15 Historical Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»Snow Photos
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It has already begun snowing on Whistler, so we thought we'd put together a few local photos from the city to get you prepared for what may or may not be a long winter.
Downtown alley in 1916
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Look at the size of that snow pile! #greatpyramid
Hastings and Richards after heavy snowfall in 1916
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No Ford Model T's seen in this photo, though they did release a new model that year!
Interior of First Baptist Church at at Nelson Street and Burrard in 1913
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Not so much snow as it's mostly frozen water from attempts by firefighters to put out the massive blaze that destroyed this church!
A courthouse lion covered in snow in 1937
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Back before it was the VAG.
Boats and docks covered in snow
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Near Dead Man's Island.
House on the corner of 1st Ave and Waterloo in Kits in 1911
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Roughly 103 years before the bikeway was built.
Couple with dog on Waterloo Street and 4th Ave
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The swirl of hair on the dude's forehead may or may not have been caused by the extreme cold.
Railway Crossing at 49th Ave and Magee Road in 1902
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Man, Kerrisdale has barely changed.
Beaver Lake in Stanley Park, partially frozen and covered in snow in 1898
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Just wow.
A horse-drawn sleigh in front of the Hollow Tree in the early 1900s
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It was the SNOW that killed the hollow tree! Ok ok, maybe it wasn't.
Frozen fountain in Stanley Park in 1931
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"Should one of us maybe go turn it off?"
Road into Stanley Park, covered in snow in the early 1900s
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"I'M not turning off that bloody fountain!"
Hastings St. between Homer and Richards in 1936
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Dude! You're covered in snow!
Miss Doris Milligan crosses the Lion's Gate Bridge on foot in 1938
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This photo tells us one thing: people have been using umbrellas in the snow in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»since at least 1938.
Lighthouse at Brockton Point covered in snow in 1898
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