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MG1 06-06-2020 04:04 PM
The Wagon Burger!

MarkyMark 06-06-2020 07:07 PM
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Originally Posted by welfare (Post 8989167)
Wally's burgers haha. I remember when they filmed that episode of 21 jumpstreet there. My older sister and her friend got a Polaroid taken with Johnny Depp. She probably still has it somewhere.
I remember as a kid my dad taking us all the way to Kingsway even though we lived in Surrey just to have a burger lol.

For some reason what I remember most of that place was a poster inside of a kid looking at a bunch of ice cream flavors and the tag line of "Decisions decisions" on it lol.

TOS'd 06-07-2020 09:32 AM
So many memories going to Wally's after school. Deluxe Chuckwagon. Pinball machines on the side.

The later iterations never quite captured the same feeling as the Kingsway location.

Wally's opened in 1962, I just stumbled upon a burger place here the other day that started in 1967 that I want to give a try.

mikemhg 06-07-2020 10:09 AM
I remember Best in Town -- A Chinese restaurant used to be across the street from the Wally's. We'd head there after the club at 3/4AM to eat and slam back beers poured in plastic cups.

Had a friend shot at through the window at that restaurant too, back when we were just out of high school.

Oh, the good ol' days.

MG1 06-07-2020 10:30 AM
Speaking of restaurants. I remember "The Only," "White Lunch (I shit you not)," Aki Restaurant (knew the two brothers - lived six door down from the original restaurant on Powell Street), Aristocratic, Frank Baker's, etc. just to name a few. 60's and 70's.......... fun times.

https://vancouversun.com/news/staff-...y-and-memories

JqC 06-07-2020 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by welfare (Post 8989164)
I used to live on Clarke and 24th, two blocks south of consumers. Was born in that house actually. Mr sub, the Video Nest. Hoy's Wonton is still there, I believe. Same with triangle market..I think. Been awhile since I rolled through.
As kids we'd head into consumers and dig through the catalogs just to browse. Never bought anything. Don't know why but we thought it was fun.
Fields just down the street where mom used to buy our Lobo and Excalibur shoes. Anybody remember those? They were probably the cheapest shoes you could possibly find. The plastic soles were so hard it would take weeks to break them in haha.
I remember Lobo shoes! I had a few pairs as a kid. They were shit quality but I loved them just cause they were brand new lol. I had a lot of hand me downs as a kid.
My mom would buy a couple pairs a few sizes up, and I used to pull them out from under her bed so I could daydream about when I could fit them.

MG1 09-30-2020 11:39 PM
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Originally Posted by SumAznGuy (Post 6573553)
The BJ BMW dealership use to be a some bakery warehouse. My mind is telling me it was the brand with the little girl on it. Was it Weston bakeries?
Bump?

Well, I was just going through the thread........... started so long ago. LOL.

Anyway, got the answer for you.

The girl on the logo was a blonde with curly hair. Sunbeam bread. It was the best sliced bread you could get back then. I remember how soft it was. Bacon and egg sandwich using Sunbeam bread was heaven. I'm pretty sure it was Weston Bakery that made Sunbeam for Western Canada.

MG1 10-01-2020 12:01 AM
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We always used to go to china town for Rice and other asian goodies... i remember you pay for your rice then you get a ticket, then go around the corner give your ticket to another worker and he gets the rice for you. lol. that's the most significant china town thing i remember from when i was younger.
Sounds like Rice World on Powell and Gore

MG1 10-01-2020 12:13 AM
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Originally Posted by SumAznGuy (Post 6576113)
Nick's is still on Commercial drive. I go there for lunch with customers/suppliers once every few months.

Little Billy's was on Nanimo and 2nd. That place has changed owners/restaurant names quite a few times. Now it is called Jaguar's or something like that and they serve chinese food and BBT.

Not too sure about Plum Blossum.
There's a Little Billies in my neighbourhood now. Hastings and Sperling. I could have sworn they used to also be at 5000 Kingsway Plaza at one time or another.

