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Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Now & Then: A sunny day at Kitsilano Beach in 1914 and 2021

For those in search of a sunny break from the snowy weather...
John Bentley - Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Now & Then
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Beachgoers enjoy a sunny visit to Vancouver's Kitsilano Beach, as seen in 1914 and over a century later.Photos: John Bentley/Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Now & Then and Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Archives

In 1914, Charlie Chaplin makes his first film, the Komagata Maru is turned away at Vancouver's port, Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated, and beachgoers enjoy a sunny day in Kitsilano.

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Beachgoers enjoy a sunny visit to Vancouver's Kitsilano Beach, as seen in 1914 and over a century later. Photos: John Bentley/Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Now & Then and Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Archives

John Bentley is an architectural photographer who has photographed the inside and outside of thousands of buildings around Vancouver. Using images from the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Archives he offers a glimpse of the past and present on his site .