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18 August 2023 ariba@vanhis

Chuck Davis – BC BookLook

January 14th, 2016 The ultimate expert on all historical matters pertaining to Vancouver, Chuck Davis, routinely asked students in Vancouver

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C. P. R. Hotel, Vancouver, B.C.
Board of Trade
27 January 2021 Vancouver History

Biz-Biz 1888

Van Horne The Daily News-Advertiser in its July 15, 1888 issue, reported that The Council of the Vancouver Board of Trade had

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Board of Trade trip to Ioco Refinery [CVA 99-1756]
Board of Trade
27 January 2021 Vancouver History

Biz-Biz 1889

Busy Board On January 1, 1889 the Daily News-Advertiser carried an editorial about the Board that bears quoting 118 years after it

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[Klondike Gold Rush crowd follow the 5th Regiment leaving the C.P.R. dock [Can P22]
Board of Trade
27 January 2021 Vancouver History

Biz-Biz 1900

High Praise The members of the Vancouver Board of Trade would have been basking in the praise of its activities given in

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Some buildings in Atlin during the Klondike Gold Rush [AM54-S4-: Out P527.1]
Board of Trade
27 January 2021 Vancouver History

Biz-Biz 1901

More on the Gold Rush The year began for the Board, said the January 9th Province, with a continuation of its

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GLIMPSES

A Brief History of Greater Vancouver
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A Brief History of Greater Vancouver

6 January 2021 Vancouver History

Envision the span of human occupation in this area—say, 8,000 years—as the width of this computer screen. The events described

Sun Yat-Sen Garden [Image: The Canadian Enclyclopedia]
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Dr. Sun Yat-sen

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Crofton House ca. 1911 [Image: evelazarus.com]
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Alvo von Alvensleben

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James Skitt Matthews
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Major James Skitt Matthews and the Vancouver City Archives

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Image: Vancouver Sun
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Street Names

31 December 2020 Derlang Ansager
The Pantages in Vancouver
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The Pantages in Vancouver

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The History of Metropolitan Vancouver

The History of Metropolitan Vancouver

This is a companion website to Chuck Davis' The History of Metropolitan Vancouver, the "BIG, detailed, solidly informative and very readable (book)... covering everything from Bowen Island east to Langley." Chuck called it "the capstone" of his writing career.

Look for interesting stories, snippets and factoids about Vancouver and its environs as presented by Mr. Vancouver himself!

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Acknowledgements

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