Vancouver: A Visual History

Rating:
Summary: One of my favorite history books
Review: Having lived in Vancouver, B.C. for 4 years, I felt a strong need to take something with me when I left, "to remember it". That was the reason I bought this book. Anyone familiar with Vancouver will find this facinating, as there are literally thousands of little tidbits of information on every page. What I find truly best is the VISUAL part - the text centers around the map of Vancouver, tieing events to PLACES. For example, if you know Kitsilano, you may NOT have known that Veterans aparments were along 4th avenue in the 1940s (I later lived in that area). Or that in 1981 (and probably today) that same area had a very high concentration of Greeks. My book was ruined in a flood, and I'm writing this review as I'm ordering a new one.

Rating:
Summary: One of my favorite history books
Review: Having lived in Vancouver, B.C. for 4 years, I felt a strong need to take something with me when I left, "to remember it". That was the reason I bought this book. Anyone familiar with Vancouver will find this facinating, as there are literally thousands of little tidbits of information on every page. What I find truly best is the VISUAL part - the text centers around the map of Vancouver, tieing events to PLACES. For example, if you know Kitsilano, you may NOT have known that Veterans aparments were along 4th avenue in the 1940s (I later lived in that area). Or that in 1981 (and probably today) that same area had a very high concentration of Greeks. My book was ruined in a flood, and I'm writing this review as I'm ordering a new one.