Sports facilities

Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver

AM1435-: CVA 1435-591
Item
1970

Part of Westcoast Transmission Company Ltd. fonds

Item is photograph showing boilers inside the Pacific Coliseum.

Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver

AM1435-: CVA 1435-594
Item
1970

Part of Westcoast Transmission Company Ltd. fonds

Item is photograph showing empty rows of seats inside the Pacific Coliseum.

Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver

AM1435-: CVA 1435-595
Item
1970

Part of Westcoast Transmission Company Ltd. fonds

Item is photograph showing the empty rows of seats inside the Pacific Coliseum.

Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver

AM1435-: CVA 1435-596
Item
1970

Part of Westcoast Transmission Company Ltd. fonds

Item is photograph showing the inside of the Pacific Coliseum including the stage, the empty rows of seats, and the scoreboard.

Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver

AM1435-: CVA 1435-585
Item
1970

Part of Westcoast Transmission Company Ltd. fonds

Item is photograph showing boilers inside the Pacific Coliseum.

Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver

AM1435-: CVA 1435-588
Item
1970

Part of Westcoast Transmission Company Ltd. fonds

Item is photograph showing boilers inside the Pacific Coliseum.

Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver

AM1435-: CVA 1435-589
Item
1970

Part of Westcoast Transmission Company Ltd. fonds

Item is photograph showing stage in the middle of the ground floor inside the Pacific Coliseum.

Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver

AM1435-: CVA 1435-592
Item
1970

Part of Westcoast Transmission Company Ltd. fonds

Item is photograph showing the scoreboard and the ceiling of the Pacific Coliseum.

Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver

AM1435-: CVA 1435-582
Item
1970

Part of Westcoast Transmission Company Ltd. fonds

Item is photograph showing stage in the middle of the ground floor inside the Pacific Coliseum.

Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver

AM1435-: CVA 1435-583
Item
1970

Part of Westcoast Transmission Company Ltd. fonds

Item is photograph showing a close up of a machine part of a larger engine.

Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver

AM1435-: CVA 1435-587
Item
1970

Part of Westcoast Transmission Company Ltd. fonds

Item is photograph showing close-up of a motor to a larger machine.

Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver

AM1435-: CVA 1435-598
Item
1970

Part of Westcoast Transmission Company Ltd. fonds

Item is photograph showing the empty rows of seats inside the Pacific Coliseum.

Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver

AM1435-: CVA 1435-600
Item
1970

Part of Westcoast Transmission Company Ltd. fonds

Item is photograph showing the empty rows of seats inside the Pacific Coliseum.

[Panoramic view of the West End from the Royal Alexandra Apartments at Bute and Comox]

AM54-S4-: PAN P112
Item
1911

Part of Major Matthews collection

Sectional panoramic view showing houses and buildings in the 1200, 1300 and 1400 blocks of Comox Street, the Broughton Apartments, St. John's Presbyterian Church, Nelson Street, the Horse Show building, the Denman Arena under construction and the Mayfair, Beacionsfield and Nelson Court Apartments.

Photograph of Kerrisdale Arena

AM757-S2-F3-: CVA 798-7.13
Item
1989

Part of Vancouver Public Aquarium Association fonds

Photograph shows Kerrisdale Arena and view down East Boulevard. Arena address is 5670 East Boulevard

Postcard roll 6

AM1553-8-S13-: MI-258
Item
1985

Part of Yaletown Productions Inc. fonds

Raw, silent footage some of which was used in the making of "Vancouver - The World in a City."

Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip being greeted upon arrival at U.B.C. Stadium

AM361-S9-: CVA 78-069
Item
Oct. 20, 1951

Part of Sherwood and Evelyn Lett family fonds

Item is a photograph of the greeting of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip by University of British Columbia President Norman MacKenzie upon their arrival by car to U.B.C. stadium on the occasion of the royal visit to U.B.C.

