History

Video: Archival footage shows how Vancouver's iconic BC Place was built

Timelapse footage shows the roof rising like a great whoopie cushion next to False Creek

Nov 23, 2024 9:10 AM Read more >

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

Kingsway is one of Vancouver's most important roads, currently and historically

Nov 17, 2024 4:51 PM Read more >

5 things you (probably) didn't know about TV shows shot in Vancouver

From "X-Files" to "Smallville," to "Supernatural," and more

Nov 10, 2024 5:27 PM Read more >

Splash from the past: Vancouver beaches once rented out swimsuits

Imagine sharing a swimsuit made of wool...with thousands of people. This program ran for 50 years in Vancouver.

Nov 9, 2024 9:15 PM Read more >

5 other things you (probably) didn't know Vancouver was first in Canada to have

Robot soccer players, flag stores and more!

Nov 3, 2024 5:14 PM Read more >

5 more things you (probably) didn't know about the SkyTrain

Door buttons, a time capsule, and more.

Oct 20, 2024 8:11 PM Read more >

Vancou'd have been: Spanish Banks and Point Grey were nearly turned into a gigantic industrial port

A development plan would have turned more than 1,500 acres of shoreline into a "mega project" over a century ago.

Oct 19, 2024 9:10 AM Read more >

These 16 historic photos show the early days of Vancouver's Chinatown

Thousands lived in Vancouver's Chinatown shortly after it formed.

Oct 17, 2024 9:44 AM Read more >

5 very Vancouver things you (probably) didn't know the city's museum had

An illegal beer, soap made from a cougar, historical flowers: Some of the unusual artifacts at the Museum of Vancouver.

Oct 13, 2024 4:10 PM Read more >

Video: Archival footage captures sights and sounds of Vancouver's Expo 86

The panorama at end shows an amazing comparison of what the city looked like back then.

Oct 13, 2024 10:10 AM Read more >