|
Places, Earth |
|
State Parks, Historic Sites, and Museums need your help.Places Earth recently encountered closed state parks in Arizona and California is threatening to close all state parks. The story is similar throughout the country. Places Earth urges everyone to support these vital and important public resources any way you can. Please find a worthy local or distant historic site or museum that is in financial danger and donate your treasure, time, and talent. Write to your governor and other elected officials telling them to find a way to keep these parks open. It will be your loss. Public Service Announcement |
| Back | Southwest British Columbia Main Page |
Vancouver Buildings and Skyline
All photographs taken by Kenneth A. Larson. All rights reserved. © 2007 - 2010.|
Vancouver is the largest city in western Canada. It lies on the south end of the west coast of Canada, a short distance from the US border. The city has over half a million residents and one of the mildest climates in Canada. Vancouver is a major shipping port and jumping off point for tourist seeking the spectacular scenery surrounding and cruise ship sailing along the west coasts of Canada and Alaska. The first residents of the Vancouver area began about 8,000 to 10,000 years ago with the retreating of the most recent ice age. Spanish Captain José María Narváez in 1791, and British naval Captain George Vancouver in 1792 were the first Europeans to explore the southern coast of British Columbia. The first European settlement of the lower mainland began in 1827 with the establishment of Fort Langley. The Vancouver area was settled in 1862 and grew rapidly with the completion of the Canadian Pacific Railway connecting it to eastern Canada. A Chinese community developed and Vancouver is now home to a large Chinese community. Later other European groups moved to the area and with the development of overseas air travel, a large Asian community has developed. The first saw mill along Burrard Inlet began operation at Moodyville on the north shore in 1863 and in 1915 the community expanded and was renamed North Vancouver. The first mill on the south shore, Stamp's Mill, began in 1867. Also in 1867, John (Jack) Deighton built a saloon a mile west of the mill, just outside the mill's property line. Because of Jack's tendency to talk, or be "gassy," he came to be called Gassy Jack and the developing settlement around was called Gassy's Town or Gastown. In 1870 the colonial government of British Columbia created an official townsite named Granville after Granville Leveson-Gower, Secretery of State for the Colonies. The old section of Vancouver is still called Gastown. At the suggestion of CPR president, William Van Horne, the town was renamed Vancouver in and incorporated on April 6, 1886. On June 13, 1886, most of the town was destroyed in a major fire but was rebuilt with modern water, electricity, and streetcars. The first transcontinental trail arrived in July of the same year. Vancouver was a major link in the All-Red-Route which was a global ship and rail system of British trade. Grain was shipped from Vancouver to Europe through the Panama Canals which at first had competed for the Asia to Europe trade. The city continued to mature throughout the 20th Century and entered the 21st Century still the largest western Canadian city. Vancouver hosted the 2010 Winter Olympics. |
|
|
| Looking north to Vancouver while landing at Vancouver International Airport. | |
 Burrard Street |
 Old and new building. |
 Forest of condos. |
 Four tug boats. |
 Contemporary column bases. |
 Bronze dolphins at 510 Burrard. |
|
|
| Road construction. Less than three years before the 2010 Winter Olympics. | |
 Thre are many people of Chinese ancestry in Vancouver. |
 Saint John's Shaughnessy Anglican Church. 1490 Nanton Avenue. |
|
|
| Skyline as seen from a cruise ship at the terminal. | |
|
|
| Skyline as seen from a cruise ship at the terminal. | |
 Skyline as seen from Burrard Inlet. Vancouver Lookout (left center above image and right image) opened in 1977 by Neil Armstrong, first man on the Moon. |
|
| High atop Harbor Center, a complex of offices, a university campus, shops, and restaurants, Vancouver Lookout is just that, a fantastic view of Vancouver. | |
|
|
| Skyline as seen reflected in the windows of a cruise ship at the terminal. | |
 Vancouver skyline and cruise ship terminal. |
 Skyline as seen from the harbor. |
|
|
| Vancouver skyline and harbor. | |
|
|
| Harbor. | |
 Cargo cranes and ferry. |
 |
 |
| Harbor. Along the south shore of Burrard Inlet. | |
|
|
| Helicopter landing on a pier in Vancouver Harbor. | |
 Helicopter landing on a pier in Vancouver Harbor. |
|
|
| Cargo Cranes in Vancouver Harbor. | |
|
|
| Cargo Cranes in Vancouver Harbor. | |
|
|
| Cargo Cranes in Vancouver Harbor. | |
 Cargo Cranes reflected on cruise ship windows. |
|
|
| Ferry from North Vancouver. | |
|
|
| Cruise Ship Terminal. | |
|
|
| Cruise Ship Terminal. | |
|
|
| Cruise Ship Terminal. | |
|
|
| Freighter in Vancouver Harbor. | |
|
|
| Freighters in Burrard Inlet. | |
|
|
| Vancouver skyline and cruise ship terminal as seen from a departing ship. | |
 Looking toward West Vancouver. |
 Looking toward Vancouver. |
|
|
| Looking toward Vancouver. | |
|
|
| Lionsgate Bridge is both a gateway joining Vancouver to the cities of North and West Vancouver, and from the inner Burrard Inlet to the Pacific Ocean. | |
|
|
| Lionsgate Bridge. | |
 Skyline of Vancouver as seen from the west. |
 Barge with Vancouver beyond. |
 Looking east toward West Vancouver on the left and Vancouver on the right. The Lionsgate Bridge can be seen connecting the two. |
 Traveling west in Burrard Inlet leaving Vancouver behind. |
|
|
|
| Southwest British Columbia Main Page |
This page last updated: Saturday, 20-Feb-2010 23:01:34 CST
| Note: This is not the official site for any of the places shown in Places Earth. Places Earth is not responsible for accuracy of the information. Hours of operations, prices, exhibits, and sometimes locations are subject to change without notice. |
|
This web site started because of my love for Architecture and interest in History. This web site is for your benefit and I make no profit on it. I don't allow paid advertising. This site is supported primarily from my regular paycheck as a Set Designer and there haven' been many this year. My wife sells Gold Canyon products at www.valleygirlcandles.com and I sell art at www.klimages.com. A non-tax deductable donation to help cover the cost of operating this web site may be made to Kesign Design Consulting through PayPal ... | ||
 Valley Girl Candles |
|
Valley Girl Candles |
 |
This site maintained by Kenneth A. Larson. Copyright © 2004 - 2010, Kenneth A. Larson. All Rights Reserved. Website content including photographic and graphic images may not be redistributed for use on another website. |
| This site is a non-commercial alternative to my commercial design portfolio site. This site's only purpose is for your enjoyment. There is no advertising and I make no profit. If you are in the need of a designer, please check my commercial site www.kesigndesign.com. |
|
|
Home | Contact | Road Trips | Sales | Space | USA Ken Larson | K L Images | Mission Trail Today | U. S. Mission Trail | Kesign Design Consulting |
|
|