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Old Posted Sep 5, 2010, 8:30 PM
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Vintage Vancouver Photos - 1949

Here's some vintage Vancouver shots, all from 1949. These were recently given to me by my friend who knew the photographer who took them. He lived into his 90s and died a number of years ago. All of these were scanned from the original photos and have notes written on the back.
I only know the photographer's first name, Allen.

Lions Gate Bridge:


The Aorangi:


CPR Pier and Aorangi:


Cleaning of the Aorangi:


CPR Pier and Aorangi and Princess Katherine ship at the far end:


North end of the Lions Gate bridge when they still had toll booths for the bridge:


Corner of Georgia and Howe, downtown Vancouver:


Downtown Vancouver from Stanley Park:


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Thanks for sharing!
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I had no idea...



thanks for sharing these
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Yup, up until 1965 the bridge had a toll.

Thanks for the comments, I wish I had more of these to share!
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wow. things have changed, but the lack of traffic for Lion's gate bridge really emphasizes this.
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I dont know much about Vancouver, is a lot of the old city left?
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