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Title: Bakery Life - Interview with Lois Dick:
Contributor(s): Dick, Lois (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-06-03
Language: English
Description: Lois describes working for two East Van bakeries: Dad's Cookies and Weston Bakery.
Extent: 00:01:49
Subject(s): Small business, Bakeries, Dad's Cookie Company, Weston's Bread, Employment
Location(s): Hastings-Sunrise
Time Period: 1960s
Collection: Story City

Title: Coming to Canada - Interview with Reginald Wise:
Contributor(s): Wise, Regiland (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-06-06
Language: English
Description: Reginald Wise emigrated from the United Kingdom, and between luck and the kindness of strangers found himself employed and housed within days of his arrival in Vancouver.
Extent: 00:03:40
Subject(s): Immigrants - Experience, British Canadians, Pacific National Exhibition (Vancouver, B.C.)
Location(s): Hastings-Sunrise
Time Period: 1950s
Collection: Story City

Title: Coming to Vancouver - Interview with Earl Sunshine:
Contributor(s): Sunshine, Earl (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-06-11
Language: English
Description: Earl Sunshine shares his experiences of moving to Vancouver, and later working for the PNE.
Extent: 00:01:09
Subject(s): Migrants - Experience, Pacific National Exhibition (Vancouver, B.C.), Carnivals, Employment
Location(s): Hastings-Sunrise
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Early Days at the PNE - Interview with Margery:
Contributor(s): Margery (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-05-12
Language: English
Description: Margery recalls the PNE and the Elks Club Children's Day.
Extent: 00:01:12
Subject(s): Pacific National Exhibition (Vancouver, B.C.), Elks (Fraternal order), Children
Location(s): Hastings-Sunrise
Time Period: 1930s
Collection: Story City

Title: First Weeks in Hastings-Sunrise - Interview with Robin Lough
Contributor(s): Lough, Robin (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-05-25
Language: English
Description: Robin is pleased with her new community.
Extent: 00:02:02
Subject(s): Communities, Parks, Cycling, Active life enthusiasts
Location(s): Hastings-Sunrise
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Fun Around Vancouver - Interview with Tom C.
Contributor(s): C., Tom (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-06-30
Language: English
Description: Tom describes fun times with his family going back to the 1980s; going to the race track with his mom, watching movies on Granville Street and crabbing at CRAB Park at Portside with his brother.
Extent: 00:02:24
Subject(s): CRAB Park at Portside (Vancouver, B.C.), Parks, Beaches, Racetracks (Horse racing), Hastings Park Racecourse, Active life enthusiasts
Location(s): Hastings-Sunrise
Time Period: 1980s
Collection: Story City

Title: Harrows on the Narrows - Interview with Lorne Findlay:
Contributor(s): Findlay, Lorne (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-02-20
Language: English
Description: Before the Second Narrows and Lion's Gate Bridges were constructed, getting to the North Shore could be an adventure.
Extent: 00:00:43
Subject(s): Bridges
Location(s): Hastings-Sunrise
Time Period: 1940s, 1950s
Collection: Story City

Title: Immigrating to Vancouver from Croatia - Interview with Lolita Sartorello:
Contributor(s): Sartorello, Lolita (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-05-06
Language: English
Description: Lolita Sartorello tells how she arrived in Vancouver from her home in Croatia. She had been slated to be sent to any number of cities as a refugee. She recalls how lucky she felt when she was sent to Vancouver. She moved to the Hastings-Sunrise neighbourhood.
Extent: 00:02:32
Subject(s): World War, 1939-1945, Immigrants - Experience, Refugees
Location(s): Hastings-Sunrise
Time Period: 1940s, 1950s
Collection: Story City

