[MindBomber]

Wooden roller coaster is still alive and well, the log ride too, which although not that old is still one of the best and most classic rides.

My favourite part of the Wooden roller coaster is cuddling up next to the cute girl next to you. "I swear, it felt like I was going to fall out, I needed to hold onto you for safety reasons" :ilied:

[RRxtar]

if the wooden coaster ever gets torn down they may as well just shut down Playland all together

[tgill]

Wild mouse was the best ride, made the rides at even Six Flags look like a breeze.

[Senna4ever]

Wild Mouse is gone?? :( That last 90 degree turn was killer.

[EvoFire]

Wooden roller coaster is still alive and well, the log ride too, which although not that old is still one of the best and most classic rides.

My favourite part of the Wooden roller coaster is cuddling up next to the cute girl next to you. "I swear, it felt like I was going to fall out, I needed to hold onto you for safety reasons" :ilied:

I thought the log ride was gone?

[seakrait]

not sure if already posted but:

BACKGROUND / VANCOUVER - AN ARTIST'S VIEW OF THE CITY, OCTOBER 30, 1972 (http://www.michaeldecourcy.com/background-vancouver/project.htm)

also, random nudity at E2.

[MG1]

F4

Hockey Van YN Islanders


As for E2, her tits are immortalized in Vancouver history..........probably saggy now, but not bad back when.

[Mike Oxbig]

What will happen to chinatown in the future? High rises?

[Bonka]

Major gentrification in Chinatown and it's getting worse. Chinatown could be completely gone within 10-15 years :(

[tofu1413]

yeah.. chinatown is dying down..

it was thriving on weekends in the 90's.. i remember my parents being pissed off trying to find parking.

it was also nice when we went to get bbq pork or duck.. got a fresh cut from the butcher and got to snack on some...

[Snugglez]

The DTES has been in a decline since the 1950s. The whole issues just happened indoors, here is an interesting article:
The Sun - Google News Archive Search (http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=upllAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eYoNAAAAIBAJ&pg=2332%2C3319492)

[snowball]

Wild mouse was the best ride, made the rides at even Six Flags look like a breeze.

Wild mouse was fun not because of the hills, but because at any moment you could actually fall out and die :ilied:

[sh0n]

yeah.. chinatown is dying down..

it was thriving on weekends in the 90's.. i remember my parents being pissed off trying to find parking.

it was also nice when we went to get bbq pork or duck.. got a fresh cut from the butcher and got to snack on some...

I'm a first generation chinese born and raised in Vancouver and I'm in support of the gentrification of Chinatown.

I do like Chinatown for its history, charm and culture but lets face it.

When was the last time you were in Chinatown?
When was the last time you were in Chinatown after 8pm (aside from night market)?

Chinatown has lost it's appeal to the more rounded and developed chinese malls in Richmond, Burnaby.

With the gentrification it'll only help build out Downtown Vancouver, which imo is what we need. It'll also bring more awareness, sense of community and much needed foot traffic into the area where it's dead after 5pm every day.

The City of Vancouver already has in plans to gentrify it but with that in mind they also want to keep the historic and heritage components - which I highly support.

[sh0n]

Major gentrification in Chinatown and it's getting worse. Chinatown could be completely gone within 10-15 years :(

I don't think it'll be gone persay.

Just that Chinatown will be there in addition to some modern highrises coming along.

As long as there is a support base of old chinese grandmas, grandpas and the core business stay in tact it'll still be there just not in the forefront but in the background.

[nabs]

We always used to go to china town for Rice and other asian goodies... i remember you pay for your rice then you get a ticket, then go around the corner give your ticket to another worker and he gets the rice for you. lol. that's the most significant china town thing i remember from when i was younger.

[MindBomber]

Not Vancouver history, but an interesting bit of Lower Mainland history.

Prior to 1924, the farmland between Abbotsford and Chilliwack was the site of the 40 kilometer long Sumas Lake. Two rivers were re-routed, the lake was drained, and dykes built to create farmland.

http://s10.postimage.org/48h2uangp/Sumas_lake_panorama.png

http://s14.postimage.org/gt5a1n4kh/Beach_scene_Sumas_Lake_before_draining_circa_1.jpg

http://s13.postimage.org/b52kaiaef/View_of_Sumas_Lake_from_Vedder_Mountain_in_1915.jp g

[Yodamaster]

I remember watching indy cars fly past from my balcony, a young boy never forgets the sensations of that sort of thing, like it was yesterday.


I was so sad when they stopped the Molson Indy..

:okay:

[CharlesInCharge]

The mention of concentration camps in another thread had me look up these pictures.
http://www.schemamag.ca/assets/DD_noticetojapanese_bodyimage.gif

http://www.schemamag.ca/assets/DD_japskeepmoving_bodyimage.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/8Q3t0.jpg
source - http://www.schemamag.ca/archive2/2012/05/

[MG1]

Internment Camps.........

[gunz4hire]

I used to visit Kuno garden (for obvious reasons) all the time when I was younger with my family, it was like a family road trip (my grandparents didn't drive much..) and they would tell me stories about how my great grandpa's boat was taken away in the war or how great great grandpa came over on a small fishing boat to Canada way back when. I recall the garden used to be more well kept, now there are some weeds etc growing in the dirt. Also I recall there used to be more fishing boats in the summer, doesn't seem to be as many boats anymore, if the fishing dying down? http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3389/4577521190_0668604cbd_z.jpg

I feel like a baby.

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[E-40six]

I was browsing thru ministry of transport's youtube channel and came across this documentry on the construction of the Massey Tunnel


Building the George Massey Tunnel - Part 1 - YouTube

Building the George Massey Tunnel - Part 2 - YouTube

Building the George Massey Tunnel - Part 3 - YouTube

Building the George Massey Tunnel - Part 4 - YouTube

[Graeme S]

Bump to an old thread; I got nostalgic talking to a friend of mine, and we both lament that we don't have and can't find a picture of the old mural at Grandview and Commercial. It had a woman and a log; the log said "I love you", with the woman replying "You wood!". I've done a quintrillion google image searches, and sadly it was replaced before the days of smartphones and digital cameras being cheap and common.

For those of you curious where exactly it was, it was here: Google Maps (http://goo.gl/maps/BP7Eg)

If anyone has a picture or knows where to find one, I'd huegly appreciate it. It was up for at least a decade if not more, and I miss it so :okay:

Finally found a terrible version of it:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/24/44364800_96d9786768_o.jpg

^ that's what I'm looking for; but hopefully a better picture/wider angle.

[sleepywheel]

This is a great thread. I remember a lot of the things mentioned so far since I moved here in '73 from the island.

Anyone remember Zim's Speed Shop that used to be on Joyce street? One of my fav places to buy parts for my Chevy van. Van's were all the rage in the 70's and I had the drivetrain built up so much that I was getting second gear rubber with the automatic. I spent many friday and saturday nights crusing Kingsway and downtown.

How about Mother Tuckers down by Stanley Park?

One thing I have to remember is to talk to my Dad and get some of the stories that he has about living in Vancouver back in the fifties. He has never mentioned it but I think he has a bit of a storied past judging from things I've heard from other people.

MG1, do you know any of the people that lived in the Raymur projects? I used to hang around there a bit back in the 70's because I had friends living there. We got into building cars and then motorcycles back then.

[nabs]

I know this isn't too oldschool vancouver, but still some recent history...

Lest we forget...

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRhI5zV38wHFX0o2mpJc2VztUCvuZhWj Mit8hLE4bMvVDIOgpyhqg

[Coren]

Here you can really tell how things have changed along the skytrain in 27 years

SkyTrain - SkyWay - YouTube

[MG1]

Some great pics Skinnypup dug up.........

http://www.revscene.net/forums/685846-nice-collection-historic-pictures-vancouver.html

[Gridlock]

For those that like to get away from Vancouver, and see the rest of the Lower Mainland, New Westminster has an entire database of photos available to look through.

NWPL Historical Photo Database (http://www.nwheritage.org/database/heritage.php)

It's not great for passive scrolling, but if you put something in the search term, you can get started and just scroll through results.

http://www.nwheritage.org/database/images/2073_web.jpg
just taking my house for a drive
http://www.nwheritage.org/database/images/747_web.jpg
Royal City Mall before it was Royal City Mall and was Woodwards, and only half the size it became.
http://www.nwheritage.org/database/images/1969_web.jpg

[MG1]

The Woodward's in New West was awesome. Best food floor evar! Their lasagna was to die for. Many a people bought it fresh from Woodward's, baked it at home, and passed it off for their own at dinner parties, LOL.

As far as the downtown Vancouver store goes, a part of Vancouver died when it shut its doors for good.

They say a picture paints a thousand words, but nothing comes close to the experience of actually having been there - the people, the crazy $1.49 days, etc. I will never forget the times I helped my mom carry the groceries home from Woodwards and having their soft serve - the world's best, no doubt. Happy times, simpler times.

I think I'll call my mom right now...............

[Gridlock]

Here's another photo. Well, drawing.

http://www.nwheritage.org/heritagesite/history/content/timeline/images/1954.jpg

I didn't know that Royal City Mall was only built in 1991. That mall died fast. Go in there now and you can hear arteries harden. Although Wal-Mart is opening in the Zellers location, so maybe that will re-start things.

\Sweet, found one.

http://lh5.ggpht.com/-AvUAXuj6NkM/Tq30kHjPrOI/AAAAAAAAM_s/tsfiixhAvC8/woodwards031.jpg

[bcrdukes]

This is a little bizarre but for those of you who are familiar with the Fox Cinema on Main Street and Kingsway (Mt. Pleasant) here's a look inside what will become the new performing arts facility for the hipsters.

