Lieutenant Frank Richard Perrett
LIEUTENANT FRANK RICHARD PERRETTAugust 31, 1921 – April 25, 1945Submitted by Janice KidwellBCGS Member #5033Lieutenant Frank Richard Perrett was born August 31, 1921 in Vernon, B.C. to parents: Roy and…
Pte. Geoffrey Clarence Ohr
PTE. GEOFFREY CLARENCE OHRJULY 20, 1925 – APRIL 28, 1945Submitted by Janice Kidwell,BCGS Member #5033Pte. Geoffrey Clarence Ohr was the son of Henry and Edith Lily (Blades) Ohr of Vancouver,…
Fraser and 47th
Businesses along Fraser Street, near 47th Avenue, Vancouver, ca1910 Source: Sunset on Fraser/Tucker-Goode Family Archives G.E. McBride & Co. Hardware, J. Norbury and Unique Cafe Fraser Street is one of…
Avalon Dairy
South Vancouver - Avalon DairyIt survived war. It outlasted depressions. It sidestepped meddling politicians, uncompromising bankers, and an unrelenting wave of conglomeration. Its values, and its iconic glass jugs, never…
Sunset Community Centre (original) 1948-2007
Who remembers the old Sunset Community Center located at the corner of Prince Edward Street & E.51st Avenue?It all started in 1945, where the people of Sunset had a vision…
Main Street Bridge 1890
The Main Street Bridge : 1890-1917
Once upon a time, there was a Main Street Bridge (originally known as Westminster Avenue Trestle Bridge), as Main Street used to be called Westminster Avenue until 1910. This bridge…
1918 - Fraser Street Bridge from the Richmond side headed North into South Vancouver
The Fraser Street Bridge : 1894-1974
Once upon a time there was a Fraser Street Bridge that connected The City of South Vancouver to Richmond. It was considered the primary gateway into Vancouver. This was prior…
Knight St Bridge Construction : 1972
These are rare photos from 1972 of the Knight Street bridge under construction. The bridge was built between 1969 and 1974, to replace the aging and deteriorating Fraser Street Bridge,…