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鶹ýӳOpera House, 1891

鶹ýӳOpera House, 1891

img: City of 鶹ýӳArchives, Bu P8. Photo courtesy of Bailey Bros. 1891 鶹ýӳOpera House Despite Vancouver’s population only being around 13,000, 1891 marked the opening year of the city’s gigantic 1,200 seat Opera House on Granville Street.
Pacific Centre, 1969

Pacific Centre, 1969

1969 Pacific Centre Construction began on Pacific Centre, the most ambitious construction project undertaken in 鶹ýӳup to that time. View the entire Metro 鶹ýӳHistory 365 Series HERE .
Paint-in at the Courthouse, 1966

Paint-in at the Courthouse, 1966

City of 鶹ýӳArchives: CVA 2009-001. 1966 Paint-in at the Courthouse On Vancouver’s 80th birthday a “paint-in” began in front of the 鶹ýӳCourthouse (now the art gallery).
Bachman–Turner Overdrive, 1973

Bachman–Turner Overdrive, 1973

Photo: JUNO Awards. 1973 Bachman–Turner Overdrive A huge rock attraction was born when Bachman–Turner Overdrive, managed by Bruce Allen, exploded out of Vancouver.
East Van Cross, 2010

East Van Cross, 2010

2010 East Van Cross Commissioned on a budget of just over $200,000 by the city as part of its Olympic and Paralympic Public Art Program in conjunction with the 2010 Winter Olympics, the illuminated neon cross is a clever visual and textual pun in whi
5 Things You Didn’t Know About Granville Island

5 Things You Didn’t Know About Granville Island

A quick look at the story behind some of Vancouver's best-known places, faces, and moments.
鶹ýӳIndy Championship, 1999

鶹ýӳIndy Championship, 1999

Chris Relke / The Province. 1999 鶹ýӳIndy Championship Juan Montoya eats spray on the wet pavement of Vancouver’s new Indy track through False Creek.
Greenpeace, 1971

Greenpeace, 1971

Courtesy Greenpeace / PNG. 1971 Greenpeace Setting out to prove that peace-lovers can change the world, the Greenpeace sets out on its maiden voyage to protest nuclear testing near Amchitka Island, Alaska.
Grouse Mountain Chairlift, 1949

Grouse Mountain Chairlift, 1949

鶹ýӳPublic Library, Special Collections, VPL 80953. Tom Christopherson pboto. 1949 Grouse Mountain Saving skiers a two-to three-hour hike, a double chairlift opened on December 1, 1949, on Grouse Mountain.
Millennium Line, 2001

Millennium Line, 2001

Colin Price / The Province. 2001 Millennium Line Out with the old, in with the new. SkyTrain cars for the new Millennium Line were unveiled by Premier Ujjal Dosanjh and cabinet minister Mike Farnworth in a public ceremony at the Burnaby Works Yard.