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Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Jitneys Vs. Streetcars

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Jitneys Vs. Streetcars

A Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . Jitneys started appearing on the streets of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­and other cities during WWI.
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Bing Crosby has (had?) the key to our city!

A friend forwarded this video along to me and I imagine it may have already made the rounds but I couldn't help but share. It's a "Canadian Paramount News" production of a whirlwind day that Bing Crosby did in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­in 1948.
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Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Power Block, ca. 1925

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Power Block, ca. 1925

A Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . This recently demolished building went up in 1888 as a saloon for Captain William Power of Port Moody at 819 Granville, just south of Robson.
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The history of the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Sun is the history of Vancouver. Full stop.

By now you've likely seen all of the stuff coming from our friends at the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Sun celebrating their 100th anniversary as Vancouver's daily paper (bookmark THIS LINK and follow @VanSun100 on Twitter if you want to get kneedeep in it).
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Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: A Trip to London, 1906

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: A Trip to London, 1906

A Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense .
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Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Jack Black in Vancouver, 1894

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Jack Black in Vancouver, 1894

A Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . Jack Black came to Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­in 1894 after he and his Chinese cellmate busted out of a Revelstoke jail using a hacksaw.
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Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Jack Johnson, 1909

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Jack Johnson, 1909

A Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . Jack Johnson became the first black heavyweight boxing champion of the world after clobbering Canadian Tommy Burns in Australia on Boxing Day in 1908.
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Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Hans and Ursula go to Vancouver, 1966

A Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . http://www.youtube.
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Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Live! From the GrooveYard, 1966

A Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpimauRoO68 Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­had a happening R&B music scene in the pre-psychedelic 1960s.
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Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Escape from the Gallows, 1923

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Escape from the Gallows, 1923

A Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense .
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