Princess Elizabeth and University of British Columbia officials at a U.B.C. football game

AM361-S9-: CVA 78-068
Item
Oct. 20, 1951

Part of Sherwood and Evelyn Lett family fonds

Item is a photograph of Princess Elizabeth, Prince Philip, and university officials at a University of British Columbia football game on the occasion of the royal visit to U.B.C. The identified individuals in this photograph are (from left to right): U.B.C. Chancellor Sherwood Lett, Princess Elizabeth, U.B.C. President Norman MacKenzie, and Prince Philip.

Proposed Vancouver downtown coliseum

AM1519-: PAM 1962-166
Item
1962

Part of City of Vancouver Archives pamphlet collection

Item includes summary and plans showing proposed facilities, arena and concourse floor plans based on Los Angeles Sports Arena plan.

Regatta Rowing Club July 1st 1936

AM1470-: MI-72
Item
1 Jul. 1936

Part of Colonel Victor Spencer family fonds

Item is an amateur film documenting a parade on W. Georgia Street heading west past McDermott Motors Ltd. at 1200 W. Georgia Street, toward Stanley Park. Film documents crowds around houses in the West End, men rowing in Coal Harbour, and the Denman Arena.

School Chorus at Forum

AM1535-: CVA 99-4901
Item
June 5, 1936

Part of Stuart Thomson fonds

Sports fields

AM1519-S1-A1019
File
Mar. 10, 2004

Part of City of Vancouver Archives pamphlet collection

Sports, special events - 1973 to 1985

AM1519-S1-A614.1
File
1973-1985

Part of City of Vancouver Archives pamphlet collection

Sports, special events - 1986 to 1998

AM1519-S1-A614.2
File
1986-1998

Part of City of Vancouver Archives pamphlet collection

Sports, special events - 1999 to 2005

AM1519-S1-A614.3
File
1999-2005

Part of City of Vancouver Archives pamphlet collection

Stadium

AM1553-8-S11-: MI-251
Item
1983

Part of Yaletown Productions Inc. fonds

Film is the release print of "Stadium" featuring construction of BC Place Stadium with time lapse of inflating roof. Also contains a panning shot of the city of Vancouver, and shots of construction in progress before the roof was ready to go up, workers working, an aerial view of the building without a roof, the crowd and dignitaries inside awaiting and watching the inflation of the roof. Musical soundtrack.

Stadium time lapse [uncut]

AM1553-8-S11-: MI-250
Item
1983

Part of Yaletown Productions Inc. fonds

Silent film featuring time lapse footage of the roof of B.C. Place Stadium being inflated; includes views from both inside and outside the building. As well as view shots of the Vancouver skyline with the addition of B.C. Place Stadium and its prominent roof.

Stadiums - 1977 to 1980

AM1519-S1-A615.1
File
1977-1980

Part of City of Vancouver Archives pamphlet collection

Stadiums - 1981 to 1983

AM1519-S1-A615.2
File
1981-1983

Part of City of Vancouver Archives pamphlet collection

Stadiums - 1983 to 2005

AM1519-S1-A615.3
File
1983-2005

Part of City of Vancouver Archives pamphlet collection

[The 29th Vancouver Battalion C.E.F. congregate inside the Denman Arena at 1805 West Georgia Street]

AM54-S4-: Mil P100.1
Item
May 24, 1919

Part of Major Matthews collection

[The 29th Vancouver Battalion C.E.F. in Denman Arena]

AM54-S4-: Mil P100.2
Item
May 24, 1919

Part of Major Matthews collection

[The bicycle track at Hastings Park created for the British Empire and Commonwealth Games]

AM54-S4-: Sp P81
Item
June 19, 1954

Part of Major Matthews collection

[The grandstand at Brockton Point]

AM54-S4-: Sp P19
Item
[189-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

U.B.C. Registrar Wood being presented to Princess Elizabeth by President MacKenzie

AM361-S9-: CVA 78-067
Item
Oct. 20, 1951

Part of Sherwood and Evelyn Lett family fonds

Item is a photograph of University of British Columbia President Norman MacKenzie introducing U.B.C. Registrar Charles B. Wood to Princess Elizabeth on the occasion of her visit to U.B.C. The identified individuals in this photograph are (from left to right) Charles B. Wood, U.B.C. Chancellor Sherwood Lett, Princess Elizabeth, and U.B.C. President Norman MacKenzie.