Inside the Fox Theatre | Georgia Straight (http://www.straight.com/galleries/inside-fox-theatre)

[Gridlock]

This is a little bizarre but for those of you who are familiar with the Fox Cinema on Main Street and Kingsway (Mt. Pleasant) here's a look inside what will become the new performing arts facility for the hipsters.

Inside the Fox Theatre | Georgia Straight (http://www.straight.com/galleries/inside-fox-theatre)

You know, I'm sure it will be fantastic as a venue for hipsters, but I think the city will be lacking a quality spank tank.

Where are you supposed to empty out the pipes in public now? Dukes...I'm actually asking...where do you think you'll go?

[tonyzoomzoom]

The Woodward's in New West was awesome. Best food floor evar! Their lasagna was to die for. Many a people bought it fresh from Woodward's, baked it at home, and passed it off for their own at dinner parties, LOL.

As far as the downtown Vancouver store goes, a part of Vancouver died when it shut its doors for good.

They say a picture paints a thousand words, but nothing comes close to the experience of actually having been there - the people, the crazy $1.49 days, etc. I will never forget the times I helped my mom carry the groceries home from Woodwards and having their soft serve - the world's best, no doubt. Happy times, simpler times.

I think I'll call my mom right now...............

yeah, good times @ downtown Woodwards. I remember picking up the groceries in the parking lot after you're done shopping.

[bcrdukes]

You know, I'm sure it will be fantastic as a venue for hipsters, but I think the city will be lacking a quality spank tank.

Where are you supposed to empty out the pipes in public now? Dukes...I'm actually asking...where do you think you'll go?

Where you live of course. And trust me, I already know. :ifyouknow:

[MG1]

yeah, good times @ downtown Woodwards. I remember picking up the groceries in the parking lot after you're done shopping.

I forgot all about that. All those conveyers and tracks of rollers on the ground floor. Correct me if I'm wrong. The skywalk to and from the store was on the third floor of store and 6th floor of the parkade, right?

Wasn't there also a sub walkway between the parkade and the food floor?

Off topic a bit, but does Army and Navy downtown still have that scale between the floors on the stairway?

Woodard's malted milk.......... mmmmm, mmmm, good.

[MG1]

OK, no more talk about spank tanks........... that place is gross, btw. Probably catch STI's just by looking at them pics.

[tonyzoomzoom]

I forgot all about that. All those conveyers and tracks of rollers on the ground floor. Correct me if I'm wrong. The skywalk to and from the store was on the third floor of store and 6th floor of the parkade, right?

Wasn't there also a sub walkway between the parkade and the food floor?

Off topic a bit, but does Army and Navy downtown still have that scale between the floors on the stairway?

Woodard's malted milk.......... mmmmm, mmmm, good.

I remember the skywalk connected to the store's third floor; but I don't recall the level on the parkade side :(

[Coren]

I found these interesting

History of the Marpole neighbourhood in Vancouver - YouTube

History of the Grandview-Woodland neighbourhood in Vancouver - YouTube

History of the West End neighbourhood in Vancouver, B.C. - YouTube

History of Vancouver, B.C. Canada - YouTube

[MG1]

^Polar Bear Swim........ first in NA. Cool.

I remember the hookers on Davie Street. High school days, just getting driver's license, "borrowing" dad's car, and cruising Davie Street for good look at all the hookers with the gang, LOL. And believe me, the place was crawling with hookers......... back then, high cleass hookers were on Georgia Street (at the Bay........ yes, Bonnie Brooks, at the Bay, hee hee).

Other memories...... driving fast around Stanley Park with no headlights on at night, submarine races, etc. Simpler times.

Hogan's Alley area. We were told by parents and others never to go anywhere near there. Boogie Man and who do voodoo. Blacks and Asians don't mix well was the message back then. There weren't too many black kids in Strathcona. In fact, I don't recall any.

[tonyzoomzoom]

hookers on Davie !! Until the local residents drove them out :(

[fliptuner]

When it got to my time, there were still a few on Davie but most of the decent ones were on Richards and Helmcken, by the diner.

And uh, yeah, uh....Stanley Park... :troll:

[tonyzoomzoom]

sorry in advance if this link is a repost

https://www.facebook.com/VancouverThen

[fliptuner]

Vancouver History exhibit at the Planetarium?

Just caught part of it on the news but can't find any info.

[BillyBishop]

Not exactly Vancouver, but relevant nonetheless: the Richmond Museum's current exhibition chronicles the evolution of transportation in and around Richmond up to the present day. I took a short walk through it and found it to very comprehensive.


On The Move: Richmond's Transportation Legacy
July 23, 2013 - January 26, 2014
Opening Reception: Tuesday, July 23, 7:00 p.m.
This exhibit explores, through photographs and artefacts from the Museum's collection and on loan from the community, how changing modes of transportation have shaped this city. Themes include transportation related to sea, land and air, and contemporary issues such as city planning.

[MG1]

Vancouver History exhibit at the Planetarium?

Just caught part of it on the news but can't find any info.


It's probably the same thing I saw about a year ago........ it must be permanent display now. I gather the neon display is now long gone. I posted pics in this thread, I believe.


EDIT: Found it!!

http://www.revscene.net/forums/587745-vancouver-history-20.html#post7870760


post 478, if linky doesn't work.

[MG1]

Canada Post's secret tunnel faces end of the line - British Columbia - CBC News (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/canada-post-s-secret-tunnel-faces-end-of-the-line-1.2463624)

Never knew about this............

[multicartual]

Off topic a bit, but does Army and Navy downtown still have that scale between the floors on the stairway?


Yep, I'm 240 lbs of festively plump right now!


>guzzles booze and nachos daily<

[multicartual]

I remember the hookers on Davie Street. High school days, just getting driver's license, "borrowing" dad's car, and cruising Davie Street for good look at all the hookers with the gang, LOL.


I used to ride around with older friends when I was like 14-15 in their cars, I remember once a bunch of us went to check out the hookers and I could not believe how many prostitutes we saw. Davie street was such an incredible shithole, it's hard to imagine today.

One of my high school teachers in like grade 9, an alternate school teacher, used to use the acronym "S.C.O.D.S." when he spoke of dropping out of high school.

"If you drop out, you'll be S.C.O.D.S., never forget that!" he would say.

(Sucking Cocks On Davie Street) Imagine the fallout today if a teacher was caught giving that advice to students, haha!

We also cruised in my friend's van to throw eggs at people. One night we saw a huge group of hookers behind the Astoria pub, creeped up and saw two hookers brawling, it was so vicious it freaked out the 15 year old me, haha.

[multicartual]

As far as the downtown Vancouver store goes, a part of Vancouver died when it shut its doors for good.


I had a great childhood up until I was about 11, where everything turned to shit during my parent's divorce. One of my fondest memories was going to the downtown Woodwards.

Christmas at the Woodwards downtown was like nothing you see today, they had these huge lego displays, and the whole store felt like a carnival. It was a real shopping experience, and from what I remember, people dressed up to go shopping. MG1, those soft-serve chocolate frosties in the basement were the pinnacle of my happiest moments as a child. Often my German grandmother would wander off with me while the rest of the family would shop, she'd buy me a frosty and we'd talk while people-watching.

One Christmas I remember they had this GIGANTIC lego spaceship in one of the windows of Woodwards. I wish there were some photos of it kicking around somewhere. As a child I remember Christmas at Woodwards was so magical.

[sleepywheel]

Never knew about this............

We were invited to a Halloween party down there about 20 years ago. I remember it being mostly dark and lots of cubbyholes for the costumed evil ones to jump out at people. We followed three women through most of the tunnel and had a great time watching them scream and jump around as they were being scared by the actors.

[MG1]

MG1, those soft-serve chocolate frosties in the basement were the pinnacle of my happiest moments as a child. Often my German grandmother would wander off with me while the rest of the family would shop, she'd buy me a frosty and we'd talk while people-watching.

Yes! Malted chocolate milk was my reward for helping my mom carry the groceries home. Nothing these days come close to the atmosphere of Woodwards downtown.
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[multicartual]

Yes! Malted chocolate milk was my reward for helping my mom carry the groceries home. Nothing these days come close to the atmosphere of Woodwards downtown.
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Thanks for bringing it up man, great memories :woot2:

[Everymans]

Anyone know of the history of richmond? How much is actual backfill? The west shore looks way too straight and planned out. Also what is the deal with the garden city lands and the dept. of national defense next door in richmond? I've heard some weird stories, like there's a huge missile silo underneath the area and they have a tank facility.

[CharlesInCharge]

I kind of remember how great woodwards was...
I got flash backs of ch12 back in the days when they read Christmas letters and gave needy families gifts.
KVOS-TV ch12 Christmas Commercials Dec 1990
youtube.com/watch?v=J0E8Gewl_o4

[Coren]

A short film from 1938 about the construction of the Lions Gate Bridge - YouTube

[MG1]

The Lions Gate Bridge has a rich history. It was built after the Second Narrows Bridge (the original Second Narrows Bridge). Three freaking lanes........ back then, in 1900's, it was good enough. The bridge was owned by the Guiness family (brewing company). Later sold to the government. Toll of 25¢, which was a lot back in those days.

[multicartual]

Anyone else remember how the Cambie Street bridge used to have wooden planks for the pedestrian path?

Right before they tore it down to build the new bridge, my parents took me for a walk over the bridge. A few of the wooden planks were missing on the walkway and you could see all the way down to the water. That old bridge was such a piece of shit, I wonder if any photos exist of it.

