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200109 - CVA 99-1282 - Police marching along Georgia Street West - Chief Anderson leading - 1924 TBTPS – Georgia Street, 1924 (broken water main edition)

The broken water main that’s being fixed on Georgia Street was originally installed in 1924. Today’s #TBTPS features a couple of pictures of Georgia from that same year.   Our headline image is of a police parade on Georgia at... Continue reading »

January 9, 2020   |   0 comments
200102 - CVA 99-2100 - New Year's Day swim - 1930 TBTPS: Polar Bear Swim in 1930 & 1968

In honour of yesterday’s 100th annual Polar Bear Swim, today’s #TBTPS shows the scene on New Year’s Day in 1930 (lead image) and again in 1968. Check out the English Bay Pier – not to mention the fantastic swim trunks –... Continue reading »

January 2, 2020   |   0 comments

 

 

 

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