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HeritageVan

  1. Grandview, one of Vancouver’s oldest historic neighbourhoods, made our Top 10 Endangered sites this year bit.ly/KxkCXG @GVHeritage
  2. Ramsey Bros. Warehouse (1912) at 992 Powell, the last industrial fragment, slated for demo due to a new overpass bit.ly/JAdhWq
  3. Blooms! Our FIRST annual Garden Tour Fundraiser, of 13 lovely Vancouver gardens is June 23 & 24. Passports $30 bit.ly/JvozeJ
  4. @PMeisznerGlobal I'll take a dozen at those prices...
  5. The calm before the storm - just posted a set of Knight St. Bridge 1972 construction photos flic.kr/p/c4iexm @BCBridgeCulture
  6. Vancouver Icons: Lord Stanley bronze statue, welcoming visitors to Stanley Park bit.ly/KDt1Ys @Miss604 @ParkBoard
  7. @Dee2theCue AND finally, this edition contains colour photos... time to retire my 1974 edition :-)
  8. Our city's story in brick, steel and concrete - 'Exploring Vancouver' released bit.ly/JzXHib
  9. 90-yr-old Stanley Park memorial honours Pauline Johnson this Sat 10am-noon, sponsored by Friends of @VanArchives bit.ly/L3R3eK
  10. AND just received a copy of the also newly released 'Exploring Vancouver' by Hal Kalman - it's a book day! bit.ly/yV4BhX @dougmaclit
  11. Just received my copy of Michael Kluckner's new release 'Vanishing Vancouver' - looks amazing! bit.ly/L7RDh2
  12. Archival goodness - Blog post: turning 110-yr-old City Water Application Records into online data bit.ly/JlLJVI @vanarchives
  13. @HeritageCbridge Is that the ornate 1886 Galt, ON Post Office building? bit.ly/Kfi5nH
  14. A heritage success! 100-year old Firehall No. 15's multi-million dollar makeover complete! bit.ly/J4iyU0 @VanCourierNews
  15. @ArchAntiques It's a white haired gopher, of course. Alberta's first coat of arms, & apparently the only one that was reproduced/exists.