History

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.

Ian Smith/PNG. 2010 Hornby Bike Lane Downtown got even more cycle-friendly with the completion of the Hornby Street bike lane. View the entire Metro Vancouver History 365 Series HERE .

Politicians have organized themselves into loose political factions from the earliest history of Vancouver. These were related to previous factions developed in Victoria. https://www.youtube.

Glen Baglo / Vancouver Sun. 1996 Point Atkinson Lighthouse In a move to reduce overhead, Point Atkinson Lighthouse in West Vancouver is refitted for automation, along with all the other lighthouses on the BC coast.