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Bastille at the Commodore in Vancouver Photos

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Bastille played a sold out show at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver last night although there was still plenty of room to dance around the venue when the winners of the 2014 British Breakthrough Award took to the stage. Bastille at the Commodore in Vancouver Photos Facing drummer Chris Wood, revealing the outline of a […]

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14 Photos of Vancouver in the 70s

Comments 2 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Vancouver Whitecaps FC are celebrating 40 years of Whitecaps soccer in this city, promoting previous team members, traditions, and the beloved “White is the Colour” chant, heard best when coming from a record player. In honour of this anniversary, I have put together a collection of Vancouver photos from May-August of 1974, when the Whitecaps […]

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Looking Down at the Cleveland Dam

by Rebecca Bollwitt

The Cleveland Dam holds Capilano Lake in North Vancouver, which is used for drinking water and is a part of Capilano River Regional Park. Completed in 1954, it was named for Ernest Cleveland, first chief commissioner of the Greater Vancouver Water District. Archives# CVA 275-20 Looking Down at the Cleveland Dam Local photographers love peeking […]

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We Day Seattle Photos

by Rebecca Bollwitt

Governor Jay Inslee declared Friday, March 21, 2014 “We Day in Washington” while he stood on a stage at Key Arena in front of 15,000 students who were exclusively invited to this incredible celebration called We Day Seattle. We Day is a production of Free The Children, and it inspires, engages, and empowers youth to […]

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Archive Photo of the Day: March Weather

by Rebecca Bollwitt

It seems that “March Weather” in Vancouver has always meant that a stroll at the beach is in order, making us the envy of our East Coast counterparts who may still have snow in their forecast. In my search for early spring photos in the City of Vancouver Archives today I found an image of […]

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PHOTOS: Skies Painted with Unnumbered Sparks

Comments 2 by Rebecca Bollwitt

In February it was announced that we would get a 745-foot aerial sculpture along Vancouver’s waterfront for TED. “Skies Painted with Unnumbered Sparks” went up last week, was illuminated on Friday night, and now we have just a few more days to take in its display. Made from soft fibers, this sculpture installation will be […]

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Vancouver Then and Now Photo Challenge

Comments 11 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Over the last few of years I have featured themed collections of photos from the City of Vancouver Archives on my site. However, this month I thought I would change things up a bit and issue a challenge to my readers and local photographers. The challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to create […]

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21 Photos of Love Around Vancouver

by Rebecca Bollwitt

It’s easy to love Vancouver and people have no problem sharing their feelings on the matter, as evidenced by the number of love-themed photos I was able to collect for this special day: 21 Photos of Love Around Vancouver Photo credit: Alain Limoges on Flickr Photo credit: PiscesDreamer & PiscesDreamer on Flickr Photo credit: Carlos […]

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