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Item is a documentary film documenting downtown Vancouver at night and is mostly made up of footage of neon and illuminated electric signs on Granville Street and in Chinatown. The film documents Granville Street at night, with crowds on the sidewalks and many illuminated electric signs visible, including those of the Orpheum, Vogue, and Odeon theatres. Also included is footage of a lighted fountain, the Hudson's Bay Company Building, and traffic signals. The film also documents the neon signs of a numerous restaurants and businesses in Chinatown, including the Marco Polo Restaurant, Ho Ho Chop Suey, the South Seas, Cathay Importers Company Limited, Ho Inn Chop Suey, Ming's, Asia Garden, and Loon Foon Kwok restaurant.

Item is a documentary film documenting Stanley Park, downtown Vancouver, the Vancouver Planetarium, and Vanier Park. The film documents a number of attractions within Stanley Park including the Stanley Park Miniature Railway, Stanley Park Junction, various sections of the seawall, the Brockton Point Lighthouse, Coal Harbour Marina, Elek Imredy's sculpture Girl in a Wetsuit, the replica figurehead of the RMS Empress of Japan, tennis courts, Prospect Point lookout, Lost Lagoon, the Stanley Park Golf Course, totem poles, and the Lions Gate (First Narrows) Bridge (1938-). The film also includes footage of birds including Canada geese, seagulls, swans, mallard and wood ducks, and peacocks. The film documents Vancouver Harbour and its facilities, and includes footage of shipping containers, cranes, cargo ships, seabus, and a floatplane.

The film also documents downtown Vancouver and includes footage of numerous prominent buildings including the Marine Building, Vancouver Harbour Centre, Bayshore Inn, the Westcoast Energy Building, Hotel Vancouver, the Provincial Court House, Robson Square under construction, the Georgia Medical Dental Building, the Bank of Nova Scotia Tower, TD Tower, the Vancouver Block, Commodore Ballroom, Sun Tower, Dominion Building, Andrew Wesley Church, and the Hudson's Bay Company building. The film also contains night footage of the Vancouver skyline, Granville Street with illuminated signs, a fountain lit by coloured lights, and neon signs in Chinatown, including those for the Marco Polo Chinese Smorgasbord, Loon Foon Kwok restaurant, Ming's, South Seas Dining Lounge, Ho Inn Chop Suey, and Bing C. Wong & Associates Accounting and Taxation Service.

Film also includes footage of the exterior of the Bloedel Conservatory, a tugboat in False Creek, the downtown Vancouver skyline as viewed from Kitsilano, an old house (number 1160, street unknown), sailboats in English Bay, the Vancouver Planetarium, Vanier Park, and Beach Avenue as seen across False Creek from Vanier Park.

Photograph shows Chinese Benevolent Association building, and an adjacent building, housing Oriental Art and Curios, and Ho Ho Chop Suey restaurant.

Photograph shows buildings and businesses along East Pender Street including 116 East Pender Street, the Chinese Benevolent Association National Headquarters (108 East Pender Street), Ho-Ho Chop Suey (102 East Pender Street), and the Sun Ah Hotel (100 East Pender Street)

Photograph also shows Ho Inn Restaurant (79 East Pender Street)

Photograph shows buildings and businesses along East Pender Street including the Nanking Restaurant (245 East Pender Street), Kwang Chow Restaurant (251 East Pender Street), Delightful Food Restaurant (277 East Pender Street), and Jing Wah Company Grocery (299 East Pender Street)

Photograph also shows the Pavilion Garden Restaurant (509 Main Street)

Photograph also shows buildings and businesses along Pender Street includning the Sun Tower (100 West Pender Street), Ho Inn Restaurant (79 East Pender Street), Cheng Wing Yeong Tong Association (79 1/2 East Pender Street), and Trans National Emporium Importers (89 East Pender Street)

Photograph also shows Continental Trading Enterprises Ltd. (141 East Pender Street) on the ground level of Ming's

Photograph also shows Continental Trading Enterprises Ltd. (141 East Pender Street) on the ground level of Ming's

Item is a photograph of buildings and businesses along Pender Street including Ming's Restaurant (147 East Pender Street) and the Sun Tower (100 West Pender Street); neon signs are visible.

Photograph also shows buildings and businesses along Pender Street including the Bamboo Terrace Restaurant (155 East Pender Street), Ming's Restaurant (147 East Pender Street), and the Sun Tower (100 West Pender Street)