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Did you know for 50 years Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­has elected a 'Drag Empress'?

Did you know for 50 years Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­has elected a 'Drag Empress'?

“I became the first Empress in Canada to be escorted out of town by the RCMPâ€
5 things you (probably) didn't know about the Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Aquarium

5 things you (probably) didn't know about the Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Aquarium

Did you know this is the oldest public aquarium in Canada?
Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Now & Then: Smithe and Beatty, 1926 and 2020

Âé¶¹´«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 Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­was essentially a homemade minivan and only ever driven once

The first motor vehicle ever in Âé¶¹´«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. 
Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Now & Then: The historic Stanley Theatre in 1948 and 2020

Âé¶¹´«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 Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­architecture

5 things you (probably) don't know about Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­architecture

Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­has lots of big, famous buildings. Let's not talk about them.
Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Now & Then: A 'happy little building' - Fairmont Apartments in 1927 and 2020

Âé¶¹´«Ã½Ó³»­Now & Then: A 'happy little building' - Fairmont Apartments in 1927 and 2020

Are those the same trees over 90 years later?
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