City of Vancouver Archives

Vancouver : as seen from space : vue de l'espace

Part of City of Vancouver Archives technical and cartographic drawing collection

Map shows Vancouver, the Fraser Valley and a portion of the Gulf Islands as seen from space.

AM1553-8-S13-: MI-341
Item
ca. 1980

Item is a promotional film for the city of Vancouver. It features several aerial views of the city and highlights the many activities available to enjoy in or near the city. Film also shows the Expo 86 site under construction. Directed and edited by Mike Collier; photography Dave Geddes, Ron Orieux, Tom Rodvik, Tim Sale, John Seale, and Bob Asgeirsson; narrator Art Hives; music Ralph Dyck; technical services Alpha Cine Service and Post Haste Video. Sponsored by the Greater Vancouver Convention and Visitors Bureau. Produced by Yaletown Productions.

Vancouver [aerial view of Downtown, Vancouver waterfront and Burrard Inlet looking northeast]

AM358-S1---: CVA 152-9.12
Item
[1937]

Part of H.A. Price collection

Photograph shows an aerial view of downtown Vancouver and its eastern districts. Image includes Vancouver Harbour, the semi-completed third Hotel Vancouver, the Marine Building, and Piers "A" , "B/C", and "D".

Vancouver Airport & Admin buildings

AM1376-: 2014-055.16
Item
July 27, 1956

Part of City of Vancouver Archives photograph collection

Vancouver B.C. [from the air looking east from West End]

AM54-S4-: Van Sc P7
Item
1931

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows buildings and houses along West Georgia Street and Pender Street.

Vancouver B.C. Looking North

AM54-S4-: Van Sc P10.1
Item
1931

Part of Major Matthews collection

Oblique view showing the Burrard Bridge under construction, the Kitsilano Trestle, Granville and Cambie Bridges, Kitsilano, Granville Island, False Creek, Fairview, Mount Pleasant, Yaletown, Downtown, West End, Stanley Park and Vancouver Harbour

Vancouver City Hall

AM54-S4-: City P45
Item
Sept. 13, 1945

Part of Major Matthews collection

Oblique view shows the are between Cambie and Yukon Streets and 13th Avenue and Broadway

Vancouver from the air looking north from over Little Mountain

AM54-S4-: Air P98
Item
Sept. 26, 1960

Part of Major Matthews collection

Item is an oblique photograph showing Fairview, False Creek, R.C.A.F. Equipment Depot, Granville Island, Burrard Bridge, Granville (Street) Bridge, Downtown, West End, Stanley Park, Vancouver General Hospital, First Narrows and Burrard Inlet. Across the Inlet are parts of West Vancouver and North Vancouver and the Capilano Indian Reserve No. 5 (X̱wemelch’stn/Homulchesan).

Vancouver looking east from [Howe Sound]

AM54-S4-: Air P100
Item
1960

Part of Major Matthews collection

Oblique view. Photograph shows Point Grey, University of British Columbia and University Endowment Lands.
Typewritten letter from Hunting Survey Corporation Limited on verso of print.

Vancouver looking east, aerial

AM1576-S6-12-F47-: 2011-010.1802
Item
[197-] (reproduced 1986)

Part of Vancouver Centennial Commission fonds

Vancouver looking north from 22nd Avenue

AM1376-: CVA 1175-1
Item
[ca. 1938]

Part of City of Vancouver Archives photograph collection

Vancouver looking north, aerial

AM1576-S6-12-F47-: 2011-010.1803
Item
[197-] (reproduced 1986)

Part of Vancouver Centennial Commission fonds

Vancouver. Lower Mainland

Part of City of Vancouver Archives technical and cartographic drawing collection

Item is a map made as a composite of scaled aerial photographs of the Lower Mainland. The photograph's boundaries are: the westernmost extent of the area covered is Passage Island in Horseshoe Bay; the easternmost is 216st Street, Maple Ridge; the northernmost is Lynn Headwaters Regional Park; and the southernmost is Drayton Harbour, Surrey.

