History

The Province. 1913 Port Coquitlam City Hall The beautifully restored Port Coquitlam City Hall, built originally in 1913. View the entire Metro Vancouver History 365 Series HERE .

Ian Smith / Vancouver Sun.

The Province. 1986 Charles and Diana The Prince and Princess of Wales, Charles and Diana, grace the opening of Expo 86 in Vancouver, kicking off the fair and placing Vancouver on the world stage.

Fort Langley National Historic Site.

City of Vancouver Archives A-15-20. Benjamin W. Leeson photo. 1951 Potlatch Posing in their potlatch finery, these First Nations people take part in an illegal potlatch in Quatsino, northern Vancouver Island, sometime between 1895 and 1898.

Cristopher Wright. 1970 Vancouver Special Synonymous with the words “cheap” and “lots of floor space,” the Vancouver Special architectural style hit the streets in the early 1970s.

Gerry Kahrmann / The Province. 1984 Pope John Paul II The first Pope to visit Vancouver. Judging by the crowds who came to see him, it was well worth the trip.

David Clark / The Province. 1992 Cates Tugs A visual staple of the North Vancouver shoreline, Cates Tugs is owned by Dennis Washington, who is also the owner of Southern Railway of BC, Montana Rail Link and Seaspan.

Courtesy Ballard Power Systems (www.ballard.com). 1979 Ballard Power Power business. Ballard Power, developers of the portable 1kW power unit, charge up for business in Vancouver. View the entire Metro Vancouver History 365 Series HERE .

Ken Oakes / Vancouver Sun. 1967 Human Be-In To underscore and support a large anti-Vietnam protest happening on the same day, over 1000 “hippies” took a page from San Francisco and converged on Stanley Park for the first Human Be-In in Vancouver.