Vancouver - Pacific Celebration

AM1553-2-S6-: MI-264
Item
1976

Part of Yaletown Productions Inc. fonds

Film is a promotional film for the city of Vancouver. The film won several awards at film festivals including: Chris Plaque - Best Travel Film, at Columbus International Film Festival; a Special Jury Award at the San Francisco International Film Festival; the Canuck Award - 2nd Place Best Canadian Travel Film, Canadian Travel Association; a Bronze Award at the Film and Television Festival of New York; and a Certificate of Merit - Recreation at the Chicago International Film Festival.
Producer and director of photography: Robert S. Rodvik; Director and supervising editor: Michael J. Collier; Original music composed and arranged by Ralph Dyck; Narrator: Art Hives; Narration script: Keith Cutler; Laboratory: Alpha Cine Service Ltd.; Electronic Instruments Courtesy of Roland Corp.; Sponsored by Greater Vancouver Convention and Visitors Bureau; New Horizon Film Productions MCMLXXVI.
The16mm release print that the digital child was made from, was struck from the internegative/original negatives, and the optical sound track; it is closest thing to an original in the donation for this production. It is the only record of this movie on film with a soundtrack.

Vancouver - Pacific Celebration [French narration]

AM1553-2-S6-: MI-340
Item
1982

Part of Yaletown Productions Inc. fonds

Film is a promotional film for the city of Vancouver. The film won several awards at film festivals including: Chris Plaque - Best Travel Film, at Columbus International Film Festival; a Special Jury Award at the San Francisco International Film Festival; the Canuck Award - 2nd Place Best Canadian Travel Film, Canadian Travel Association; a Bronze Award at the Film and Television Festival of New York; and a Certificate of Merit - Recreation at the Chicago International Film Festival.
Producer and director of photography: Robert S. Rodvik; Director and supervising editor: Michael J. Collier; Original music composed and arranged by Ralph Dyck; Narrator: Art Hives; Narration script: Keith Cutler; Laboratory: Alpha Cine Service Ltd.; Electronic Instruments Courtesy of Roland Corp.; Sponsored by Greater Vancouver Convention and Visitors Bureau; New Horizon Film Productions MCMLXXVI.
The English narration is on channel 1 and the French narration is on channel 2.

Vancouver Rowing Club

AM1535-: CVA 99-1822
Item
Apr. 1928

Part of Stuart Thomson fonds

Arena in background.

Vancouver Rowing Club [4 man crew on Coal Harbour, arena in background]

AM1535-: CVA 99-1761
Item
July 1927

Part of Stuart Thomson fonds

Vancouver Rowing Club [arena visible in background, shells on Coal Harbour]

AM1535-: CVA 99-1578
Item
1 July 1926

Part of Stuart Thomson fonds

Vancouver Rowing Club [Coal Harbour]

AM1535-: CVA 99-1760
Item
July 1927

Part of Stuart Thomson fonds

Vancouver Rowing Club Regatta [Coal Harbour - showing arena and Boeing Aircraft Co.]

AM1535-: CVA 99-2544
Item
16 May 1931

Part of Stuart Thomson fonds

Vancouver Rowing Club regatta [in Coal Harbour]

AM1535-: CVA 99-2080
Item
1929

Part of Stuart Thomson fonds

The Denman Arena is featured in the background.

Vancouver Rowing Club regatta [in Coal Harbour]

AM1535-: CVA 99-2082
Item
1929

Part of Stuart Thomson fonds

Photo shows men in canoes with arena in background.

Vancouver Rowing Club spring regatta at Coal Harbour

AM1535-: CVA 99-2744
Item
13 May 1933

Part of Stuart Thomson fonds

Photograph shows spectators on wharf, arena in the background. The teams are the eights for the Vancouver Rowing Club and the University of Washington.