Showing posts with label Vancouver city history. Show all posts
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Concrete bit of Vancouver's vanished past

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burrard-11thIt's nothing big; a few feet of concrete sidewalk on the East side of Burrard St., South of 11th Ave. But it's 82-year-old concrete -- the year, "1931," is embossed on one edge. On the opposite edge is the name of the street: "Cedar St." They did that back then, embossed dates, street names, even block numbers in sidewalks -- nice touches; a bit labour-intens... Just a minute. ...