History

Throwback: A ridiculous Delta traffic signal

Costing $6,000 at the time, the new signal’s operation button was much too high

Mar 24, 2023 7:00 PM Read more >

Vancouver Now & Then: Nichol House, 1918 and 2015

Three of Vancouver's most prominent families have called this house home over the years.

Mar 24, 2023 7:00 AM Read more >

Watch: This extremely 1970s Vancouver tourism video promises 'just being here is a celebration'

The music is amazing in the same way nacho "cheese" at a baseball game is amazing.

Mar 23, 2023 4:14 PM Read more >

Watch: Timelapse video shows Vancouver from space over 36 years

Watch the city spread out before your eyes.

Mar 23, 2023 2:50 PM Read more >

Did you know for 50 years Vancouver has elected a 'Drag Empress'?

“I became the first Empress in Canada to be escorted out of town by the RCMP”

Mar 20, 2023 2:01 PM Read more >

5 things you (probably) didn't know about the Vancouver Aquarium

Did you know this is the oldest public aquarium in Canada?

Mar 19, 2023 3:02 PM Read more >

Vancouver Now & Then: Smithe and Beatty, 1926 and 2020

It might be a private school now, but do you know what it was before?

Mar 17, 2023 7:00 AM Read more >

Vancouver's first automobile was steam powered and didn't have a steering wheel

It was quite the sight back in 1899.

Mar 15, 2023 12:48 PM Read more >

The first motor vehicle ever in Vancouver was essentially a homemade minivan and only ever driven once

"It was never taken out again."

Mar 14, 2023 11:14 AM Read more >

Here's why so many movies are filmed at this historic train station in Vancouver

The train station was set in big cities like Los Angeles, Boston, New York, San Francisco, and Seattle. 

Mar 11, 2023 9:46 AM Read more >