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GIF: Proper ashtray selection in Vancouver

Every week I bootleg at least one of GIF from the Vancouver Rising Tumblr blog which takes archival videos and turns them into quick and awesome animations. VISIT THEM and be sure to follow! Use your ashtray (c. 1971)

Vancouver Was Awesome: Charles Marega

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . Few people have left such an indelible mark on Vancouver as Italian sculptor Charles Marega.

Vancouver Was Awesome: Mrs Siwash Rock

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . Last week I posted about the tree atop Siwash Rock, one of Vancouver’s most recognizable natural landmarks.

GIF: Skytrain Prototype from 1982!

I won't be happy until everyone living here is following Vancouver Rising (a Tumblr blog which takes archival videos and turns them into quick and awesome animated GIFs).

GIF: Downtown Vancouver, 1969

I won't sleep until everyone in Vancouver is following Vancouver Rising (a Tumblr blog that takes archival videos and turns them into quick and beautifully awesome GIFs).

Vancouver Was Awesome: Siwash Rock trees

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . On 9 August 1965, an unusual obituary appeared in the Province newspaper. "The famous tree atop Siwash Rock is dead," it said. Foul play was suspected by the park superintendent.

GIF: Stanley Park's Annual Kids Fishing Derby (1954)

I won't sleep until everyone in Vancouver is following Vancouver Rising (a Tumblr blog that takes archival videos and turns them into quick and beautifully awesome GIFs).
Vancouver Was Awesome: The first horse racecourse, 1887-1889

Vancouver Was Awesome: The first horse racecourse, 1887-1889

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . Horse racing began at Hastings Park a few months before this photo was taken from atop the original Hotel Vancouver in 1889. Previously, the local track was what's now downtown Vancouver.

TWO GIFS: Kits Beach in the 40's and Kits Beach in the 80's

Until the day that everyone in Vancouver is following Vancouver Rising (a Tumblr blog that takes archival videos and turns them into quick and beautifully awesome GIFs) I'll be bootlegging one here per week. "Kits Beach in the 40's.

Vancouver Was Awesome: Helen Keller, 1921

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