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Photograph taken at the main main fire station on the site of the former RCAF station near the Vancouver Airport. Visible is foam pumper #2, operated by the Federal Department of Tranpsort, as well as a Sicard truck.

Photograph depicts "Fireboat" that was built for the Nanaimo-Vancouver Bath-Tub Race. The race had terminated at Fisherman's cove on the same day.

Photograph depicts a fire in the second floor bedroom of a house on Nelson Street.

Photograph depicts a fire in the second floor bedroom of a house on Nelson Street.

Photograph depicts a west end fire hall in Vancouver on Nelson and Nicola St.

Photograph depicts a fire hall for fire float VFD "J.H. Carlisle" at False Creek. It is on the north shore and in line with Willow St., Vancouver.

Photograph depicts a fire float at False Creek. It is one of the two operated by the Vancouver Fire Department in Vancouver.

Photograph depicts the north bank of False Creek in Vancouver, B.C. The photograph was taken from the Cambie Bridge, with a view looking west.

Photograph depicts the entrance to False Creek in Vancouver, B.C. The wooden navigation marker has since been removed. The photo is taken from 1053 Beach Ave.

Photograph depicts the end of the C.P.R. transcontinental main line at Cadero St. by the Bayshore Hotel in Vancouver, B.C.

Photograph depicts the end of the Nanaimo to Vancouver bath tub race. Visible is yard ferrying personnel #308.

Photograph depicts a view looking east from the end of the C.P.R. track at Coal Harbour in Vancouver, B.C.

Photograph depicts a view looking east from the end of the C.P.R. track at Coal Harbour in Vancouver, B.C.

Photograph depicts an empty site at 1000 Beach Ave. in Vancouver, B.C.

Photograph depicts East Pender St., looking west towards the Vancouver Sun newspaper office near Abbot St. in Vancouver, B.C.

Photograph depicts the resurfacing of several blocks of East Georgia Street that caused old streetcar lines to be pulled up.

Photograph depicts a dredge working on the shoreline of a new apartment site on the south side of Coal Harbour, Vancouver, B.C. Photograph taken from Stanley Park, looking east. The Bayshore Inn Hotel is shown in the rear center.

Photograph depicts a dome car unit in the C.P.R. False Creek yards in Vancouver, B.C.

Photograph depicts a dogwood tree in front of the garden at 1057 Beach Ave. in Vancouver. The photo is taken looking northeast.

Photograph depicts the dogwood tree in winter at the former site of 1057 Beach Ave. in Vancouver. The view is looking east.

Photograph depicts a display item in front of the office of the Nelson Machinery Co. Ltd. located on 1255 Welch St. in North Vancouver. It is a rock car on a 2 ft. gauge track.

Photograph depicts a small vessel called "Dinamac." It had a red hull, suggesting that it may have been a Department of Transport tender.

Photograph depicts a diesel switching locomotive, owned and on the premise of the Vancouver Iron and Engineering Works Ltd, at 1155 west 15th Ave. The view is looking north to False Creek.

Photograph depicts the Department of National Defence Armoury headquarters of the British Columbia regiment.

Photograph depicts the demolition of a Great Northern Railway depot in Vancouver.

Photograph depicts the demolition of the former CPR Pier A at the foot of Thurlow Street in Vancouver. Vancouver Pile Driving Co. undertook the work.

Photograph depicts the demolished site of Nelson Laundries Ltd. The boiler in the foregorund was having tubes removed by a wrecker. The site was to be occupied by a Ford motor dealer.

Photograph depicts the demolished site of Nelson Laundries Ltd. The boiler in the foregorund was having tubes removed by a wrecker. The site was to be occupied by a Ford motor dealer.

Photograph depicts houses being demolished on Beach Ave, West End, Vancouver.

Photograph depicts the CPR yards at Drake St. The view is looking east to the Cambie St. bridge in Vancouver. The track behind the camera leads to the Homer St. warehouse complex.

Photograph depicts the C.P.R. yards on Cambie St. in Vancouver, B.C. The view is looking west with False Creek on the left (out of the picture), after a snowfall.

Photograph depicts the CPR yards in Vancouver, adjacent to Centennial Pier. The view is looking west.

Photograph depicts the C.P.R. yards just west of downtown passenger station and in front of Pier B, owned by the C.P.R. The view is looking northwest from Burrard St.

Photograph depicts the C.P.R. yards in Vancouver, just west of railway station in the downtown area. The view is looking east from Burrard St.

Photograph depicts a general view of the C.P.R. yards at False Creek in Vancouver, B.C.

Photograph depicts the CPR locomotive yards at Drake St. in Vancouver. The disused winch in shack is used for moving cars into the repair shed. There is bushes growing out of the track.

Photograph depicts a C.P.R. wrecking train unit at Vancouver station.

Photograph depicts a C.P.R. wrecking crane at the Vancouver station.

Photograph depicts the CPR waterfront yards in Vancouver Harbour. Roil was on the displayed flat car in order to build a new spur the led to a recently constructed rail-ferry slip.

Photograph depicts CPR waterfront trackage in Vancouver.

Photograph depicts a C.P.R. Canadian train about to pass through the washer at False Creek yards in Vancouver, B.C.

Photograph depicts the C.P.R. terminal in Vancouver. A C.P.R. switcher is collecting cars from the "Princess of Vancouver" at about 7 p.m.

Photograph depicts a CPR bridge over Pitt River.

Photograph depicts a CPR spur leading to a lane on the east of Richards St in the 1300 block. Much of the trackage here is dated 1911 and may be original. The photo was taken approximately 100 yards southwest of Richards St. and Pacific St. in Vancouver.

Photograph depicts the site of a new CPR spur that was to be laid on a recently built rail ferry slip between Pier A3 and the old CPR Pier A.

Photograph depicts a CPR signal tower protecting the road crossing at Alexander and Columbia Streets on the downtown eastside, leading to the Kingcome Navigation Dock. The view is looking east.

Photograph depicts the C.P.R. rules instruction car at the False Creek yards in Vancouver, B.C.

Photograph depicts a CPR roundhouse at the False Creek yards in Vancouver. The tender of stored locomotive #2860 is protruding, as the house cannot taken the length of this locomotive. Locomotive #2860 is a 4-6-4 Royal Hudson, built in 1940 at the Montreal Locomotive Works. It is now owned by Mr. J. Hussey of West Vancouver.

Photograph depicts the CPR roundhouse and turntable at the False Creek yards in Vancouver. The locomotive #1410 is in clean external condition.

Photograph depicts a new CPR rail terminal ramp that was being built on the site of the former Pier A, Vancouver Harbour.