Tag Archives: downtown

Happy Dominion (er. . . Canada) Day!

Posted on 07/01/2021 by mdm

Originally posted July 1, 2014. This is a view from 1220 Homer (Yaletown) made by Ernie Reksten on a ‘holiday Monday’, July 3, 1967. The holiday was Dominion Day (known as Canada Day since 1982), and most Canadians should be able … Continue reading →

Posted in books/reading, churches, street scenes | Tagged 1967, bc, Canada Day, Dominion Day, downtown, history, vancouver | 2 Comments

Oops! NOT Vancouver’s Greyhound Depot

Posted on 07/23/2017 by mdm

I ran across this photo at a flea market about 6 months ago. I bought it because it looked to me to be an image of the Vancouver downtown Greyhound Bus depot when it was located at the current parking … Continue reading →

Posted in Buses | Tagged AB, bc, cambie street grounds, CNR station, downtown, Edmonton, Edmonton Telephones, Greyhound Bus Depot, history, larwill park, leonard nimoy, Mickey's, pacific central station, The World/Sun Tower, vancouver | 3 Comments

Welding Vancouver Streetcar Track

Posted on 08/11/2015 by mdm

There was something about the image above that bothered me. Something that didn’t look safe. Then it struck me. The fellow standing next to the wagon with the warning: “Danger: 500 Volts. Do not touch machine or watch flame” had … Continue reading →

Posted in public transit, street scenes | Tagged bc, BC Electric Railway, BCER, downtown, history, railways, streetcars, vancouver, welders | Leave a comment

Rectory: Holy Rosary

Posted on 07/11/2015 by mdm

Posted in churches, street scenes, stuart thomson | Tagged bc, downtown, dunsmuir street, history, holy rosary cathedral, manse, rectory, richards street, vancouver | Leave a comment

Telegraphy Class at King George High (1930)

Posted on 06/23/2015 by mdm

Posted in education, stuart thomson | Tagged bc, class, downtown, history, king george high school, students, teacher, telegraphy, vancouver | Leave a comment

Canada Garage on Homer

Posted on 05/09/2015 by mdm

This image from the 1920s is of the Canada Garage. This lot is adjacent to the lane that divides the east side of the block from the Victoria Apartments (now Hotel). This space was home to automobile garages of different names … Continue reading →

Posted in yesterday & today | Tagged Canada Garage, downtown, garage, homer street, Marine Garage, Pacific Garage, vancouver, Zone Hair Salon | Leave a comment

Downtown Granville Street

Posted on 01/14/2015 by mdm

Among the intriguing elements to be seen when you click on the image above (for a closer view), is Harrron Bros., Undertakers (mid-image on the right). Note: I checked the name of the firm against BC Directories for the early years of … Continue reading →

Posted in advertising, hotels/motels/inns, people, street scenes, yesterday & today | Tagged bc, downtown, granville street, history, nelson street, smithe street, vancouver | Leave a comment

Third CPR Station/Waterfront Station Viewed from Seymour at Hastings

Posted on 12/16/2014 by mdm

Posted in public transit, street scenes, yesterday & today | Tagged bc, cordova street, cpr station, downtown, seymour street, vancouver, waterfront station | Leave a comment

1900 – 4th of 4: Looking North(west)

Posted on 06/29/2014 by mdm

This is the last of four Vancouver images made by Albert Langlois in 1900. This one looks to what AL refers to as “north”; what I’d call “northwest”. In any case, it’s another fine photograph of Vancouver as it was … Continue reading →

Posted in city views | Tagged 1900, bc, downtown, history, vancouver, west end | Leave a comment