History

February 1st marks the beginning of Black History Month in the city of Vancouver, and there have been a couple of features published online that I'd like to draw your attention to so you can learn more about this annual, month-long celebration of the

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . The Cave Supper Club was a Western Canadian chain of clubs in Winnipeg, Vancouver, and Edmonton. The first one opened in Winnipeg in 1935.

The Vancouver Archives just made a BLOG POST featuring some of their holdings that went into the public domain today, which means that their copyright ran out and they're able to share them more widely.

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . Ralph Greenleaf, ca. 1924 Beginning at age nineteen, Ralph Greenleaf won the world’s championship in pocket billiards nineteen times between 1919 and 1937.

With help from a shelf full of collectibles that I keep here in our office (and a commute where I walk through the Olympic Village), I'm reminded every single day of Vancouver 2010 and the magical times we had in our city around the Games.

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . Pansy Stuttard kept her money at home because she didn’t trust banks. When two men stole $15,000 from her White Rock home, the 84 year-old fired her shotgun at them as they fled, but missed.

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . Granville Street, 1959. The speakeasies were a couple of blocks past theatre row.

Every few months on my personal Instagram, as the seasons change, I share a photo of the vines attached to Creekside Community Centre in my neighbourhood of Southeast False Creek, the Olympic Village for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games.

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . George Paris Nova Scotia born George Paris was a black man raised in Montreal who came to the West Coast just before the turn of the last century.

Every week I highjack a GIF from Vancouver Rising on Tumblr which takes archival videos and turns them into sweet animations. VISIT THEM and follow! The Vancouver Soap Box Derby! (1954)