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Greenhill Park, 1945

Greenhill Park, 1945

Photo Coltman, Don Steffens Colmer. City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 586-3567. 1945 Greenhill Park A large explosion rocked Vancouver on March 6, 1945, when a freighter in the harbour, the Greenhill Park , blew out its third hold.
Mabel Brown, 1916

Mabel Brown, 1916

City of Vancouver Archives, Air P73.2. 1916 Mabel Brown The bowels of the Mabel Brown are shown under construction in North Vancouver in 1916.
Granville Island, 1930

Granville Island, 1930

City of Vancouver Archives, Dist N116.2.
False Creek Shipyards, 1918

False Creek Shipyards, 1918

City of Vancouver Archives, Pan N49A.2. Photo W.J. Moore. 1918 False Creek Shipyards As evidence that shipbuilding was now Vancouver’s largest trade, four ships lie side by side in the False Creek shipyards in this 1918 panorama.
Drunkometer, 1953

Drunkometer, 1953

Province newspaper photo, Vancouver Public Library VPL 42992.
Hollywood North, 2000

Hollywood North, 2000

Peter Blashill / The Province. 2000 Hollywood North The local film industry skyrocketed, making Vancouver the third busiest city for film production in North America, just behind Los Angeles and New York.
Prohibitionist Propaganda, 1917

Prohibitionist Propaganda, 1917

Vancouver Public Library VPL 18999.
Cambie Street Bridge, 1915

Cambie Street Bridge, 1915

City of Vancouver Archives, SGN 996.4. Photo W.J. Moore. 1915 Cambie Street Bridge Done in by a fire, the Cambie Street Bridge stands broken in this 1915 photo. View the entire Metro Vancouver History 365 Series HERE .
Georgia Medical-Dental Building, 1929

Georgia Medical-Dental Building, 1929

Vancouver Public Library, Special Collections, VPL 12170. Leonard Frank photo.
Burnaby Incinerator, 1988

Burnaby Incinerator, 1988

Gerry Kahrmann / The Province. 1988 Burnaby Incinerator The Burnaby Incinerator burns garbage generating 15 megawatts of power. View the entire Metro Vancouver History 365 Series HERE .
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