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This long-standing banquet hall has been a venue for concerts, poetry readings, and flea markets for many years. The property is now owned by Boffo Developments, who have plans to devlop a four-storey, mixed use building on the site. (1978 photo by POP SNAP).

Here's a glimpse of what life was like for some people in the early 1900s. This photo also gives you an idea of the amount of work involved in clearing these enormous old growth trees from thousands of acres to create the Vancouver we know today. (1915 photo from Vancouver City Archives). 

This was the home of politician, real estate developer and clothier William Dick. He served as a provincial MLA from 1928 until 1933, and developed the Dick Building at Broadway and Granville, among others. (1925 Dominion Photo Company photograph from Vancouver Photo Archives.)

Another great image from POP SNAP. (1978 image from POP SNAP).

Another Victorian Italianate design, this one constructed in 1889 by Ben Springer and  Captain James Van Bramer, two of Vancouver's early real estate entrepreneurs. Built just two years after the Gastown fire that levelled the city, it was one of the earliest large scale brick-clad buildings in Gastown. (1890 photo from Vancouver City Archives.)

This 1890 building is named after real estate speculator and local politician JW Horne, who developed a number of buildings in Vancouver.  The Victorian Italianate features include exposed cast iron columns, open stairways leading to below ground retail spaces, and decorative arches in the brickwork. These days the upper two floors are Single Room Occupancy (SRO) units. (1890 photograph from BC Archives).

Recreation of a Greg Girard photograph from the 1970s. The building is currently a safe injection site run by Insite.  (1970s photo from GregGirard.com). 

Built in 1932 during the depths of the Great Depression, this Kitsilano gas station's neo-Spanish colonial style reflected a strong California influence that can be seen in several buildings throughout Vancouver. The gas station closed in the 1970s, and was replaced by a parade of restaurants, the most recent being Local, part of the Joey restaurant group. (1932 photo from VPL Digital Archives.)

 Peter and Betty George opened this popular ice cream shop in 1945. It quickly became a local landmark, providing memories for families and kids throughout Kitsilano.  (1970 photo from Vancouver City Archives). 

Capilano Brewing Company was founded in 1934 by Fritz Sick, whose family owned breweries throughout Canada and the US. After moving from this location to 1550 Burrard Street, Capilano Brewing was purchased by Molson's in 1958. (1941 Leonard Frank photo from Vancouver City Archives).