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Watch: This 1960s video shows what a 'Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­honeymoon' could look like

Watch: This 1960s video shows what a 'Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­honeymoon' could look like

Its focus is definitely different from today's travel advertising
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Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Now & Then: First Baptist Church in 1912 and 2020

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Now & Then: First Baptist Church in 1912 and 2020

Soon a 60-storey high-rise will tower above the little church
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These historic photos show the view from Hotel Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­over 130 years ago

These historic photos show the view from Hotel Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­over 130 years ago

It's barely recognizable as the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­we know now.
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Photo: Check out what Vancouver's power lines used to look like

Photo: Check out what Vancouver's power lines used to look like

Electricity was still a new technology at the time.
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5 things you (probably) didn't know about Metro Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­transit

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

At one point trolley bus drivers didn't have driver's licences?
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Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Now & Then: The El Cid Hotel

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Now & Then: The El Cid Hotel

This building has a long and storied past.
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After over a decade, Vancouver's museum show of 'ugly' neon signs is turning off the lights

After over a decade, Vancouver's museum show of 'ugly' neon signs is turning off the lights

But the display isn't going permanently dark...
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Check out this 130-year-old photo of Vancouver's waterfront

Check out this 130-year-old photo of Vancouver's waterfront

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­has long been a port city
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Girls in skimpy costumes set off Burnaby school scandal – 94 years ago

Girls in skimpy costumes set off Burnaby school scandal – 94 years ago

'Ratepayers do not pay to have their girls taught to throw their legs about,' said one trustee about a 1928 Burnaby South High School concert that featured two girls dancing in 'Hawaiian' outfits they'd made.
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Early Deep Cove settler recalls life 'in the bush'

Early Deep Cove settler recalls life 'in the bush'

Life was a lot harder in Deep Cove in 1926. 98-year-old Mary Babcock can tell you that
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