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HELP NAME OUR NEW EAST END LIBRARY THE MARY LEE CHAN LIBRARY
Recently I wrote a thank you letter to the Mayor and City Council with a cc. to the Library Board concerning the plans to go ahead with the long awaited East End Library Branch on the 700 block of East...
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HELP US HELP SAVE VANCOUVER'S HISTORY!
Mil P220.3Every day we see archival images of our city in newspapers, on websites, in books, in documentaries and even hanging framed on office and restaurant walls. Where do these precious photos and...
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I Love Fire Insurance Maps!
A while back I had the good fortune to be hired to research a property on the corner of West 11th and Columbia for contractor Joel Massey from Ronse Massey Developments. Joel's company focusses on the...
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Remembrance Day - Lest We Forget...
CVA 99-1561 - Armistice Day crowd at Cenotaph. - 11 Nov. 1926 Stuart ThompsonI never used to actually go to the Vancouver Cenotaph for the annual Remembrance Day observance until fifteen years ago when...
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STRATHCONA NORTH OF HASTINGS – The Forgotten East End
This Thursday I will be presenting on the oldest part of Vancouver, Strathcona North of Hastings, courtesy of Heritage Vancouver. Here are the details from the Heritage Vancouver website. 337 and 341...
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828 Royal Avenue Is Finally Gone
828 Royal Avenue Photo courtesy of Bob HareLast year I was hired to research the history of a dilapidated Royal Engineer sapper's bungalow at 828 Royal Avenue in New Westminster. New Westminster, which...
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1606 East 15th Ave - The House that Thomas Bell built
A few year's back I was called on by a very nice realtor named Shelly Smee to do some research on a newly restored Cedar Cottage Arts & Crafts bungalow across from Clark Park. The owner had done...
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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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