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City of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Archives, CVA 1376-81 1934 Dominion Day Arriving on Dominion Day (what we now know as Canada Day), the first United Airlines flight landed at the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Airport.

City of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Archives, Be P10. Joseph Frederick Spalding photo 1931 English Bay In 1931, frequenters of English Bay welcomed a brand new art deco style bathhouse, replacing the original that was built 26 years prior.

British Columbia was once governed by a private business corporation from which emerged our modern province. https://youtu.be/0aYRVDFhqpU Sam Sullivan is publishing 3 minute video blogs on British Columbia history and issues.

City of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Archives, LGN 1048. Photo Harry T. Devine 1888 Stanley Park Mayor David Oppenheimer officially opened Stanley Park to the public on September 27, 1888.

City of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Archives, SGN 20 1889 Granville Street Bridge In January, 1889 Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­welcomed the opening of the Granville Street Bridge. It was 732 meters long and cost $16,000 to construct.

img: Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Public Library, Special Collections, VPL 9498 1900 Yick Lung Jin Tailors The employees of Yick Lung Jin, Merchant Tailors, seen in this 1900 photo, would have been affected by the Chinese immigration head tax first imposed in 1885.

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City of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Archives, Can P3 1886 First passenger train The first CPR passenger train arrived in Port Moody from Montreal across the newly completed transcontinental line on July 4, 1886.

img: Harbour Publishing Archives 1885 Hand fallers Standing tall to fell a Douglas fir in Kitsilano, these two men were engaged in one of the first major industries of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­â€” logging. View the entire Metro Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­History 365 Series HERE .

The Second Wave of Urban Reform improved Canadian cities through professionals and technology. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdG9qCrxIx0 Sam Sullivan is publishing 3 minute video blogs on British Columbia history and issues.