Vancouver is a coastal seaport city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, as the most populous city in the province and the fifth-most densely populated city in North America, behind New York City, Guadalajara, San Francisco, and Mexico City.
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| Street scenes of Vancouver from between the 1930s and '50s |
Vancouver is one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities in Canada. It is consistently named as one of the top five worldwide cities for livability and quality of life.
Port Metro Vancouver is the fourth-largest port by tonnage in the Americas, the busiest and largest in Canada, and the most diversified port in North America. While forestry remains its largest industry, Vancouver is well known as an urban centre surrounded by nature, making tourism its second-largest industry.
Take a look at these fascinating black and white pics from Vancouver Public Library Historical Photographs to see street scenes of Vancouver from between the 1930s and 1950s.
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| Beacon Theatre in old Pantages Theatre location, 20 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC, 1932 |
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| Capitol Theatre, 820 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC, 1934 |
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| Granville Street looking South from Dunsmuir, Vancouver, BC, 1936 |
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| Globe Theatre 800 block of Granville Street, Vancouver, BC, 1937 |
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| Granville Street, Vancouver, BC, 1937 |
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| Astoria Theatre, 147-149 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC, 1938 |
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| Granville Street, Vancouver, BC, 1938 |
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| Plaza and other thetares,, Granville Street, Vancouver, BC, 1938 |
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| Lido Seafood Grotto at night, Granville Street, Vancouver, BC, 1945 |
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| Ingledews Shoes, Granville Street, Vancouver, BC, 1946 |
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| Sun Building at night, Beatty Street, Vancouver, BC, 1946 |
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| Theatres along Granville Street, Vancouver, BC, 1946 |
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| Ferguson's Hardware and Furniture in Marpole, 9090 Hudson Street, Vancouver, BC, 1948 |
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| Orpheum Theatre at night Granville Street, Vancouver, BC, 1948 |
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| Sweet 16, Clapps Shoes, Kirk's Clothes, 4400 block of West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, 1948 |
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| West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC, 1948 |
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| 300 to 400 blocks West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC, 1949 |
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| Dueck Chevrolet Neon Sign, Daily Province Newspaper Billboard, Granville & West Broadway, Vancouver, BC, 1949 |
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| Gerry's Gowns on 774 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC, 1949 |
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| Sun Building at night, Beatty Street, Vancouver, BC, 1949 |
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| East side of block on Granville Street, Vancouver, BC, 1950 |
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| Fish & Oyster Bar, Granville Street, Vancouver, BC, 1950 |
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| Granville & Georgia Streets, Vancouver, BC, 1950 |
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| Granville Street from Georgia looking north, Vancouver, BC, circa 1950 |
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| White Lunch Cafeteria neon sign over sidewalk, West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC, 1950 |
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| Aristocratic Restaurant on 2856 Cambie Street, Vancouver, BC, 1951 |
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| Aristocratic Restaurant, Granville Street & West Broadway, Vancouver, BC, 1951 |
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| Night on Granville Street, Theatre Row, Vancouver, BC, 1951 |
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| Supervalu Supermarket, East Hastings, Vancouver, BC, 1952 |
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| West Broadway, Vancouver, BC, 1952 |
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| Aristocratic Restaurant, 3400 Kingsway,, Vancouver, BC, 1953 |
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| Looking East from 800 Block West Georgia at night, Vancouver, BC, 1953 |
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| Man in convertible parked outside Artray photograph Studios, ,781 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, 1953 |
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| Monty's Spare Ribs Restaurant, Richards Street, Vancouver, BC, 1954 |
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| Cunningham Drugs Ltd, Granville & Georgia looking north, Vancouver, BC, 1955 |
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| Montreal Trust Building, Granville and Georgia looking north west, 1955 |
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| View of north end of Granville Bridge looking north Vancouver, BC, 1956 |
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| 700-800 blocks of Granville Street, Vancouver, BC, 1958 |
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| People lined up for the opening of the Defiant Ones at the Vogue Theatre, Vancouver, BC, 1958 |
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| Vogue Theatre at night with spotlights, Vancouver, BC, 1958 |