McEllanney Surveying and Engineering

Vancouver Planetarium

AM1435-: CVA 1435-548
Item
1968

Part of Westcoast Transmission Company Ltd. fonds

Item is photograph showing an aerial view of the Vancouver Museum and Planetarium. The Crystal Pool can be seen across the water (at the foot of Nicola Street, extending to the water's edge) and the Kensington Place apartment building (with the red roof) behind it.

Vancouver Planetarium

AM1435-: CVA 1435-549
Item
1968

Part of Westcoast Transmission Company Ltd. fonds

Item is photograph showing an aerial view of the Vancouver Museum and Planetarium.

Vancouver, B.C.

AM54-S4-: Van Sc P14
Item
[ca. 1931]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Oblique view showing Brockton Point and the Marine Building and the second and third Hotel Vancouvers in the background

Vancouver, B.C. Burrard Bridge

AM1376-: 2014-055.06
Item
June 22, 1957

Part of City of Vancouver Archives photograph collection

Vancouver, B.C. Cambie Br. [bridge]

AM1376-: 2014-055.19
Item
June 22, 1957

Part of City of Vancouver Archives photograph collection

Vancouver, B.C. Cloverleaf - N. [north] End Granville Bridge

AM1376-: 2014-055.03
Item
June 22, 1957

Part of City of Vancouver Archives photograph collection

Vancouver, B.C. Connaught Br. [Cambie Bridge] and west

AM1376-: 2014-055.21
Item
June 22, 1957

Part of City of Vancouver Archives photograph collection

Vancouver, B.C. Docks

AM1376-: 2014-055.09
Item
June 22, 1957

Part of City of Vancouver Archives photograph collection

Vancouver, B.C. East of N. [north] End of Lion's Gate Br. [bridge]

AM1376-: 2014-055.01
Item
June 22, 1957

Part of City of Vancouver Archives photograph collection

Vancouver, B.C. [from the air looking east from Lost Lagoon]

AM54-S4-: Van Sc P15
Item
1931

Part of Major Matthews collection

Oblique view showing the Denman Arena, the Horse Show building, the Coal Harbour waterfront and the West End

Vancouver, B.C. N. [north] End Lion's Gate Bridge

AM1376-: 2014-055.07
Item
June 22, 1957

Part of City of Vancouver Archives photograph collection

Vancouver, B.C. N. [north] W. [west] of Burrard Bridge

AM1376-: 2014-055.02
Item
June 22, 1957

Part of City of Vancouver Archives photograph collection

Vancouver, B.C. Seaforth Bar.

AM1376-: 2014-055.20
Item
June 22, 1957

Part of City of Vancouver Archives photograph collection

Vancouver, B.C. University of British Columbia

AM1376-: 2014-055.08
Item
June 22, 1957

Part of City of Vancouver Archives photograph collection

Vancouver, B.C. University of British Columbia

AM1376-: 2014-055.22
Item
June 22, 1957

Part of City of Vancouver Archives photograph collection

Vancouver, B.C., Canada

AM1052-: AM1052 P-2490
Item
[197-?]

Part of City of Vancouver Archives postcard collection

Item is a postcard showing an aerial view of Vancouver, the Burrard Inlet and the North Shore Mountains. Caption on back of postcard: "Aerial view of the downtown core, English Bay and beautiful Kitsilano. The Planetarium, Burrard and Granville Street Bridges shown in the foreground. A background of the beautiful North Shore mountains and one of the world's largest ice-free deep water harbours."

Vancouver, B.C., Canada : Aerial view of Downtown Vancouver with harbour and North Shore Mountains

AM1052-: AM1052 P-2238
Item
[196-?]

Part of City of Vancouver Archives postcard collection

Vancouver, B.C., Canada : aerial view of downtown Vancouver, Burrard Inlet and North Shore Mountains

AM1052-: AM1052 P-2294
Item
[196-?]

Part of City of Vancouver Archives postcard collection

Item is a postcard showing an aerial view of Vancouver, the Burrard Inlet and the North Shore Mountains. Caption on back of postcard: "The harbours are ice free throughout the year accommodating the world's largest ships of all nations. Considered to be one of the most beautiful cities in the world with ideal recreation facilities in close proximity to the city centre."

