Looking Back: A Cinematic Look at Our City at Renfrew Park and Kerrisdale Community Centres

October 12, 2004 (No. 74) - See how our city has grown, and how it views itself, from the 1900s onward through a series of early films. All screening sessions listed below will commence with the 1907 footage of downtown Vancouver, the oldest known film of our city.

Renfrew Park Community Centre
Friday, October 15th at 11:00 am and 1:30 pm
2929 East 22nd Avenue   604-257-8388

11:00 am	The Eastside on the Interurban. 1950s footage from the front of a trolley car. A City's Story - Vancouver. 1967 footage showing natural surroundings and city dwellers.
1:30 pm	Summer Afternoon. 1956 footage of Chinatown and False Creek waterfront.

Refreshments will be served

Kerrisdale Seniors' Centre
Friday, October 15th at 1:30 pm
5851 West Boulevard   604-257-8100

• The Westside trip on the Interurban. 1950s footage from the front of a trolley car.
• Hycroft Manor. A spooky 1960s tour of the famous Shaughnessy Mansion.
• Sweeney's Cooperage. A young boy gets a 1960s tour of the cooperage, on the site of what is now Coopers' Park in Yaletown, from Mr. Sweeney himself. Also, news footage from the early 1980s of the cooperage's demolition.
• Demolition of Walk-up Apartments in Kerrisdale. 1980s news footage of the controversial trend of tearing down buildings.

Admission = $1.00    Refreshments will be served

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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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