Chuck Davis' Guide to Vancouver
Author: Chuck Davis
Publisher: J.J. Douglas
Published: 1973
Total Pages: 226
ISBN-13: 9780888940285
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Author: Chuck Davis
Publisher: J.J. Douglas
Published: 1973
Total Pages: 226
ISBN-13: 9780888940285
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Chuck Davis
Publisher: Harbour Publishing Company
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 574
ISBN-13: 9781550175332
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn his ambitious magnum opus, The Chuck Davis History of Metropolitan Vancouver, author Chuck Davis embraced 125 years of material, with the signature exuberance and talent for storytelling that made him one of Vancouver's most successful and beloved journalists and broadcasters. This volume represents the culmination of his life as a folk historian, someone who was obsessed and delighted by all things Vancouver, and of his immense contribution to historical knowledge of the city of Vancouver. It was nearly realized, but not quite completed before his death in November, 2010. Harbour Publishing worked with Davis on The Chuck Davis History of Metropolitan Vancouver for five years, and has collaborated with the Vancouver Historical Society to complete the volume in 2011 to mark the city's 125th anniversary, as was the author's plan. Arranged chronologically, and illustrated with a trove of archival photographs, this volume includes influential characters both famous, like White Spot founder Nat Bailey, and nearly-forgotten, like Sara Anne McLagan, the first female publisher of a daily newspaper in Canada, plus many tales of eccentric locals and celebrity visitors. Here too are Vancouver's unforgettable and formative events, from the tragic collapse of the Second Narrows Bridge to the city's first rock 'n' roll concert ("the ultimate in musical depravity"). The story of how Vancouver grew from a ramshackle tumble of stumps, brush and crude wooden buildings to today's urban metropolis turns out to be interesting, complicated, frequently rancorous and occasionally even funny. And the book is, as the author hoped, "fun, fat and filled with facts."
Author: Chuck Davis
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Published: 1981
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9780919888470
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Publisher: Formac Publishing Company
Published: 2006-04
Total Pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9780887806919
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis guidebook provides a wealth of up-to-date information about Canada's West Coast, complete with over 300 color photographs. Local writers explore both Vancouver and Victoria and their distinctive neighbourhoods. There's detailed coverage of Vancouver's Stanley Park, the Vancouver Aquarium and Canada Place as well as nearby destinations of Whistler, the Gulf Islands and the Sunshine Coast. In Victoria, this guide highlights the Parliament buildings, Inner Harbour and the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria.
Author: Chuck Davis
Publisher: J.J. Douglas
Published: 1976
Total Pages: 528
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Frances M. Woodward
Publisher: The Society
Published: 1986
Total Pages: 600
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Harold Kalman
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Published: 1978
Total Pages: 308
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Eve Lazarus
Publisher: arsenal pulp press
Published: 2021-05-04
Total Pages: 458
ISBN-13: 1551528304
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs a journalist, Australian-born Eve Lazarus has become adept at combining her well-honed investigative skills with an abiding love for her adopted city. These qualities are on full display in her latest book, an exploration of Vancouver’s hidden past through the city’s neighborhoods, institutions, people, and events. Vancouver Exposed is a nostalgic romp through the city’s past, from buried houses to nudist camps, from bellyflop contests to eccentric museums. Featuring historic black-and-white and color photographs throughout, the book reveals the true heart of the city: one that is endlessly evolving and always full of surprises. With equal parts humor and pathos, Vancouver Exposed is a vividly entertaining and informative book that pays homage to the Vancouver you never knew existed. This publication meets the EPUB Accessibility requirements and it also meets the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG-AA). It is screen-reader friendly and is accessible to persons with disabilities. A book with many images, which is defined with accessible structural markup. This book contains various accessibility features such as alternative text for images, table of contents, page-list, landmark, reading order and semantic structure.
Author: Harold Kalman
Publisher: D & M Publishers
Published: 2012-04-27
Total Pages: 346
ISBN-13: 1553658671
DOWNLOAD EBOOKVancouver's streetscapes and neighbourhoods have changed drastically in recent years. New buildings representing current architectural trends are mixing with and often replacing those of earlier eras and tastes, and a maturing architectrual melange is emerging. This book invites the reader to explore the city's continually evolving urban landscape in a highly readable, yet authoritative, guide to its architecture. In this completely updated edition of Exploring Vancouver, with brand-new entries and accompanying photographs, Harold Kalman and Robin Ward have divided the city (including the North Shore, Richmond, Burnaby and New Westminster) into fourteen areas, selecting buildings and structures in these neighbourhoods that represent the best exakmples of the new and old architecture. Each area is preceded by an informative introduction that provides historical context for the entries that follow. There are over 400 entries, each featuring a short description that combines architectural, historical and social commentary. The prose is lively as the authors consider the new and the old, the modest and the grand, the attractive and the not-so-attractive in a wide-ranging work that encompasses everything from heritage to "monster" homes. This book is designed as a walking tour guide, with a map of each area showing the location of every entry.
Author: Daniel Francis
Publisher: Madeira Park, B.C. : Harbour Pub.
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 910
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