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5 things you (probably) didn't know about the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Aquarium

5 things you (probably) didn't know about the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Aquarium

Did you know this is the oldest public aquarium in Canada?
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Now & Then: Smithe and Beatty, 1926 and 2020

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Now & Then: Smithe and Beatty, 1926 and 2020

It might be a private school now, but do you know what it was before?
Vancouver's first automobile was steam powered and didn't have a steering wheel

Vancouver's first automobile was steam powered and didn't have a steering wheel

It was quite the sight back in 1899.
The first motor vehicle ever in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­was essentially a homemade minivan and only ever driven once

The first motor vehicle ever in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­was essentially a homemade minivan and only ever driven once

"It was never taken out again."
Here's why so many movies are filmed at this historic train station in Vancouver

Here's why so many movies are filmed at this historic train station in Vancouver

The train station was set in big cities like Los Angeles, Boston, New York, San Francisco, and Seattle. 
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Now & Then: The historic Stanley Theatre in 1948 and 2020

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Now & Then: The historic Stanley Theatre in 1948 and 2020

What movies or plays have you seen here?
This 107-year-old suffrage pamphlet petitions for (white) women's right to vote in B.C.

This 107-year-old suffrage pamphlet petitions for (white) women's right to vote in B.C.

There's still work to be done.
5 things you (probably) don't know about Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­architecture

5 things you (probably) don't know about Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­architecture

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­has lots of big, famous buildings. Let's not talk about them.
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Now & Then: A 'happy little building' - Fairmont Apartments in 1927 and 2020

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Now & Then: A 'happy little building' - Fairmont Apartments in 1927 and 2020

Are those the same trees over 90 years later?
Kidnapped: The Philip Porter Story

Kidnapped: The Philip Porter Story

A mysterious cold case involving extortion and a special needs teen missing nearly 60 years now from a B.C. town.