Tag Archives: cpr

The First First

Posted on September 24, 2017 by mdm

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 | Leave a comment

English Bay Theatre

Posted on October 9, 2016 by mdm

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 | Leave a comment

A. J. Davis, Vancouver Painter

Posted on April 4, 2016 by mdm

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 →

Posted in art, biography, Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) | Tagged Alfred John Davis, artist, bc, Beaver, chief two guns white calf, cpr, history, Maritime Museum of Vancouver, Museum of Vancouver, native american portraits, painter, railway, vancouver, vancouver sun | 4 Comments

New Vancouver Street Corner History Slideshow

Posted on March 18, 2015 by mdm

I have just released the latest in my series of “Vancouver Street Corner History” slideshows. This one shows the chateauesque second Vancouver CPR Station (which was exceptionally short-lived: 1898-1914). I hope you enjoy it! Vimeo link here.

Posted in slideshows | Tagged bc, canadian pacific railway, cpr, depot, edward maxwell, history, station, terminus, vancouver | Leave a comment

Precursors

Posted on August 16, 2014 by mdm

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 | Leave a comment

Marine Reflections 75

Posted on July 29, 2014 by mdm

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 | Leave a comment

CPR Depot #2

Posted on June 2, 2014 by mdm

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 | 1 Comment