Second Narrows Bridge Collapse, 1958 - Interview with Gary Poirier

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Title

Second Narrows Bridge Collapse, 1958 - Interview with Gary Poirier

Contributor(s)

Poirier, Gary (Interviewee)
Kimbel, Laurel (Lead)

Project Title

Carnegie Stories

Project Partner

Carnegie Centre

Type of Resource

sound recording-nonmusical

Genre

oral histories (literary works)

Date Created

1984-04-28

Publisher

Vancouver Public Library

Place

Vancouver

Language

English

Description

Gary, a former iron worker who grew up around Strathcona and the West End, survived the collapse of the Second Narrows Bridge in 1958, the present day Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing, and volunteered at the Carnegie Centre.

Form

unspecified
sound recording

Extent

00:31:28

Digital Origin

Reformatted digital

Subject(s)

Childhood
Bars (Drinking establishments)
Family
Iron and steel workers
Carnivals
Second Narrows Bridge Collapse, 1958
Volunteers

Location(s)

British Columbia - Vancouver - Downtown
British Columbia - Vancouver - Downtown Eastside
British Columbia - Vancouver - Strathcona
British Columbia - Vancouver - West End
British Columbia - Vancouver - Carnegie Centre

Time Period

1950s
1960s

Use and Reproduction

In copyright. For information about how you can use this item, see https://vpl.arcabc.ca/thisvancouver/use-reproduction

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