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Securing the railings on the Granville Street bridge

Every week or so I highjack a GIF from 鶹ýӳRising on Tumblr which takes archival videos and turns them into sweet animations. VISIT THEM and follow! Securing the railings on the Granville Street Bridge (c. 1950-1954)

鶹ýӳWas Awesome: Talking Pictures, 1908

A 鶹ýӳtime travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . Granville Street, showing the Maple Leaf Theatre on the left. The arrival of sound films, or “talkies,” is usually associated with the 1927 film, The Jazz Singer .
A musty, 28 year old tea towel brings absolute joy to the V.I.A. office

A musty, 28 year old tea towel brings absolute joy to the V.I.A. office

I won't rest until we've bought every single EXPO 86 collectible released to the public and have them displayed prominently here at our downtown office, so it is with great pleasure that I'm sharing with you this tea towel that we procured from Ebay
The best artwork to adorn the V.I.A. office since 1986

The best artwork to adorn the V.I.A. office since 1986

I had a wonderful meeting at our downtown office yesterday with Dave Peterson and Devon Knight, pictured below holding an incredible gift they brought us.

FOUR floating gas stations in Coal Harbour... in 1984

Every week or so I highjack a GIF from 鶹ýӳRising on Tumblr which takes archival videos and turns them into sweet animations. VISIT THEM and follow! 鶹ýӳskyline reveal (1984)

Here's what Robson Square looked like back in 1983

Every week or so I highjack a GIF from 鶹ýӳRising on Tumblr which takes archival videos and turns them into sweet animations. VISIT THEM and follow! Robson Square (c. 1983)

鶹ýӳWas Awesome: Plane crash in the West End, 1918

A 鶹ýӳtime travelogue brought to you by Past Tense .

鶹ýӳWas Awesome: Shuichi Kusaka, 1915-1947

A 鶹ýӳtime travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . Shuichi Kusaka Shuichi Kusaka was five years old when his family moved to Vancouver’s East End from Osaka, Japan in 1920.
1987 map of the False Creek Basin made by the city planning department

1987 map of the False Creek Basin made by the city planning department

Collector and historian Jason Vanderhill has been contributing to our blog for some time, as well as to our real-life pile of 鶹ýӳhistorical artifacts.

鶹ýӳWas Awesome: Hogan's Alley

A 鶹ýӳtime travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . Hogan’s Alley, Wednesday 31 March 1937 2014 will see three 鶹ýӳhistory stamps from Canada Post .
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