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1150 HARO STREET: A REVISITATION (Part 2) Looking at Newspaper Articles from...
This blog post grew out a desire to deepen my knowledge about one of my favourite houses on my West End History Walk route. This house, on the 1000 block of Haro Street, has been the subject of a...
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1150 HARO STREET: A REVISITATION (Part 1) Following James Preston Tompkins...
Every old house has a story. In fact, every old house you pass in this city has hundreds of stories. Many of these are of course lost and forgotten, but some can be resurrected using archival resources...
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CAN YOU IDENTIFY THESE VANCOUVER HOUSES?
Some years back, the people of Vancouver were captivated by the story of a young Vancouver couple and their extended family who, through their own labour and family resources, restored a dilapidated...
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If You Enjoy My Posts on House History, You Will Enjoy My History Walks in...
EAST END/STRATHCONA HISTORY WALK, SATURDAY AUGUST 29thDeparts:Â 696 East Hastings (at Heatley) at 10am. Duration 2-2.5 hoursContent:Â The humble East End was the first Vancouver home to thousands of...
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46 East 12th Avenue - A Mt. Pleasant Holdout with a Secret
When you have researched as many houses as I have, you come across some amazing stories about the people who built and/or lived in the houses you are investigating... This house on the unit block of...
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The Things I Find Cleaning Up The Home Office
CVA Photo Bu P219 circa 1886Today I have the house to myself and I am catching up on a number of house history work projects, at the same time doing some laundry, cleaning up my home office and packing...
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Honouring Mary Lee Chan and SPOTA Pioneers
On Saturday, November 3rd at 3:30pm I have the honour to be the emcee of an important neighbourhood and civic ceremony unveiling a memorial mosaic commemorating the pioneers of SPOTA, the Strathcona...
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When the Planets Align...
This morning I was preparing for two walking tours that I have scheduled tomorrow... I can't remember exactly why I ended up doing the search but at some point I was looking at the Jewsih Museum and...
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OPENING THE TREASURE BOX: A Panel of Historians
522 East Cordova, East School on Oppenheimer Street, 1887 or 1888 Sch P46This Saturday I am hosting an event for the Heart of the City Festival called: OPENING THE TREASURE BOX: A Panel of Historians...
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733 Keefer - An East End Storefront with a Lot of History
I have just finished a very large project for a client in Los Angeles that covers a large section of the north side of the 700-block of Keefer Street in Strathcona. The focus of that project is a small...
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823 Jackson Avenue - A Church with Many Names
It has been a long time since I have posted on this blog and I have really missed writing. Since my last post, I have been working on a number of projects and hope to post about them over the next...
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Roses and Bricks - Building History Into Our Patio
Our front garden with the Linden TreeOklahomaWhen my partner and I moved into our 1908 rowhouse unit on Hawks Avenue in October of 2001, Richard brought with him a number of roses he had had in pots on...
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OPENING DOORS IN VANCOUVER'S EAST END; STRATHCONA
A NEIGHBOURHOOD BOOK LAUNCHOn Wednesday, June 1, lovers of East End history will have the rare chance to hear co-editors Daphne Marlatt and Carole Itter talk about their amazing adventure intrviewing...
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Three More Old Strathcona Houses on the Chopping Block?
Last Friday I was honoured to have a piece I wrote featured in the At Home Section of the Vancouver Sun. The story was called Mill Town Memories and talked about three 1880s houses: 385 East Cordova,...
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The Oldest House Standing in Vancouver?
As part of their efforts to celebrate Vancouver's 125th birthday The Vancouver Sun hired me to write an article on the oldest houses in Vancouver. This was a great assignment as I was able to focus on...
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CHICKEN COOPS, MURDER & MARSHALL STREET IN CEDAR COTTAGE
Now that I have your attention, last night I watched the 2008 Angelina Jolie movie Changeling for the second time. A year or so ago when I saw it for the first time I was completely blown away. If you...
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The New Lucky Rooms--468 Union Street: More Than Meets The Eye
468 Union Street - Courtesy Patrick Gunn, Heritage VancouverWhen I first moved into the neighbourhood in 2000, I soon found out that certain buildings or houses had a reputation... This was one of...
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YOU TOO CAN BE PART OF AN AWARD-WINNING DOCUMENTARY "REVELSTOKE: A KISS IN...
A number of posts back I talked about a documentary being made by friends of our from Italy which links a beautiful but ultimately tragic Italian immigrant story that started 100 years ago in Valstagna...
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HANDSOME RESIDENCES OF THE EAST END - SOME STILL STAND
I love it when I get surprises in my e-mail inbox, especially when they are from history researchers who come across something that relates to houses that I am researching or have researched, and...
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REVELSTOKE: A KISS IN THE WIND - AN UPDATE
Angelo Conte, image courtesy of Nicola MoruzziMost of you by now will have read my most recent post about the house at 423 Prior Street and its connection to the documentary being made on the journey...
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