History

City of Vancouver Archives. Ref: CVA 586-4486. 1946 The Pamir The Pamir, the last working sailing ship in BC waters, was towed out of Vancouver Harbour with a load of coal for Australia. View the entire Metro Vancouver History 365 Series HERE .

1949 Johnny Stool Pigeon An American movie, part of which was filmed in Vancouver, that was actually set in Vancouver! How often does that happen? The 1949 film noir thriller Johnny Stool Pigeon , starring Howard Duff , Shelley Winters, Dan Duryea an

City of Vancouver Archives. Ref: AM281-S8-: CVA 180-0797. 1925 The Giant Dipper The Giant Dipper roller coaster began operating at Vancouver’s Hastings Park in 1925.

Elvis with Red Robinson. Photo: Vancouver Sun. 1957 Elvis Presley at Empire Stadium Elvis Presley performed one song at a packed Empire Stadium but left the stage when fans begin to battle with police.

City of Vancouver Archives. Leonard Frank, 1924. 1955 Fort Langley Fort Langley was established as a National Historic Park and reconstruction began. The storehouse was the only surviving building and was restored as the trading store.

Photo: Taylor McConnell. 1972 Girl in a Wetsuit Elek Imredy’s Girl in a Wetsuit sculpture was unveiled on a rock off Stanley Park. (She’s often misidentified as a mermaid, but if you look, you’ll see the Girl has feet rather than a fishtail.

img: City of Vancouver Archives, Bu P8. Photo courtesy of Bailey Bros. 1891 Vancouver Opera House Despite Vancouver’s population only being around 13,000, 1891 marked the opening year of the city’s gigantic 1,200 seat Opera House on Granville Street.

1969 Pacific Centre Construction began on Pacific Centre, the most ambitious construction project undertaken in Vancouver up to that time. View the entire Metro Vancouver History 365 Series HERE .

City of Vancouver Archives: CVA 2009-001. 1966 Paint-in at the Courthouse On Vancouver’s 80th birthday a “paint-in” began in front of the Vancouver Courthouse (now the art gallery).

Photo: JUNO Awards. 1973 Bachman–Turner Overdrive A huge rock attraction was born when Bachman–Turner Overdrive, managed by Bruce Allen, exploded out of Vancouver.