[MG1]

In my younger days, I used to be in a marching band. I remember crossing that bridge on a radars route. The organizers were somewhat worried about the amount of people watching the parade from the wooden walkway. Does anyone remember the old Georgia viaduct? Or the Fraser street bridge.
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[meme405]

Guiness family owned much of west van for a LOOONNNG time. Some major stretches above HWY 1 is still somehow related to them.

Heard some crazy stories/theories about the new development that stetches to the cypress bowl road from the BP's has to do with the guiness family still. No idea if any of it is true.

[JSALES]

is there any pictures of the old Vancouver International Airport before it was renovated in the 90's? I only remember bits of it but I can't seem to find any pictures

[MG1]

^wow, that's too bad. I remember how simple and bland it was. I wonder if there are any old news reels with footage........... come to think of it, that airport went through a big reno/expansion back in the late 60's, then again for Expo 86.

[truth]

nothing to add, just stumbled upon this pic on r/vancouver
http://flic.kr/p/7Dnnsj

[MG1]

thanks given for photo number 28 (Raquel Welch, one of my all time favourite actresses). Unshaven, too, by the looks of it.

[Lancerion]

What is that big building on 1st and Nanaimo beside the Chevron gas station?

[Lancerion]

is there any pictures of the old Vancouver International Airport before it was renovated in the 90's? I only remember bits of it but I can't seem to find any pictures

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/lancerion/other/yvrold_zps17691c4b.jpg

[MG1]

What is that big building on 1st and Nanaimo beside the Chevron gas station?

If memory serves me correctly, it was an electrical sub station. Not 100% sure, though. Wasn't there one on Vistoria Drive near Venables?

There are smaller ones all over the city.

The one on Broadway/Lougheed east of Boundary used to be one of hte biggest. A few buildings around there have been taken down and now is a compound for new cars.

Memory is a bit foggy on this stuff......... old age and being hit in the head too many times, LOL.

[SumAznGuy]

If memory serves me correctly, it was an electrical sub station. Not 100% sure, though. Wasn't there one on Vistoria Drive near Venables?

There are smaller ones all over the city.

The one on Broadway/Lougheed east of Boundary used to be one of hte biggest. A few buildings around there have been taken down and now is a compound for new cars.

Memory is a bit foggy on this stuff......... old age and being hit in the head too many times, LOL.

There is a substation on Joyce st. just before Kingsway near Collingwood.
And there is one on Hastings near Tempelton high school, across the street some dim sum restaurant.

The big station is still on the corner of Lougheed and Gilmore. The office building is gone and I believe it will eventually become the new home to an the Audi dealership.

[shawnly1000]

There's a big substation on Burrard between the Scotiabank Theatre and Electra building; the other big one is on Main between Union and Georgia

[CP.AR]

Anyone know of the history of richmond? How much is actual backfill? The west shore looks way too straight and planned out. Also what is the deal with the garden city lands and the dept. of national defense next door in richmond? I've heard some weird stories, like there's a huge missile silo underneath the area and they have a tank facility.

Garden City lands are owned by the natives. There used to be a fisheries communications farm there with a dozen antennas sticking up into the air, but that was taken out in the early 2000s.

As for the DND Lands. The green building on the corner of No.4 and Alderbridge is an armoury, housing mainly the 12 Service Battalion, a corp of Military Police, a corp of Army Cadets and a Squadron of Air Cadets (655!). The land behind the armoury is mainly used as a training site and government land in case they ever need to expand. AFAIK there's no silo base there, and the 12 svc's primary function are fixing trucks and engineering work.

[Ride]

Garden City lands are owned by the natives. There used to be a fisheries communications farm there with a dozen antennas sticking up into the air, but that was taken out in the early 2000s.

As for the DND Lands. The green building on the corner of No.4 and Alderbridge is an armoury, housing mainly the 12 Service Battalion, a corp of Military Police, a corp of Army Cadets and a Squadron of Air Cadets (655!). The land behind the armoury is mainly used as a training site and government land in case they ever need to expand. AFAIK there's no silo base there, and the 12 svc's primary function are fixing trucks and engineering work.

I hope they never develop that part of Richmond even though its vacant land.

[snowball]

Apparently the city of Richmond acquired Garden City lands in 2010, they're currently deciding on what to do with it.

[flagella]

Build a track

[yray]

New icbc test center

[320icar]

Leave it as is
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[CP.AR]

They're building Wal-Mart next to it, with Garden City as congested as it is already; if they put some crazy development in the middle then there's a new "DO NOT GO THERE ON WEEKENDS OR AFTER 4PM" zone in town

[orgasm_donor]

I came to Vancouver from Victoria back in the mid-80's so most of my memories are of the Expo-era Vancouver. Back then I used to ride my bike everywhere! Living out by UBC (I graduated from Lord Byng), I saw many changes with local businesses, houses, schools and parks. Most of my memories of Broadway and Dunbar area revolve around the 7-11 at 10th and Alma, The Captains bargain store, Cheapskates, Hollywood theatre, The 'new' Safeway at MacDonald and all the new condos and construction at 25th and Dunbar area.

Back then it was a great time to grow up and watch the community develop. At the time I was one of the only poor kids in a rich kid school but really, it didn't matter.

[MG1]

The Captain - now that guy was awesome. Weirdo, but........... Our version of Cal Worthington and his dog, Spot. Aye, aye, and good bye, LOLOLOLOL
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[SumAznGuy]

I'm just throwing this out there, but does anyone know where the exact location is for the old Denman rink where the Vancouver Millionaires played in.
Just that with the Heritage classic happening today, they showed pictures of the old rink but there isn't much about where it was and what happened to it.
I know it is near the entrance to Stanley Park.

[shawnly1000]

History of Vancouver restaurants, a chronology and memories | Vancouver Sun (http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2011/04/13/history-of-vancouver-restaurants-a-chronology-and-memories/)

[shawnly1000]

I'm just throwing this out there, but does anyone know where the exact location is for the old Denman rink where the Vancouver Millionaires played in.
Just that with the Heritage classic happening today, they showed pictures of the old rink but there isn't much about where it was and what happened to it.
I know it is near the entrance to Stanley Park.

The arena was located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Denman and West Georgia Streets, the present site of Devonian Harbour Park, and just a short streetcar ride away from the Central Business District.

Denman Arena: the 10,500 seat ice rink home of the Vancouver Millionaires (http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2014/03/denman-arena-vancouver-millionaires/)

[MG1]

A follow up to the hockey team.........the most well known Millionaire.


Cyclone Taylor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A real hockey player and pioneer.

The Stanley Cup team

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1914–15_PCHA_season

[dbaz]

found this at home. sorry bout pic, no cpu atm

[MG1]

Fudgenardio, I didn't have my glasses on and thought it read, "Ejaculation survival"...... I was like whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?

Didn't help I had to read it sideways, LOL.

[dbaz]

lol yea, dunno why it posted sideways. apparently the evacuation plan was made in case of nuclear fallout
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[MG1]

Notice the telephone exchange?

We had ALpine, MUtual, TRinity, YUkon, etc.

[evlee]

Vancouver Park Board 1940 video of our parks [silent] - YouTube

[Jayboogz]

Going to Town - 1985 SkyTrain project documentary - YouTube

[yray]

^so many bcrdurkes :ahwow:

[Mr.C]

Vintage photos from the 1970s:

25 vintage photos of Vancouver in the 1970s (http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2014/03/vintage-photos-of-vancouver-1970/)

[shawnly1000]

Not sure if this best fits here

Neighbourhood Maps | Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival (http://www.vcbf.ca/neighbourhood-maps)

[MG1]

Not sure if this best fits here

Neighbourhood Maps | Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival (http://www.vcbf.ca/neighbourhood-maps)

Would be better off in the multicultural events around Vancouver thread.
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[Ulic Qel-Droma]

Vintage photos from the 1970s:

25 vintage photos of Vancouver in the 1970s (http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2014/03/vintage-photos-of-vancouver-1970/)

Vancouver 1970's - a set on Flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49469560@N07/sets/72157631588622786/)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/49469560@N07/sets/

i think this is the source.

[truth]

https://www.flickr.com/photos/langaracollege/sets/72157645228395525/

pretty cool project

[Lomac]

Who can guess where these photos are taken?

http://www.globalairphotos.com/images/bc/delta/1985/dlh1985_004.jpg

http://www.globalairphotos.com/images/bc/delta/1985/dlh1985_003.jpg

http://www.globalairphotos.com/images/bc/port_coquitlam/1982/pqh1982_004.jpg

http://www.globalairphotos.com/images/bc/port_coquitlam/1985/pqh1985_014.jpg

http://www.globalairphotos.com/images/bc/north_vancouver/1991/nvh1991_019.jpg

Sauce: Metro Vancouver Road Infrastructure Discussion - Page 65 - SkyscraperPage Forum (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?p=5389566)

Some great photos all throughout that thread.

[thumper]

i recognize the alex fraser, but the rest of them i do not really know although the filenames says port coquitlam and north van...

[The_AK]

first one is alex fraser, second one is hamilton/queensborough (where richmond connects to new west)

[Lomac]

1 - Alex Fraser
2 - Queensborough
3 - Pitt River Bridge
4 - Mary Hill Bypass
5 - Lonsdale

[meme405]

http://www.globalairphotos.com/images/bc/delta/1985/dlh1985_004.jpg

Looks like their building a hell of a motocross course there...

I bet Evil Knievel would have been killing to jump that thing...

:troll:

[MG1]

Daphne Bramham: The end of an era for a beloved small business (http://www.vancouversun.com/news/metro/Daphne+Bramham+beloved+small+business/10109625/story.html)

I cannot believe it. Dude is still there. I remember that family. I hung out there every day. I have to go say hi, before they close down.

