Waiting for dinner
We took in a Harbor Dinner Cruise. It was delightful to see the city from this viewpoint and to talk to other people. One couple from Zurich, Switzerland and another few couples from Canada.
Dragon boaters up here
One of three beaches around Stanley Park
If you look at the middle right, you will see an Inuk Shuk
We liked the use of the big logs on the beach
Here's there Shakespeare Festival, The Bard on the Beach
Yes, they love their boats but slippage fees aren't inexpensive here too
With Mike's sunset photo you can see all the commercial vessels docked offshore
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| The cruise was lovely and so was this view when we returned |
Today, we headed to a 1920's restored village in one of Vancouver's neighborhoods called Burnaby Village Museum. It's really beautiful done and reminds me of a larger Carillon Park in Dayton, OH or Sharon Woods Village in Cincinnati. They had a number of docents in period costumes to bring the village alive. Thankfully, they had some modern fans to keep them cool, since it got into the low 80's today and the locals were dying...
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| The Elworth 1922 House which was actually located on this site and owned by the Bateman |
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Quite the middle class home with all the latest technology including electricity
Living room was only for adults
Really spacious with indoor plumbing and hot water
The eat in kitchen was huge for the 1920's
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| The stove could be used as coal or wood and they had a number of electrical appliances |
The downstairs bedroom even had a lot of room
A Irish bachelor house built this around 1910...check out those monster lilies in the front
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The cute little village |
Check out the pricing back in the 1920's
The baking kitchen was really spacious
Smocking is another dying art form
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The Dry Goods Store, complete with bolts of cloth, thread, smocking strips, hats and so forth
Printing Shops were very valuable even then Uncle Don and Troy
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The General Store with a less fancy NCR cash register and Kellogg's Bran Flakes
When the Post Office was in the local General Store
The appliance, seeds, nails and more...
They used Bella Donna for a bit of everything,,,Yikes!!!
Cardamom Seed was used as was Cloves
Didn't realize Coca Cola started as Medicine
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| Loved the Pharmacy, didn't know Sage was used for a remedy... |
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| Cute old time Barber shop |
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The USA weren't the only ones that treated the Japanese badly during WWII
Every time my name is done it's completed a bit differently because it's part letters and part interpretation |
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Old Curly, The Steam Engine
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| You sit on the stools and wash yourself, the tub is for soaking after you are clean |
Volunteers lovingly redid most of this tram but the rattan for the seats came from China
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| A log cabin built onsite by one of the first settlers son |
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We were assuming that they slept upstairs in the loft?
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A sheet metal shop for the Tinsmith. They also had a blacksmith that had converted to 1920's needs
After a bit of an afternoon siesta and repacking for our Land/sea Alaskan Cruise we were off to see the Gastown Steam Clock do it's thing and then dinner...
Had our best meal at Borco Antico Ristorante, Veal Lasagna with mushrooms and spinach...YUM!!!
Gastown at Night
The famous Steam Clock in Gastown
Mike photographing Gassy Jack who gets decorated for various occasions
Gassy Jack is much revered for turning this neighborhood around
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