Vancouver Transit in the 1950's

[Fizbin32111]

Take away the street cars and the cars of the time...is it really that better then? Although I will say I do miss the neon signs!

[3510211]

man vancouver used to be awesome. what happened?

[spotmcrackin]

Great old footage. My father just released a book through the BC Historical society called The Sockeye Special, all about the Steveston Tram & Lulu Island - sockeyespecial.dotcom

[Jeffbear1]

Great film footage. I own a Twin Coach gasoline bus {like the ones shown in the film} in my historic transit vehicle collection. Did anyone save a Vancouver Twin Coach bus?

[johnmday3]

@Jeffbear1 Yes. Google Transit Museum Society and click on "Historic Buses" to view the retired buses preserved by the Transit Museum Society. This clip is an excerpt from a 2 hour video that the Transit Museum Society sells as a fundraiser.

[Jeffbear1]

@johnmday3 Thanks......I've already done that. Their restored Twin is gorgeous. Their unrestored Twin is now offered for sale, I'm told. I've passed the word around that the Twin is for sale.

[adacom1000]

vancouver doesn't have street cars anymore

[OldCarsAreBest]

The Vancouver of back then seems much better than the Vancouver of today....

[deltanalliance]

@OldCarsAreBest I would disagree. Look at how unsafe that road is! No marked crosswalks or signal lights.

[atomicjuiceboy]

Where can you get a copy of the full DVD? I always wondered what used to sit where the viaducts are now. I would have never thought street car barns. Still lots of visible rails in the city. Sure wish they would revive a few lines.

[6550gate]

@atomicjuiceboy You can buy it from me. There are two DVD's in the set and they sell for $25. plus a couple of dollars for shipping

[MyVideoStop]

@6550gate I have one DVD with this stuff on it. It starts with the Burnaby Lake Line, and then the Central Park Line. Is this additional footage.

[6550gate]

@MyVideoStop it may be the same as you have, these 2 DVD's are about 1 hour long.

[DarrensVideo]

I sure like these street cars, and I'm glad Toronto still has their system running.

[jmw0284]

This is the same video that the Transit Museum Society sells. 1dvd 2 hours long. What else is on the second disk?

[blizzy63]

Film follows Main Street from East 8th Avenue to the major intersection (the "Grand Union") at East Hastings Street.

Passes intersections at KIngsway, 2nd Avenue, Terminal Avenue, Prior Street (Prior car barns), E. Georgia Street (construction), Keefer Street, E. Pender Street.

Filmed in 1950.

[CapChronic]

To bad the video cameras sucked back then. Would be like going back in a time machine if it was in HD it would look real.

[OedipaMaas40]

can you tell me what streets these are

[6550gate]

@OedipaMaas40 The narrator talks about all the streets and names them on the video's that the street cars travelled. If you are interested in owning a copy of the 2 dvd set they are listed on EBay. Search for Vancouver Transit.