I remember when the twins were born. So funny - he always looked like that. Hasn't changed a bit. The mom was a really nice lady and the dad was just as nice. I spent hours there reading the comics and buying freezies with the money I earned at the baseball park. Never got kicked out, since I made sure the pages stayed pristine. I know nothing is forever, but my memories of that place will always be 1080 sharp.

I'm teary eyed as I type this........... this story brings back all the good memories. The single older gents in the DTES who had a hand in raising me with their wisdom and kindness. Damn........... I was ever so lucky.

[MG1]

A big part of Vancouver history......... this guy is truly a living legend.

About Dal - Dal Richards Orchestra (http://www.dalrichards.com/all-about-dal)

A Vancouverite who attended Magee Secondary. He has played at the PNE for 70 consecutive years and still going strong. Order of Canada, the list goes on. Amazing what people can accomplish in a life time.

[fliptuner]

Went to a work site and spotted the McBarge. It's sad to see her so dilapidated.

Then:
http://www.ral.ca/designs/miscellaneous/mcdonald's-friendship-restaurant.jpg

Now:
http://i.imgur.com/xN1wDLE.jpg?1?6576

[MG1]

New home for CHB.

[Ulic Qel-Droma]

Sounds of Vancouver: The SkyTrain - YouTube
dat sound

[MaaaadMan]

The sound of the old trolley buses brings back so many memories...half of my childhood was in spent riding in them!

1982 Flyer E901A/E902 trolleybuses - the final days - YouTube

[MG1]

This is how we rolled.............. the sound is music to my ears, as my bedroom faced Powell Street. In those days, Powell Street was very busy.

Those dome lights.

BC Hydro operated busses back then.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?hl=id&gl=ID&v=cYNbP8JnlXE

[SumAznGuy]

MG1. I think I saw you in this video.
You were the naked little kid around the pool right?

To Build a Better City - a 1964 City of Vancouver/CMHC film - YouTube

[tegra7]

Historical figures behind Vancouver street names (http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2014/05/whos-named-vancouvers-street-names/)

[MG1]

MG1. I think I saw you in this video.
You were the naked little kid around the pool right?

To Build a Better City - a 1964 City of Vancouver/CMHC film - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY5I8h1lJjs)

The projects were built when I was much older, so not me. Solly.

[MG1]

Thanks, Verdasco, for reminding me of this thread. For some reason, I thought it died way back, but the last post was back in late 2014.

I still haven't seen Deadpool yet. Apparently, my old apartment building is in the movie. Dude lives there or something like that.

[Verdasco]

this thread needs to be stickied

[tegra7]

https://youtu.be/rh823xB1TuY

[SumAznGuy]

Does anyone know much about Oakalla Prison?
I know it use to be near Deer Lake and was torn down in 1992.
From the pictures, it looks like it was just east of Royal Oak.

[thumper]

oh hell yeah i remember oakalla. royal oak back then was not the new one you see now. i remember one day being in lockdown at my friend's place where we were cramming for highschool finals because of a prison escape and the rcmp were driving down the streets using the loudspeakers telling us to lock the doors. good times.

[MG1]

Oakalla........... wow. Totally forgot about that place.

The old Royal Oak is still there. Well, part of it, anyway.


https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=5&ved=0ahUKEwjdyMmco_bMAhVH4GMKHfdoBwsQFgg3MAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.burnaby.ca%2FAssets%2Fcity%2 Bservices%2Fplanning%2FHeritage%2BPlanning%2FBurna by%24!27s%2BHeritage%2B-%2BAn%2BInventory%2Bof%2BBuildings%2Band%2BStructu res.pdf&usg=AFQjCNHdOt1ZE-PRL8NCLgkOU-Fg0dshFw


BC?s last execution ? Nathaniel Christopher (http://www.nathaniel.ca/?p=1199)

[sleepywheel]

I used to know the warden of that place, he was a really nice guy. He died a few years ago when he fell off his ladder at his house. My wife and I were walking around that area one day and this old guy comes up to me and tells me he used to be a guard there and started telling me about how things were back then where everything was located. It was a really interesting conversation hearing about the past.

[MG1]

History of Vancouver - Nine O'Clock Gun at Stanley Park (http://www.vancouverhistory.ca/archives_gun.htm)


I'm not sure it still goes off........... will be listening. lol 45 minutes to go +/-





EDIT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANSzBLJ1WaI

[CivicBlues]

History of Vancouver - Nine O'Clock Gun at Stanley Park (http://www.vancouverhistory.ca/archives_gun.htm)


I'm not sure it still goes off........... will be listening. lol 45 minutes to go +/-





EDIT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANSzBLJ1WaI

Yup still goes off every night. Hear it every night in Coal Harbour :chairdance:

[shawnly1000]

The dictator, the doughnut king and a shop called Duffin?s (http://www.vancourier.com/news/the-dictator-the-doughnut-king-and-a-shop-called-duffin-s-1.2300084)

[MG1]

I remember the Duffin's on 33rd. Went there whenever the family went to the cemetery to pay our respects. Amazing doughnuts back then.

[fliptuner]

Before there was Tim Hortons, there was Duffins on 33rd.

[carisear]

went to duffins tonight because of this article. it used to be a go to place for me years and years ago, but I haven't been in ages. It's exactly the same as it always has been!

[Ch28]

Does anyone know much about Oakalla Prison?
I know it use to be near Deer Lake and was torn down in 1992.
From the pictures, it looks like it was just east of Royal Oak.

oh hell yeah i remember oakalla. royal oak back then was not the new one you see now. i remember one day being in lockdown at my friend's place where we were cramming for highschool finals because of a prison escape and the rcmp were driving down the streets using the loudspeakers telling us to lock the doors. good times.

Oakalla........... wow. Totally forgot about that place.

The old Royal Oak is still there. Well, part of it, anyway.


https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=5&ved=0ahUKEwjdyMmco_bMAhVH4GMKHfdoBwsQFgg3MAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.burnaby.ca%2FAssets%2Fcity%2 Bservices%2Fplanning%2FHeritage%2BPlanning%2FBurna by%24!27s%2BHeritage%2B-%2BAn%2BInventory%2Bof%2BBuildings%2Band%2BStructu res.pdf&usg=AFQjCNHdOt1ZE-PRL8NCLgkOU-Fg0dshFw


BC?s last execution ? Nathaniel Christopher (http://www.nathaniel.ca/?p=1199)

It's a converted townhouse area now but that would explain the amount of paranormal stuff that goes on there.

[tonyzoomzoom]

I remember Duffin's on 33rd and Main. Their current store on Knight and 41st serves a mix bag of stuff - donuts, sandwiches, and Viet food. Something for everyone !

[fliptuner]

Chorizo with egg, torta sub ftw

[thumper]

Vancouver history on your phone: app shows city's look, then and now - British Columbia - CBC News (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-history-app-1.3712779)


On This Spot App (http://www.onthisspot.ca/)

[coneZONE]

I think this is my favourite thread of all by far. I don't think I have much to add but this feels just like I was listening to my parents tell me their stories of growing up here. They came here around 1980 (separately haha, met here) and at this time of posting, I'm only 21. Later I'll ask them for more stories haha.

Now that I look back, discrimination still existed even from the school teachers themselves. Of course, as a kid I didn't know better, but now that I recall in Grade 1, the teacher had me in ESL, and reportedly told my mom at parent-teacher night that she "didn't know I could read so well" And that was in 2000 at John Henderson Annex (the one on E 54th Ave)

But on the brighter side, I remember so well that my grandma would take me shopping on Fraser St (from 49th to 42nd i guess), and on other times we would take the #8 down to Chinatown. I have a vague memory of the yellow paper transfers and the clear coin boxes on the buses. Watching the video above of the old New Flyer trolleys really brought back the feelings.

And the bags of milk. My parents had always bought jugs, but my grandma always bought the Dairyland bagged milk from Buy-Low-Foods until they stopped making them here. No one ever believes the 20-year old kid who claims that there used to be bagged milk in Vancouver. "Nuh-uh, only Ontario has it"

My dad and I used to bike every summer. I remember when they used to post up the signs in the summer, like "June is Bike Month" or "July is Bike Month". We used to live near Rupert Station, and I would say I was maybe around 7 or 8, so early 2000s, we would bike to Trout Lake. No bike lanes lol, although there were already established bike routes. Basically we would bike along Broadway, then turn at Slocan or Kaslo and take the bike route up Grandview Hwy N, then etc to Trout Lake. You see, even then we could safely bike on the road. It was Broadway for goodness sake. We kept right when we needed to, and the drivers weren't crazy. The other place we would bike is Stanley Park. We would park the car somewhere Pacific Ave and Burrard, then take the bike route and loop the whole Stanley Park. It was chill. I don't feel these sort of vibes anymore...

The only good time I had in school was Grade 2 at Sexsmith, my teacher was Ms Warner, and I would say she was one of the best teachers I've had. Granted that I don't have many memories of her, (don't even have a photo because she was away during the class photo) but I think what made her the best was that she gave us lots of hands on activities to do. Most of the other teachers I had thought I had ADHD or something because I took a longass time to do academic homework, but hey that's why I work on cars and not in an office ;D Actually one time we had some kind of art assignment, and a professional artist came and selected our drawings for an art mural. So, yeah. My drawing made it onto the wall at the Marpole Community Centre, and as far as I know, it's still there, but I havent been there for probably over ten years LOL. I guess I am a piece of Vancouver history!

[MG1]

Ah, the bagged milk. Came in three's. Wasn't the greatest idea in the world. Sometimes the bag would slide out of the container and make a mess. Sometimes, the bags were pretty tight and sliding them into the container was difficult. I remember those Dairyland 4 litre cartons that milk used to come in - actually it was a gallon, lol. My mom used them to store potting soil, seeds, and fertilizers in them.

