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June 19, 2020
Unfinished Business: The Photography of Svend-Erik Eriksen
I’ve never met Svend-Erik Eriksen but we’ve been Facebook friends for a few years now and I really enjoy his photos. Last week I called him up and asked how he got started.
Erik, is an animator by trade, but his interest in photography goes back to the 1950s when he was a kid in Namu, BC.
Unfinished Business
I’ve never met Svend-Erik Eriksen (who answers to Erik), but we’ve been Facebook friends for a few years now and I really enjoy his photos. So last week I called him up and asked how he got started.
Erik’s interest in photography goes back to the 1950s when he was a kid in Namu, BC.
June 13, 2020
The Manor House on Howe Street
As 14-storey office blocks go, there’s really nothing wrong with the Standard Life Insurance building at the southwest corner of Howe and Dunsmuir Streets. It’s got a bit of a mid-century vibe about it, likely because it was designed by McCarter Nairne, the architects behind the Canada Post building on West Georgia. It certainly fits in with its surroundings, that intersection has similar looking office blocks on the other corners and the boxy Pacific Building opposite.
June 6, 2020
Burnaby’s Top Secret Submarine Yard
Took the dog for a walk at the Barnet Marine Park in Burnaby last week and found a whole bunch of fascinating history. There are remnants of a once thriving village built around a saw-mill, and most intriguing, rumours of a secret submarine base.
In 1914, Russia needed submarines to defend itself against the Germany Navy in the Black Sea.
May 29, 2020
The Second English Bay Pier
Most people are surprised to learn that from 1907 to 1939 there was a pier at English Bay, but it was only recently that I found out that English Bay actually had two piers. Local historian and collector Neil Whaley has kindly provided a guest blog about the second pier at English Bay.
By Neil Whaley
English Bay holds a special place in my heart.
May 23, 2020
The murders of Constables Gisbourne and Carr at the Canford Indian Reserve
When I was writing Blood, Sweat, and Fear: The Story of Inspector Vance, I experienced the researcher’s equivalent of winning the lottery, when I found seven boxes of files that were thought to have been destroyed when he retired in 1947. There were Inquests, newspaper clippings, autopsy reports, crime scene photos.
May 15, 2020
The Vancouver Aquariums
According to its website, the Vancouver Aquarium was “Canada’s first public aquarium” when it opened on June 15, 1956 in its current location in Stanley Park. Well, no that’s not true, it’s actually Vancouver’s third.
The first Vancouver Aquarium opened in Hastings Park around 1913. I stumbled over this while on Murray Maisey’s excellent blog Vancouver as it Was.
The Vancouver Aquarium and the English Bay Bathhouse
According to its website, the Vancouver Aquarium was “Canada’s first public aquarium” when it opened on June 15, 1956 in its current location in Stanley Park. Well, no that’s not true, it’s actually Vancouver’s third.
The first Vancouver Aquarium opened in Hastings Park around 1915. I stumbled over this while on Murray Maisey’s excellent blog Vancouver as it Was.
May 9, 2020
The Harwood Street House
Donna recently sent me this photo of a house on Harwood Street in the West End. She said: “I came across this picture in some old family photos. I live in Calgary and as far as I know, there is no family connection to the building. There is no date on my photo, and I could not find any reference as to when this building was used for a school.
May 2, 2020
10 ways to research your home (or someone else’s)
Writer, librarian and podcaster Megan Cole sent me an email this week asking for some tips on researching the house where she used to live at 2856 West 5th in Kitsilano. It was such a great question, that it’s my topic for this week’s blog post. Now that many resources are online, researching a house is a terrific way to spend your time in these long Pandemic days.
