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Title: Bad Boys of the West Side - Interview with Katherine Robb and Barbara Toews:
Contributor(s): Robb, Katherine (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-07-23
Language: English
Description: Southwest Vancouver was pretty safe in the 50s and 60s, but there were still "The Dunbar Boys."
Extent: 00:00:50
Subject(s): Billiard parlours, Kerrisdale Billiards
Location(s): Kerrisdale
Time Period: 1960s
Collection: Story City

Title: Beekeeping in Dunbar - Interview with Diane Martin:
Contributor(s): Martin, Diane (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-07-24
Language: English
Description: Diane Martin and her family volunteer at the Dunbar Community Centre helping tend the beehives.
Extent: 00:00:45
Subject(s): Volunteering, Volunteers, Beehives, Dunbar Community Centre
Location(s): Dunbar-Southlands
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Booming Ground - Interview with Terry Slack
Contributor(s): Slack, Terry (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-06-14
Language: English
Description: From their first Canadian home on Iona Island, young Terry Slack and his family moved to the foot of what is now the Marine Drive lookout, spending a few years living beside the booming grounds.
Extent: 00:01:39
Subject(s): Immigrants - Experience, Booms (Log transportation), Schools, Kerrisdale Elementary School, Elementary schools, Schools, Active life enthusiasts
Location(s): Dunbar-Southlands
Time Period: 1950s
Collection: Story City

Title: Camosun Bog, a Vancouver Treasure - Interview with Shelagh Smith:
Contributor(s): Smith, Shelagh (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-06-14
Language: English
Description: Despite all the changes in Dunbar, the unique ecosystem of the Camosun Bog remains in its natural state, a benefit to all Vancouverites.
Extent: 00:00:41
Subject(s): Camosun Bog, Nature conservation, Parks
Location(s): Dunbar-Southlands
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Changes in Vancouver - Interview with Gayle Logan:
Contributor(s): Logan, Gayle (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-06-11
Language: English
Description: Gayle Logan shares her observations about changes in Vancouver over the years.
Extent: 00:01:44
Subject(s): Neighbourhoods - Historic changes, Neighbourhoods - Safety
Location(s): Dunbar-Southlands
Time Period: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Dunbar Theatre - Interview with Greg Rudloff:
Contributor(s): Rudloff, Greg (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-06-14
Language: English
Description: Dunbar Theatre has remained a neighbourhood anchor since the 1930s.
Extent: 00:01:04
Subject(s): Theatres, Small business, Dunbar Theatre (Vancouver, B.C.)
Location(s): Dunbar-Southlands
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Dunbar Theatre - Interview with Ray Poulter
Contributor(s): Poulter, Ray (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-06-14
Language: English
Description: The Dunbar Theatre has remained a staple in the area since the 1930s. Mr. Poulter, a former employee, gives us a behind the screen look.
Extent: 00:04:45
Subject(s): Theatres, Small business, Dunbar Theatre (Vancouver, B.C.)
Location(s): Dunbar-Southlands
Time Period: 1930s, 1940s, 1980s
Collection: Story City

Title: Dunbar's Business District - Interview with Ray Poulter
Contributor(s): Poulter, Ray (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-06-14
Language: English
Description: As a Dunbar resident for over 80 years, Mr. Poulter has clear memories of the commercial enterprises along Dunbar Street.
Extent: 00:03:37
Subject(s): Small business, Home delivery services, Grocers
Location(s): Dunbar-Southlands
Time Period: 1930s, 1940s
Collection: Story City

Title: Earlier Days at the Dunbar Library - Interview with Jenny Wright:
Contributor(s): Wright, Jenny (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-06-14
Language: English
Description: Jenny Wright and her son were once regulars at the Dunbar Branch Library.
Extent: 00:02:45
Subject(s): Vancouver Public Library - Dunbar Branch, Libraries, Librarians, Storytelling
Location(s): Dunbar-Southlands
Time Period: 1980s, 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Exploring Vancouver by Streetcar - Interview with Shelagh Smith:
Contributor(s): Smith, Shelagh (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-06-14
Language: English
Description: Shelagh discusses the importance of streetcar travel.
Extent: 00:01:43
Subject(s): Street-railroads, Urban transportation
Location(s): Dunbar-Southlands
Time Period: 1940s
Collection: Story City

