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A look back at Lougheed Highway through Burnaby, Coquitlam in the 1960s — and today

A look back at Lougheed Highway through Burnaby, Coquitlam in the 1960s — and today

Port Moody history buff creates side-by-side video of Lougheed Highway when it was just a 'country road' next to today's high rise developments and SkyTrain route.
5 things you (probably) didn't know about vehicles in Vancouver

5 things you (probably) didn't know about vehicles in Vancouver

From a tragedy involving the first motorized ambulance to historic vehicles you can visit today.
Vancouver Now & Then: From fur coats to fast food at the corner of Granville and Cordova

Vancouver Now & Then: From fur coats to fast food at the corner of Granville and Cordova

A look at a busy Vancouver corner nearly 100 years apart
Images: Explore Vancouver through this 99-year-old tourism pamphlet

Images: Explore Vancouver through this 99-year-old tourism pamphlet

The map is neat, but the ads also give an interesting insight into the time period
Why is there a vintage neon sign on a busy Coquitlam highway?

Why is there a vintage neon sign on a busy Coquitlam highway?

For several decades, Coquitlam had a distinctive neon sign that dated back to the 1950s. Now the building that sported the sign has been sold.
5 things you (probably) didn't know old-school celebrities did in Vancouver

5 things you (probably) didn't know old-school celebrities did in Vancouver

Celebrities have long come to Vancouver for one reason or another, and here are some of those stories, from the tragic to the kind to the just plain odd.
Vancouver Now & Then: We all (used to) live in a Yellow Submarine

Vancouver Now & Then: We all (used to) live in a Yellow Submarine

One city block, as seen in 1975 and 2020
12 photos that capture Vancouver's Commercial Drive neighbourhood over 100 years ago

12 photos that capture Vancouver's Commercial Drive neighbourhood over 100 years ago

It's long been a bustling community.
Photos: 135 years of Vancouver's firefighting history from horses to high-tech trucks

Photos: 135 years of Vancouver's firefighting history from horses to high-tech trucks

From 1886 to the future.
5 things you (probably) didn't know about Sikh culture in Vancouver

5 things you (probably) didn't know about Sikh culture in Vancouver

Sikh culture has been in Vancouver for more than 100 years.
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