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Plan (in red) showing a suggested bye-pass [sic] road at south end of bridge to avoid cars making...

Plan (in red) showing a suggested bye-pass [sic] road at south end of bridge to avoid cars making a U-turn and obstructing traffic

Item is a map of the Prospect Point area annotated to show a suggested bypass road at the south end of the First Narrows Bridge. Base map shows roadways approaching the proposed First Narrows Bridge, locations of hydrants, topography, and details of landscaping in some areas, and includes two elevations of a proposed skew bridge.

First Narrows. Proposed Suspension Bridge for Foot Passengers Only

First Narrows. Proposed Suspension Bridge for Foot Passengers Only

Item consists of an architectural drawing for a proposed footbridge over the First Narrows, with its southern end near Prospect Point. The drawing consists of a plan and elevation of the structure. The sheet also includes a location map showing the span of the bridge in the context of Stanley Park and the North Vancouver shoreline.

Photograph Album: Scenes of Vancouver area and W.H. Malkin employees

File contains a photograph album showing various scenes in Vancouver and surrounding area. There are also many informal photos of W.H. Malkin employees participating in activities such as: baseball, camping, picnics, sailing and fishing. There are also numerous photos of the W.H. Malkin storefront. Pictured in photographs on pages two and three of the album is Ed Jardine according to hand written annotations on loose papers that were slipped into the album. Two photos on page twenty-four were taken by Lennox Studios and are entitled: "Camping at Hollyburn" and "By the Campfire's Glow."

In and Around Vancouver, B.C.

File contains a photograph album showing various scenes of Vancouver and the surrounding area. Places include: Stanley Park, English Bay, Hastings Park, North Vancouver (Capilano Canyon, Seymour Creek Canyon, Lynn Creek Canyon), mouth of the Fraser River, Howe Sound, Burrard Inlet. There are also photographs of various ships around Vancouver. All photographs have caption hand written below.

Indian village and museum, Stanley Park

File consists of drawings depicting various buildings designed for an "Indian village" or "Indian museum" to be located in the Lumberman's Arch area of Stanley Park. Five of the drawings are of buildings designed by Henry E.C. Carrey for the Arts, Historical and Scientific Association of British Columbia, who came up with the original idea for a collection of buildings to represent a model First Nations village. When the project failed to garner funding, the Association handed the project off to the Parks Board.

Two later drawings by Parks Board Superintendent A.S. Wooton are for a smaller, single building referred to as an "Indian museum" proposed for the same site.

Carry, Henry E.C.

Plan for Warren Harding memorial

Plan for Warren Harding memorial

Item is a blueprint copy of an architectural drawing showing a cross section and site plan for the memorial to the deceased U.S. President Warren G. Harding in Stanley Park. It has been annotated and signed in the top right corner in ink. It is numbered "Sheet 1".

Vancouver's birthday party

Vancouver's birthday party

The feature is a presentation from BCTV’s News Hour (April 6, 1986) about the centennial birthday celebrations at Stanley Park. Presenter Irene Daniels discusses the celebration over footage of a variety of activities and events throughout the day. The feature begins with a one hundred gun salute, fireboats on the harbor, and a long section of the birthday fireworks. Next is footage of Mayor Michael Harcourt visiting the first baby born on April 6th, followed by footage of the parade, the concert at Brockton Point, and various celebratory park activities. The feature concludes with a speech by Governor General Jeanne Sauvé and the cutting of the Centennial cake by Sauvé and the mayor.

Yokohama festival, joint concert in Stanley Park

Yokohama festival, joint concert in Stanley Park

Item is a videocassette containing a news presentation from Japanese television about a joint concert [in Stanley Park] with Japanese and Canadian youths leading up to the Yokohama Day celebration at Expo 86.

The broadcast begins with a newscaster introducing the piece, and cuts to performances of Japanese and Canadian musicians playing jazz and band music, followed by short interviews with English speakers reacting to the music and the cultural exchange. Next up is a fashion show with ‘Miss Yokohama’ and a mixture of Japanese and Western women in traditional Japanese clothing, followed by a group of Japanese women playing traditional music on Koto. Street scenes of the grounds are followed by a brief interview with [an unknown politician or organizer] (in English) and then interviews with Japanese youth on the grounds. The band from earlier then plays an evening show, followed by interviews with the young Japanese musicians and some of the audience members (in English). The spot concludes with night footage of the grounds.

Stanley Park, the VanDusen Garden, and the visit of the Kaiwo Maru

Stanley Park, the VanDusen Garden, and the visit of the Kaiwo Maru

Item is a documentary film documenting Stanley Park, the VanDusen Botanical Display Garden, and the visit to Vancouver of the Japanese tall ship the Kaiwo Maru. Footage taken at the VanDusen Garden includes the garden entrance, the administration/library/classroom building, flower beds, roses, trees, ponds, lily pads, blue herons, a starling, and stone sculptures. Footage from Stanley Park includes crowds at the Stanley Park Junction, children and adults riding the Stanley Park Miniature Railway, people watching bears at the Stanley Park Zoo, and other zoo animals including flamingoes and seals. Film also includes footage taken from a sail boat of the Kaiwo Maru in English Bay surrounded by numerous pleasurecraft, with a group of the Kaiwo Maru's crew standing on her bow. The film also includes footage of Vancouver Harbour, downtown Vancouver, and cruise ships at berth as viewed from the deck of a sail boat.

Around Vancouver

Around Vancouver

Item is a film containing home movie footage filmed by Allan Crocker. The film shows Stanley Park including the Stanley Park zoo, birds and the Dining Pavilion; Coal Harbour; the Lion's Gate Bridge; Queen Elizabeth Park; a trip to [Caribou?]; an airport; and Christmas celebrations at the Crocker residence, 7347 West Boulevard.

Vancouver Jubilee

Vancouver Jubilee

Item is a promotional film showing the Diamond Jubilee celebration events, a brief history of Vancouver and concludes with footage of Vancouver after 1945. The film shows historical photographs of Vancouver and focuses on various aspects of development in Vancouver including industry, media, communications, transportation, power plants, city planning, city governance, tourism and architecture.

The film was commissioned by the Vancouver Jubilee Publicity Committee and later sponsored by the British Columbia Electric Company Ltd.

Individuals involved in the creation of the film include: John Young (Director of Photography), L.E. Weekes (Cameraman), Maureen Balfe (Editor), Gordon Inglis and Margaret Jestley (Narrators), C. Fredenburgh (Lighting), L.M. Parry (Producer), William D. Dix (Director)

This film is a re-print made by the Vancouver Museum in the late 1970's for a program called "Vancouver's Heritage in Film".

Trans-Canada Films

Stanley Park

Stanley Park

Item is a map showing roads, trails, walkways, parking lots, buildings, shorelines, creeks, and swamps in Stanley Park.

Ceperley [playground] subway

Ceperley [playground] subway

Item is an architectural drawing depicting the design of the road underpass and Stanley Park Drive bridge adjacent to the Ceperley Park playground in Stanley Park. The drawing depicts plans, sections, a rendering of the bridge and a materials schedule.

Vancouver Park Board

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