After my grandparents passed away, I found a big stack of LIFE Magazines from the 1940's to the 1960's in their basement, and since I'm the photographer in the family, I got to keep them! This is an aerial photo of Vancouver that was in an article from the December 22, 1941 issue. This is also the issue that was published a week after the Pearl Harbour attacks. Some amazing photos from Pearl Harbour are in this issue. I'll post a scan of an unbelievable story in the Asian History thread.
Notice how much larger False Creek is. My grandfather came to Vancouver in 1918, and he told me of these small rivers or creeks draining into False Creek that were so full of returning salmon that you could literally walk on their backs! Sadly none of them remain.
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