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The Changing City

Vancouver in 1978 and 2003

In 1978 the city was photographed from a variety of viewpoints for a planning study. Today, those photographs are a valuable record of how the city has been transformed by recent planning intiatives.

The Panoramas

Please note: These panorama images span beyond the standard width of a computer screen. You will need to scroll to the right in order to view the entire image. Due to the size of these images, the pages can take as long as 1 minute or more to download. (The estimates below are based upon the optimal download speed of a 56K modem and are only a rough guideline. Download times will vary.) If you use a browser other than Internet Explorer try the rollovers or check out the slide show (WebTV users will only be able to see the slide show).

False Creek east from the Cambie bridge (28 seconds) Rollover

False Creek west from the Cambie bridge (36 seconds) Rollover

False Creek west from Charleson park (31 seconds) Rollover

False Creek west from the Granville Street bridge (22 seconds) Rollover

False Creek west from the Georgia viaduct (22 seconds) Rollover

Stanley Park to Downtown (23 seconds) Rollover

Downtown & Chinatown (20 seconds) Rollover

Downtown and False Creek from the Granville Bridge (30 seconds) Rollover

See them all of the above at once with the slide show.

New panoramas:

False Creek east from the Cambie bridge 2006 (25 seconds) Rollover
False Creek east from the Cambie bridge 2007 (25 seconds)
False Creek west from Charleson Park 1993-2007 (20 seconds)

Other Changes in the City

Here are a series of street scenes showing how dramatic some of the changes have been and how some things never change.

The Changing City

Vancouver in 1978 and 2003

The Panoramas

Other Changes in the City

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