[thumper]

ugh the bagged milk era. i also remember dairyland used to have home delivery service for their milk and other products until it was too cost prohibitive and is not common anymore. but those damn bags... i could never cut the corner of the bag just right so you either got a trickle or a huge dump all over the place. i think we still have one of those containers somewhere... used to use it for kitchen utensils.

[MG1]

ahahahaha........... is it the oval kind or the more rectangular kind? The bag wasn't just a trial that lasted a few months.

[thumper]

it was oval. camo green and later a nasty mustard colored one i think. i remember busting the handle off the camo one because i was a cocky little shit and dropped it on the floor after trying to drink straight out of the bag. i ended up spilling it down my face and shirt because i cut the hole too damn big yet again...

[unit]

i grew up in ontario so i know these bags well. don't think i ever experienced them here in vancouver

[thumper]

egh...i had to google it. this is for those kids out there who don't know what us old timers are talking about:

http://dylanb.files.wordpress.com/2006/06/milk.JPGhttp://cdn1.indie88cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Dairyland.png

[beansbaxter]

I'm sure my parents have the mustard coloured milk pitcher kicking around somewhere. And I still have some of the Canucks "collector cards" from the early 80's that came in the bag.

Check 'em out:

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z184/blackgn/canucks-milk-cards-01.jpg

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z184/blackgn/canucks-milk-cards-02.jpg

[MG1]

^ Where's Orland Kurtenbach?

and Wayne Maki?

Damn, hockey games at the Pacific Coliseum were so fun. Way more ambience than, what's that place called again?

[MG1]

I was going up Canada Way today and thought about a drive in that used to be there.

Cascades. Apparently it closed down in 1982. That's not that long ago.

Also, there was one where ICBC Driver Services was. I vaguely recall it being mentioned in this thread.

On my way back from the US, I took Fraser Highway. No more Twilight Drive in. Looks like it's some trailer sales business now.

[godwin]

They still use it in Ontario.. there are better green creds for plastic bags ie they are much much easier to recycle than tetra paks.. There is only 1 factory that recycles tetrapaks in North America.. Metro used to ship all tetrapaks to Italy for recycling.. the carbon foot print is insane!!

Ah, the bagged milk. Came in three's. Wasn't the greatest idea in the world. Sometimes the bag would slide out of the container and make a mess. Sometimes, the bags were pretty tight and sliding them into the container was difficult. I remember those Dairyland 4 litre cartons that milk used to come in - actually it was a gallon, lol. My mom used them to store potting soil, seeds, and fertilizers in them.

[fliptuner]

History of BC by Sam Sullivan

https://www.youtube.com/shared?ci=JW4YcpB9BWg

Interesting watch

[MG1]

God Damn, Yankees............. I actually knew most of this, but not with that much detail.

Love the street names - their origins and importance. Guide Meridian, LOL. Number one and number two road being one mile apart. Colonel Moody was da man!

[DragonChi]

I love story time!

That was a great video.

[fliptuner]

I haven't been up to where it was tied up,
in a couple of years. Didn't know it'd been cleaned up a bit.

https://youtu.be/W9mc4PsXU5E

[fliptuner]

https://youtu.be/G6-VqUzRNMA

[coneZONE]

https://youtu.be/G6-VqUzRNMA

Kingsway and Taylor Way look essentially the same lol!
For the most part, the Vancouver section of roads has not upgraded at all lmao. Probably shrunk instead, if not stayed the same loool

Found another one:
Hwy 1 from Bby to out east. Look at that 2 year old Port Mann Bridge!
After Port Mann literally looks completely unchanged up until the recent hwy upgrade a few years ago lol
https://youtu.be/zEIcbzrnVuo

[thumper]

1:10 Charlie's Tree, back when it was still standing and not a stump...

[MG1]

It’s amazing how that tree, now stump, has affected us all. Okay, I’m exaggerating but it’s cool that they bent Hwy 1 around it, instead of destroying it.

[mikemhg]

I'm laughing at how the Lion's Gate bridge still carries the same 3 lanes to this day, that it did 50 years ago. To think how much this city's population was grown from half a century ago, and yet much of our roads, and infrastructure remains the same, meanwhile we're carrying some of the highest prices for real estate in the modern world.

It's very bizarre, and unfortunate. BC has always had the reputation in Canada as the "Wild West" when it comes to government corruption. It makes me really wonder how much tax payer money has been siphoned away to darker means, rather than improving the much needed infrastructure this city really requires. It's baffling to me.

[snowball]

Downtown traffic looked as bad in the 60s as it does now. All that talk about widening the Stanley Park causeway... it was hella wide back then anyway!

[MG1]

Charlie's Tree, a fighter pilot memorial, falls after 300 years - British Columbia - CBC News (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/charlie-s-tree-falls-highway-1-vet-charlie-perkins-commemoration-past-fighters-1.3703179)

Much better article below............

VIDEO: Taking care of Charlie?s Tree - Peace Arch News (http://www.peacearchnews.com/community/video-taking-care-of-charlies-tree/)

[Vansterdam]

Dan Fumano: With Nick?s final meatball, ?old Vancouver disappearing? | Vancouver Sun (http://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/dan-fumano-with-nicks-final-meatball-one-of-the-last-vestiges-of-old-vancouver-disappears)

Nick's Spaghetti House closing Dec. 21.

[Hondaracer]

Does anyone know if there is an archive or anywhere I can find pictures, info, maps etc of Vancouver neighborhoods and blocks?

[GS8]

Kingsway and Taylor Way look essentially the same lol!
For the most part, the Vancouver section of roads has not upgraded at all lmao. Probably shrunk instead, if not stayed the same loool

Found another one:
Hwy 1 from Bby to out east. Look at that 2 year old Port Mann Bridge!
After Port Mann literally looks completely unchanged up until the recent hwy upgrade a few years ago lol
https://youtu.be/zEIcbzrnVuo

Holy crap, look at that traffic flow.

Car went from Coquitlam to Langley in 2 minutes

[MG1]

Dan Fumano: With Nick?s final meatball, ?old Vancouver disappearing? | Vancouver Sun (http://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/dan-fumano-with-nicks-final-meatball-one-of-the-last-vestiges-of-old-vancouver-disappears)

Nick's Spaghetti House closing Dec. 21.

RS mini meat.................balls.


I've been there many times. Nothing to write home about, but people have been going there for ages. It's like a lot of places that stood the test of time. Nothing great, but the atmosphere and just being there with good friends made the food taste more than it is.

[tegra7]

http://i68.tinypic.com/wjt4rn.jpg
Vancouver Technical Secondary back in the 1930's. (My old high school back in the early 2000's).

[CivicBlues]

Awesome thread;

A couple of years ago the Vancouver Archives had an open house and they were giving away some prints of theirs for free. I took this one and hung it up in our walk in closet:

Granville Street circa 1900:
https://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/uploads/r/null/1/0/1064995/e5fb9d77-12b8-4c79-be58-caf6b7dd7078-A51003.jpg

Vancouver was founded 14 years earlier. The "parade" in the picture, I was told, are local military recruits heading off to the Boer War. The teepees are barracks.

[!Aznboi128]

http://i68.tinypic.com/wjt4rn.jpg
Vancouver Technical Secondary back in the 1930's. (My old high school back in the early 2000's).
Holy shit! Where's broadway? lol

[Tone Loc]

I'm laughing at how the Lion's Gate bridge still carries the same 3 lanes to this day, that it did 50 years ago. To think how much this city's population was grown from half a century ago, and yet much of our roads, and infrastructure remains the same, meanwhile we're carrying some of the highest prices for real estate in the modern world.

It's very bizarre, and unfortunate. BC has always had the reputation in Canada as the "Wild West" when it comes to government corruption. It makes me really wonder how much tax payer money has been siphoned away to darker means, rather than improving the much needed infrastructure this city really requires. It's baffling to me.

I've been living in the GTA for almost a year now and traffic is just as bad here, if not worse. I also lived near Montreal for 5 months last year and the traffic is terrible there too.

I've come to realize that there's only so much $$ you can spend on infrastructure on the 2nd largest (by landmass) country in the world using taxes collected from a population size less than that of the state of California....

My contribution. Buddy's dad the day he bought his first new car after immigrating to Vancouver, Canada:

https://i.imgur.com/9IiIBcE.jpg

[GS8]

‘Terminal City’: Extraordinary Photos of Vancouver 1972-1982 (https://flashbak.com/vancouver-before-the-change-1972-1982-402377/?&utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=socialnetwork)

Before gentrification

[Bouncing Bettys]

^Popeye Doyle wouldn't seem out of place crackin skulls in a few of those images.

[MG1]

I was listening to music on the ol' stere-O.

Gawd I love music. Been a musician all my life. I often wAndered how I even got into music and it dawned on me. I lived on Powell Street above a fricken Cabaret/Nightclub. The Phoenix Nightclub. Flashing neon lights outside the bedroom and dat bass. Went to sleep listening to music from downstairs. Anyway.............

https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/this-week-in-history-1966-cabarets-are-a-go-go-as-bottle-clubs



The Smilin' Buddha and Oil Can Harry's, :lawl:

Go-Go Dancers, ftmfw!

[twitchyzero]

any streets in the lower mainland with well-preserved historic homes that isn't all like $10M+ mansions?

like the modest sized houses in the mt. pleasant and kits area, but less dumpy looking? :lawl:

[MG1]

Chong Lee building on the corner of Rupert and 22nd Avenue is no more. It used to be a Stongs, years ago. Anyone know what it was before that?

[MG1]

http://i68.tinypic.com/wjt4rn.jpg
Vancouver Technical Secondary back in the 1930's. (My old high school back in the early 2000's).

