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Title: 2010 Winter Olympics - Interview with Maria Fiskilis, George Ghiouzelis, and Speros Ganatsios
Contributor(s): Fiskilis, Maria (Interviewee), Ghiouzelis, George (Interviewee), Ganatsios, Speros (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-02-01
Language: English
Description: Maria Fiskilis, George Ghiouzelis, and Speros Ganatsios discuss their favourite experiences of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.
Extent: 00:02:10
Subject(s): Olympic Winter Games (21st : 2010 : Vancouver, B.C.), Hockey, Greek Canadians
Location(s): Fairview
Time Period: 2000s
Collection: Hellenic Stories, Story City

Title: Al Jamia Masjid Mosque - Interview with Ihsan Malik:
Contributor(s): Malik, Ihsan (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-08-02
Language: English
Description: Ihsan Malik describes the first mosque in Western Canada and its significance.
Extent: 00:02:42
Subject(s): Muslims, Al Jamia Masjid (Mosque), Pakistan Canadians, Cultural differences
Location(s): Fairview
Time Period: 1960s
Collection: Story City

Title: Back When I Knew Them - Interview with Lorne Findlay
Contributor(s): Findlay, Lorne (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-02-20
Language: English
Description: Lorne Findlay spent several years working in a lively service station in Fairview. His work brought him into contact with several future Vancouver celebrities including Jimmy Pattison and Jack Webster. He also met Frank Baker, a Vancouver alderman, collector and notable restaurateur. Baker is perhaps best known for The Attic, a West Vancouver landmark open from 1968 - 1989. Lorne takes pride in getting Frank one of his first catering jobs. Part of the South Vancouver Neighbourhood House program Inside Stories.
Extent: 00:05:26
Subject(s): Service stations, Pattison, Jim, 1928-, Baker, Frank, Webster, Jack, Attic (Restaurant : West Vancouver, B.C.), Employment
Location(s): Fairview
Time Period: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s
Collection: Story City

Title: Best Health Care - Interview with Fathima Shaik:
Contributor(s): Shaik, Fathima (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-06-12
Language: English
Description: Fathima talks about the excellent health care her father has received at Vancouver General Hospital.
Extent: 00:00:44
Subject(s): Medical care, Vancouver General Hospital
Location(s): Fairview
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Changes on Granville Island - Interview with Donna MacKinnon
Contributor(s): MacKinnon, Donna (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-04-29
Language: English
Description: Donna MacKinnon talks about the many benefits of the transformation of Granville Island.
Extent: 00:01:45
Subject(s): Ecology, Neighbourhoods - Conservation and restoration, Neighbourhoods - Historic changes
Location(s): Fairview
Time Period: 1970s
Collection: Story City

Title: The City Has Grown on Us - Interview with Bruno Guindon
Contributor(s): Guindon, Bruno (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-06-17
Language: English
Description: Bruno talks about his experiences living in Vancouver and how his opinions of the city have changed over time.
Extent: 00:01:56
Subject(s): Social interaction, Neighbourhoods - Historic changes
Location(s): Fairview
Time Period: 2000s, 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Connections - Interview with Fay Fergusson:
Contributor(s): Fergusson, Fay (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-11-28
Language: English
Description: Fay explains how she finds joy in theatre, art and books and how she strives to maintain connection with others.
Extent: 00:05:07
Subject(s): People with disabilities, Theatre, Artists, Artists with disabilities, Art - Exhibitions, Books and reading, Family, Social interaction, ConnecTra Society
Location(s): Fairview
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Dueck Chevrolet neon sign at night, Daily Province Newspaper billboard:
Contributor(s): Artray (Photographer)
Type of Resource: still image
Date Created: 1949
Description: Dueck Chevrolet neon sign at night on building Granville & West Broadway, Daily Province Newspaper billboard.
Subject(s): Billboards, Neon signs, Night, Dueck Chevrolet, Province
Location(s): Fairview
Time Period: 1940s
Collection: Artray Collection

