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Vancouver Was Awesome: Power Block, ca. 1925

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . This recently demolished building went up in 1888 as a saloon for Captain William Power of Port Moody at 819 Granville, just south of Robson.

Apr 25, 2012 2:23 PM Read more >

The history of the Vancouver Sun is the history of Vancouver. Full stop.

By now you've likely seen all of the stuff coming from our friends at the Vancouver Sun celebrating their 100th anniversary as Vancouver's daily paper (bookmark THIS LINK and follow @VanSun100 on Twitter if you want to get kneedeep in it).

Apr 20, 2012 11:11 AM Read more >

Vancouver Was Awesome: A Trip to London, 1906

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense .

Apr 18, 2012 3:46 PM Read more >

Vancouver Was Awesome: Jack Black in Vancouver, 1894

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . Jack Black came to Vancouver in 1894 after he and his Chinese cellmate busted out of a Revelstoke jail using a hacksaw.

Apr 11, 2012 1:19 PM Read more >

Vancouver Was Awesome: Jack Johnson, 1909

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . Jack Johnson became the first black heavyweight boxing champion of the world after clobbering Canadian Tommy Burns in Australia on Boxing Day in 1908.

Apr 4, 2012 9:43 AM Read more >

Vancouver Was Awesome: Hans and Ursula go to Vancouver, 1966

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . http://www.youtube.

Mar 28, 2012 12:27 PM Read more >

Vancouver Was Awesome: Live! From the GrooveYard, 1966

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpimauRoO68 Vancouver had a happening R&B music scene in the pre-psychedelic 1960s.

Mar 21, 2012 3:27 PM Read more >

Vancouver Was Awesome: Escape from the Gallows, 1923

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense .

Mar 14, 2012 2:53 PM Read more >

Vancouver Was Awesome: 539 Main Street

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . According to a recently posted development application sign, the 119 year old building on the northwest corner of Main and Keefer isn’t long for this world.

Mar 10, 2012 11:40 AM Read more >

Vancouver Was Awesome: High School Student Walkout, 1935

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense .

Feb 29, 2012 12:24 PM Read more >