Where's Broadway? LOL.

NVM, it's there.............

[hirevtuner]

Chong Lee building on the corner of Rupert and 22nd Avenue is no more. It used to be a Stongs, years ago. Anyone know what it was before that?

i believe it used to be a safeway

[Bonka]

Chong Lee building on the corner of Rupert and 22nd Avenue is no more. It used to be a Stongs, years ago. Anyone know what it was before that?

That building (built in the 50's) was re-developed several times over the decades. Someone older and familiar with the area can confirm but previous research indicated it might have been some sort of mechanic/auto-related business. Originally, the building was a mix of small businesses with no major anchor tenant.

Actually, before Stong's left the area, it was originally located kitty corner during the 60-70s, where the 7-Eleven is now.

[StylinRed]

Chong Lee building on the corner of Rupert and 22nd Avenue is no more. It used to be a Stongs, years ago. Anyone know what it was before that?

theyre just getting a new building but I hear all the shops will be back in there

im shocked the comic book store is still across the street! I thought the place closed down ages ago! used to go there all the time as a kid, then moved away, then my ex lived nearby, and I was like nooo way my comic shop!

[MG1]

It’s sad to see Lucky Bakery close down.It was between the 7-Eleven and The restaurant. Next to some nail/salon place. The cakes and whatnot were okay, but the owner was a nice guy. Very hard worker. I supported his business as long as I could. I moved out of the area, but kept going there. Christmas and birthday cakes. Got their buns on a weekly basis. Hope he retired and not leave because he went broke.

[MG1]

That comic shop must be a front or something. How does it stay in business?

[StylinRed]

Lmao I think the owner owns the building, lives upstairs or something, and just has the comic shop due to their passion lol

Ah ya my ex liked that bakery's stuff too, she was sad to see it go too

[MG1]

Owns the building, lives upstairs............. that’ll work. Have your cake and eat it, too. No connection to Lucky Bakery. Maybe the baker’s rent was too high and he’s opened up shop somewheres else. He seemed to like what he was doing. Maybe he works for someone else now. A really good friend of mine owned a stereo shop in Richmond. He was doing well, but he realized working for someone else made way more sense. Less headache. Let someone else worry about running the business.

[danned]

i believe it used to be a safeway

before T&T in first ave and renfrew
there was safeway

[roastpuff]

It’s sad to see Lucky Bakery close down.It was between the 7-Eleven and The restaurant. Next to some nail/salon place. The cakes and whatnot were okay, but the owner was a nice guy. Very hard worker. I supported his business as long as I could. I moved out of the area, but kept going there. Christmas and birthday cakes. Got their buns on a weekly basis. Hope he retired and not leave because he went broke.


Ah ya my ex liked that bakery's stuff too, she was sad to see it go too

I think the guy retired, it was last year or the year before I think.

The 7-11 complex is getting demolished, going to have more condos there if what I heard is correct - the lot got sold. The hair salon is moving down to where Prince Seafood Restaurant is, no idea where e.Tea or the other shops are moving to.

[hirevtuner]

same 711 complex used to have a pho place between the bakery and hair salon but moved out years ago and went to hastings st, so i'm guessing the rent was too high

[LightKeeper]

The 7-11 complex is getting demolished, going to have more condos there if what I heard is correct

Having a condo there would be awesome.

[MG1]

Question for you old timers............. what was at Kingsgate Mall before Buy Low showed up? I also noticed a Nesters is in that area now.

[Badhobz]

i thought it used to be a safeway.

whats the deal with that mall. its such a prime location but its the ghettoest mall in vancouver up there with the tinseltown as one of the most unprofitable malls.

[fliptuner]

IGA in the 80's

[Coren]

i thought it used to be a safeway.

whats the deal with that mall. its such a prime location but its the ghettoest mall in vancouver up there with the tinseltown as one of the most unprofitable malls.

i believe the land is owned by the vancouver school board and they don't want to get rid of it

[nah]

i believe the land is owned by the vancouver school board and they don't want to get rid of it

Probably the wisest choice they've made. The assessment for that mall is $148M last year and the previous year was $118M.

https://www.bcassessment.ca//Property/Info/QTAwMDAwMVJEUA==

[MG1]

Someone on RS posted a link to their facebook page and I was like, "wow!" I haven't checked it since, but owned by the VSB, eh?

Maybe it was their outreach programme................ or still is, gulolol.

[MG1]

Getting rid of/selling property, even though the land is owned by the district, is frowned upon by the province. At least that's what I've heard. In though times, though, that money can come in handy. I guess they don't hand out free pencils and notebooks in Vancouver schools these day. There was so much waste in that district in the heydays.

[bcrdukes]

IGA in the 80's

After IGA shuttered its doors, it became a Scan and Save. Customers would self-check out and have to bag their own groceries. It was beyond no frills. It had a skeleton crew working at all times.

[nah]

Getting rid of/selling property, even though the land is owned by the district, is frowned upon by the province. At least that's what I've heard. In though times, though, that money can come in handy. I guess they don't hand out free pencils and notebooks in Vancouver schools these day. There was so much waste in that district in the heydays.

I remember when I moved out to Surrey in Gr 5, I didn't bring any supplies with me on my first day because I thought everyone gave out supplies for free. :okay:

[GS8]

My mom used to work at the now demolished Jantzen building. So many memories being in that neigbhourhood back in those days. It was seedy and kind of gross but it still oozed character. Kingsgate used to have a Royal Bank which was my mom's main branch and I used to read her bank book (remember those?) to pass the time. Circling that tiny ass parking lot made me think it was a race course. Always appreciated people's parking abilities too considering how small parking lots were yet how big the cars were back then.

[Manic!]

Not Vancouver but Paldi on Vancouver Island is celebrating 100 years. Founded by Mayo Singh in 1917.

https://i.cbc.ca/1.5194877.1561757377!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_780/paldi-school-class.jpg

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/sikh-temple-celebrates-100-years-of-tolerance-1.5194810
https://i.cbc.ca/1.5194924.1561766698!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/original_780/paldi-train.jpg


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsfLiKdu8G0

[mr00jimbo]

‘Terminal City’: Extraordinary Photos of Vancouver 1972-1982 (https://flashbak.com/vancouver-before-the-change-1972-1982-402377/?&utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=socialnetwork)

Before gentrification

Thank you for posting that.
This photo is my favourite:
https://flashbak.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/GGUV090-Unpaved_Parking_Lot_1981-web.jpg

Does anybody know where this photo is? I'd like to go there and check it out, there's something hauntingly beautiful about it to me.

[Razor Ramon HG]

Looks like the back alley of most areas on the west side of downtown. Davie Street comes to mind.

[MG1]

My guess would be eastside. Somewhere near Clarke Drive or Commercial Drive, north of Hastings. That "Hotel" sign........... can someone zoom in and try to decipher what is on the side of the hotel building?

Come to think of it, the building is too tall to be anywhere I thought it would be. Razor might be right.

I want to know what that sunlit building on the right side in the background is.

[MG1]

OMG, OMG, OMG (just took a closer look at the photos again).............. remember I was telling you guys about this restaurant on Hastings Street that served the best Chow Fun on the planet? It was called the Phoenix Restaurant, so I thought. Cot dam, it was the name of the hotel above it. The food there was greasy as fuck and cockroaches added to the decor. Can anyone make out the name (chinese) on the round red sign? I don't know why, but I never stepped into the Ovaltine. Too "White," I guess............. the food, that is. And......... the parking in front. Imagine having to parallel park those vehicles that most likely didn't have power steering into tight spaces? No C-Lai's back then, gulolol. Plus, bumpers were actually bumpers.


LOL, the American.......... back in those days drinking establishments had to have a separate entrance for Men and Ladies. Something to do with keeping unattached men from unattached women. The Men's side was for men only, while the Ladies side was for women with husbands, escorts, and boyfriends. One of the reasons was to keep prostitutes out and to keep VD (STI) in check (during the war). This was a provincial law, not to be confused with the practice in other countries and in history (colonial).

And the LUX............ went there many times with my friends to watch Rock Hudson movies. My sister had a crush on that guy. She (we were in elementary school at the time) would pay for my friends and me to go watch them. Movies were like 25 cents back then.

The girls in snack bar.............. nuff said. Heinz soup for 35 cents......... waaaay too expensive. You can get Campbell's soup nowadays for 50 cents or less on sale. Mind you, they're not the same size or the concentrated type.

[danned]

Looks like the back alley of most areas on the west side of downtown. Davie Street comes to mind.

https://www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/comments/c7kw34/does_anybody_know_the_exact_location_of_this_old/
https://i.imgur.com/PdoB1px.jpg

[MG1]

See, RS beat Reddit to it............. I said the Hotel sign would give it away......... anyway.

[Razor Ramon HG]

https://www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/comments/c7kw34/does_anybody_know_the_exact_location_of_this_old/

:fuckyea:

My intuition was right.

[mr00jimbo]

I was just thinking back to an early 2000's staple, Jive pool hall. It was on Broadway and Spruce, I believe. Big-ass warehouse area of pool tables, a little bar, some arcade games. Up until 2003 or 2004, he'd let people smoke inside! Obviously this was very contrary to the bylaws, but that went on forever and nobody said anything, and TBH it's a fucking pool hall, if you don't like it, then leave.

His only rule was if you smoked at your table, use an ash tray. And if you're going to drink, you had to drink at the bar area.

He had Napster up and people could download and play songs.

Place is long gone, and in its place is some cookie cutter condo building.

[mr00jimbo]

Also remembered this video (sorry for so many posts on this thread, I'm nostalgic for the good old days lol)

Old music video showing Metrotown station

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAX4DWtr4Zk

[mikemhg]

:fuckyea:

My intuition was right.

