Tag Archives: cpr
The First First
A couple of posts ago, I presented an artist’s sketch by Reginald Blunden of the first permanent structure of First Baptist Church. But I didn’t say very much about that structure, how it came to be, where it was located, nor … Continue reading
Posted in churches, First Baptist Church, Vancouver, Uncategorized
Tagged bc, cpr, first building, Goad's 1897 Map, history, J. S. Matthews, Lewis & Sills hardware, Malvina Coudron hardware, McPherson & Sons Gents Furnishings, Reginald Blunden, Rev. P. C. Parker, vancouver, Westminster Ave. (Main St), Yick Co.Produce
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English Bay Theatre
Players When I happened upon the photo shown above in CVA’s collection I said to myself, “That looks like a theatrical company in costume for Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado!” I could find no mention in local newspapers in 1912 for any … Continue reading
Posted in music, stuart thomson, theatre/vaudeville/cinemas
Tagged bc, Corinthians, cpr, DeWolf Hopper, empress theatre, english bay theatre, Ernest Ramsay Ricketts, Gilbert & Sullivan Festival Company, Gilbert and Sullivan, history, imperial theatre, sullivan and considine, The Mikado, vancouver, vancouver opera house
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A. J. Davis, Vancouver Painter
The painting above was purchased by my good friend, Wes, at a thrift store, recently. He didn’t know who the artist was nor anything of his story. He just liked the painted rendering of the portrait. A bit of digging online revealed that the painting … Continue reading
Precursors
Charles Bradbury (1871-1950) is the amateur photographer who made this image. Camera Workers has this to say about him: Originally from Great Britain, Bradbury emigrated to Canada from Borneo. A telegrapher, he photographed throughout the Vancouver region as well as along the … Continue reading
Posted in biography, interiors, people
Tagged alexander street, caligraph typewriter, charles bradbury, cpr, glass insulator, james h. field, telegraph
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Marine Reflections 75
These reflections of the Marine Building were made about 75 years apart in a city that is greatly changed in many ways. There is some comfort, though, in seeing that the building’s exterior is essentially identical. The view on the … Continue reading
Posted in yesterday & today
Tagged bc, burrard, cpr, dunsmuir tunnel, hastings, history, marine building, vancouver, vancouver convention centre
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CPR Depot #2
This is the second of three CPR depots that have stood in Vancouver over the years. This depot was located on Cordova at the north foot of Granville. The third station — now known as Waterfront Station, Skytrain’s downtown terminus — is at … Continue reading
Posted in postcards, public transit, street scenes
Tagged 0, bc, cordova street, cpr, depot, granville street, heraldic postcard, history, seymour street, vancouver
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