History

City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 99-2344. Photo Start Thomson. 1929 Boeing Establishing a local presence, Boeing opened up shop in 1929 in the former Hoffar-Beeching Shipyard.

City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 99–4930. Photo Stuart Thomson. 1933 White Spot Upgrading from a drive-in hot dog stand, Nat Bailey opened the first White Spot Restaurant in 1933 on Granville and 67th, launching a franchise that continues today.

City of Vancouver Archives, Trans P101.1. 1923 BC Electric Company Vancouver’s first motorbus, painted the familiar dark green colour of the BC Electric Company, hauls a load of local dignitaries on its inaugural run in March 1923.

City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 1477-107. Photo Dominion Photo. 1926 Mayor Louis Taylor and Babe Ruth Mayor Louis Taylor as catcher was in campaigning mode for this appearance with Babe Ruth, the Yankee slugger.

City of Vancouver Archives, Bu N322. Photo W.J. Moore. 1926 Langara Golf Course Clubhouse Built by the CPR in what was then wide-open space, the Langara Golf Course and clubhouse opened in 1926.

City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 99-1477. Photo Stuart Thomson. 1924 Courthouse Square Prior to World War I, Victory Square was known as Courthouse Square, being the site of an impressive domed provincial courthouse.

City of Vancouver Archives, Map 649. 1923 Stanley Park Squatters Acknowledging “squatters” in Stanley Park, the Vancouver Park Board in 1923 issued a map showing their whereabouts along the water.

Have you watched all 10 segments from our first season of our BC Was Awesome history show yet? And did you notice all of the amazing music we used from BC artists in them? Below are a sampling of some of the tracks we used, compiled into a Spotify pl

City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 447-2508. Photo Walter E.

Craig Hodge / Vancouver Sun. 2001 Celebration of Light In 2000, Benson & Hedges withdrew funding for the Symphony of Fire annual fireworks and music competition, which it had sponsored for a decade.