History

PNG. 1992 Britannia Heritage Shipyard Built to last. At 100 years old the Britannia Heritage Shipyard received the National Historic Site distinction. View the entire Metro Vancouver History 365 Series HERE .

PNG. 1975 Russian Roulette Location: Vancouver. George Segal, playing RCMP Cpl. Timothy Shave in the 1975 film Russian Roulette , takes aim from the roof of the Hotel Vancouver.

Deni Eagland / Vancouver Sun. 1981 UBC Asian Studies Centre Serene centre. A place of elegance, the Asian Studies Centre at the University of British Columbia began to take shape in 1974 and was finally completed in 1981.

Vancouver Sun. 1966 Bob Brown Hall of Famer. Looking every inch his nickname of Mr. Baseball, Bob Brown, seen here in his Vancouver Beavers uniform, was a key organizer of Vancouver baseball from 1910 to 1962, when he died.

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Vancouver Sun. 1972 Howard Hughes Famous billionaire and recluse Howard Hughes arrived in Vancouver in 1972 for a six-month stay, but this sketch in the Vancouver Sun, drawn with much speculation, was the most that anyone ever saw.

Harbour Publishing Archives. 1967 Nancy Greene Nancy Greene, for whom several ski runs, roads and hot-chocolate recipes are named, won top honours in the first Women’s World Cup ski event. View the entire Metro Vancouver History 365 Series HERE .

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City of Surrey Archives. 1930 Old Yale Road The original gravel-paved Old Yale Road and Old Yale Wagon Road carves its way through Green Timbers, the last turn-of- the-century virgin forest.

PNG. 1965 2250 Granville Street Start the presses! The Vancouver Sun and the Province find a new, shared home at 2250 Granville Street. View the entire Metro Vancouver History 365 Series HERE .