Film Event Includes Oldest Known Footage of Vancouver

May 26, 2004 (No. 34) - As part of the Looking Back series, the Vancouver Park Board and CBC Television will present a film event hosted by Kerrisdale Community Centre. A film of Downtown dating from 1907 is thought to be the oldest known film footage of Vancouver. Also included are: a southward trip on the Interurban; view from the front of a 1951 tramcar and Hycroft House (1960's) which offers an interesting and spooky history of this Shaughnessy mansion. In Sweeney's Cooperage (1960's), a young boy gets a tour of the cooperage, on the site of what is now Cooper's Park in Yaletown, from Mr. Sweeney himself. Also featured is 1980's news footage on the controversial demolition of walk-up apartments in Kerrisdale.

1:00 - 3:00 PM
Sunday May 30th
Kerrisdale Community Centre
Kerrisdale Seniors' Centre
5851 West Boulevard

This event is part of the Looking Back series of presentations that reflect the City of Vancouver's rich history through old moving images and narration. These events are presented in cooperation with CBC Television and the Vancouver Park Board and have been offered at local community centres throughout the year.

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Contact: Megan Stuart-Stubbs, Community Arts Program Assistant, at 604-713-1861.

The Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation maintains 200 parks and 40 major facilities throughout the City of Vancouver. The Park Board's mission is to provide, preserve and advocate for parks and recreation services to benefit people, communities and the environment.

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