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Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: The Bum, 1923

Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: The Bum, 1923

A Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . Rocky was a well known dog-about-town in 1920s Vancouver.
Arthur Erickson Architects is hiring! (circa August 1976 at the @VPL)

Arthur Erickson Architects is hiring! (circa August 1976 at the @VPL)

I dropped in to the main branch of the Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Public Library yesterday in order to find a quiet corner in which to work on the TALK I'm giving this Wednesday at the Georgia Strait Alliance fundraiser and was quickly sidetracked as I walked through
Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Bows and Arrows

Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Bows and Arrows

A Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . Native men worked as longshoremen on Burrard Inlet since before Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­was incorporated.
Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Trotsky, 1919-1939

Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Trotsky, 1919-1939

A Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . Back in 1918-1919, Canadian and other allied forces were getting a head start on the Cold War by battling the Reds in Siberia .
Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Barbara Howard, 1938

Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Barbara Howard, 1938

A Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . Barbara Howard was once among the fastest women in the world and the first black woman to represent Canada on the international sports stage.
Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Tree Stump House, pre-1910

Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Tree Stump House, pre-1910

This Mount Pleasant tree stump contained a three-room home. Photographed before 1910, it was situated on what's now Prince Edward Street in Vancouver's Riley Park neighbourhood.
Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: The Battle of Jericho, 1872

Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: The Battle of Jericho, 1872

A Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . The earliest known use of the name Jericho in this area was in reference to an 1872 incident dubbed "The Battle of Jericho.
Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: No Suicide, 1959

Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: No Suicide, 1959

A Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . Source: Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Sun , 28 November 1959
Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Vancouver's Sherlock Holmes, 1934

Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Vancouver's Sherlock Holmes, 1934

A Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . John F.C.B. Vance was a scientist hired by the City of Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­in 1905 as an analyst. His early work for the City was pretty mundane, things like testing milk and water quality.

Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Anna Pavlova, 1910

A Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMEBFhVMZpU A century ago, Russian dancer Anna Pavlova was the most famous ballerina in the world.
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