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For the past couple of years Janet Pavlik has led the research for a sequel to Echoes Across the Inlet, a book published in 1986 by the Deep Cove Heritage

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Old B.C. Tel yellow phone booth. Photo from the '80s, I think these booths were from the '60s. 3rd and Chesterfield in North Vancouver.

The Vancouver Archives is full of gems, giving us a look at what Vancouver was like centuries ago. But what if we wanted to know what an exact location today looked like 100 years ago? That’s what Vancouver’s Andrew Farris set out to achieve. After getting the idea for a Then and Now photo series when he travelled to Nagasaki, Japan and realized the series made experiencing the history of the atomic bombing much more real, Farris wanted to capture more cities and show the change from then to…

Views of Vancouver in the 1910s.

by Kendall Walters It’s that time of year again and there’s one thing on everyone’s minds: back to school. With classes commencing again soon (albeit a little later than usual), check out five Vancouver schools you probably didn’t know have been around for 100 years or more. 1. Queen Mary Elementary School ... Read More

100 block Esplanade, North Vancouver

51 Lonsdale Ave early 1900's

“I pedal past Fromme’s second switchback, although I wouldn’t recommend venturing in there looking for old broken down sagging things…”

Lynn Valley Lodge

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Welders have begun sinking their torches into the Flamborough Head, an iconic piece of North Vancouver’s wartime history, say heritage advocates who are still waiting to see part of the ship preserved as a permanent monument.