History

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . The Star Theatre (right) at 330 Main Street, 18 March 1951.

Here's a sweet news piece from 1997 about the closing day of the last of the Aristocratic restaurants in Vancouver. Next time you visit the giant Chapters store at Granville and Broadway take note of the neon sign that greets you as you enter.

This archival clip below shows how the CBC playfully ended their news broadcast on December 31st, 1985. It might start off slow but the banter between the two hosts, and the highlights from the year at the end, make it worth sticking around for.

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense .

Back in 1987 the Masters of the Universe Power Tour rolled through Vancouver to do 8 shows at the Pacific Coliseum, and this is the sweet TV commercial that was made to promote it. https://www.youtube.

Renowned Vancouver historian Chuck Davis left an incredible legacy when he passed away in 2010.

How much do you think you know about your fine city? While historical facts and even our city's role in popular culture may be common knowledge, other pieces of information are often forgotten.

This week Arsenal Pulp Press released Live at the Commodore - The Story of Vancouver's Historic Commodore Ballroom , which is an absolutely wonderful book that I'm recommending you get your hands on.

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfjrGtQz-LE[/embed] Here’s some great quality footage showing the mainstay of BC’s economy for much of its existence: logging.

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . The World newspaper was certain that Captain James Haswell, “one of the best known aeronauts in America,” was making local history when it heard about his balloon project.