Little Billy's Steak House

StylinRed 10-01-2020 12:20 AM
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Originally Posted by MG1 (Post 9001214)
Sounds like Rice World on Powell and Gore
iirc u could order dessert tofu in there too, or nearby, I always loved going to rice world cuz my mom would get a tub of tofu too

MG1 10-01-2020 12:36 AM
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Originally Posted by skyxx (Post 6577027)
I did. Wasn't the best school haha. Had some fond memories. Apparently it's one of the lowest ranked school in Vancouver. Anyway, speaking of Macdonald elementary. I heard it's like 80% native now. My buddy's sister goes there and one time she got lice from one of the kids. Pretty funny stuff. On one of her report cards. It states that she did well in some aboriginal dances. That's all that was said. haha
Templeton ranked one of the lowest? Is that why a team from Templeton took first place in the provincial junior Reach for the Top competition, beating out private schools?

And top ten in the senior national championships........

https://www.vsb.bc.ca/News/archivedn...-2017_121.aspx

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple...condary_School

MG1 10-01-2020 12:52 AM
Damn, so many pages to go through. I have to thank people for their contributions to this thread and to keep it alive.

I also have a lot more to contribute, but need to make sure I don't repeat the stories of life in the DTES.

pherio 10-01-2020 06:50 AM
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Originally Posted by MG1 (Post 9001218)
There's a Little Billies in my neighbourhood now. Hastings and Sperling. I could have sworn they used to also be at 5000 Kingsway Plaza at one time or another.

Little Billy's Steak House
That Little Billy's used to be by Duthie and Pandora (it's a townhouse now)
I remember when I lived nearby in the early 90's getting on/off the 95 bus in front and going to convenience store that was also there.

Moved out of that area early 2000's, apparently their history page says a fire took out the complex in mid 2000s.

bobbinka 10-04-2020 01:36 PM

6793026 10-04-2020 03:20 PM
If you want some chinese history of BC, there is this thing called A Seat at the Table in china town, UBC + Museum of Vancouver co-lead / sponsored.
Very small, easy 40 minutes and it's free.

Chinese Canadian Museum of BC in Chinatown - 27 E Pender St
Open: Friday - Sunday, 10am - 4pm
Admission is free. We recommend booking tickets online.*

https://images.glaciermedia.ca/polop...377348-jpg.jpg
https://i.cbc.ca/1.5685508.159735579...ian-museum.JPG
https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/c...ic3-scaled.jpg

This pic got me... memoriesss
https://www.aberdeencentre.com/images/history.jpg

CivicBlues 10-04-2020 04:06 PM
^was wondering about this...Masks not mandatory?

MG1 10-04-2020 08:44 PM
I remember the "going out of business" sale at Iwase Books. I got me a very nice Shogi board, as well as, a Go Set for like 75% and 80% off.

They had a subscription service for Japanese magazines and books that was pretty darn good. Now you have to go through OCS Canada, which is actually just as good.

MG1 10-04-2020 09:55 PM
Speaking of bookstores, anyone remember Book Off downtown Vancouver? That place was awesome. Used books and CD's. Just when I got into their stuff, they closed down. Damn.........

underscore 10-04-2020 10:32 PM
If you guys like seeing historical shots of Vancouver, check out gregforaday on instagram.

iPee 10-05-2020 11:46 AM
Greg's shots are probably some of my favourites that I see in the office.

matrixfwd 10-06-2020 07:43 PM
Im having brain fart. Before Telus and shAw, what companies were offering TV service back in the 90's?


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bcrdukes 10-06-2020 08:10 PM
Rogers Cable. They sold their western cable footprint to Shaw and left the Western provinces to concentrate on Ontario and the Atlantic provinces.

If you are old enough, you may recognize some of their old logos from back in the day. https://logos.fandom.com/wiki/Rogers_Communications

lilaznviper 10-07-2020 01:36 PM
those were the days where you used a "black box" to watch all the tv channels lol

pastarocket 10-07-2020 02:01 PM
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Originally Posted by lilaznviper (Post 9001811)
those were the days where you used a "black box" to watch all the tv channels lol
Speaking of TV and other telecommunication, I remember one of my older cousins bragging to me that he just bought a new.....pager.

Forgot about a big cellphone the size of water bottle. That cousin back in the day thought having a Cantel pager was cool as a university student. :lawl:

Hondaracer 10-07-2020 02:53 PM
Rogers was seemingly the first to offer broadband internet. Remember the joys of having dat cable modem probably 1999/2000


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