History of Vancouver: Streetcars, Granville Bridge, South Granville Neighbourhood

It took only a century to grow from our humble beginnings as a place where vacationers pitched their tents to becoming one of Vancouver's premier shopping and cultural destinations.

Join Civic Historian and Author John Atkin as he takes us on a tour of South Granville, a unique neighbourhood with a rich, historical past that plays an important role in Vancouver's beginnings as a city.

For more on John Atkin visit
http://www.johnatkin.com

For more on the history of Vancouver's South Granville Neighbourhood visit
http://www.southgranville.org/history/




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[smegette]

I just have to add that things like this keep us in touch with our past, good, bad or ugly, it's our history :) I look at these and think of my mom traveling on the streetcars like she did to go to work in the 40's. It's amazing to see how it all unfolded. Thank you again.

[SouthGranvilleBIA]

Hi Lor, @smegette, Thank you too for sharing your story here of your Mom and your personal connection with the history of Vancouver and of the South Granville neighbourhood.

[smegette]

Thank you very much for this !

[SouthGranvilleBIA]

Glad everyone likes this video so much! We had alot of fun putting it together and helping to research the history of South Granville and Vancouver. A big thanks to Vancouver Historian John Atkin for his contributions. South Granville is full of interesting Vancouver history. Check out the History section of the South Granville website for Back Stories, a photo gallery and more!

[garycalgary]

i find this fascinating

[Courtenay334]

Thanks very much for doing this. Great that history is being kept alive in such an easily accessible fashion.

[jeremy80836]

I have to say I really enjoyed this

[vancouver1907]

Was South Granville a stagecoach road. I know Douglas Road was.

[alexwarrior1]

I had to use google to find out what a 'Piggly Wiggly' was