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Hudson’s Bay, 1948
1948 Hudson’s Bay A novelty item, the new escalators at the Hudson’s Bay store attracted crowds and the press when they started turning in 1948.
May 11, 2017 2:37 PM
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The Cave Supper Club, 1938
1938 The Cave Supper Club The Cave Supper Club was a Western Canadian chain of clubs in Winnipeg, Vancouver, and Edmonton. A decades-long fixture of the Vancouver nightclub scene, the club was famous for its papier-mâché stalactites and live music.
May 10, 2017 4:22 PM
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Kiwanis Glee Club, 1921
City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 99-3439. Photo Stuart Thomson. 1921 Kiwanis Glee Club The originals. Glee clubs, when they were cool the rst time around, trod the boards at the beautiful Capital Theatre, which first opened as a cinema.
May 10, 2017 7:52 AM
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Imperial Oil Gas Station, 1916
Vancouver Public Library, Special Collections, VPL 13212.
May 8, 2017 5:42 PM
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Mayor Louis Taylor and Teddy Roosevelt, 1915
City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 99-1276. Photo Stuart Thomson.
May 8, 2017 1:06 PM
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Minoru Racetrack, 1909
City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 371-328. Photo W.J. Cairns. 1909 Minoru Racetrack Drawing a full crowd on race day in 1912, the Minoru racetrack in Richmond proved a popular hit when it opened in 1909.
May 7, 2017 9:00 AM
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Canada’s First Gas Station, 1907
1907 Canada’s First Gas Station The first gas station in Canada opened at Cambie and Smithe Streets. Sometime this year it occurred to employees at the Vancouver office of the Imperial Oil Co.
May 6, 2017 12:29 PM
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Dupont Street, 1906
1906 Dupont Street Until 1907 East Pender was known as Dupont Street and was home to the city’s red light district. By day it was a busy commercial thoroughfare at the entrance to Chinatown.
May 5, 2017 10:18 AM
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Streetcar No. 25, 1900
City of Vancouver Archives, M-3-18.2. 1900 Streetcar No. 25 Glamourless streetcar. Public transit came early to Vancouver, but it wasn’t always pretty. No.
May 3, 2017 8:37 PM
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Minnekhada Lodge, 1934
Leonard Frank photo, Vancou- ver Public Library VPL 12447. 1934 Minnekhada Lodge Built in Coquitlam in 1934 by future BC Lieutenant-Governor Eric W.
May 1, 2017 9:20 PM
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