History

Photo by George Mittlestead, Courtesy White Spot and Triple-O: The White Spot Story, by Constance Brissenden. 1924 White Spot Lunch to go.

John Mackie collection PNG.

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.

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.

City of Vancouver Archives, Dist N116.2.

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.

Province newspaper photo, Vancouver Public Library VPL 42992.

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.

Vancouver Public Library VPL 18999.

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 .