Title: Kiwassa Neighbourhood House - Interview with Nalda Cruz Ullauri:
Contributor(s): Ullauri, Nalda Cruz (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-04-26
Language: English
Description: Nalda Cruz Ullauri shares her experiences being a Peruvian immigrant and talks about her favorite places in the city (including the library, Pandora park, Kiwassa Neighbourhood House, and more).
Extent: 00:01:40
Subject(s): Peruvian Canadians, Kiwassa Neighbourhood House, Parenting, Immigrants - Experience
Location(s): Hastings-Sunrise
Time Period: 2000s, 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Magician and Game Designer - Interview with Doktor Strange
Contributor(s): Doktor Strange (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-06-03
Language: English
Description: Doktor Strange (Stephen Kaplan) talks about winning the PNE's Performer's Showcase in 1984, some of his other performances and fundraising events, as well as his board game designing.
Extent: 00:03:58
Subject(s): Magicians, Magic tricks, Children's Wish Foundation, Lux Lounge (Restaurant), Pacific National Exhibition (Vancouver, B.C.), Creative community
Location(s): Hastings-Sunrise
Time Period: 1980s, 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Memories of the PNE - Interview with Chris Hoffman:
Contributor(s): Hoffman, Chris (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-07-25
Language: English
Description: Chris Hoffman shares his memories of the PNE.
Extent: 00:02:21
Subject(s): Pacific National Exhibition (Vancouver, B.C.)
Location(s): Hastings-Sunrise
Time Period: 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: My Favourite Phở - Interview with Barbara Larman:
Contributor(s): Larman, Barbara (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-08-02
Language: English
Description: Barbara talks about some of her favourite Vancouver restaurants.
Extent: 00:00:40
Subject(s): Restaurants, Soup
Location(s): Hastings-Sunrise
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: PNE, Exhibition Park, children on merry-go-round:
Contributor(s): Artray (Photographer)
Type of Resource: still image
Date Created: 1949
Description: PNE, Exhibition Park, children on merry-go-round
Subject(s): Children, Merry-go-round, Pacific National Exhibition
Location(s): Hastings-Sunrise
Time Period: 1940s
Collection: Artray Collection

Title: Raising Children in East Vancouver - Interview with Nancy Wu:
Contributor(s): Wu, Nancy (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-04-26
Language: English
Description: Nancy describes her perspective on raising kids and the challenges of the East Side and West Side divide.
Extent: 00:02:11
Subject(s): Chinese Canadians, Immigrants - Experience, Parenthood, Neighbourhoods, Schools
Location(s): Hastings-Sunrise
Time Period: 2000s, 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Raising Children - Interview with Sam Zhu:
Contributor(s): Zhu, Sam (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-04-26
Language: English
Description: Sam Zhu discusses the differences between Chinese and Canadian education systems and his experiences raising his children in Vancouver.
Extent: 00:01:27
Subject(s): Chinese Canadians, Parenting, Education, Schools
Location(s): Hastings-Sunrise
Time Period: 2000s
Collection: Story City

Title: Rocky IV Boxing Ring
Contributor(s): Borkent, Peter (Photographer)
Type of Resource: still image
Date Created: 1985
Description: This is a picture of actor Sly Stallone and crew in the ring and a wide angle of the ring set and the Pacific National Exhibition's Agrodome in the background.
Subject(s): Boxing, Rocky IV (Motion picture), Motion picture industry, Pacific National Exhibition (Vancouver, B.C.)
Location(s): Hastings-Sunrise
Time Period: 1980s
Collection: Hollywood North

Title: Rocky IV Boxing Stage
Contributor(s): Borkent, Peter (Photographer)
Type of Resource: still image
Date Created: 1985
Description: This photo shows the changes to the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) Agrodome to resemble a boxing stage set in Russia.
Subject(s): Motion picture industry, Pacific National Exhibition (Vancouver, B.C.), Boxing, Rocky IV (Motion picture)
Location(s): Hastings-Sunrise
Time Period: 1980s
Collection: Hollywood North

Title: Rocky IV Russian Boxing Match
Contributor(s): Borkent, Peter (Photographer)
Type of Resource: still image
Date Created: 1985
Description: Wide angle of the Rocyy IV movie boxing ring set inside the Pacific National Exhibition's Agrodome, 1985.
Subject(s): Motion picture industry, Pacific National Exhibition (Vancouver, B.C.), Boxing, Rocky IV (Motion picture)
Location(s): Hastings-Sunrise
Time Period: 1980s
Collection: Hollywood North

Title: Sylvester, Dolph, and Me
Contributor(s): Borkent, Peter (Contributor)
Type of Resource: still image
Date Created: 1985
Description: Photograph taken during the 1985 filming in Vancouver of the fight scenes between the Russian boxer Ivan Drago played by actor Dolph Lundgren and American boxer Rocky Balboa played by actor Sylvestor Stallone.
Subject(s): Rocky IV (Motion picture), Motion picture industry, Actors, Stunt performers, Stalone, Sylvester, Lundgren, Dolph
Location(s): Hastings-Sunrise
Time Period: 1980s
Collection: Hollywood North

Title: Vancouver, the Clean City - Interview with Guven Agas:
Contributor(s): Agas, Guven (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-05-25
Language: English
Description: Guven Agas and his family have moved to Vancouver from Turkey and above all love the greenery, the parks, and the clean air.
Extent: 00:00:58
Subject(s): Turkish Canadians, Immigrants - Experience, Parks, Active life enthusiasts, Outdoor recreation
Location(s): Hastings-Sunrise
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Story City

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