A Year in Five Minutes: Vancouver 1954
February 1, 2010
The old Granville Street Bridge, photographed here in 1936, was replaced in 1954 by the current bridge. Photo by W.J. Moore. Item # Br N53.
1954 was a good year for sports fans in the city. This year saw the CFL come to town with a brand new stadium and the British Empire Games were held, featuring a couple very memorable events.
By Chuck Davis, The History of Vancouver
Photos courtesy of Vancouver Archives
Work begins on the Urbanists Guide to Vancouver
January 28, 2010
The suggestions, ideas and insights are in. Now the re:place team is getting to work to compile the Urbanists Guide to Vancouver.
By the re:place team
A Year in Five Minutes: Vancouver 1953
January 25, 2010
An interurban car in 1953. Photo by Walter Edwin Frost. Item # CVA 447-1664.
The first local TV station broadcast, the end of an era for interurban travellers, two aviation records and a shocking Stanley Park murder were just a few of the fascinating events that took place in Vancouver in 1953.
By Chuck Davis, The History of Vancouver
Photos courtesy of Vancouver Archives
Release GO! Gallery : A Temporary Gallery for Permanent Change
January 24, 2010
By the Go! Gallery team
GO! A TEMPORARY GALLERY for PERMANENT CHANGE is a collaborative production by ASIR studio, Rural Urban Fantasy Project and Organelle Design, all active within the Downtown Eastside neighborhood. The GO! installation is to take place in a forgotten courtyard in the heart of Vancouver’s Chinatown off of East Pender Street with close proximity to the Chinese Cultural Centre.
Building Evolution
January 20, 2010
Photo courtesy of City of Vancouver (media centre)
How do current practices of planning and regulation affect the evolution of buildings and cities? Erick Villagomez looks at the nature of urban evolution over history and offers the development of Olympic Village as an interesting point of reflection about the pros and cons of contemporary methods of directing the city form.
By Erick Villagomez, re:place magazine
Release City Hall lights up Olympic and Paralympic Public Art Program
January 18, 2010
By the City of Vancouver
Mayor Gregor Robertson turned on the outdoor lights of City Hall today, bringing to life Ice Light by German artist Gunda Förster, one of more than 20 public art works celebrating the City’s Olympic and Paralympic Public Art Program for the 2010 Winter Games.
A Year in Five Minutes: Vancouver 1952
January 18, 2010
Princess Elizabeth in 1948, who became Queen in 1952 after the death of King George VI. Item # Port P1160.
In 1952, “the most powerful person at City Hall” started his reign and a comment from a visiting performer brought about cold war tensions.
By Chuck Davis, The History of Vancouver
Photos courtesy of Vancouver Archives
A Year in Five Minutes: Vancouver 1951
January 12, 2010
Princess Elizabeth plants an oak sapling in Queen Elizabeth Park, Oct 20, 1951. Photo by Art Jones. Item # Tr P38.1.
In 1951, there was a royal visit, baseball fans had something to cheer about and something called the “drunkometer” made its debut.
By Chuck Davis, The History of Vancouver
Photos courtesy of Vancouver Archives
The Urbanists Guide to Vancouver suggestion callout
January 7, 2010
A humble call to you , our re:place readers, to help us with suggestions for the our newest initiative Urbanists Guide to Vancouver - an online list of off-the-beaten path places, events, products, etc. that we want to have live for visitors in town for the Olympics and local urbanists who want to know what’s happening in and around the city.
By the re:place team
A Year in Five Minutes: Vancouver 1950
January 4, 2010
British Columbia Police Highway Patrol officer standing next to his car. Photo by Jack Lindsay from the 1940s. Item # CVA 1184-2696.
It was the end of an important career in Vancouver tourism and also the end of the B.C. Provincial Police in 1950.
By Chuck Davis, The History of Vancouver
Photos courtesy of Vancouver Archives
