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Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Railway Porters' Club, 1904

Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Railway Porters' Club, 1904

A Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . Former lacrosse champion Lige Scurry opened a social club for black people on East Hastings on the site that would later be home to the Smilin' Buddha Cabaret .
Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Reid Fleming, World's Toughest Milkman

Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Reid Fleming, World's Toughest Milkman

A Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . Reid Fleming has been a classic in the comic book world since it debuted in the Georgia Straight in 1978. Here he is wreaking havoc on some Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­landmarks in the mid-'80s.
Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Your Grandparents' BC Bud, 1931

Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Your Grandparents' BC Bud, 1931

A Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . BC Bud beer was launched in 1931 by Coast Breweries Limited, a consortium based in Vancouver.
Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Hawks Avenue, 1960s

Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Hawks Avenue, 1960s

A Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . Hawks Avenue at East Georgia Street in the 1960s. For most of its existence, Strathcona has been densely populated with structures like this.

Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Honeymoon

A Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOkTF8Rz9UQ Here's an uber cheesy tourism video for Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­from around 1960.
Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: The McCleerys

Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: The McCleerys

A Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . In April 1863, Fitzgerald and Samuel McCleery built the first house in what is now Vancouver. The top photo shows a larger farmhouse that replaced the original in 1872.
Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Shark Attack, 1925

Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Shark Attack, 1925

A Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . On Wednesday 7 January 1925, Jack Bruce, a diver working for the City of Vancouver, encountered a 6' 2" long shark while diving at the Second Narrows in Burrard Inlet.
Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Don't Be a Sucker, 1947

Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Don't Be a Sucker, 1947

A Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . In April 1947 the price of a chocolate bar in Canada skyrocketed from a nickel to eight cents, apparently caused by a sharp increase in the price of cocoa beans.
Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Jimi Hendrix

Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Jimi Hendrix

A Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . The Jimi Hendrix Experience played at the Pacific Coliseum in Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­on Saturday 7 September 1968, just prior to the release of Electric Ladyland .
Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Terminal City Cycling Club

Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Terminal City Cycling Club

A Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense .
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