Every House Has a Story- Black History Month: Harry and Valerie Jerome
- In the year of the dragon: the changing face of Chinatown
- How the Chinese saved Strathcona
- Heritage Turkeys
- Seriously–you think your house price won’t tank?
- Peter Pantages and the Polar Bear Swim
- Wah Wong and the Parrot
- The Penthouse Night Club
- Villa Russe
- Fred Thornton Hollingsworth
Category Archives: Vancouver history
Seriously–you think your house price won’t tank?
Want a conversation stopper at your next party? Just bring up the impending real estate meltdown in Vancouver –the one where house prices implode. You’ll be mocked and told how interest rates are at historically low levels and you’ll hear … Continue reading
Opening Doors: In Vancouver’s East End: Strathcona
No one knows Strathcona better than James Johnstone. When I was writing a chapter on the area for At Home with History, James took me for a walking tour of the area, filled me in on lots of great house … Continue reading
Chuck Davis (1935-2010)
It’s too bad Chuck couldn’t be at his memorial service this afternoon. He would have loved it. For starters there were a couple of hundred people there—a totally eclectic crowd, pretty much like the guy himself. The only thing we … Continue reading
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Chuck Davis
I wrote about Jimmy Cunningham last week, the name behind the run around Stanley Park that happens every Halloween. I found out about him through a website created by Chuck Davis. Like the guy himself, it’s an amazing resource about our city.