Down Memory Lane Interurban Tram footage 1950-51 Vancouver BC
Rare Vintage color footage narrated in 1990. Video footage of the Interurban Tram in Vancouver, Burnaby and New Westminster BC from the 1950's. I am not the narrator in this video. In the late '90's I was a member of a small crew who first worked on the restoration of car number 1220 in Steveston BC. We basically stripped it apart, removed the interior, reconstructed the bulkhead and replaced the end caps and rebuilt the entire roof. I personally disassembled the window frames and used them as a template to recreate the new ones so they would be as close as possible to the originals. It was a shame that our contract ended and we weren't able to finish the job. It was a lot of fun and educational working on that tram car especially talking with the old members of the society, some who were former employees of the tram itself, who liked to drop by and check out our handy work. I was just a very young man then. I don't really know if any of those guys who hung around there or if any of my co-workers are still alive. Please give it a like and don't forget to subscribe. Thanks for watching.
Vancouver ATTRACTIONS: INTERURBAN TRAM #1223 Inside The Tram Barn At Burnaby Village Museum
We visited the Burnaby Village Museum to check out the restored INTERURBAN TRAM #1223 inside the Tram Barn. This was back in December of 2017. I just finally got around to editing the footage together. I still have lots of raw video footage. I'll go through them and see what I can edit together to make a full video to upload.
From the official Burnaby Village Museum website:
Interurban
The restored Interurban tram #1223 is back at the Museum in its brand new tram barn. This structure houses the Interurban tram and interpretive displays and educational materials.
The tram is available to the public during BVM open hours.
Interurban tram car 1223 moved people and goods throughout the Lower Mainland between 1913 and 1958. Electric railway service in the region ended in the 1950s, replaced by buses. Thanks to the efforts of volunteers, the 1223 was preserved and restored.
The Working Years
In 1912 the B.C. Electric placed their largest order for tram cars, purchasing 32 1200-series cars from the St. Louis Car Company – including the 1223. This car entered service in 1913, and ran throughout the Lower Mainland for 45 years.
In Retirement
In the 1950s, electric railway service was replaced by buses. The 1223 was retired from service in 1958. It was one of only seven B.C. Electric Railway cars that was saved from destruction: the car became the property of the Burnaby Historical Society. The Society put it on display at Edmonds Loop, at Kingsway and Edmonds.
During the 1960s the car was vandalized. The decision was made to donate it to what is now the Burnaby Village Museum. The car was put on display, but its continued exposure to the elements led to a proposal by the Burnaby Historical Society for its restoration. In 2000, the Friends of the 1223 was formed to undertake the restoration project.
The Restoration of the 1223
The restoration of the 1223 was undertaken by a group of dedicated volunteers: the Friends of Interurban 1223. The Society was formed in 2000 and was responsible for the work of the restoration, as well as raising the money to complete the restoration project. The Museum's conservator provided technical advice and support for the five-year project.
In September 2001 the deteriorating car was moved from the Burnaby Village Museum, where it had been stored outdoors since 1971, to a warehouse on Royal Oak Avenue. Once it had been given time to dry out, the tram was taken apart, with each piece inventoried. The sides of the tram were removed, leaving only the floor and roof, with the roof held up by metal scaffolding.
The Friends persevered with the project, recruiting volunteers, raising money, and finding suppliers to donate materials and services. A few of the projects they undertook as part of the restoration include:
Patterns were drafted and repairs of the original steel side beams and structural posts to support the wooden side structure of the tram completed. After years of exposure to the elements, much of the wood was rotten. The new beams and posts ensure the structural integrity of the tram. The seats were entirely reconstructed, including having casts made for the 18 iron seat frames in the tram, working with a foundry to recreate the seat frames, and finding a supplier that could replicate the original twill weave rattan upholstery. Each individual seat had to be machined and adjusted to ensure smooth movement of their reversing mechanism.
The entire electrical system, including the interior system that lights the interior and the wiring to the switches, controllers, and motors that operate the tram was rewired. Missing brass hardware was recast and produced, including luggage racks, window hardware, and handles.
The Friends also worked with other tram restoration groups to locate pieces that had been collected from sister cars of the 1223. Some of these items were donated to the Friends – including the controllers. Other pieces were loaned to them so they could use them to make patterns – including the trolley pole base. Countless other tasks were completed by the volunteers and their supporters. By the time the project was complete, the Friends of Interurban 1223 had contributed over 20,000 volunteer hours and generated over $550,000 of cash and in-kind support for the project.
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The Tram 1220 by McKay Elementary
This animation was created by students from McKay Elementary at a one day workshop in November 2013.
The class was given a tour of the current Richmond Museum exhibition, On the Move: Richmond's Transportation Legacy. The class was also encouraged to visit the Steveston Interurban Building to view the tram. The students were broken into small groups and assigned a scene to animate.
The workshop, called Animating History, is a full-day animation workshop inspired by current Richmond Museum exhibitions. Students work with professional animators to storyboard a plot, create and animate characters, and add dialogue and sound effects.
This program is a partnership between the Richmond Museum and Reel 2 Real International Film Festival for Youth.
For more information, please visit richmond.ca/culture/sites/museum/schoolprograms.
Making the Public Art Piece Back on Track in Steveston
Mia Weinberg creates public art that explores connections between the places where we live, personal memories, and our collective civic and cultural stories. Based on a 1956 map of the tram route from Steveston to Marpole, Back on Track in Steveston is carved into the concrete platform of the Interurban Tram Building. By walking over the image of the Interurban tram route on their way into the building, visitors can appreciate a connection with Steveston's past directly beneath their feet — stations and names that no longer exist. Back on Track in Steveston stimulates memories for those who remember the days of riding the Interurban: stories that can be passed on to younger generations who never had that opportunity.
History of the Marpole neighbourhood in Vancouver
This video was produced by the City of Vancouver as part of the Marpole community plan, to give residents a sense of the planning and development historic milestones that shaped their community today. Find out more at: vancouver.ca/marpoleplan
Love on the Tram 1220 by Manoah Steves Elementary
This animation was created by students from Manoah Steves Elementary at a one day workshop in October 2013.
The class was given a tour of the current Richmond Museum exhibition, On the Move: Richmond's Transportation Legacy. The class was also encouraged to visit the Steveston Interurban Building to view the tram. The students were broken into small groups and assigned a scene to animate.
The workshop, called Animating History, is a full-day animation workshop inspired by current Richmond Museum exhibitions. Students work with professional animators to storyboard a plot, create and animate characters, and add dialogue and sound effects.
This program is a partnership between the Richmond Museum and Reel 2 Real International Film Festival for Youth.
For more information, please visit richmond.ca/culture/sites/museum/schoolprograms.
Nikkei Stories of Steveston - Back to Steveston
In 1949, travel restrictions on Japanese Canadians were lifted, allowing them to return to Steveston after World War II. They began to once again build institutions and contribute to the greater good of the community.
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The Story of the Tram by Anderson Elementary
This animation was created by students from Anderson Elementary at a one day workshop in November 2013.
The class was given a tour of the current Richmond Museum exhibition, On the Move: Richmond's Transportation Legacy. The class was also encouraged to visit the Steveston Interurban Building to view the tram. The students were broken into small groups and assigned a scene to animate.
The workshop, called Animating History, is a full-day animation workshop inspired by current Richmond Museum exhibitions. Students work with professional animators to storyboard a plot, create and animate characters, and add dialogue and sound effects.
This program is a partnership between the Richmond Museum and Reel 2 Real International Film Festival for Youth.
For more information, please visit richmond.ca/culture/sites/museum/schoolprograms.
Romance on the Tram by Lord Byng Elementary
This animation was created by students from Lord Byng Elementary at a one day workshop in November 2013.
The class was given a tour of the current Richmond Museum exhibition, On the Move: Richmond's Transportation Legacy. The class was also encouraged to visit the Steveston Interurban Building to view the tram. The students were broken into small groups and assigned a scene to animate.
The workshop, called Animating History, is a full-day animation workshop inspired by current Richmond Museum exhibitions. Students work with professional animators to storyboard a plot, create and animate characters, and add dialogue and sound effects.
This program is a partnership between the Richmond Museum and Reel 2 Real International Film Festival for Youth.
For more information, please visit richmond.ca/culture/sites/museum/schoolprograms
Richmond, B.C. Canada: World’s Fastest growing ” Ghost City ” ? Part 9 Vancouver
We are in a southern part of Vancouver B.C. ( Marpole area ).
When offshore investment invaded the greater Vancouver area in late 1980s, the “fad” became to build the types of homes noted in the video.
Older established homes were bought demolished and newer “Mega mansions” built to maximize allowable size and hence maximize profit.
This original wave of “owners” would often purchase the homes as some sort of “insurance” as they still conducted business in their native countries. They would often have their families living here, using the social services such as schools and hospitals while the head of the household worked elsewhere and avoid paying Canadian income taxes.
However,more often than not, these homes will sit empty for most of the year.
However, the Ghost City development madness is now reaching such epidemic proportions that even relatively new single family homes are being rezoned to facilitate higher density. The homes shown in this video, while somewhat of an extreme example, nonetheless show it is becoming “no holds barred”..everything is fair game.
If one views the property assessment,the newer homes on the assembled property would certainly have value as “improvements”, and each newer home (structure)would be worth in excess of $250,000.
More to the point…the develop has determined that they are willing(ie it is still profitable) to sacrifice over $2+ million in value in what currently exists to assemble these properties and re -develop the site into a multi -family development which this video series is showing simply adds to the Ghost City inventory. From past history and numerous examples,one can be certain the majority of these units , once built and sold…will remain vacant.
The almighty dollar ultimately ends up in the pockets of Developers and Gov’ts who don’t care about local citizens other than as obstacles, if not future targets.
Timelapse for Canada Line view from Riverrock Casino Richmond BC Canada Mar 03,2019
Bike Ride from Steveston Village to Garry Point Park
Garry Point Park is a 75-acre waterfront park in Richmond, British Columbia. The park has spectacular views of the South Arm of the Fraser River and Gulf Islands. It is 10-minute walk from Steveston Village.
Garry Point has beach and waterfront access, a Japanese style memorial garden, expansive open areas for picnicking and kite flying, and a heritage moorage facility with buildings and docks at Scotch Pond. Two concession stands operate seasonally at the main entrance of the park.
Steveston Village maintains the character of a quaint, historic fishing village, with more than 600 fishing boats. This popular tourist destination maintains a laid-back village atmosphere, and is home to two National Historic Sites of Canada, the Gulf of Georgia Cannery and Britannia Heritage Shipyard Park.
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Streetcars and Metro Vancouver: Urban Planning History Explained
This video helps understand Vancouver BC Canada explaining how some decisions were made that gave us the metropolitan region we have today.
Whether you are bored and looking for something to do in Vancouver or are a tourist wanting to better understand what you are experiencing or are a student of urban development history you will find this video interesting.
This documentary reveals the history of municipalities like Burnaby, New Westminster, Richmond, Surrey, Langley, Abbotsford, Chilliwack, North Vancouver and Coquitlam as well as places like Buntzen Lake and the Vedder Canal,
The first 40 years of Vancouver development had surprisingly little government involvement. The Canadian Pacific Railway laid out and named its streets before the city government even existed.
Robert Horne-Payne, a young financier in London, bought three bankrupt BC streetcar companies and created the BC Electric Railway Company. His ability to raise capital and his careful management led him to become one of the most important influences on the Metro Vancouver we know today.
After a local manager jeopardized the company by overextending commitments, Horne-Payne personally took responsibility for all major decisions up to 1928 when he sold the company and died shortly after. During the great period of growth Horne-Payne used a three wheeled wheelchair and never visited Vancouver.
BC Electric provided transit for Metro Vancouver and Victoria without public subsidies until it was nationalized by BC Transit in 1961. Transit has been subsidized by taxes ever since.
BC Electric decided which streets would be major arterials based on the needs of the streetcars and market forces. Vancouver's much loved shopping streets are former streetcar lines that were built before zoning. Homeowners along the lines converted their houses into stores. Most transit lines built after zoning was introduced to Vancouver do not have intensive retail. Horne-Payne shunned real estate speculation or development, focussing instead on his core business.
Horne-Payne developed BC's hydroelectric sector by building the innovative Buntzen Lake power project(Buntzen was the local manager).
Although the streetcar tracks were removed in the 1950s their influence remains. It is not possible to understand the city and the region of today without a good knowledge of how the streetcar influenced development.
Vancouver and New Westminster were the original streetcar cities. In 1890 they were linked with an interurban line that prompted South Vancouver and Burnaby to incorporate. Other cities like Chilliwack also incorporated in anticipation of the interurban line. Richmond, Surrey, Langley, Abbotsford, North Vancouver and Coquitlam were greatly influenced by Horne-Payne's decisions.
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BCER 961 Come Home
After years of helping Edmonton Transit and just sitting BCER 961 (Edmonton Transit 2001) comes back to greater Vancouver. The freight motor was bought in 1946 by the BCER from Oregon Electric served on the tracks next to it new location. It was sold to the Edmonton Transit in 1980.
Built by the American Locomotive Works in 1912.
It is hoped we can moved it indoors before winter sets in.
Richmond 91 Freeway timelapse
Richmond, BC
Sexsmith and Bridgeport and #3 Road
At one time the area around Bridgeport, #3 Road, Sexsmith Road, Gage Road and Beckwith where the hot spot for commerce and residential housing in Richmond. The area was at the foot of the old Marpole Street Bridge. There were lots of shops and houses in the area all around Bridgeport School. Some of the original houses still stand among concrete warehouses and manufacturing buildings.
Vancouver
Vancouver (/væŋˈkuːvər/ or /vænˈkuːvər/), officially the City of Vancouver, is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. The 2011 census recorded 603,502 people in the city, making it the eighth largest Canadian municipality. Vancouver is one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities in Canada; 52% of its residents have a first language other than English. The Greater Vancouver area of around 2.4 million inhabitants is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country and the most populous in Western Canada. Vancouver is a Beta global city.
The City of Vancouver encompasses a land area of about 114 square kilometres, giving it a population density of about 5,249 people per square kilometre (13,590 per square mile). Vancouver is the most densely populated Canadian municipality, and the fourth most densely populated city over 250,000 residents in North America, behind New York City, San Francisco, and Mexico City.
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Opening the Deas Island Tunnel
Queen Elizabeth II opening the Deas Island Tunnel, later renamed the George Massey Tunnel, on July 15, 1959. The tunnel links Richmond and Ladner under the south arm of the Fraser River in British Columbia, Canada. (no sound)
Vancouver | Wikipedia audio article
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00:04:36 1 Etymology
00:05:21 2 History
00:05:29 2.1 Before 1850
00:06:50 2.2 Early growth
00:09:34 2.3 Incorporation
00:11:43 2.4 Twentieth century
00:15:27 3 Geography
00:17:02 3.1 Ecology
00:19:15 3.2 Climate
00:22:37 4 Cityscape
00:22:46 4.1 Urban planning
00:25:14 4.2 Architecture
00:29:03 5 Demographics
00:35:02 6 Economy
00:39:49 7 Government
00:44:09 7.1 Regional government
00:45:05 7.2 Provincial and federal representation
00:46:14 7.3 Policing and crime
00:49:44 7.4 Military
00:50:52 8 Education
00:54:44 9 Arts and culture
00:54:54 9.1 Theatre, dance, film and television
00:55:04 9.1.1 Theatre
00:56:02 9.1.2 Dance
00:56:29 9.1.3 Film
00:57:04 9.1.3.1 Films set in Vancouver
00:58:06 9.1.4 Television shows produced in Vancouver
00:59:41 9.2 Libraries and museums
01:01:25 9.3 Visual art
01:02:11 9.4 Music and nightlife
01:05:54 10 Media
01:09:38 11 Transportation
01:16:20 12 Sports and recreation
01:21:30 12.1 Current professional teams
01:21:40 13 Twin towns – sister cities
01:22:07 14 Sustainability
01:22:55 14.1 Greenest City Initiative
01:23:42 14.2 Zero Waste 2040 Strategy
01:24:27 15 Notable people
01:24:36 16 See also
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Vancouver ( (listen)) is a coastal seaport city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the most populous city in the province, the 2016 census recorded 631,486 people in the city, up from 603,502 in 2011. The Greater Vancouver area had a population of 2,463,431 in 2016, making it the third-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Vancouver has the highest population density in Canada with over 5,400 people per square kilometre, which makes it the fifth-most densely populated city with over 250,000 residents in North America behind New York City, Guadalajara, San Francisco, and Mexico City according to the 2011 census. Vancouver is one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities in Canada according to that census; 52% of its residents have a first language other than English. Roughly 30% of the city's inhabitants are of Chinese heritage. Vancouver is classed as a Beta global city.
Vancouver is consistently named as one of the top five worldwide cities for livability and quality of life,
and the Economist Intelligence Unit acknowledged it as the first city ranked among the top-ten of the world's most well-living cities
for five consecutive years.
Vancouver has hosted many international conferences and events, including the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, UN Habitat I, Expo 86, the World Police and Fire Games in 1989 and 2009; and the 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics which were held in Vancouver and Whistler, a resort community 125 km (78 mi) north of the city. In 2014, following thirty years in California, the TED conference made Vancouver its indefinite home. Several matches of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup were played in Vancouver, including the final at BC Place.The original settlement, named Gastown, grew up on clearcuts on the west edge of the Hastings Mill logging sawmill's property, where a makeshift tavern had been set up on a plank between two stumps and the proprietor, Gassy Jack, persuaded the curious millworkers to build him a tavern, on July 1, 1867. From that first enterprise, other stores and some hotels quickly appeared along the waterfront to the west. Gastown became formally laid out as a registered townsite dubbed Granville, B.I. (B.I standing for Burrard Inlet). As part of the land and political deal whereby the area of the townsite was made the railhead of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), it was renamed Vancouver and incorporated shortly thereafter as a city, in 1886. By 1887, the Canadian Pacific transcontinental railway was extended westward to the cit ...
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Vancouver ( (listen)) is a coastal seaport city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the most populous city in the province, the 2016 census recorded 631,486 people in the city, up from 603,502 in 2011. The Greater Vancouver area had a population of 2,463,431 in 2016, making it the third-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Vancouver has the highest population density in Canada with over 5,400 people per square kilometre, which makes it the fifth-most densely populated city with over 250,000 residents in North America behind New York City, Guadalajara, San Francisco, and Mexico City according to the 2011 census. Vancouver is one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities in Canada according to that census; 52% of its residents have a first language other than English. Roughly 30% of the city's inhabitants are of Chinese heritage. Vancouver is classed as a Beta global city.
Vancouver is consistently named as one of the top five worldwide cities for livability and quality of life,
and the Economist Intelligence Unit acknowledged it as the first city ranked among the top-ten of the world's most well-living cities
for five consecutive years.
Vancouver has hosted many international conferences and events, including the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, UN Habitat I, Expo 86, the World Police and Fire Games in 1989 and 2009; and the 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics which were held in Vancouver and Whistler, a resort community 125 km (78 mi) north of the city. In 2014, following thirty years in California, the TED conference made Vancouver its indefinite home. Several matches of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup were played in Vancouver, including the final at BC Place.The original settlement, named Gastown, grew up on clearcuts on the west edge of the Hastings Mill logging sawmill's property, where a makeshift tavern had been set up on a plank between two stumps and the proprietor, Gassy Jack, persuaded the curious millworkers to build him a tavern, on July 1, 1867. From that first enterprise, other stores and some hotels quickly appeared along the waterfront to the west. Gastown became formally laid out as a registered townsite dubbed Granville, B.I. (B.I standing for Burrard Inlet). As part of the land and political deal whereby the area of the townsite was made the railhead of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), it was renamed Vancouver and incorporated shortly thereafter as a city, in 1886. By 1887, the Canadian Pacific transcontinental railway was extended westward to the city to take advantage of its large natural seaport to the Pacific Ocean, which soon became a vital link in a trade route between the Orient / East Asia, Eastern Canada, and Europe.
As of 2014, Port Metro Vancouver is the third-largest port by tonnage in the Americas (recently displacing New York City), 27th in the world, the busiest and largest in Canada, and the most diversified port in North America.
While forestry remains its largest industry, Vancouver is well known as an urban centre surrounded by nature, making tourism its second-largest industry.Major film production studios in Vancouver and nearby Burnaby have turned Greater Vancouver and nearby areas into one of the largest film production centres in North America, earning it the nickname Hollywood North.