History

Deni Eagland / Vancouver Sun. 1986 Canada Pavilion During Expo 86, it was the Canada Pavilion. The year following, it became the city’s convention centre, Canada Place. Its signature five sails have defined the Vancouver harbourfront view ever since.

David Clark / The Province. 1998 Olympic Bid A legacy begins. On December 1, the Canadian Olympic Association chose Vancouver/Whistler as the bid city for the 2010 Winter Olympics.

I am releasing this video on the anniversary of the birthday of John McLoughlin, the first Governor of Columbia, or Proto British Columbia, on 19 October 1784.

Debra Brash / Victoria Times Colonist. Courtesy PNG.

PNG. 1991 Warehouse Studio The Warehouse Studio, a recording facility established by hometown musician Bryan Adams, inhabits the Oppenheimer Bros. grocery warehouse.

Courtesy Vancouver Canucks. 1995 Canuck Place Children with life-threatening illness and their families are welcomed at Canuck Place, a renovated Shaughnessy mansion.

PNG. 1959 George Massey Tunnel Seen here under construction, the Deas Island Tunnel between Richmond and Ladner was officially opened in 1959 by Queen Elizabeth II. (It was later renamed the George Massey Tunnel after its main proponent.

Ian Smith / Vancouver Sun. 1960 Nitobe Memorial Garden Bridging Cultures. Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michio walk in the Nitobe Memorial Garden on July 13, 2009. The garden opened in 1960 in memory of Dr.

Art Jones, Artray photo, Vancouver Public Library VPL 82175(A). 1953 Dal Grauer Substation BC Electric opened the Dal Grauer substation on Burrard Street in 1953 to rave reviews.

Emily Carr University of Art and Design Library and Archives. 1980 Emily Carr University New home. The Emily Carr College of Art and Design takes up its permanent residence in three old, abandoned industrial warehouses on Granville Island.