History

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.

Province Newspaper photo, Vancouver Public Library/ VPL 40212. 1936 City Hall The new Vancouver City Hall at Cambie and 12th was completed on December 1, 1936.

City of Vancouver Archives, Re N2.2 1932 Victory Square A large group of men gather in Victory Square to protest rising unemployment rates during the Great Depression.

City of Vancouver Archives, Br P81.2 1937 Lions Gate Bridge Under construction in 1937, the Lions Gate Bridge was a private venture built to give better access to the British Properties in West Vancouver.

City of Vancouver Archives, LGN 455. Photo J.A. Brock and Harry T. Devin 1886 The Great Fire A lone tent sits on a burned-out wasteland following the Great Fire of 1886.

Vancouver Public Library, Special Collections, VPL 257 1914 CPR Station The third CPR station was built in a neoclassical style in 1914. If it looks familiar, that’s because the building still exists. It’s now the transit hub Waterfront Station.