Vancouver 1907

Early footage of Vancouver, B.C. (Canada) shot by U.S. filmmaker William Harbeck -- who perished at the age of 44 filming the Titanic's maiden voyage just under 5 years later. (See Comments section for Route details)
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(Music: "Calendar" by Your Hand in Mine -- from a readaptation of Mikio Naruse's 1933 Japanese Silent Film "Yogoto no Yume"/Every Night Dreams)

• Category

  Film & Animation

[mp2lon]

Thanks Rhett. One of the last times I spent with my dad before he died this month, I showed this to him on my mobile. He thought it was brilliant, enjoyed it a great deal. Thanks for helping to give him a few moments of escape from a very bad end.

[RhettRowe]

Sorry for your loss mp2lon. I hope your dad's now enjoying a giant-screen version of the film alongside Mr. Harbeck and the "cast". Peace.

[Joanne Braithwaite]

It would be nice to have a version with subtitles indicating which street he was on as he changes onto it, though that would take quite a bit of sleuthing. I assume it ends going up Granville St. Very nice

[RhettRowe]

REPOSTING: Starts on Granville where City Centre Canada Line Stn. is today @1:18 turn onto W.Hastings and head east past Carrall @3:21 now heading south on Carrall + turn right onto Cordova heading west @4:18 turn left and go south on Cambie to Hastings @4:32 skip to heading west on Robson around Burrard @4:43 mark see "The Manhattan" Apts. under construction at Robson and Thurlow + continue along Robson to Broughton @5:13 now on Davie past Bidwell heading east. Ride ends on Davie around Bute.

[homer30]

The first pars seems to be Granville and then the light rail turned right on Hastings. The building on the left side before turning to Hastings still exist today.

[josue poma]

Mientras mas antigua la epoca, mejor seria mi estancia, aveces pienso que no debi haber nacido en esta epoca del siglo XX, sino en esas epocas

[josue poma]

Me hubiera gustado vivir en esas epocas, ya que en ese entonces, se valoraba mucho mas la humildad y las cosas que tenian, la gente era mas humilde, menos perversa, menos egoista, y creia mas en DIOS

[huskydog137]

To whom it may concern, thank you.

[Evgeni Melnikov]

Супер видео!

[Ben L]

what's the song?

[Scott Anderson]

For further information, I invite you to see the Vancouver Historical Society's "City Reflections" DVD. It is available through the Vancouver Public Library, or by purchase through a variety of outlets. The main feature is a 53-minute documentary, including footage of the same route in 2007. There are several additional features, including news items, historian interviews, and the 1907 film Harbeck took of Victoria, BC. --Scott Anderson, President, VHS. vancouver-historical-society.c­a

[Jaye Gallagher]

Thank you RhettRowe! What a great journey.