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July
59-250 : Blue Mountain Coquitlam
This is the Austin Avenue and Blue Mountain Street area of Coquitlam from 1959.
Air Photo
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July
BO-54-201 : Abbotsford East
This is the east end of Abbotsford from 1954. The big intersection just up from the center of the image is the intersection of Essendene Avenue, West Railway Street and Montvue Avenue.
26
July
BO-47-1548 : First White Spot
This is the very first White Spot restaurant to open in Vancouver. It was located at Granville and West 67th Avenue. This photograph is from 1947, but the restaurant opened way back in 1928. Check out the line of traffic waiting to get in and the “overflow” parking across the street, to the right. The…
23
July
BO-46-146 : Canadian Pacific Rail Yard
This is Canadian Pacific Rail Yard in Vancouver from 1946. Located on the north shore of False Creek, the Vancouver Roundhouse was the largest facility of its kind in British Columbia. You also get a fairly good view of Yaletown at the time.
20
July
1-10 : New Westminster Waterfront
This is an interesting photo of the New Westminster waterfront from 1951. The steamship in the picture is the Royal Mail Line’s “Loch Avon”, a cruise ship operating in the Pacific and run jointly with Holland America Lines.
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July
57-51 : Hastings-Sunrise
This is the Hastings-Sunrise area of Vancouver from 1957. You get an excellent view of Taylor Manor, a home for the elderly, and the Provincial Industrial Home for Girls. You can also make out Empire Stadium, Hastings Racecourse and the PNE off in the distance. This is one year before the wooden roller coaster was…
16
July
BO-47-1461 : James Island Explosive Factory
This is the Canadian Industries Limited explosives plant on James Island from 1947. The plant operated from 1913 to 1972. At it’s peak during World War II, CIL employed 800 workers and produced 900 tonnes of TNT per month.
12
July
BO-51-238 : Brighouse Race Track
This is what was left of the Brighouse Race Track in Richmond from 1951. Brighouse was originally called Minoru Race Track when it first opened in 1909. It closed in 1914 when the first world war began and reopened in 1920 as Brighouse. It operated for 22 seasons until finally closing forever in 1942 when…
10
July
BO-53-50 : Jericho Beach Air Station
This is a photo of the Jericho Beach Air Station from 1953. Also known as RCAF Air Station Jericho Beach, the facility began operations in 1920 as a flying boat station. Later it was home to the No. 4 and No. 6 Bomber Reconnaissance Squadrons, and No. 1 Signal Squadron of the RCAF. Only two…
6
July
BO-53-63 : University of British Columbia
This is a shot of the area around the University of British Columbia from 1953. Near the middle you’ll find the Iona Building of the Vancouver School of Theology.
