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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)

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . http://youtu.be/-lxXRgSTnTk The first television broadcast seen in Vancouver was in 1948 , but we didn't have our own TV station or local programming until the CBC opened CBUT in 1953.

Every week I bootleg a GIF from the Vancouver Rising Tumblr which takes archival videos and turns them into sweet animations. VISIT THEM and be sure to follow! Granville at Robson (1973)

Every week I bootleg a GIF from the Vancouver Rising Tumblr blog which takes archival videos and turns them into short and sweet animations. VISIT THEM and be sure to follow! The lineup for the Stanley Park Miniature Train ride (1964)

It has been kidnapped and held for ransom and once punched a hole in a fuel barge.

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)

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.

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.