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Hailstone, Brighouse and Morton, 1861

Hailstone, Brighouse and Morton, 1861

City of Vancouver, Port P775. J.D. Hall photo. 1861 Hailstone, Brighouse and Morton The Three Greenhorns.
Second Narrows Bridge, 1958

Second Narrows Bridge, 1958

Ralph Bower / Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Sun. 1958 Second Narrows Bridge Disaster struck in 1958 when an accident caused several spans to fall during the building of the Second Narrows Bridge.
Ross Rebagliati, 1998

Ross Rebagliati, 1998

Mark van Manen / Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Sun. 1998 Ross Rebagliati North Vancouver’s Ross Rebagliati won the world’s first Olympic gold medal in slalom snowboarding, then nearly lost it when a drug test found THC in his circulatory system.
Man in Motion Tour, 1987

Man in Motion Tour, 1987

Je Vinnick / PNG. 1987 Man in Motion Tour Triumphant Hansen. Rick Hansen raised awareness for spinal cord injuries and inspired millions, crossing the finish line of his two-year, 34-country Man in Motion tour that covered over 40,000 kilometres.
Hotel Vancouver, 1887

Hotel Vancouver, 1887

City of Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Archives, SGN 4. Charles S. Bailey photo. 1887 Hotel Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­The CPR opened the original Hotel Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­at the corner of Granville and Georgia Streets in 1887.
London Drugs, 1976

London Drugs, 1976

City of Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Archives, CVA 447-86. Walter Edwin Frost photo. 1976 London Drugs From cough syrup to curling irons. London Drugs was founded in 1945 as a small drugstore in Vancouver, BC.
UBC, 1922

UBC, 1922

University of British Columbia Archives [UBC 1.1/862].
Asahi Baseball Team, 1914

Asahi Baseball Team, 1914

Japanese Canadian National Museum. 1914 Asahi Baseball Team The Asahi Baseball Club, composed of Japanese Canadians, began playing at what is now Oppenheimer Park and became the most popular team in the Lower Mainland.
Bard on the Beach, 1990

Bard on the Beach, 1990

PNG. 1990 Bard on the Beach When the Bard on the Beach tents appears in Vanier Park, it’s officially summer. The seasonal theatre stronghold keeps Shakespeare alive, affordable and best of all, comprehensible.
Grow-op on Wheels, 2007

Grow-op on Wheels, 2007

PNG. 2007 Grow-op on Wheels West Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­police discovered a unique grow-op when they flagged a Toyota RAV 4 lined up for the ferry at Horseshoe Bay.
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