Happy Holidays!
A reminder that the Archives will be closed for the holidays at 12:00 noon on Tuesday, December 24th and will …
Lighting up the province: Neon Products design records now available
The Archives is pleased to announce that records of Vancouver’s first and longest-lived neon sign company, Neon Products, are now …
Visions of the Good Life: Landscape architecture of Desmond Muirhead, Clive Justice & Harry Webb
The Archives is pleased to announce that the entirety of the architectural drawings of the partnerships of Desmond Muirhead, Clive …
More Vancouver Sun Photographic Negatives Available in the Reading Room!
You may have heard that Postmedia Network Canada Corporation donated approximately 5.6 million Vancouver Sun and The Province photographic negatives …
33,300+ Building Department Architectural Drawings Fully Described
We’re pleased to announce we’ve completed a major project to reprocess the entirety of the Building Department and Permits and …
When Houses Sprout Stores: Residential Streets Evolve to Commercial Streets
As you walk down various current-day commercial districts throughout Vancouver, have you ever noticed houses that appear to pop out …
First batch of Vancouver Sun photographic negatives now available in the Reading Room!
In late 2017, we received an unusually large and, yes, somewhat overwhelming acquisition: Postmedia Network Canada Corporation, publisher of the …
When is a City of Vancouver By-law not a City of Vancouver By-law?
When it’s a South Vancouver or Point Grey by-law! By-laws, as you likely know, are the mechanism by which municipal …
House History Real Property Appraisal Cards
Doing some house history? We may have another resource for you! The Real property appraisal cards, Series 296 of the …
Stereoscopic Photographs: Viewing Life in 3D
Stereoscopic photographs, a way to view scenes with a three dimensional effect, exploded in popularity in the 1850s. Images documenting …