New History Book Surrey: A City of Stories
byJust in time for the holiday rush, a new history book has been released about my hometown, the City of Surrey! Add it to your wish list, shopping list, and even the list you send to the Santa in your life. It’s a history book but not the kind I would have found in my history class at West Whalley Junior High.
Surrey: A City of Stories
They’re calling it a coffee table book and that is the perfect description. Written by award-winning author K. Jane Watt, Surrey: A City of Stories was designed so you could flip to any page, take in an amazing old picture, read a quick story and be transported to a different time.
Boomers and their parents will remember the scenes and sites featured in the book, while Gen-X and Millennials will be amazed by the change. It’s a colourful “then and now” look at the City beaming with nostalgia.
I highly recommend it for that memorable present the whole family will be looking at post-Christmas dinner. You can pick yours up for $25 at virtually any City of Surrey facility or have it shipped for an extra $10 when you purchase online or over the phone.
Every Surrey resident, past or present, should have a copy. You really need to see the book to appreciate it. Here are a few highlights…
Cars parked on the sand at Crescent Beach in 1957.
A May Day celebration at the corner of 64th Avenue and 152nd Street in the 1950s.
Surrey Place Mall which opened in 1972.
Four Convenient Ways to Purchase the Book
- Order online and have it shipped to your home (plus $10 shipping within BC)
- Call 604-501-5100 Monday to Friday and have it shipped to your home (plus $10 shipping within BC)
- In person at Black Bond Books in Semiahmoo Shopping Centre or Central City
- In person at any of the City of Surrey facilities below:
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Historic Stewart Farm – 13723 Crescent Rd Surrey Archives – 17671 56 Ave Surrey Arts Centre – 13750 88 Ave Surrey City Hall – 13450 104 Ave Don Christian Recreation Centre – 6220 – 184 St Cloverdale Rec Centre – 6188 – 176th St Cloverdale Arena – 6090 – 176 St Fleetwood Community Centre – 15996 – 84 Ave Chuck Bailey Recreation Centre- 13458 107A Ave Bridgeview Community Centre – 11475 – 126A St |
Guildford Recreation Centre – 15105 – 105 Ave Fraser Heights – 10588 – 160 St Newton Recreation Centre – 13730 – 72 Ave Newton Seniors Centre – 13775 – 70 Ave Newton Arena – 7120 – 136B St Grandview Heights Aquatic – 16855 – 24 Ave South Surrey Rec and Arts Centre – 14601 – 20 Ave Kensington Prairie Rec Centre – 16824 – 32 Ave South Surrey Arena – 2199 – 148 St South Surrey Indoor Pool – 14655 – 17 Ave |
Purchase online today or pick one up in person at one of these locations. Follow Heritage Surrey BC on Facebook for more information.
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I’m going to buy this in honour of my mom. She loved the city of Surrey and it is certain to remind me of my childhood growing up there too. I’m excited to see the pictures of a simpler time….thanks for posting!