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Willie Shoemaker at Exhibition Park, Vancouver, an autographed...
Willie Shoemaker at Exhibition Park, Vancouver, an autographed print drawn by J. Neilly dated May 13, 1985 via ebay. This was Willie’s second visit to Exhibition Park, as described in this 2003 tribute...
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Jan Kasparec, a culture crawl exhibitor since 2012, is...
Jan Kasparec, a culture crawl exhibitor since 2012, is organizing a special fundraising show of his paintings called “Walking with Magic” in support of kids in need from Lord Strathcona Community...
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Vancouver Confidential, the book cover, painted by artist Tom...
Vancouver Confidential, the book cover, painted by artist Tom Carter. I predict this forthcoming book edited by John Belshaw will be one of the most anticipated titles of the year in Vancouver! Full...
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Another nautical watercolour by S.P. Judge, this one of a...
Vancouver from Dead Man's Island, 1919 Another nautical watercolour by S.P. Judge, this one of a side-wheeler named SH 91. The painting is dated 1903 which is significant, as that was perhaps the...
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Marine Building (and Bentall One under construction) by Julius J...
Marine Building (and Bentall One under construction) by Julius J Dutzi, circa late 1960s (Bentall One was completed in 1967) via ebay. Printed on the back of the canvas:Born 1920 Karlsruhe Germany,...
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pasttensevancouver: The New Vancouver, Sunday 12 March...
pasttensevancouver:The New Vancouver, Sunday 12 March 1922This is a plan for a new civic centre and city hall in the area around what would become Victory Square, and proof that politicians and civic...
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The Importance of Being Earnest, a UBC Theatre playbill by...
The Importance of Being Earnest, a UBC Theatre playbill by Ernest Le Messurier, cartoonist and commercial artist, from the Ernest Le Messurier Comic Collection in the Vancouver Archives, 76-32 #121....
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Extra, Extra! Special Announcement! I will be speaking next...
Extra, Extra! Special Announcement! I will be speaking next Thursday, March 27, 2014 at the Vancouver Historical Society's monthly lecture series! The event details are here and the talk will begin at...
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City of Vancouver Planning Department photograph, from the...
South of Main Street Skytrain Station NE False Creek Gastown railyards Cambie & W Pender, south of Victory SquareCity of Vancouver Planning Department photograph, from the Vancouver Archives CVA...
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On Saturday, April 5, Keith McKellar aka Laughing Hand opened a...
Neon Eulogy by Keith McKellar, 2001 Laughing Hand at the Interurban Art Gallery opening, Vancouver, BC April 5, 2014On Saturday, April 5, Keith McKellar aka Laughing Hand opened a one man show at the...
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The Fraser Wilson Mural at the Maritime Labour Centre on Triumph...
Cropped photograph of the Mural by Fraser Wilson; Photographer: Sean Griffin; Image Editing: Les Gallus Mural: Fraser Wilson; Photographer: Sean Griffin; Image Editing: Les GallusThe Fraser Wilson...
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That would be a good question to ask the Vancouver Public Library, who has a room named after her! Alma Blanche VanDusen (nee Heal) was the wife of Whitford Julian VanDusen, lumber magnate of MacMillan...
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The Casa Mia landscaping plan, dated 1932-1933, by Ross A. Lort,...
The Casa Mia landscaping plan, dated 1932-1933, by Ross A. Lort, assisted by James Bisset. This past weekend, I took in the Vancouver Heritage Foundation’s Heritage House Tour, and Casa Mia was on the...
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Vancouver Confidential, the final version of the book cover;...
Vancouver Confidential, the book cover illustrated by Tom Carter Vancouver Confidential, book design by Derek von Essen Joseph Kennedy painted sign photographed by William John “W.J.” Moore, digitally...
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I hope everyone had a warm and cheerful Christmas holiday. After...
Manitoba Hardware, a painting by Colin Campbell Sunrise Market Evening by Won Kang Winter at Woodwards by Won Kang The Stanley Theatre by Sketchalina The Only by Colin Campbell Dayton Boots by...
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The May 1889 issue of The West Shore. This magazine was...
Inside cover of the May 1889 issue of the West Shore The cover of the May 1889 issue of the West Shore Ad pages of the May 1889 issue of the West Shore First page of articles inside the the May 1889...
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As most of you know, this blog has been in hibernation after...
As most of you know, this blog has been in hibernation after reaching 1,000 posts. Well, I simply had to make an exception and come back online ever so briefly to repost this fabulous new work by...
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Rendering of Granville Bridge Gateway of kinetic signs,...
Rendering of Granville Bridge Gateway of kinetic signs, illustrated by architect Zoltan S. Kiss, a Legacies project that was not realized, ca. 1985. Reference code: PUB-: PD2471, page 7. As well as...
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Boats in Coal Harbour, a linocut by Paul Goranson (BCSFA CPE...
On the Ways, 1936 The Salvaged Liner, 1937 BC purse seiners, 1940 S Curve on the El, 1948 Times Square, 1950Boats in Coal Harbour, a linocut by Paul Goranson (BCSFA CPE CSGA 1911 - 2002), up for...
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vplspecialcollections: NEVER BUILT - Pacific Museum, Deadman’s...
vplspecialcollections:NEVER BUILT - Pacific Museum, Deadman’s Island Stanley Park, VancouverWhat beautiful plans, too bad it was never built. Sharp and Thompson Architects, Drawing of a Proposed Museum...
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