Title: Friendlier on the East Side - Interview with Emiko Kordyback:
Contributor(s): Kordyback, Emiko (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-04-29
Language: English
Description: Emiko talks about the difference she sees in sociability between the East and West sides of Vancouver.
Extent: 00:00:32
Subject(s): Neighbourhoods - Historic changes, Social interaction, Communities
Location(s): Dunbar-Southlands
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: From the East Midlands to Iona Island - Interview with Terry Slack:
Contributor(s): Slack, Terry (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-06-14
Language: English
Description: Terry Slack emigrated from Great Britain in 1948 with his family, some of the earliest settlers on Iona Island. It was certainly a period of adjustment.
Extent: 00:06:10
Subject(s): Immigrants - Experience, Fishing boats, Boatbuilding, Japanese Canadians
Location(s): Dunbar-Southlands
Time Period: 1940s, 1950s
Collection: Story City

Title: Fun and Games in Dunbar - Interview with Shelagh Smith
Contributor(s): Smith, Shelagh (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-06-14
Language: English
Description: Shelagh Smith has fond recollections of childhood activities in Dunbar - roller skating, hopscotch and even an impromptu parade or two.
Extent: 00:04:03
Subject(s): Games, World War, 1939-1945 - Children, Lord Byng Secondary School, High schools, Schools, Active life enthusiasts
Location(s): Dunbar-Southlands
Time Period: 1930s, 1940s
Collection: Story City

Title: Jane Austen Society - Interview with Keiko Parker
Contributor(s): Parker, Keiko (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-05-05
Language: English
Description: Keiko Parker talks about the Jane Austen Society of North America and the activities of its chapter in Vancouver.
Extent: 00:01:43
Subject(s): Jane Austen Society of North America, Japanese Canadians, Creative writing, History - Societies, etc.
Location(s): Dunbar-Southlands
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Japanese Canadian Neighbours and the Celtic Cannery - Interview with Terry Slack:
Contributor(s): Slack, Terry (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-06-14
Language: English
Description: Japanese immigrants made up an large part of the Southlands community from the late 19th to the mid 20th Century, attracted by the opportunity to work at the Celtic Cannery. Terry Slack, long time Dunbar-Southlands resident, relates a story he heard from members of the McCleery family (original white settlers in the Dunbar Southlands area) that sheds light on why the Celtic Cannery (pronounced with a soft "C") may have changed its name from Keltic Cannery. Note: the story of the Cannery is unverified.
Extent: 00:02:41
Subject(s): Immigrants - Experience, Japanese Canadians, Celtic Cannery
Location(s): Dunbar-Southlands
Time Period: 1890s, 1910s, 1920s, 1950s
Collection: Story City

Title: Life on the Blenheim Flats - Interview with Terry Slack:
Contributor(s): Slack, Terry (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-06-14
Language: English
Description: After years of isolation on Iona Island and the Point Grey Booming Ground, young Terry Slack and his family moved to the Blenheim Flats, becoming part of a community deeply involved in fishing, farming and horses.
Extent: 00:04:27
Subject(s): Immigrants - Experience, Greenhouses, Murray and Wood Greenhouses, Horses - Equipment and supplies
Location(s): Dunbar-Southlands
Time Period: 1950s
Collection: Story City

Title: Local Businesses of Lower Dunbar - Interview with Shelagh Smith
Contributor(s): Smith, Shelagh (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-06-14
Language: English
Description: Small local businesses make good neighbours; Shelagh Smith recalls local retailers keeping an eye out for wayward youngsters.
Extent: 00:02:00
Subject(s): Small business, Grocery stores, Piggly Wiggly B.C. Limited, Neighbourhoods - Safety
Location(s): Dunbar-Southlands
Time Period: 1930s, 1940s
Collection: Story City

Title: Making Friends - Interview with Veronica Dallisaya:
Contributor(s): Dallisaya (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-06-19
Language: English
Description: Veronica talks about meeting people through the Latin Runners Club and other places.
Extent: 00:01:42
Subject(s): Bolivian Canadians, Immigrants - Experience, Running, Social interaction
Location(s): Kerrisdale
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: The Many Businesses of Dunbar Street - Interview with Eva Scherger:
Contributor(s): Scherger, Eva (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-06-14
Language: English
Description: A resident of Dunbar since the 1950s, Eva Scherger recalls a great many of the small businesses lining Dunbar Street through the decades.
Extent: 00:03:39
Subject(s): Small business, MacGregor's Dry Goods, Cunningham Drug Stores, Ltd., Liquor laws
Location(s): Dunbar-Southlands
Time Period: 1950s, 1960s, 1970s
Collection: Story City

Title: The Original Laneway Housing - Interview with Ray Poulter
Contributor(s): Poulter, Ray (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-06-14
Language: English
Description: "Teardowns" are not a recent phenomenon. Ray Poulter describes a type of housing once common in the Dunbar area, and now almost extinct.
Extent: 00:01:29
Subject(s): Dwellings, Teardowns, Buildings - Demolition
Location(s): Dunbar-Southlands
Time Period: 1930s
Collection: Story City