[BCMA] Upcoming Heritage Vancouver Events

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Hello, we have two upcoming events next weekend, which we'd be grateful if you could help us promote via your listserve - thank you! Details are below:

Granville Street and West Georgia- 1880's to 1950's



Saturday, July 26, 2014; 11am to 1pm

Tour guide: Michael Gordon

$10 Heritage Vancouver members; $15 non-members


Join historian and Senior Planner for Downtown Vancouver, Michael Gordon in an exploration of two of Vancouver’s most famous streets.On Wednesday, May 15, 1886, Lauchlan Hamilton, a City of Vancouver Aldermen and the CPR Land Commissioner began to stake out and survey what would become Granville Street and West Georgia Streets. It is still today one of Vancouver’s pre-eminent ‘high streets’ reflecting many elements that define our city.​
To purchase tickets see www.heritagevancouver.org

Any remaining tickets will be sold on site 15 minutes prior to the event




A Tour of Historic Chinatown





Sunday, July 27th, 2014; 10am to 12pm 


Tour guide: Larry Wong

$10 Heritage Vancouver members; $15 non-members



Join Larry Wong, who was born and raised in Chinatown, as he takes you on an intimate tour of Chinatown.  Find out how the World’s Narrowest Building came to be, visit the original site of the CPR Roundhouse before it was moved to Yaletown and find out the history of several heritage buildings such as the Chinese Freemasons and the Yip Sang building built in 1889.

To purchase tickets see www.heritagevancouver.org

Any remaining tickets will be sold on site 15 minutes prior to the event




Janet Leduc
Executive Director
Heritage Vancouver Society
604-331-8430
www.heritagevancouver.org

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