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City of Vancouver Archives postcard collection Beaches
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English Bay Beach, Vancouver, B.C.

Item is a postcard printed with an image of the beach at English Bay, looking north. Shown in this image are bathers on the beach; the slide and diving platform; the English Bay Bathhouse; the Sylvia Hotel; houses; the Englesea Lodge; a dancing pavilion; and Stanley Park. The Promenade Pier had been demolished at the time that this photograph was taken.

English Bay from pier

Item is a postcard printed with an image of the beach at English Bay, viewed from the Promenade Pier looking southeast toward bathhouses and other buildings. Bathers and the slide and diving platform are also pictured.

English Bay, Vancouver, B.C.

Item is a postcard printed with an image of the beach at English Bay, viewed from the Promenade Pier looking west. Pictured in the image are bathers in the water; bathers crowding the slide and diving platform and the beach; a bathhouse; and residential buildings. This postcard includes personal correspondence. Sent to J.H. Schofield of Trail, B.C.

[Kitsilano Show Boat] Vancouver, B.C., Canada

Item is a postcard showing an image of the Kitsilano Showboat. Caption on back of postcard: "The Kitsilano Showboat has to date completed over 30 years of beach entertainment, sponsored by the Kitsilano Chamber of Commerce. Over a quarter million people attend this amateur show and over 2,500 entertainers volunteer their services each season. From early June to late August, this great little show goes on nearly every evening from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. midst beautiful surroundings. You are cordially invited to attend the Kitsilano Showboat at Kitsilano Beach. Drive south on Burrard Street across the bridge turn right, 4 blocks to free parking. Mon., Wed., Fri. at 8:00 p.m. different show each night."

Miss Lillian Jackson : 1912, English Bay

Item is a postcard showing Lillian Jackson at English Bay in 1912. There is a photocopied note accompanying the image: "Miss Lillian Jackson 1912, English Bay. Later Mrs. Alex Hogg. Mother of Irene Lawrence. This picture taken on the beach at English Bay, Vancouver in 1912. Notice the old bath houses, the long pier (on the left) leading to the popular dance floor. The building under construction in the background is the Sylvia Hotel. The management of the Sylvia Hotel was so intrigued with this post card picture that they borrowed it and had it blown up, quite large, and the finished pictures are hanging in several areas of the hotel."

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