CityMash.com - Historical Vancouver’s Instagram account is showing users some of the city’s most famous landmarks before the 21st century. Take a look and see for yourself whether our city and its people have changed all that much in the last century.
Bird’s eye view of the forests of Stanley Park (1926)
Victorian couples posing on Capilano Suspension Bridge (1906)
Retro shot of Vancouver’s first day of SkyTrain service (1986)
Canadian troops training off the shores of Kitsilano Beach (1943)
Candid locker room capture of Canuck comrades (1960)
Crafty three-bedroom stump house that channels the Berenstain Bears (1910)
The staggered rooftops of the port district, Gastown (1913)
Vancouverites protest the Vietnam War near Granville Mall (1970)
Father-son picnic in the unbeaten paths of Stanley Park (1890’s)
Loggers harvesting a colossal Douglas Fir (1890’s)
Game of ice hockey on the frozen over Trout Lake (1914)
Event photograph showcasing Vancouver’s Rowing Club (1906)
Photo of a Vancouver architectural icon, Science World (1986)
Steam-powered fire truck responding to an emergency
Two lovely ladies on the cobblestone streets of Gastown (1970)
Real estate brokers conducting business out of a tree (1886)
Stylish skiers taking on the slopes of Mount Seymour (1940)
1901’s Electric Railway Co. streetcar at the English Bay stop (1901)
Blue collar railway workers at Hastings and Main (1912)
Cal George of CKWX Radio News in the live room (1942)
First cross-border mail delivery from Vancouver to Seattle (1919)
CBC debuting their first mobile telecast (1954)
Mail-liner ship leaving Granville/Howe Street docks (1887)
Bustling Granville Street, restored in colour (1905)
Flashback of Victory Square and its war memorial (1920)
The account that depicts these charming moments from Vancouver’s past now has more than 7,000 followers since its creation less than two years ago.
See more of Vancouver’s historical photos here.
