Historical Hastings-Sunrise

Here's a really neat aerial photo of our neighbourhood, taken in 1957. Click to zoom in. In the upper middle of the photo, you can see the brand-new Hastings Community Centre. To the left of that you can see the original school building on the Dr. A. R. Lord property that is now home to the Eastside and Sunrise East programs.

http://vintageairphotos.com/57-51/

Map of Vancouver's Lost Streams

There's been a lot of babble lately about Vancouver's historical waterways! If you're interested because you've been following the story about salmon spawning in Still Creek, if you can't make it to Sunday's Historical Creek Walk, or if you would simply like to learn more, there are few good resources on the Internet.

Click on the picture to go to a great article with links to a larger version of this map, produced by the Vancouver Aquarium in the 1970s.

Recently, someone at UBC has fully digitized this map and also made it available as a layer in Google Maps. A PDF file and the Google Maps version can be found here:
http://koerner.library.ubc.ca/services/gis-services/secret-waterways/

Local Historical Creek Walk - Sunday, November 16

This free community event will start at 1 pm at the corner of Kaslo and Charles and will follow the historic path of Renfrew Creek through Hastings Park to New Brighton Park. Bruce MacDonald, author of Vancouver: A Visual History, will lead the walk with a discussion about the ecological history of the watershed. The walk will end with warm drinks and snacks and an informal discussion about the future of Renfrew Creek and New Brighton Park. Come prepared for walking and weather!