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Time Traveller: Here's how the Jolly Jumper was invented in North Vancouver

Time Traveller: Here's how the Jolly Jumper was invented in North Vancouver

Poole Manufacturing Co. Ltd., which first mass-produced the Jolly Jumper, was located at 161 Pemberton Ave.
It used to be illegal to learn to ride a bike on paved Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­streets

It used to be illegal to learn to ride a bike on paved Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­streets

Cycling has always been a thing here
Time Traveller: Burrard Dry Dock was the first Canadian shipyard to hire women

Time Traveller: Burrard Dry Dock was the first Canadian shipyard to hire women

On International Women’s Day, we honour their contributions during the war effort
Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­had an 'official' town fool in the 1960s

Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­had an 'official' town fool in the 1960s

He had two university degrees but decided to play the fool
Check out this bird's-eye view of Downtown Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­in 1957 compared to now

Check out this bird's-eye view of Downtown Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­in 1957 compared to now

'Are you sure these are not just bar graphs of rent prices?'
This 1957 map will help you escape if an atomic bomb hits Vancouver

This 1957 map will help you escape if an atomic bomb hits Vancouver

It offers a glimpse into Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­after the second world war
Watch: Remastered video captures what Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­looked like during World War II

Watch: Remastered video captures what Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­looked like during World War II

What did Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­look like in 1942? Like this!
The East Van Cross was meant to be installed on Main St near Broadway

The East Van Cross was meant to be installed on Main St near Broadway

True story
The story of Vancouver's first lifeguard, Joe Fortes

The story of Vancouver's first lifeguard, Joe Fortes

Joe was crowned Citizen of the Century in 1986
B.C. once had a 320 horsepower, jet engine snowplow

B.C. once had a 320 horsepower, jet engine snowplow

It was like a gigantic dragster
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