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City of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Archives, St Pk P121. Leonard Frank photo. 1894 Nine O’clock Gun Nine o’clock gun. A cannon was installed in Stanley Park in this shed near Brockton Point in 1894.

Philip Timms photo, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Public Library VPL 5145. 1893 Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Club The original Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Club was an exclusive social retreat for the city’s elite, located in this building on West Hastings close to the homes of many of its members.

?City of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Archives, Bu P216. 1891 BC Sugar Refinery The original BC Sugar refinery (pictured) produced its first sugar in 1891.

Bailey Bros. photo. Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Public Library VPL 19788. 1889 Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Fire Department Fire Wagon. In September 1889 the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Fire Department got horses for its fire engine so the fire fighters could finally stop pulling it themselves.

City of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Archives, Photo Harry T. Devine. 1888 Capilano Dam The desire for a fresh and steady supply of water for Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­led to the building of the Capilano Dam in North Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­in 1888. The water was then piped under Burrard Inlet.

Stanley Triggs photo, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Public Library VPL 85782D. 1954 Challenger Map Under the mop is the world’s largest map of its kind. The Challenger Map took George Challenger and his family seven years to build out of hand-cut pieces of plywood.

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Public Library, Special Collections, VPL 41338. Province newspaper photo. 1964 Port Mann Bridge The Port Mann Bridge is seen under construction.

City of Vancouver, CVA 371-478. 1936 Flying Seven Demonstrating air defence, the Flying Seven — an all-female flying group — took to the air one day in November 1936 and then kept at least one airplane over Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­throughout each 24-hour day.

City of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Archives, St Pk N142.08. Photo W.J. Moore. 1936 Lost Lagoon Fountain When it was installed in 1936, the Lost Lagoon Fountain added a touch of elegance to Stanley Park.

R. Broadbridge photo, Vancou- ver Public Library VPL 9426. 1912 Sylvia Hotel The Sylvia. Still a distinctive feature of Beach Avenue, the Sylvia Hotel was built in 1912 on English Bay as an apartment building.