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12 photos that capture Vancouver's Commercial Drive neighbourhood over 100 years ago

12 photos that capture Vancouver's Commercial Drive neighbourhood over 100 years ago

It's long been a bustling community.
Photos: 135 years of Vancouver's firefighting history from horses to high-tech trucks

Photos: 135 years of Vancouver's firefighting history from horses to high-tech trucks

From 1886 to the future.
5 things you (probably) didn't know about Sikh culture in Vancouver

5 things you (probably) didn't know about Sikh culture in Vancouver

Sikh culture has been in Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­for more than 100 years.
Photos: The remains of this destroyed Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­bridge are over 135 years old

Photos: The remains of this destroyed Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­bridge are over 135 years old

Here's what it used to look like.
Watch: There used to be a $7 hovercraft ferry between downtown Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­and Nanaimo

Watch: There used to be a $7 hovercraft ferry between downtown Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­and Nanaimo

It only lasted for part of 1969.
Illegally-installed plaques commemorating a Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­bus route a mystery, says city

Illegally-installed plaques commemorating a Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­bus route a mystery, says city

These bizarre plaques went unnoticed for a long time.
5 things you (probably) didn't know about BC Ferries

5 things you (probably) didn't know about BC Ferries

Often the ire of locals, it's actually a pretty notable system compared to others worldwide.
Time Traveller: West Van's Whytecliff Park was a hot spot 100 years ago

Time Traveller: West Van's Whytecliff Park was a hot spot 100 years ago

A special Sunday picnic train used to stop right at the West Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­park, providing easy access for people from North Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­and beyond
B.C. cold case files: The unsolved 1969 murder of Indigenous woman Gloria 'Lee' Moody

B.C. cold case files: The unsolved 1969 murder of Indigenous woman Gloria 'Lee' Moody

In 2007, police added Lee’s case to their list of murdered and missing women along Highways 16, 97, and 5.
Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Now & Then: Looking north on Beatty Street at Dunsmuir nearly a century apart

Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Now & Then: Looking north on Beatty Street at Dunsmuir nearly a century apart

This view used to boast the city's tallest tower, back in its early years.
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