Title: Fairview: Central and Walkable Neighbourhood - Interview with Bruno Guindon:
Contributor(s): Guindon, Bruno (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-06-17
Language: English
Description: Bruno reflects on how the Fairview neighbourhood is very convenient. He finds the area very walkable and is central to cafes, beaches, and shopping.
Extent: 00:01:29
Subject(s): Walkability, Shopping, Transportation, Active life enthusiasts
Location(s): Fairview
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Fairview is the Perfect Place to Live - Interview with Sharon Esson:
Contributor(s): Esson, Sharon (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-05-19
Language: English
Description: Sharon talks about Granville Island in the Fairview neighbourhood in Vancouver, and the things she enjoys doing in the area.
Extent: 00:01:19
Subject(s): Grocery shopping, Tea, Traffic congestion, Walkability
Location(s): Fairview
Time Period: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Fairview Neighbourhood Changes - Interview with Grace Eiko Thomson:
Contributor(s): Thomson, Grace Eiko (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-04-29
Language: English
Description: Grace talks about the changes she has noticed in the 10 years of living in the Fairview neighbourhood.
Extent: 00:00:35
Subject(s): Neighbourhoods - Historic changes, Buses, Urban transportation
Location(s): Fairview
Time Period: 2000s, 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Fairview street car hits Granville span:
Contributor(s): Artray (Photographer)
Type of Resource: still image
Description: Accidents – Traffic Fairview street car hits Granville span, sign on car advertising CCF campaign meeting with Premier Douglas of Saskatchewan, Oct. 22.
Subject(s): Street-railroads - Cars, Traffic accidents
Location(s): Fairview
Time Period: 1940s
Collection: Artray Collection

Title: Fairview street car showing accident damage:
Contributor(s): Artray (Photographer)
Type of Resource: still image
Description: Fairview street car showing accident damage, sign on car advertising CCF campaign meeting with Premier Douglas of Saskatchewan, Oct. 22.
Subject(s): Street-railroads, Traffic accidents
Location(s): Fairview
Time Period: 1940s
Collection: Artray Collection

Title: Food and Heritage - Interview with Inez Cook:
Contributor(s): Cook, Inez (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-07-25
Language: English
Description: Inez Cook was adopted into a white family, but as an adult connected with and showcases her Indigenous culture through her restaurant, Salmon and Bannock.
Extent: 00:03:08
Subject(s): Indigenous peoples, Small business, Restaurants, Food
Location(s): Fairview
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Getting Along in the Winter - Interview with Aida Arthur
Contributor(s): Arthur, Aida (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-09-19
Language: English
Description: Immigrating from a warm climate, Aida Arthur immediately faced an uncommonly snowy winter and a transit strike, but that didn't slow her down.
Extent: 00:02:12
Subject(s): Immigrants - Experience, Winter, Urban transportation
Location(s): Fairview
Time Period: 1970s
Collection: Story City

Title: Her Sister's Bench - Interview with Phoenix:
Contributor(s): Phoenix (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-08-01
Language: English
Description: Phoenix recalls finding the bench that memorializes her sister.
Extent: 00:02:37
Subject(s): Memorials, Family, Suicide
Location(s): Fairview
Time Period: 1990s, 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Interurban railway:
Contributor(s): Timms, Philip (Photographer)
Type of Resource: still image
Description: Interurban railway with Granville Bridge in the background.
Subject(s): Bridges, Railroads - Track, Railroads - Trains, British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Location(s): Fairview
Collection: Philip Timms Collection

Title: Japanese Canadian Internment and Returning to Vancouver - Interview with Lurana Kikuko Tasaka
Contributor(s): Tasaka, Lurana Kikuko (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-05-05
Language: English
Description: Lurana Tasaka explains leaving Vancouver to live in Greenwood during the internment of Japanese Canadians and then returning when she was 17. She goes on to tell us some of her favourite activities as a teen.
Extent: 00:02:17
Subject(s): Japanese Canadians, Japanese Canadian Internment, King Edward High School, High schools, Schools, Racism, Catholic Church, Dance, Teenagers, Schools
Location(s): Fairview
Time Period: 1940s, 1950s, 1960s
Collection: Story City

Title: South Granville Changes - Interview with Linda Lou Darbey:
Contributor(s): Darbey, Linda Lou (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-05-19
Language: English
Description: Linda Lou talks about the changes she's witnessed to the South Granville (Fairview) neighbourhood.
Extent: 00:03:13
Subject(s): Grocery trade, Neighbourhoods - Historic changes, Small business, Stanley Theatre (Vancouver, B.C.), Children, South Granville Seniors Centre
Location(s): Fairview
Time Period: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: South Granville Memories - Interview with Elizabeth Gautschi:
Contributor(s): Gautschi, Elizabeth (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-04-28
Language: English
Description: Elizabeth recalls her early memories growing up in South Granville and reflects on the changes that have happened to the neighbhourhood over the years.
Extent: 00:06:25
Subject(s): Neighbourhoods - Historic changes, Stanley Theatre (Vancouver, B.C.), Gentrification, Orpheum Theatre (Vancouver, B.C.)
Location(s): Fairview
Time Period: 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
Collection: Story City