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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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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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If You Enjoy My Posts on House History, You Will Enjoy My History Walks in...
EAST END/STRATHCONA HISTORY WALK, SATURDAY AUGUST 29thDeparts: 696 East Hastings (at Heatley) at 10am. Duration 2-2.5 hoursContent: The humble East End was the first Vancouver home to thousands of...
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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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