History

In 2015, we took a 1990’s guide to Vancouver sightseeing so we could get a sense of how much the city has changed. Here's a look at Stanley Park.

We’re setting out on an offbeat tour of Vancouver and want you to come along! Over the next several weeks self-proclaimed historian, writer, and Vancouver resident, David Look will use a Lonely Planet Vancouver guidebook published in 1999 to embark o

Here's an... um... interesting TV spot for a young adult nightclub that was a chain around the Lower Mainland in the 1980s.

30 years ago Bruno Gerussi (who you know better as Nick Adonidas from The Beachcombers) was making a passionate plea for Vancouverites to own the "newborn classic" that was a Travelaire.

I was recently contacted by a local artist who chose to remain anonymous but wanted to share this (AMAZING) creation: the classic McBarge from Expo86 in miniature form, in a salt shaker! Of the piece " Wafflebored " says "I love ship models in bottle

15 Historical Vancouver Snow Photos By Vancouver Is Awesome It has already begun snowing on Whistler, so we thought we'd put together a few local photos from the city to get you prepared for what may or may not be a long winter.

Just another archival video gem from our friend Rob Richardson .

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It's easy to forget that the False Creek Flats area, just East of Main Street, used to be exactly that: a large tidal flat full of saltwater and shellfish. In fact most people probably don't even realize that it was.