Vintage Vancouver Skylines
Found on Flickr
summer 72 http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3444/5...757154f6_b.jpg 45-820 by Nick DeWolf Photo Archive, on Flickr 76 http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3172/3...929ce2ac_b.jpg gm_10029 Vancouver view of Downtown and North Shore 1976 by CanadaGood, on Flickr 72 http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5110/5...e8d505d4_b.jpg 45-811 by Nick DeWolf Photo Archive, on Flickr a squaters camp on the harbour, 72 http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3049/5...5b8a3c1d_b.jpg 45-864 by Nick DeWolf Photo Archive, on Flickr |
I never would have thought Vancouver use to have squater camps.
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It has had a few in recent years, all around the east side of the downtown area.
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here's a new view
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3197/3...43331299_b.jpg City, Suburb, Ocean, Mountain by ecstaticist, on Flickr |
^Doesn't look too vintage to me. :poke:
It's amazing in terms of height, how little Vancouver's skyline has changed in over a third of century from that first picture. It wasn't until Shangri-La got built that things finally started to change. |
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those three towers that look the same left of centre - one of them was demolished several years ago and the other two, which were a hotel, are now being converted to residential
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^for comparison lets use the earthquake tower where I ran into Mr.T in 88'.
http://www.p2clinic.com/images/CoalHarbour.jpg (http://www.p2clinic.com/images/CoalHarbour.jpg) |
Here's an old aerial
http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4136/4...178b41ce_b.jpg Looking North over Vancouver, BC by R R Horne, on Flickr http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5137/5...3813e161_b.jpg Vancouver, B C by R R Horne, on Flickr |
Looking South East by the old CPR Pier A in the Fall of '67
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6016/5...05b00661_b.jpg Vancouver, BC Skyline by R R Horne, on Flickr This R R Home has some awesome photos. :cheers: |
Here's a nice Aerial looking north-east over False Creek c 1926.
http://img153.imagevenue.com/loc22/t...6_122_22lo.jpg Hosted on Imagevenue uploaded from my computer. |
Awesome vintage photographs! Thanks for posting them.
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Can any-one tell me if there's a thread on this forum with vintage/old pics of Vancouver? If there is where would I find it? |
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