Impressive man :fullofwin:

[twitchyzero]

the tyee just did a piece on mt pleasant

False Creek used to reach Clark Dr.

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2019/07/09/MountPleasant-1890-MtPleasant.jpg

also someone was asking about kingsgate mall, apparently there used to be a school there

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2019/07/09/MountPleasant-1893-MountPleasantSchool.jpg

https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2019/07/10/Vancouver-Many-Mount-Pleasant-Photographs-Heritage/

[MG1]

the tyee just did a piece on mt pleasant

False Creek used to reach Clark Dr.



Yup, when I was at Strathcona Elementary (when lunch hour was actually an hour), we all headed down to the False Creek area to catch tadpoles, salamanders, and frogs. It was all marshland, as far as the eye could see. Then the city filled it in and all the produce places went up. Funny thing was, the railway tracks were always there............ Vancouver is full of underground creeks and streams. I guess they just built on top of it all. Want to look into it, but got better things to do, lol.

[SumAznGuy]

the tyee just did a piece on mt pleasant

False Creek used to reach Clark Dr.

The gravel track across the city pound used to be an old race track back in the 50's.

Canadian Racer (http://www.canadianracer.com/falsecreek.asp)

[Hondaracer]

My.pleasant has a whole society based on the history they have some amazing photos. They have a massive panorama they sometimes display at like car free days etc that shows false creek up to Clark, it’s crazy.

Does anyone know if it’s possivle at all to dig into the history of a house? I’d love to know more about my own place but outside of scouring the Vancouver archives for pictures (actually found a picture of my next door neighbors house from the 50’s) and the land registry paying for the original development design, I’ve come to a dead end

[MG1]

The gravel track across the city pound used to be an old race track back in the 50's.

Canadian Racer (http://www.canadianracer.com/falsecreek.asp)

It was mentioned further back in this thread. Remnants are still there. Well, I haven't been there in a while............ last time was when I was in high school. Place was a make out area. Yes, I do have memories of the....... nvm. There are children on this forum.



I used to walk to and from Britannia Secondary and Powell and Gore. I still cannot find what the meat/deli factory outlet that was near Strathcona Park was called. I swear it was Vancouver Sausage Company, but they deny it. It was on the north side on Parker Street between Glen and Clarke Drives. Damn good pepperoni sticks.

[MG1]

Just curious and too lazy to do the research, lol, but anyone have links to photos of the old Georgia Street Bridge/Viaduct? The one before the current one replaced it.

Also the wooden bridge at Cambie (Cambie Street Bridge). I think the current one was just built on top of the former bridge and slowly transformed. It wasn't that long ago.

[unit]

Yup, when I was at Strathcona Elementary (when lunch hour was actually an hour), we all headed down to the False Creek area to catch tadpoles, salamanders, and frogs. It was all marshland, as far as the eye could see. Then the city filled it in and all the produce places went up. Funny thing was, the railway tracks were always there............ Vancouver is full of underground creeks and streams. I guess they just built on top of it all. Want to look into it, but got better things to do, lol.

in my hs in 1999-2001, we had 70m lunches :whistle:

[Mancini]

Those ‘terminal city’ pictures are great. It’s strange to me that the first comment on that page talks about disappointment with lack of multiculturalism. I see what looks like an East Indian girl, an Asian lady, and a Chinese store with 2 Chinese men standing in front of it. Also, many of the Caucasian people look Italian (probably first or second generation immigrants), which is a very different culture from my caucasian immigrant parents. Talk about lack of cultural awareness.

[Ulic Qel-Droma]

Also remembered this video (sorry for so many posts on this thread, I'm nostalgic for the good old days lol)

Old music video showing Metrotown station

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAX4DWtr4Zk

yo i still have this mp3 lol

[bobbinka]

https://i.redd.it/schp6eruq3g31.jpg

[welfare]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yE9CzOk-VJo

[MG1]

British North American history is very complicated and intriguing. Imagine how things would be like today, if the 49th parallel didn't exist.

Kudos to Sullivan. Good research and even better presentation. Thanks for sharing, welfare.

[bobbinka]

Digitally colourized historical photos

https://i2.wp.com/www.canadiancolour.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/entrancesp.jpg?w=1800&ssl=1

https://i2.wp.com/www.canadiancolour.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/grousemtn.jpg?w=1800&ssl=1

More here: https://www.canadiancolour.ca/

[thumper]

Westwood Motorsport Park 1958 Groundbreaking Ceremony, Opening Day - 26 July 1959, Bob McLean, Thanks to Tom Johnston, Director - Peter Lipskis, Editor - Paul Trudel

https://youtu.be/qKzlF5MNsWk

[bobbinka]

Always wanted to see what the original plans were for our highways before they got shelved. Finally came across something. Hope it hasn't been posted before.

https://pricetags.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/freeway68.png

https://designkultur.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/screen-shot-2010-12-12-at-17-19-56.png

Looks like one would've ran down Quebec St (science world), Waterfront Rd, and then turned into a tunnel where coal harbor is (connected to bute and jervis), maybe connect to lonsdale quay? the viaducts would've went east, maybe connect to highway 1? and i guess highway 99 would've connected to this

[MG1]

Just an update...........

The construction of Chong Lee is well underway. I think they're a bit behind. Undergound parking and all.

As for kitty corner, the 7-Eleven will close permanently as of October 25th. So sad to see it go. WTF are school kids going to do? I bet the new Chong Lee complex will have something awesome...........

[originalhypa]

Looks like one would've ran down Quebec St (science world), Waterfront Rd, and then turned into a tunnel where coal harbor is (connected to bute and jervis), maybe connect to lonsdale quay? the viaducts would've went east, maybe connect to highway 1? and i guess highway 99 would've connected to this

Very cool!
Just to add a little to this, I was taught that the viaducts were an experiment in how they proposed to build the highway. Federal funding allowed for a km of elevated highway which they used to build the viaducts. Ideas changed in the late 60's and the public was now against a highway running through Vancouver. So they turfed the plans and ran with the viaduct as a way into the DT core.

This is eerily reminiscent of the Deas Island tunnel/bridge fiasco. In 50 years our grandkids could be talking about how they had a plan for the crossing, and never went through with it.
FailFish

[Farfetched]

Anyone remember what restaurant was at the space where Kissa Tanto currently occupies? Vaguely remember going there as a kid in the early 90s.

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[originalhypa]

No idea about that place.
But we used to go to the Green Door Chinese restaurant in the late 70's/early 80's. I remember it being just outside of an alley in the DTES. Back before that area got stabby and scary. It was the ultimate greasy spoon Chinese restaurant, and a treat for us as we didn't have much money back then.

[MG1]

Behind the Green Door...............


A classic. Google it.

[welfare]

Very cool!
Just to add a little to this, I was taught that the viaducts were an experiment in how they proposed to build the highway. Federal funding allowed for a km of elevated highway which they used to build the viaducts. Ideas changed in the late 60's and the public was now against a highway running through Vancouver. So they turfed the plans and ran with the viaduct as a way into the DT core.

This is eerily reminiscent of the Deas Island tunnel/bridge fiasco. In 50 years our grandkids could be talking about how they had a plan for the crossing, and never went through with it.
FailFish

Unfortunately, the viaduct was also a means to displace Vancouver's black population at the time.
Crazy. Jimi Hendrix grandmother lived at Hogan's alley for decades
https://www.vancouverheritagefoundation.org/place-that-matters/hogans-alley/

[originalhypa]

^
that is a very cool read

Also,
Beginning in 1967, the City of Vancouver began leveling the western half of Hogan’s Alley to construct an interurban freeway through Hogan’s Alley and Chinatown. The freeway was ultimately stopped, but construction of the first phase – the Georgia viaduct – was completed in 1971. In the process, the western end of Hogan’s Alley was expropriated and several blocks of houses were demolished.

[MG1]

Any pics of the old Georgia Viaduct?

[Coren]

saw these on reddit and thought they were interesting

https://i.redd.it/bdfaet1c74t31.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/hJ6Df59.jpg

basically tolls for oak street bridge and massey tunnel

[bobbinka]

saw these on reddit and thought they were interesting

https://i.redd.it/bdfaet1c74t31.jpg

basically tolls for oak street bridge and massey tunnel

That looks like no.4 and st edwards used to connect underneath hwy99. Would've been nice if they kept that....

[coneZONE]

That looks like no.4 and st edwards used to connect underneath hwy99. Would've been nice if they kept that....

i think it looks more like a level-crossing with stop signs or the such.
doesn't look deep enough to be an underpass...
i think it's the optical illusion from the darkness of the through lanes of HWY99, because the shoulders are about as light as the cross st

[MG1]

Unfortunately, the viaduct was also a means to displace Vancouver's black population at the time.
Crazy. Jimi Hendrix grandmother lived at Hogan's alley for decades
https://www.vancouverheritagefoundation.org/place-that-matters/hogans-alley/

It seems like every fricken alley in the DTES has a nickname.............


Shanghai Alley, Blood Alley, Hogan's Heroes, Canton Alley, etc.

Then, there's MG1 Alley. It's quite famous now that Deadpool came out. The apartment dude was in was the very same MG1 grew up in. I couldn't believe it when my son told me of this. Went out and bought the DVD. Sure enough, the same brick wall. I don't think the actual room itself was even shot on location. It was too clean to be the same one, lol. Dead, pun intended, giveaway was..........no cockroaches or mice in the movie. Like WTF? That's what made that place so special.

Anyway, carry on carrying on.

