History

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . After failing to make his fortune in the Cariboo Gold Rush in the 1860s, John "Gassy Jack" Deighton took over the Globe Saloon in New Westminster.

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . Jack Benny was a vaudevillian, radio, and television comedian. His connection to Vancouver began in 1922 when he was touring the Orpheum circuit with the Marx Brothers .

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . http://youtu.be/GDo2O04n8mk Peggy Cartwright was born in Vancouver in 1912.

Here's something you might not have expected looking at a 4 minute video clip of a Skytrain ride 27 years ago next to the same trip today: there are actually more trees now.

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . http://youtu.be/p0OX_8YvFxA Although more associated with Seattle, Heart hit the big time while based in Vancouver.

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . Vancouver was in the grip of a serious yo-yo craze in the early 1930s.

Did you know that it's currently Mining Week in British Columbia? Yep. The Legislature declared that April 28 to May 4, 2013 is BC Mining Week, with these seven days meant to shine a light on one of BC’s largest and oldest industries.

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . The first exclusive neighbourhood in Vancouver was on the CPR land acquired from the Three Greenhorns , on the bluffs overlooking Coal Harbour and nicknamed Blue Blood Alley.

Here's a fantastic retrospective on Vancouver 2010 Ski Cross gold medallist Ashleigh McIvor which was recently nominated for an AMPIA award. It might be the best 9 minutes you spend online today. http://www.youtube.

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . Beavers are fascinating creatures, but they do not make the most cooperative zoo animals.