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Vancouver Was Awesome: Comic Book Burning, 1954

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . The 1950s was a decade of moral panics. In this case it was over children being exposed to horror comic books.

Feb 1, 2012 9:30 AM Read more >

Vancouver Was Awesome: Free Speech Fight, 1912

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . A century ago this week, Vancouver was in the midst of a Free Speech Fight after city council passed a bylaw banning the outdoor meetings of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW).

Jan 25, 2012 2:59 PM Read more >

Vancouver Was Awesome: Railway Porters' Club, 1904

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . Former lacrosse champion Lige Scurry opened a social club for black people on East Hastings on the site that would later be home to the Smilin' Buddha Cabaret .

Jan 19, 2012 1:32 PM Read more >

Vancouver Was Awesome: Reid Fleming, World's Toughest Milkman

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . Reid Fleming has been a classic in the comic book world since it debuted in the Georgia Straight in 1978. Here he is wreaking havoc on some Vancouver landmarks in the mid-'80s.

Jan 11, 2012 9:59 AM Read more >

Vancouver Was Awesome: Your Grandparents' BC Bud, 1931

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . BC Bud beer was launched in 1931 by Coast Breweries Limited, a consortium based in Vancouver.

Jan 4, 2012 2:20 PM Read more >

Vancouver Was Awesome: Hawks Avenue, 1960s

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . Hawks Avenue at East Georgia Street in the 1960s. For most of its existence, Strathcona has been densely populated with structures like this.

Dec 28, 2011 10:40 AM Read more >

Vancouver Was Awesome: Vancouver Honeymoon

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOkTF8Rz9UQ Here's an uber cheesy tourism video for Vancouver from around 1960.

Dec 21, 2011 7:00 AM Read more >

Vancouver Was Awesome: The McCleerys

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . In April 1863, Fitzgerald and Samuel McCleery built the first house in what is now Vancouver. The top photo shows a larger farmhouse that replaced the original in 1872.

Dec 14, 2011 2:57 PM Read more >

Vancouver Was Awesome: Shark Attack, 1925

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . On Wednesday 7 January 1925, Jack Bruce, a diver working for the City of Vancouver, encountered a 6' 2" long shark while diving at the Second Narrows in Burrard Inlet.

Dec 7, 2011 10:08 AM Read more >

Vancouver Was Awesome: Don't Be a Sucker, 1947

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . In April 1947 the price of a chocolate bar in Canada skyrocketed from a nickel to eight cents, apparently caused by a sharp increase in the price of cocoa beans.

Nov 30, 2011 9:48 AM Read more >