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The history of the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Sun is the history of Vancouver. Full stop.

By now you've likely seen all of the stuff coming from our friends at the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Sun celebrating their 100th anniversary as Vancouver's daily paper (bookmark THIS LINK and follow @VanSun100 on Twitter if you want to get kneedeep in it).
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Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: A Trip to London, 1906

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: A Trip to London, 1906

A Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense .
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Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Jack Black in Vancouver, 1894

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Jack Black in Vancouver, 1894

A Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . Jack Black came to Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­in 1894 after he and his Chinese cellmate busted out of a Revelstoke jail using a hacksaw.
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Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Jack Johnson, 1909

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Jack Johnson, 1909

A Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . Jack Johnson became the first black heavyweight boxing champion of the world after clobbering Canadian Tommy Burns in Australia on Boxing Day in 1908.
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Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Hans and Ursula go to Vancouver, 1966

A Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . http://www.youtube.
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Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Live! From the GrooveYard, 1966

A Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpimauRoO68 Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­had a happening R&B music scene in the pre-psychedelic 1960s.
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Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Escape from the Gallows, 1923

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Escape from the Gallows, 1923

A Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense .
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Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: 539 Main Street

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: 539 Main Street

A Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . According to a recently posted development application sign, the 119 year old building on the northwest corner of Main and Keefer isn’t long for this world.
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Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: High School Student Walkout, 1935

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: High School Student Walkout, 1935

A Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense .
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Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Hastings and Cambie, 1896

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Was Awesome: Hastings and Cambie, 1896

A Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­time travelogue brought to you by Past Tense . Major Matthews notations on the photo: Hastings & Cambie Sts, summer 1896. The centre of Vancouver. On the left, out of sight, the Court House, before which, in Sept.
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