This is one of the earliest photos of Gastown, taken in 1886 in Maple Tree Square in the town of Granville (now called Vancouver). Locals called it Gastown because the first saloon was started by J…
Still visiting my back pages, so to speak. I found this in a plastic box. The slide had been glass mounted since the 1970s, so it was almost dust and scratch-free. I was shooting one of the not-so-great transparency films of the day, High Speed Ektachrome; it carried a whopping ISO 160 and had grain the size of tennis balls. This was the view from Vancouver's Granville Street Bridge, looking north to the downtown core and the North Shore Mountains beyond, the view compressed by my 200mm lens. Scanned from the original High Speed Ektachrome slide, February 1973. Don't use this image on websites, blogs or other media without explicit permission. © James R. Page - all rights reserved.
The colourful visionary, dead at 88, captured faces of the city others often ignored.
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HDR image reprocessed from a photo taken in July, 2007 of the Granville Street Bridge, Vancouver, Canada. The bridge is reflecting the setting sun. The Granville Street Bridge is an eight lane bridge in Vancouver, British Columbia. It spans 27.4 metres above False Creek and Granville Island. It is part of BC Highway 99. The original bridge was completed in 1889. It was a 732-metre long low timber trestle. The navigation span, near the north end, was a trussed timber swing span, tied with wire ropes to a central wooden tower. It was largely designed by the CPR, and cost $16,000. In 1891 the bridge was widened on both sides for streetcar tracks, except where the tracks converged for the swing span. The second bridge was completed in 1909. It was a longer, medium-level steel bridge with a through truss swing span. On February 4, 1954, the current Granville Street Bridge, costing $16.5 million, opened. A million cars would cross over the bridge in its first month. The city of Vancouver funded the bridge itself as Mayor Frederick Hume said "no formal assistance given by any other government body." It was once the widest bridge in North America — by 1 centimetre. The eight-lane structure was constructed on the same alignment as the first bridge while steel plate girders salvaged from the second bridge made barges for constructing the foundations of the Oak Street Bridge. The first “civilian” to drive over the 1954 bridge was the same woman who was first to drive over the second bridge in 1909. She had been widowed in between the two openings, and so had a different name. Both times she was at the wheel of a brand-new Cadillac. Recent improvements to the bridge include increasing its earthquake resistance, and installing higher curbs and median barriers. (Wikipedia)
The recent Velo-city Global conference is an event I have been working with for the last eight months, and is a new undertaking for the City of Vancouver. In so far as this gathering of cycling inf…
Bonnis Properties has applied to rezone the 800-block of Granville Street, creating new office space, Commodore Ballroom upgrades and more.
Much of what you see in the old photo still exists today, minus the Coronet Theatre neon sign, as that theatre isn't around anymore, or at least by that name. It was in operation from the mid 60s then it was twinned in 1976 and incorporated into the Granville 7 Theatre (according to cinematreasures.org). But exact details of the theatres have been scant in my online searching so I'm sure there's more to it. Also note the two very cool old trolley buses in the old photo, plus a few other great old signs.
To be fair, I did take my photo on a chilly day when not very many people were out and about. Crowds like the one seen in the old photo can be seen during the working week perhaps. But it is a great old photo showing the fashions of the time and some cool old streetcars. The building in the photos is the Rogers Building and it's still there and looking as good as every these days. And thankfully awnings like in the old photo are no longer attached to it! In the distance on the left is the old post office building, also still standing and in great shape and part of the Sinclair Shopping Centre.
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From the hard-partying Granville Street nightclubs like The Roxy to the relaxed Main Street venues, Vancouver has nightlife options for everyone.
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How to spend a perfect day on Granville Island, including a morning at the public market, an afternoon on the water, and an evening enjoying a show.
Bonnis Properties has applied to rezone the 800-block of Granville Street, creating new office space, Commodore Ballroom upgrades and more.
It all starts with the British empire and Graville Leveson-Gower, the colonial secretary who oversaw Canada. "So by naming it Granville, someone was basically sucking up to him."
Bonnis Properties has applied to rezone the 800-block of Granville Street, creating new office space, Commodore Ballroom upgrades and more.
On our first full day in Vancouver after a good nights sleep in the AirBnB, our plan was to visit Granville Island Market.
Mmm... sushi!
Experience the best of Granville Island. See the public market, "giants", kids market, breweries, shows, craft shops, and great restaurants.
The classic, the historic, the hip and the high-rolling; even the airport hotel has its special charm in Vancouver.
The emerging Beach District will offer organic produce, full-service meat and seafood counters, and plenty of electronics and household goods in two new retail outlets.
South Granville Street is one of Vancouver's premiere urban shopping destinations. Stretching from the south side of Granville Bridge to 16th Avenue, South Granville is packed with great fashion, furniture stores, rows of art galleries, and shops of every kind.
Archive Photos of the Day: September in Vancouver
