1925.

Elvis with Red Robinson. Photo: Vancouver Sun. 1957 Elvis Presley at Empire Stadium Elvis Presley performed one song at a packed Empire Stadium but left the stage when fans begin to battle with police.