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10 of our favourite things you (probably) didn't know about Vancouver

10 of our favourite things you (probably) didn't know about Vancouver

From having to carry your poop out of a bog to Isaac Newton's apple trees to $1,000 bottles of beer to why Bing Crosby drove a tractor in Vancouver.
Watch: 90-year-old footage shows brand new Burrard Bridge, early aerial Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­views

Watch: 90-year-old footage shows brand new Burrard Bridge, early aerial Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­views

It's a video about the (at the time proposed) Lions Gate Bridge
Check out 20 vintage photos of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­in the snow

Check out 20 vintage photos of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­in the snow

It may not be a white Christmas in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­this year, but there are plenty of wintery photos to look back on.
Map: Fascinating historic map shows forgotten and lost names of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­places

Map: Fascinating historic map shows forgotten and lost names of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­places

You could have lived in the Liverpool neighbourhood of Albert City in New Georgia and bought vegetables that came from McRobert's Island through Eburne.
5 things you (probably) didn't know about real estate around Vancouver

5 things you (probably) didn't know about real estate around Vancouver

Real estate in Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­has always been a big deal.
Time Traveller: Salvaging a ship that made 300 trips from Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­to Asia

Time Traveller: Salvaging a ship that made 300 trips from Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­to Asia

The Empress of Japan, a CPR Steamship that featured a remarkable dragon figurehead, brought passengers, silks and tea to Canada
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­history: 13 photos capture early days of West 4th Avenue

Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­history: 13 photos capture early days of West 4th Avenue

When Kitsilano went from forest to neighbourhood
5 things you (probably) didn't know about Coal Harbour

5 things you (probably) didn't know about Coal Harbour

Fishing with dynamite, a Boeing factory, and the Kanaka Rancherie are all part of the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­neighbourhood's history.
5 things you (probably) didn't know about Shaughnessy

5 things you (probably) didn't know about Shaughnessy

Here's how one of Vancouver's wealthiest neighbourhoods is connected to The Nanny
Time Traveller: The 'Girls Cabin' housed Grouse Mountain Ski Club members

Time Traveller: The 'Girls Cabin' housed Grouse Mountain Ski Club members

The North Vancouver-based ski club, which still exists today, was formed in 1927 by Lindsay Loutet and other powder seekers