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VIDEO: Banshees Over Canada documentary about Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­WWII air raid preparations

Air raid wardens in Vancouver? Yep. The Royal BC Museum shared this amazing archival film from the National FIlm Board on their BLOG today. In 1943, when this film was made, BC had the largest air siren system in the world.
Coal Harbour squatters, 1911

Coal Harbour squatters, 1911

A Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . For much of Vancouver’s history, the shores surrounding the city was home to squatters living in houseboats and cabins.
Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Texas Guinan, 1933

Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Texas Guinan, 1933

A Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense .
Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Reconstructing Gastown, 1972

Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Reconstructing Gastown, 1972

A Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . In the late 1960s, community activists mobilized to block a major freeway proposal that would have decimated Chinatown, Strathcona, and Gastown.
Happy 30th, @BCPlace!

Happy 30th, @BCPlace!

You'd be hard pressed to find someone who grew up in British Columbia who doesn't have a memory connected to the iconic stadium named after their province.
Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Agnes Deans Cameron

Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Agnes Deans Cameron

A Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . With the success of her 1909 book The New North , Agnes Cameron became the first celebrated BC-born author.
Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Born on the Fourth of July

Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Born on the Fourth of July

A Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . After failing to make his fortune in the Cariboo Gold Rush in the 1860s, John "Gassy Jack" Deighton took over the Globe Saloon in New Westminster.
Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Jack Benny, 1944

Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Jack Benny, 1944

A Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . Jack Benny was a vaudevillian, radio, and television comedian. His connection to Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­began in 1922 when he was touring the Orpheum circuit with the Marx Brothers .

Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Peggy Cartwright, 1919

A Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . http://youtu.be/GDo2O04n8mk Peggy Cartwright was born in Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­in 1912.

VIDEO: Side-by-side Skytrain trips, 27 years ago and TODAY

Here's something you might not have expected looking at a 4 minute video clip of a Skytrain ride 27 years ago next to the same trip today: there are actually more trees now.
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