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Canada’s First Gas Station, 1907

Canada’s First Gas Station, 1907

1907 Canada’s First Gas Station The first gas station in Canada opened at Cambie and Smithe Streets. Sometime this year it occurred to employees at the 鶹ýӳoffice of the Imperial Oil Co.
Dupont Street, 1906

Dupont Street, 1906

1906 Dupont Street Until 1907 East Pender was known as Dupont Street and was home to the city’s red light district. By day it was a busy commercial thoroughfare at the entrance to Chinatown.
Streetcar No. 25, 1900

Streetcar No. 25, 1900

City of 鶹ýӳArchives, M-3-18.2. 1900 Streetcar No. 25 Glamourless streetcar. Public transit came early to Vancouver, but it wasn’t always pretty. No.
Minnekhada Lodge, 1934

Minnekhada Lodge, 1934

Leonard Frank photo, Vancou- ver Public Library VPL 12447. 1934 Minnekhada Lodge Built in Coquitlam in 1934 by future BC Lieutenant-Governor Eric W.
BC Electric Railway, 1891

BC Electric Railway, 1891

City of 鶹ýӳArchives, LGN 1161. Photo BC Electric Railway Company photographer. 1891 BC Electric Railway New connection. The lower mainland gets a little bit smaller with the first interurban line from 鶹ýӳto New Westminster.
Emily Carr, 1908

Emily Carr, 1908

鶹ýӳSun. 1908 Emily Carr Portrait of the artist. As a young artist, Emily Carr taught art classes in 鶹ýӳfrom 1906 to 1910. After spending time in France, she returned in 1912 to paint and to continue teaching.
Ocean Park Post Office, 1923

Ocean Park Post Office, 1923

Photo: City of Surrey Archives. 1923 Ocean Park Post Office Fortunately for the Ocean Park Post Office, good things come in small packages. It was deemed to be the smallest in the world at the time and was featured in Ripley’s “Believe it or Not”.
Signals from Mars, 1924

Signals from Mars, 1924

Aerial view looking west over Point Grey. 鶹ýӳArchives: Van Sc P69.
Prospect Point Signal Station, 1923

Prospect Point Signal Station, 1923

City of 鶹ýӳArchives, St Pk N93.1. Photo W.J. Moore. 1923 Prospect Point Signal Station Perched on the highest point of Stanley Park, the Prospect Point Signal Station was opened in 1923 to guide ships into the harbour.
St. Paul’s Hospital, 1895

St. Paul’s Hospital, 1895

鶹ýӳPublic Library, Special Collections, VPL 5147. Philip Timms photo. 1895 St. Paul’s Hospital Patient haven. St. Paul’s Hospital was built by the Sisters of Providence, a Catholic religious order, at the invitation of Bishop Paul Durieu.