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Shops on west side of 3200 block of Dunbar Street, 1927. Item #: 2009-005.670
In early 1999, a committee of the Dunbar Residents Association was established to document the history of Dunbar/Southlands and perhaps publish the results of their labour. The first meeting of the Dunbar History Project committee set the standards and ambitions high for the project as a whole. They
- defined the subject of study and the boundaries of Dunbar,
- determined Chapter Team Leaders and their respective projects,
- decided on the tone of the publication, and
- planned for acquiring funding.
Over the years many dedicated volunteers laboured to ensure the completion of a product they and the Dunbar Residents Association would be proud of. Original research was carried out through interviews with Dunbar residents in local libraries, institutions and archives.
On May 1, 2007 the book launch for The Story of Dunbar: Voices of a Vancouver Neighbourhood was held at the Dunbar Community Centre. The initial print run was for 5000 copies instead of the originally planned 2000; the book was a wonderful success.
A copy of The Story of Dunbar: Voices of a Vancouver Neighbourhood can be found at your local library, read in the Archives reading room (call number FC 3847.52 S865 2006), or purchased from the publisher. Continue reading →