[welfare]

Don't forget dead man's alley. Located between Florence nightingale and Tupper. Probably not terribly famous but those from the area might remember it.
Had to be one of the steepest alleys you could fly your kuwahara down sans brakes.

[bobbinka]

https://i.redd.it/br0mfsctawv31.jpg

1926

[fliptuner]

https://youtu.be/8alIH2LxnWY

[MG1]

Bumping this thread..........

For some weird reason, I decided to drive along Kingsay back to Burnaby. I don't like driving that way, but damn. Place has changed so much. Thank god, Dad Tung is still there. Hoping it's still a decent place to eat. Some older buildings I recognized. Consumers Distributing. Anyone remember them? Then the old Mopac which is now Midland Liquidators. Does anyone remember what Mopac was called before they became Mopac? And that Chinese restaurant on the corner of Kingsway and Slocan? Dragon Inn, along with Wally's.

http://www.vancouverneon.com/page_q/dragon.htm

[welfare]

I used to live on Clarke and 24th, two blocks south of consumers. Was born in that house actually. Mr sub, the Video Nest. Hoy's Wonton is still there, I believe. Same with triangle market..I think. Been awhile since I rolled through.
As kids we'd head into consumers and dig through the catalogs just to browse. Never bought anything. Don't know why but we thought it was fun.
Fields just down the street where mom used to buy our Lobo and Excalibur shoes. Anybody remember those? They were probably the cheapest shoes you could possibly find. The plastic soles were so hard it would take weeks to break them in haha.

[welfare]

Wally's burgers haha. I remember when they filmed that episode of 21 jumpstreet there. My older sister and her friend got a Polaroid taken with Johnny Depp. She probably still has it somewhere.

[MG1]

The Wagon Burger!

[MarkyMark]

Wally's burgers haha. I remember when they filmed that episode of 21 jumpstreet there. My older sister and her friend got a Polaroid taken with Johnny Depp. She probably still has it somewhere.

I remember as a kid my dad taking us all the way to Kingsway even though we lived in Surrey just to have a burger lol.

For some reason what I remember most of that place was a poster inside of a kid looking at a bunch of ice cream flavors and the tag line of "Decisions decisions" on it lol.

[TOS'd]

So many memories going to Wally's after school. Deluxe Chuckwagon. Pinball machines on the side.

The later iterations never quite captured the same feeling as the Kingsway location.

Wally's opened in 1962, I just stumbled upon a burger place here the other day that started in 1967 that I want to give a try.

[mikemhg]

I remember Best in Town -- A Chinese restaurant used to be across the street from the Wally's. We'd head there after the club at 3/4AM to eat and slam back beers poured in plastic cups.

Had a friend shot at through the window at that restaurant too, back when we were just out of high school.

Oh, the good ol' days.

[MG1]

Speaking of restaurants. I remember "The Only," "White Lunch (I shit you not)," Aki Restaurant (knew the two brothers - lived six door down from the original restaurant on Powell Street), Aristocratic, Frank Baker's, etc. just to name a few. 60's and 70's.......... fun times.

https://vancouversun.com/news/staff-blogs/history-of-vancouver-restaurants-a-chronology-and-memories

[JqC]

I used to live on Clarke and 24th, two blocks south of consumers. Was born in that house actually. Mr sub, the Video Nest. Hoy's Wonton is still there, I believe. Same with triangle market..I think. Been awhile since I rolled through.
As kids we'd head into consumers and dig through the catalogs just to browse. Never bought anything. Don't know why but we thought it was fun.
Fields just down the street where mom used to buy our Lobo and Excalibur shoes. Anybody remember those? They were probably the cheapest shoes you could possibly find. The plastic soles were so hard it would take weeks to break them in haha.

I remember Lobo shoes! I had a few pairs as a kid. They were shit quality but I loved them just cause they were brand new lol. I had a lot of hand me downs as a kid.
My mom would buy a couple pairs a few sizes up, and I used to pull them out from under her bed so I could daydream about when I could fit them.

[MG1]

The BJ BMW dealership use to be a some bakery warehouse. My mind is telling me it was the brand with the little girl on it. Was it Weston bakeries?

Bump?

Well, I was just going through the thread........... started so long ago. LOL.

Anyway, got the answer for you.

The girl on the logo was a blonde with curly hair. Sunbeam bread. It was the best sliced bread you could get back then. I remember how soft it was. Bacon and egg sandwich using Sunbeam bread was heaven. I'm pretty sure it was Weston Bakery that made Sunbeam for Western Canada.

[MG1]

We always used to go to china town for Rice and other asian goodies... i remember you pay for your rice then you get a ticket, then go around the corner give your ticket to another worker and he gets the rice for you. lol. that's the most significant china town thing i remember from when i was younger.

Sounds like Rice World on Powell and Gore

[MG1]

Nick's is still on Commercial drive. I go there for lunch with customers/suppliers once every few months.

Little Billy's was on Nanimo and 2nd. That place has changed owners/restaurant names quite a few times. Now it is called Jaguar's or something like that and they serve chinese food and BBT.

Not too sure about Plum Blossum.

There's a Little Billies in my neighbourhood now. Hastings and Sperling. I could have sworn they used to also be at 5000 Kingsway Plaza at one time or another.

Little Billy's Steak House (http://www.littlebillys.com)

[StylinRed]

Sounds like Rice World on Powell and Gore

iirc u could order dessert tofu in there too, or nearby, I always loved going to rice world cuz my mom would get a tub of tofu too

[MG1]

I did. Wasn't the best school haha. Had some fond memories. Apparently it's one of the lowest ranked school in Vancouver. Anyway, speaking of Macdonald elementary. I heard it's like 80% native now. My buddy's sister goes there and one time she got lice from one of the kids. Pretty funny stuff. On one of her report cards. It states that she did well in some aboriginal dances. That's all that was said. haha

Templeton ranked one of the lowest? Is that why a team from Templeton took first place in the provincial junior Reach for the Top competition, beating out private schools?

And top ten in the senior national championships........

https://www.vsb.bc.ca/News/archivednews/Pages/2016-2017_121.aspx

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Templeton_Secondary_School

[MG1]

Damn, so many pages to go through. I have to thank people for their contributions to this thread and to keep it alive.

I also have a lot more to contribute, but need to make sure I don't repeat the stories of life in the DTES.

[pherio]

There's a Little Billies in my neighbourhood now. Hastings and Sperling. I could have sworn they used to also be at 5000 Kingsway Plaza at one time or another.

Little Billy's Steak House (http://www.littlebillys.com)

That Little Billy's used to be by Duthie and Pandora (it's a townhouse now)
I remember when I lived nearby in the early 90's getting on/off the 95 bus in front and going to convenience store that was also there.

Moved out of that area early 2000's, apparently their history page says a fire took out the complex in mid 2000s.

[bobbinka]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Hgf4TQgyLM&ab_channel=HistoryinColor

[6793026]

If you want some chinese history of BC, there is this thing called A Seat at the Table in china town, UBC + Museum of Vancouver co-lead / sponsored.
Very small, easy 40 minutes and it's free.

Chinese Canadian Museum of BC in Chinatown - 27 E Pender St
Open: Friday - Sunday, 10am - 4pm
Admission is free. We recommend booking tickets online.*

https://images.glaciermedia.ca/polopoly_fs/1.24186028.1597349263!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_804/vcrd20377348-jpg.jpg
https://i.cbc.ca/1.5685508.1597355793!/fileImage/httpImage/image.JPG_gen/derivatives/original_780/chinese-canadian-museum.JPG
https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58d29e6ccd0f6829bdf2f58f/1580340822713-45XFZ54WMS3ENWKL0T5T/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kFNzsTmxXcC8arxDmgYME8cUqsxRUq qbr1mOJYKfIPR7LoDQ9mXPOjoJoqy81S2I8N_N4V1vUb5AoIII bLZhVYxCRW4BPu10St3TBAUQYVKc24v9eOu-smP5ADzm2Z9ZEwc6GLCo_fImur7XRh1Qq_Pvji9V2TW_B5TJvQ q1Nxgb/CellPic3-scaled.jpg

This pic got me... memoriesss
https://www.aberdeencentre.com/images/history.jpg

[CivicBlues]

^was wondering about this...Masks not mandatory?

[MG1]

I remember the "going out of business" sale at Iwase Books. I got me a very nice Shogi board, as well as, a Go Set for like 75% and 80% off.

They had a subscription service for Japanese magazines and books that was pretty darn good. Now you have to go through OCS Canada, which is actually just as good.

[MG1]

Speaking of bookstores, anyone remember Book Off downtown Vancouver? That place was awesome. Used books and CD's. Just when I got into their stuff, they closed down. Damn.........

[underscore]

If you guys like seeing historical shots of Vancouver, check out gregforaday on instagram.

[iPee]

Greg's shots are probably some of my favourites that I see in the office.

[matrixfwd]

Im having brain fart. Before Telus and shAw, what companies were offering TV service back in the 90's?


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[bcrdukes]

Rogers Cable. They sold their western cable footprint to Shaw and left the Western provinces to concentrate on Ontario and the Atlantic provinces.

If you are old enough, you may recognize some of their old logos from back in the day. https://logos.fandom.com/wiki/Rogers_Communications

[lilaznviper]

those were the days where you used a "black box" to watch all the tv channels lol

[pastarocket]

those were the days where you used a "black box" to watch all the tv channels lol

Speaking of TV and other telecommunication, I remember one of my older cousins bragging to me that he just bought a new.....pager.

Forgot about a big cellphone the size of water bottle. That cousin back in the day thought having a Cantel pager was cool as a university student. :lawl:

[Hondaracer]

Rogers was seemingly the first to offer broadband internet. Remember the joys of having dat cable modem probably 1999/2000