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Turn On Your Headlights for Car Service
Update This is an unusual photo. I’ve seen other photos taken from Smithe or thereabouts on Burrard Street (such as the one that appears below) with the White Spot neon signage displayed. But this is the only image I’ve seen … Continue reading
Posted in cafes/restaurants/eateries, Werner Lenggenhager
Tagged bc, bc hydro, burrard, Elektra, history, smithe, vancouver, White Spot
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Shack to ‘Monument’
The shack-like home of Hopps Sign (and everything else on this block – residential and commercial) is where, today, the International-style, monumental structure dedicated for many years to the sorting of mail is located. We are looking north on Homer Street up … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, businesses, hotels/motels/inns, Otto F. Landauer
Tagged Alcazar Hotel, bc, bc hydro, dunsmuir, georgia street, history, homer, Hopps Signs, vancouver
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Vancouver As It Was: A Photo-Historical Journey 