History

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . Former lacrosse champion Lige Scurry opened a social club for black people on East Hastings on the site that would later be home to the Smilin' Buddha Cabaret .

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . Reid Fleming has been a classic in the comic book world since it debuted in the Georgia Straight in 1978. Here he is wreaking havoc on some Vancouver landmarks in the mid-'80s.

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . BC Bud beer was launched in 1931 by Coast Breweries Limited, a consortium based in Vancouver.

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . Hawks Avenue at East Georgia Street in the 1960s. For most of its existence, Strathcona has been densely populated with structures like this.

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOkTF8Rz9UQ Here's an uber cheesy tourism video for Vancouver from around 1960.

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . In April 1863, Fitzgerald and Samuel McCleery built the first house in what is now Vancouver. The top photo shows a larger farmhouse that replaced the original in 1872.

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . On Wednesday 7 January 1925, Jack Bruce, a diver working for the City of Vancouver, encountered a 6' 2" long shark while diving at the Second Narrows in Burrard Inlet.

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . In April 1947 the price of a chocolate bar in Canada skyrocketed from a nickel to eight cents, apparently caused by a sharp increase in the price of cocoa beans.

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . The Jimi Hendrix Experience played at the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver on Saturday 7 September 1968, just prior to the release of Electric Ladyland .

A Vancouver time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense .