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Newspaper ads from the Sun entertainment section on November 1940. These films were competing for eyeballs as Charlie Chaplin'€™s The Great Dictator opened in Vancouver.

Vancouver Sun movie ads from November 1940

“Tacoma Bridge disaster – You see it go!” Dominion, Strand, Capitol, Orpheum.. only the last one still stands.

admin November 26, 2012 Ads, Downtown Vancouver, Entertainment, The 40's, Vancouver Sun Permalink
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BC Lions: And so a season ends

admin November 26, 2012 CFL, Downtown Vancouver, The Province, Vancouver Sun, Ward Perrin Permalink
Langley, BC: NOVEMBER 20, 2012 -- Police forces from the Lower Mainland and across North America turned out for a Regimental funeral for RCMP Const. Adrian Oliver, who died in a traffic accident in Surrey, BC last week while on duty.(Photo by Jason Payne/ PNG)

RCMP funeral

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admin November 26, 2012 Community, Crime, Jason Payne, Langley, The Province, Vancouver Sun Permalink
A newspaper ad for the opening for the Marco Polo theatre restaurant in Chinatown, Nov. 18, 1964.

Marco Polo theatre restaurant: Featuring Canada’s only Oriental revue!

Is it just me, or are some of the ‘Lovely China Dolls’ pretty darn non-Chinese? The last line of this ad makes this a must-see event. Added treat: 300 lb. barbecued whole pig!

admin November 26, 2012 Ads, Art, East Vancouver, Entertainment, The 60's, Vancouver Sun Permalink
VANCOUVER, BC: NOVEMBER 15 2012: The roof of Canada Place Convention Centre receives its annual fall mowing and trimming offering stunning city and North Shore vistas on a beautiful November day. ( Photo by Kim Stallknecht / PNG)

Mowing the roof: Vancouver Convention Centre

admin November 26, 2012 Architecture/Design, Downtown Vancouver, Kim Stallknecht, Nature, The Province, Vancouver Sun Permalink
VANCOUVER, BC, NOVEMBER 15_2012 : It takes about 50 people 10 minutes to raise the circus tent, by hand, pushing the poles up into place. The Cirque Amaluna show is its 32nd production beginning Nov 23 at Concord Plaza under the Big Top, off Pacific Blvd. (Photo by Kim Stallknecht / PNG)

Cirque Amaluna: Raising the roof

In a scene from the film Whistling Smith, colorful and hard-nosed Vancouver Sergeant Bernie Smith patrols his beat --- the bars, streets and alleys of Vancouver's east-end. Some of the people in the streets love him, some hate him, but they all fear and respect him in their own way. National Film Board / Handout

Whistling Smith: The cop they loved and hated

VANCOUVER, B.C.: -- The sun shines brightly on Queen Elizabeth Park in Vancouver on Thursday, November 15, 2012 . (photo by Jenelle Schneider/PNG)

Sunshine on the dome

Britain's Prince Charles (R) dances with Lisa Shannon during a rock n roll dance display in Christchurch on November 16, 2012.  Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla are on the last leg of a tour to mark Queen Elizabeth II's diamond jubilee which has also included Papua New Guinea and Australia and ends on November 16. AFP PHOTO / POOL / Ross Setford

Keep that hand up, Charles

“Anyone seen Camilla? No? Okay, honey, we’re going for a spin!”

The Volkswagen name on the right rear fender is unique to the first few Beetles that arrived in Canada along with the distinctive heart-shaped brake lights.

Old time car design: The first Canadian Volkswagens

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