Vancouver, B.C., Canada : aerial view of Downtown Vancouver, Burrard Inlet and the North Shore Mountains

AM1052-: AM1052 P-2181
Item
[196-?]

Part of City of Vancouver Archives postcard collection

Item is a postcard showing an image of an aerial view of Downtown Vancouver, the Burrard Inlet and the North Shore Mountains. Caption on back of photograph: "This aerial view showing Granville Street Bridge in the foreground is a clear testimonial to the exciting skyline and surrounding beauty of this seaport city. The residential areas of West and North Vancouver are seen in the background."

Vancouver, B.C., Canada : West End and park - looking west to Point Atkinson

AM1052-: AM1052 P-2284
Item
[196-?]

Part of City of Vancouver Archives postcard collection

Item is a postcard showing an aerial view of the West End and Stanley Park. Caption on back of postcard: "Aerial view showing the Burrard Inlet; part of Downtown Vancouver; Stanley Park; the Lions Gate Bridge; West Vancouver and the North Shore Mountains."

Vancouver, Canada

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-2781
Item
1951

Part of Major Matthews collection

Oblique view looking east from the University Endowment Lands showing Point Grey, Dunbar, English Bay, Stanley Park, Downtown, False Creek, Burrard Inlet and North Vancouver in the background

Vaucroft Beach from the air

AM1052-: AM1052 P-802
Item
[192-?]

Part of City of Vancouver Archives postcard collection

Victory Square, Block 27

COV-S544-: CVA 784-084
Item
1986

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Address: Vancouver - Hastings Street West, 200. Comment in slide list for this image is "Site is designed in two parts as a park and as a memorial contrast between natural landscape and a more formal man-made area. Upper area strongly enclosed by trees while northern part is open to street." Photograph shows an aerial view of Victory Square.

[View looking east from Main Street and Pender Street]

AM54-S4-: Van Sc P160
Item
1931

Part of Major Matthews collection

Oblique view

[View looking northeast from north shore of False Creek over Smithe Street]

COV-S651-: CVA 145-2
Item
Jul. 26, 1961

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[View of bomb damage to Coventry Cathedral]

AM54-S4-: LP 305
Item
Nov. 1940

Part of Major Matthews collection

Oblique view

[View of Bowen Island showing the Union Steamship Co. Resort and Deep Bay]

AM75-S1-: CVA 374-317
Item
1946

Part of Union Steamship Company of British Columbia fonds

Oblique view.

View of Capilano Canyon

AM1535-S1-: CVA 1123-9
Item
May 27, 1919

Part of Stuart Thomson fonds

Oblique view

View of City

AM1535-S1-: CVA 1123-4
Item
May 27, 1919

Part of Stuart Thomson fonds

Oblique view looking east along Broadway showing Kitsilano, the B.C.E.R. Lulu Island line, and the Kitsilano Trestle and Granville Bridges, Granville Island, Fairview, Downtown and Yaletown in the background

[View of] Dominion Mills, Ltd. South Vancouver, B.C.

AM1376-: CVA 1376-25
Item
[192-?]

Part of City of Vancouver Archives photograph collection

Photograph shows an oblique aerial view of the mill.

[View of downtown Vancouver looking west]

AM54-S4-: Air P106.6
Item
1942

Part of Major Matthews collection

[View of farm buildings and fields taken from the air]

AM1184-S1-: CVA 1184-3418
Item
[ca. 1948]

Part of Jack Lindsay Ltd. Photographers fonds

[View of fire at lumber yard - B.C. Forest Products fire?]

COV-S280-: CVA 354-416
Item
[July 3, 1960]

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Item is a photograph showing fire fighters working to control the blaze at the lumber mill site on West 6th Avenue.

[View of "Fram" house, museum and surroundings]

AM54-S4-: Bo P543
Item
1964

Part of Major Matthews collection

Oblique view.

[View of Georgia Street looking east from Broughton Street]

AM54-S4-: Air P91
Item
1960

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows Clarke Simpkins car dealership (1300 block West Georgia), Felix Apartments (610 Jervis Street), Lancaster Apartments (621 Jervis), Imperial Oil Building (1281 West Georgia), and the Rixon Court Apartments and Coffee Shop (720 Jervis Street)