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Man in Motion Tour, 1987

Man in Motion Tour, 1987

Je Vinnick / PNG. 1987 Man in Motion Tour Triumphant Hansen. Rick Hansen raised awareness for spinal cord injuries and inspired millions, crossing the finish line of his two-year, 34-country Man in Motion tour that covered over 40,000 kilometres.
Hotel Vancouver, 1887

Hotel Vancouver, 1887

City of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Archives, SGN 4. Charles S. Bailey photo. 1887 Hotel Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­The CPR opened the original Hotel Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­at the corner of Granville and Georgia Streets in 1887.
London Drugs, 1976

London Drugs, 1976

City of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Archives, CVA 447-86. Walter Edwin Frost photo. 1976 London Drugs From cough syrup to curling irons. London Drugs was founded in 1945 as a small drugstore in Vancouver, BC.
UBC, 1922

UBC, 1922

University of British Columbia Archives [UBC 1.1/862].
Asahi Baseball Team, 1914

Asahi Baseball Team, 1914

Japanese Canadian National Museum. 1914 Asahi Baseball Team The Asahi Baseball Club, composed of Japanese Canadians, began playing at what is now Oppenheimer Park and became the most popular team in the Lower Mainland.
Bard on the Beach, 1990

Bard on the Beach, 1990

PNG. 1990 Bard on the Beach When the Bard on the Beach tents appears in Vanier Park, it’s officially summer. The seasonal theatre stronghold keeps Shakespeare alive, affordable and best of all, comprehensible.
Grow-op on Wheels, 2007

Grow-op on Wheels, 2007

PNG. 2007 Grow-op on Wheels West Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­police discovered a unique grow-op when they flagged a Toyota RAV 4 lined up for the ferry at Horseshoe Bay.
Molson Indy, 1990

Molson Indy, 1990

Denise Howard / PNG. 1990 Molson Indy The fast track. Al Unser’s car is one of the many bees that buzzed their way around downtown streets during the Molson Indy Vancouver.
888 West Hastings, 1980

888 West Hastings, 1980

Courtesy Musson Cattell Mackey Partnership.
Chateau Whistler, 1989

Chateau Whistler, 1989

Mark van Manen / Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Sun. 1989 Chateau Whistler Built in the French manor-house tradition started in the 1880s by CP Railway, the Chateau Whistler Resort remains a haven for skiers and non-skiers alike.