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Renderings of Development Application for 601 West Hastings...
Renderings of Development Application for 601 West Hastings Street by B+H Architects. From the design rationale:Of primary importance to the success of this building is the function and appeal of the...
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The End of the Seventies by Michael Kluckner, a full page...
The End of the Seventies by Michael Kluckner, a full page editorial cartoon from the December 29, 1979 issue of the VancouverSun. Michael reminisces about his early cartooning career here on his site....
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Letterhead from The Vancouver Breweries Ltd; comprised of the...
Vancouver Breweries masthead, dated 1906 A letter from Vancouver Breweries, 1906 The City Brewery was located on Seaton Street, just down the road from the CPR Station. 1887 City Brewery ad, Vancouver...
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Very cute 1936 Golden Jubilee teacup. Currently for sale on ebay...
Very cute 1936 Golden Jubilee teacup. Currently for sale on ebay (which ironically, does not ship to Canada!):One Aynsley Bone China Tea Cup made in England. It shows a beautiful panorama of Vancouver...
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Hotel Grosvenor by Edward Goodall. I had featured almost this...
Hotel Grosvenor by Edward Goodall. I had featured almost this exact view of the hotel way back in the beginning of this blog with this 1936 advertisement. As I also mentioned previously, he began...
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Hastings Track (2013) 70”x40” acrylic on canvas by...
Hastings Track (2013) 70”x40” acrylic on canvas by Taralee Guild, available at Art Junction. I first saw this on the 2013 Culture Crawl, and I must say, everything about this canvas is impressive! I...
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Birds’ Eye View of A Proposed Scheme for the University of...
Birds’ Eye View of A Proposed Scheme for the University of British Columbia by architect Thomas Hooper, dating back to 1912. Looking like a scaled down version of the Vatican, Hooper’s entry was...
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Gastown by M. McSweeney, an original painting seen via ebay....
Gastown by M. McSweeney, an original painting seen via ebay. You’ll notice Gassy Jack is located on the opposite side of Maple Tree Square where he stands today, but you may be surprised to learn Gassy...
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jonshawpaintings: This is a piece I’m working on, that’s about...
jonshawpaintings:This is a piece I’m working on, that’s about half finished. I’ve got most of the line and colour structure in place, and now I can start giving it a lot of life and volume with shadows...
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Special announcement! Vancouver Imagined: the Way We...
Special announcement!Vancouver Imagined: the Way We Weren’t, a guest curated exhibit (by myself, Jason Vanderhill) officially opens in the studio gallery at the Museum of Vancouver today, Friday,...
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Perhaps the greatest undersold development proposal in the...
The CPR Hotel Vancouver, postcard image The Vancouver Hotel, a watercolour by H.C. Wilkinson retouched by architect Francis S. Swales Watercolor by P Henderson for the Canadian National Railway,...
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What he wants in 1913, an editorial cartoon in the Vancouver...
What he wants in 1913, an editorial cartoon in the Vancouver Daily World newspaper, January 11, 1913, page 6. The cartoon by Boardman (who’s first name I haven’t determined) shows Captain Vancouver...
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Empire of Ice by Craig H. Bowlsby, with cover art illustration...
Empire of Ice by Craig H. Bowlsby, with cover art illustration by artist and designer Aaron White. As part of the Vancouver Historical Society’s lecture series, Craig will be speaking about the Pacific...
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Her Valentines, an editorial cartoon by Palmer, from the front...
Her Valentines, an editorial cartoon by Palmer, from the front page of the Vancouver Daily World, February 14, 1913 (with a little colour added!)I love the little valentine on the right from South...
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Steamworks Imperial Red Ale was released this week, and I must...
Image: steamworks.comSteamworks Imperial Red Ale was released this week, and I must say, they’ve done it again! I’ve been a big fan of the branding at Steamworks in the past, but I think this one...
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The Hollywood Theatre by Sketchalina, via her blog, where she...
The Hollywood Theatre by Sketchalina, via her blog, where she writes:I did this cut if the Hollywood Theatre on Broadway just after my show in September. It’s such a classic part if Vancouver’s past,...
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1960 World Figure Skating Championships poster illustrated by...
1960 World Figure Skating Championships poster illustrated by John MacKillop, up for auction at Philip Weiss Auctions in NY on February 26, 2014. According to Gary Sim’s British Columbia Artists index,...
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Sublime; a mixed media group exhibition at the Ferry Building in...
Sublime; a mixed media group exhibition at the Ferry Building in West Vancouver with Charles Keillor, Thom Kline, and Rich Rawling. The show opened last week and runs until this coming Sunday, February...
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Another piece of vintage China, this time by Shelley Potteries,...
Another piece of vintage China, this time by Shelley Potteries, it’s a Lions Gate Bridge creamer, via ebay. According to wikipedia:Shelley Potteries, situated in Staffordshire, was earlier known as...
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pasttensevancouver: Hotel Vancouver, n.d. Source: Based on a...
pasttensevancouver:Hotel Vancouver, n.d.Source: Based on a photo by JA Brock, Library and Archives Canada #3022724
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