[BCMA] Historic Places Days program offerings - Vancouver Heritage Foundation

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Historic Places Days offer a chance to explore and showcase the places and stories that are important to us. The set of days is celebrated all over Canada and is hosted as a National Trust for Canada by a collection of events. From July 11-20, 2025, we invite you to celebrate the theme, “Every Place, A Story.” We encourage you to find and visit your favorite historic places and learn their stories.[https://www.vancouverheritagefoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/MKPhoto-6378-1024x683.jpg]

In 2025 Vancouver Heritage Foundation will host five events during this time, each highlighting different aspects of the theme.


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Summer Storytelling Social: Friday July 11th, 6-8:30 pm; Heritage Hall; Free

Join us for a night of exploring and learning about Vancouvers Places that Matter, and reflect on 20 years of our Heritage House Tour, now Heritage Discovery Day, as seen through the camera lens of Martin Knowles.

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Walking the Line: Nanaimo Road (Nanaimo and Vaness); Saturday, July 12th,10am; Kensington Cedar Cottage; $30+tax

From 1891 to 1954, the BC Electric interurban Central Park Line ran between New Westminster and Vancouver. It served the populations of Vancouver, Burnaby and New Westminster as they moved from place to Place. At its peak the Central Park Line operated with 16 Stations. Following some of those stations from west to east, this set of walks will be exploring the history, heritage and legacy of BC Electric interurban Central Park line. This tour will explore the area around the Nanaimo Road Station.

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A Night of Heritage at Hollywood Theatre; Tuesday July 15th, 7pm - 8:30pm; Hollywood Theatre; $13+tax

Join us at Hollywood Theatre  for a night of exploring and learning about Vancouvers Places that Matter, the Hollywood Theatre, and lost theatres in the city.

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Exploring Downtown South Vancouver; Saturday, July 19th, 10am; Downtown South Vancouver; $30+tax

Fraser and 41st was the hub of the sprawling-yet-humble municipality of South Vancouver. Amalgamation demolished its city hall, but the stories live on through its biggest park, South Memorial; its first high school, John Oliver; and its eternal graveyard, Mountain View.

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Behind-The-Scenes at the Vancouver Block; Saturday, July 19th, 4pm-5:30pm and 6:15pm-7:45; Downtown Vancouver; $30 +tax
An exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the Vancouver Block – a landmark on the Vancouver skyline since 1912; the tour will begin with an hour-long walking tour with heritage consultant Donald Luxton exploring the economic growth of Vancouver. The second half of the tour will end with a guided tour of the Vancouver Block building (736 Granville Street), including the clock tower and viewing platform.

For more information about these programs and to register, please visit our website: Historic Places Days - Vancouver Heritage Foundation<https://www.vancouverheritagefoundation.org/historic-places-days/>

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or need more information.

Best regards,
Golmehr

Golmehr Kazari (she/her)
Educational Events and Projects Manager
Vancouver Heritage Foundation
(604) 264-9642 ext. 7

303 - 3102 Main Street,
Vancouver, BC, V5T 3G7

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Vancouver Heritage Foundation recognizes the diverse history and cultural heritage of Vancouver and that the city is located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations

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