February 2012
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This city life: Picture it: Vancouver, 1950 →
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Vancouver, ca 1955 - photo By Rolly Ford
I came across this excerpt while reading City Making in Paradise by Ken Cameron and Mike Harcourt. It paints a clear picture of what the Vancouver region was like over 60 years ago.
“In 1950, the settlement pattern (of Metro Vancouver) was very…
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Free Speech Fight, Monday 12 February 1912
100 years ago today the first issue of the Vancouver Sun hit the streets. Here’s their front page coverage of the Free Speech Fights that were still raging in the city that day.
ONE MAN INJURED WHEN POLICEMEN BREAK UP MEETING
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Sunday Free Speech Fight Marked By Temperate Attitude of those Belligerents
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Aquatic Orator Taken While Using Megaphone
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James Hawthornthwaite Delivers Fiery...
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Anonymous asked: are you a boy or girl?
burnedshoes asked: love your blog and the way you handle sources - it's good to know that I'm not the only one who does that (even if my sources are hidden a little bit, but reading my "about" explains how I handle these things). keep it coming! all the best, b
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