Granville Street and West Georgia- 1880’s to 1950’s
Saturday, July 26, 2014; 11am to 1pm
Tour guide: Michael Gordon
$10 Heritage Vancouver members; $15 non-members
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Join historian and Senior Planner for Downtown Vancouver, Michael Gordon in an exploration of two of Vancouver’s most famous streets.On Wednesday, May 15, 1886, Lauchlan Hamilton, a City of Vancouver Aldermen and the CPR Land Commissioner began to stake out and survey what would become Granville Street and West Georgia Streets. It is still today one of Vancouver’s pre-eminent ‘high streets’ reflecting many elements that define our city.
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A Tour of Historic Chinatown
Sunday, July 27th, 2014; 10am to 12pm
Tour guide: Larry Wong
$10 Heritage Vancouver members; $15 non-members
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Join Larry Wong, who was born and raised in Chinatown, as he takes you on an intimate tour of Chinatown. Find out how the World’s Narrowest Building came to be, visit the original site of the CPR Roundhouse before it was moved to Yaletown and find out the history of several heritage buildings such as the Chinese Freemasons and the Yip Sang building built in 1889.
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Upcoming tours in August and September:
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Hippie Kitsilano – the ‘60s & ‘70s
Sunday, August 17, 2014; 10am to 12pm
Tour guide: Michael Kluckner
$10 Heritage Vancouver members; $15 non-members
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The Cardero Heritage Stroll
Saturday, August 23, 2014; 10am to 12pm
Tour guide: Holly Sovdi & Anthony Norfolk
$10 Heritage Vancouver members; $15 non-members
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A Planning Tour of Vancouver’s West End
Sunday, September 7; 10am to 12pm
Tour guide: Gordon Price
$10 Heritage Vancouver members; $15 non-members
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AIBC and PIBC learning credits available for all tours. Information in Eventbrite link.
