History

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.

City of Vancouver Archives, Can P6 1887 Canadian Pacific 374 Decked out for Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee, the first CPR cross-country passenger train arrived in Vancouver in 1887.

Dominion Photo Co. photo, Vancouver Public Library VPL 23254 1930 Empress of Japan The Empress of Japan was considered to be the finest trans-Pacific ocean liner produced by the Canadian Pacific Steamships Ocean Services Company.

Vancouver Archives CVA 1184-3432 - Goodyear blimp marked as NC-7A Volunteer on the ground by Jack Lindsay Look up in the sky! That's no bird, nor is it the Millennium Falcon! Why, it's the Goodyear Blimp! That signature advertising billboard in the s

City of Vancouver Archives, Out P288. Photo George W. Edwards 1894 Great Flood This man was able to row alongside the rail line following the worst flood to ever strike BC.

City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 1376-81 1934 Dominion Day Arriving on Dominion Day (what we now know as Canada Day), the first United Airlines flight landed at the Vancouver Airport.

City of Vancouver Archives, Be P10. Joseph Frederick Spalding photo 1931 English Bay In 1931, frequenters of English Bay welcomed a brand new art deco style bathhouse, replacing the original that was built 26 years prior.

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City of Vancouver Archives, LGN 1048. Photo Harry T. Devine 1888 Stanley Park Mayor David Oppenheimer officially opened Stanley Park to the public on September 27, 1888.