History

Time Traveller: Plans were once in place to build an airport in North Vancouver

A 1947 map shows a space near Lions Gate Bridge reserved for the Capilano Air Park.

Jul 3, 2022 8:58 AM Read more >

These 19 fascinating photos capture what Canada Day looked like in Vancouver over 100 years ago

There were a lot of parades and boat races.

Jul 1, 2022 8:00 AM Read more >

Vancouver Now & Then: Maxine Beauty School, 1936 and 2020

All that remains is the facade...and maybe a few ghosts.

Jul 1, 2022 7:00 AM Read more >

This unassuming Kitsilano building's history goes back to 1907

A boxy building on 1st Avenue and Maple Street has quite the backstory.

Jun 30, 2022 12:55 PM Read more >

5 things you (probably) didn't know about Vancouver's SeaBus

In all fairness, it's also North Vancouver's Seabus

Jun 26, 2022 5:22 PM Read more >

Photos: Do you remember the 'Buck Rogers' rocket at YVR?

Memories of the 'rocket' and days gone by sparked by colourized photos from the 1950s

Jun 24, 2022 2:00 PM Read more >

Vancouver Now & Then: Gastown's Hickey Block in 1940 and 2020.

A look back at the history of the building at the corner of Abbott Street and Blood Alley

Jun 24, 2022 6:30 AM Read more >

These 18 photos capture life at the beach in Vancouver over 100 years ago

Vancouver and beaches go together like the sunshine and ocean waves

Jun 23, 2022 3:31 PM Read more >

5 things you (probably) didn't know about Marpole

Marpole maybe the oldest inhabited part of Vancouver.

Jun 19, 2022 5:25 PM Read more >

Photo: Before it was demolished, this Chinatown building was home to several food businesses

The Ah Mew Company was a long-standing tenant at the Wallace Block, which stood from 1910 to 1985 on Georgia Street.

Jun 18, 2022 9:00 AM Read more >