History

Map: Check out the first aerial photos taken of Vancouver over 100 years ago

They show a much smaller city, along with some of the outlying communities.

Jun 2, 2022 4:49 PM Read more >

5 things you (probably) didn't know were founded in Vancouver

From coffee to environmental advocates to a very disliked company all started here.

May 29, 2022 5:38 PM Read more >

Watch: This 1960s video shows what a 'Vancouver honeymoon' could look like

Its focus is definitely different from today's travel advertising

May 29, 2022 3:43 PM Read more >

Vancouver Now & Then: First Baptist Church in 1912 and 2020

Soon a 60-storey high-rise will tower above the little church

May 27, 2022 6:00 AM Read more >

These historic photos show the view from Hotel Vancouver over 130 years ago

It's barely recognizable as the Vancouver we know now.

May 26, 2022 5:36 PM Read more >

Photo: Check out what Vancouver's power lines used to look like

Electricity was still a new technology at the time.

May 23, 2022 1:15 PM Read more >

5 things you (probably) didn't know about Metro Vancouver transit

At one point trolley bus drivers didn't have driver's licences?

May 22, 2022 5:48 PM Read more >

Vancouver Now & Then: The El Cid Hotel

This building has a long and storied past.

May 20, 2022 6:25 AM Read more >

After over a decade, Vancouver's museum show of 'ugly' neon signs is turning off the lights

But the display isn't going permanently dark...

May 18, 2022 12:38 PM Read more >

Check out this 130-year-old photo of Vancouver's waterfront

Vancouver has long been a port city

May 18, 2022 10:06 AM Read more >