Wintertime Frolicking
It’s been chilly lately. Let’s see how people in Vancouver enjoyed the cold weather of past years. In 1929, small …
Hogan’s Alley Before the Demolition
Hogan’s Alley was the colloquial name for the lane between Union and Prior Streets, roughly between Main Street and Jackson …
The Robert Burns Memorial in Stanley Park
Saturday is Robert Burns’ 255th birthday. In 1928, a memorial to this celebrated Scottish poet was dedicated in Stanley Park. …
New in the Public Domain for 2014
On January 1st, while we were singing Auld Lang Syne, the copyright expired for some of our holdings: they are …
Happy Holidays
The Archives will be closed from noon Tuesday December 24 to 9am Thursday January 2. This holiday card is not …
2013 Association of Moving Image Archivists Conference
In early November, I attended the annual conference of the Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA) in Richmond, Virginia. Here …
Reflecting the City: 2013 Screening at Vancity Theatre
There was a great turnout at our annual screening this past Sunday: Reflecting the City screened to a sold-out crowd, …
Reflecting the City – Vintage Movies from the City of Vancouver Archives
Back by popular demand, the City of Vancouver Archives presents its fourth annual screening at the Vancity Theatre: Reflecting the …
The Two Fronts of War
The First World War left few Canadians untouched. About 8% of the country’s population served during the war. Of those, …
Ghosts of Vancouver: our city’s best-known haunts
Are they really haunted? You’ll have to find out for yourself. These are the stories we’ve heard. Evoking a medieval …