History

Shorty Lahaie found his best friend dead from exposure in the mid 1950s, the men were the last two residents of Quesnel Forks. The body lay across a section of the 17km trail they both walked to get to work at Bullion Pit Mine.

City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 99-4117. Stuart Thomson photo. 1930 Commodore Lanes Still shining with bright lights, Canada’s oldest bowling centre, Commodore Lanes and Billiards, opened downtown in 1930 in the basement of 838 Granville Street.

City of Vancouver Archives, Arch P11. 1921 Peace Arch Upholding peace. The Peace Arch at the US border south of Vancouver commemorates peaceful relations between Canada and the United States.

Ian Lindsay / Vancouver Sun. 1979 Granville Island Granville treat. The place to be for buskers, baguettes and bass, Granville Island Public Market opens to the delight of locals and tourists alike.

ancouver Public Library, Special Collections, VPL 13295. 1928 Percy Williams Raised high by cheering teammates, gold medalist Percy Williams of Vancouver had won both the 200 and 100-metre dash at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics.

George Diack / Vancouver Sun. 1964 The Beatles On August 22, 1964 the fab four made their way to Vancouver to perform in front of thousands at Empire Stadium.

Photo: Colin Price / The Province. 1995 Vancouver Grizzlies Remember Super Grizz? The short-lived Vancouver Grizzlies basketball team was the third Canadian NBA team ever.

City of Vancouver Archives, Bu P77. Photo Gowen Sutton Co. Ltd. 1926 Hudson's Bay Store In a major building project at the Hudson’s Bay store at Granville and Georgia, an addition was seamlessly added in 1926, creating the imposing block seen today.

City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 99-1616. Photo Stuart Thomson. 1924 Hastings Golf Course The golfer who appears to be playing in the wilds of Vancouver in this 1927 picture is actually on the Hastings Golf Course, which opened in 1924.

City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 99-5311. Photo Stuart Thomson. 1920 Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Calm before the storm. An early incarnation of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra poses on April 25, 1920 at the old Orpheum Theatre.