History

University of British Columbia Archives [UBC 1.1/862].

Japanese Canadian National Museum. 1914 Asahi Baseball Team The Asahi Baseball Club, composed of Japanese Canadians, began playing at what is now Oppenheimer Park and became the most popular team in the Lower Mainland.

PNG. 1990 Bard on the Beach When the Bard on the Beach tents appears in Vanier Park, it’s officially summer. The seasonal theatre stronghold keeps Shakespeare alive, affordable and best of all, comprehensible.

PNG. 2007 Grow-op on Wheels West Vancouver police discovered a unique grow-op when they flagged a Toyota RAV 4 lined up for the ferry at Horseshoe Bay.

Denise Howard / PNG. 1990 Molson Indy The fast track. Al Unser’s car is one of the many bees that buzzed their way around downtown streets during the Molson Indy Vancouver.

Courtesy Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership.

Mark van Manen / Vancouver Sun. 1989 Chateau Whistler Built in the French manor-house tradition started in the 1880s by CP Railway, the Chateau Whistler Resort remains a haven for skiers and non-skiers alike.

City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 1184-1963. Photo Jack Lindsay. 1934 Malkin Bowl Out on a beautiful summer day in Stanley Park, these concertgoers are enjoying the 1934 generosity of businessman and former mayor William H.

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Leonard Frank photo, Vancouver Public Library VPL 6583D. 1949 Burrard Bridge Controversy Opened in 1932, the Burrard Bridge still managed to create controversy in 1949 when A.F.