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Title: An Agricultural Neighbourhood - Interview with Rita MacKay:
Contributor(s): MacKay, Rita (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-09-19
Language: English
Description: Rita MacKay grew up in the South Cambie area, and lives there still. The rural nature of the area from her 1930s childhood would not be recognized today.
Extent: 00:04:20
Subject(s): Neighbourhoods - Historic changes
Location(s): South Cambie
Time Period: 1930s, 1940s
Collection: Story City

Title: Differences Between East and West - Interview with Brenda Martens:
Contributor(s): Martens, Brenda (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-06-30
Language: English
Description: Brenda talks about the differences she sees between the East side of Vancouver and the West side of Vancouver.
Extent: 00:00:51
Subject(s): Neighbourhoods - Historic changes, Neighbourhoods, Trees in cities, Cultural diversity
Location(s): South Cambie
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: The Douglas Park Wednesday Social Group - Interview with
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-09-14
Language: English
Description: A group interview with members of the Douglas Park Wednesday Social Club encompasses a broad range of topics including favourite neighbourhoods, good restaurants, club and sporting activities, and more.
Extent: 00:21:03
Subject(s): Active life enthusiasts, Music - Performance, Restaurants, Cooking, Television, Hockey, Medals, Paralympics, Boccie (Game), Social interaction
Location(s): South Cambie
Time Period: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Everybody Here is So Friendly - Interview with Kassie Ge:
Contributor(s): Ge, Kassie (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-06-03
Language: English
Description: Kassie talks about her experiences living in Vancouver and how she has found people to be very friendly and helpful.
Extent: 00:00:48
Subject(s): Chinese Canadians, Immigrants - Experience, Friendliness, Helpfulness, Social interaction
Location(s): South Cambie
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Father Demetrios Partsafas and Family:
Contributor(s): Maria Camara (Contributor)
Type of Resource: still image
Date Created: 1975
Description: Father Demetrios Partsafas with Presvytera Irini, oldest child, Socrates and twin girls, Maria Camara and Stella Kasidoulis. Father Partsafas and his young family came to Vancouver in 1974. This was taken in Vancouver near their home at West 20th and Oak Street.
Subject(s): Clergy, Greek Canadians, Family
Location(s): South Cambie
Time Period: 1970s
Collection: Hellenic Stories, Story City

Title: First Months in Vancouver - Interview with Anna Terrana:
Contributor(s): Terrana, Anna (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-03-01
Language: English
Description: Anna Terrana speaks about her first few months in Vancouver, the weather, the isolation, and the boredom while trying to find a job.
Extent: 0:03:47
Subject(s): Immigrants - Experience, Immigrants - Employment, Social isolation
Location(s): South Cambie
Time Period: 1960s
Collection: Story City

Title: Good Transit Makes a Difference - Interview with John McGuire and Eunkyung Koo:
Contributor(s): McGuire, John (Interviewee), Koo, Eunkyung (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-05-20
Language: English
Description: John and Eunkyung talk about the importance of good public transportation.
Extent: 00:00:56
Subject(s): Transportation - Passenger traffic, Urban transportation
Location(s): South Cambie
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Keep Exploring - Interview with Christie Hsu and Zeneca Kubota:
Contributor(s): Hsu, Christie (Interviewee), Kubota, Zeneca (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-08-02
Language: English
Description: In this excerpt from a longer interview one of the Maker Girls facilitators talks about how she hopes the inspiration and excitement to explore that's been ignited by Canada 150+ will live on after the celebrations, and that people continue to explore their own backyards.
Extent: 00:00:50
Subject(s): Centennial celebrations, etc., Canada 150+, Outdoor recreation
Location(s): South Cambie
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Korean Community - Interview with John McGuire and Eunkyung Koo:
Contributor(s): McGuire, John (Interviewee), Koo, Eunkyung (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-05-20
Language: English
Description: John and Eunkyung talk about their experiences with the Korean Communities in Korea, Toronto, and Vancouver.
Extent: 00:03:15
Subject(s): Korean Canadians, Immigrants - Experience, Communities
Location(s): South Cambie
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: One of the Best Places to Live - Interview with Brenda Martens:
Contributor(s): Martens, Brenda (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-06-30
Language: English
Description: In Brenda's opinion, Vancouver is one of the best places in the world to live.
Extent: 00:00:39
Subject(s): Entertainment
Location(s): South Cambie
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Playing Bocce - Interview with Paul Irwin and Herb Torrance
Contributor(s): Irwin, Paul (Interviewee), Torrance, Herb (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-09-13
Language: English
Description: Paul Irwin is a dedicated bocce player.
Extent: 00:02:50
Subject(s): Active life enthusiasts, Boccie (Game), Sports
Location(s): South Cambie
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Raising a Family in South Cambie - Interview with Julie Lee:
Contributor(s): Lee, Julie (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-07-23
Language: English
Description: South Cambie resident Julie Lee provides a vivid picture of her neighbourhood - its character and amenities.
Extent: 00:03:44
Subject(s): Parks, Douglas Park Community Centre, Parenting
Location(s): South Cambie
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Sansei Interracial Marriages - Interview with Akira Horii:
Contributor(s): Horii, Akira (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-04-29
Language: English
Description: Akira tells of how the Sansei, the third generation of people of Japanese descent born in Canada to Nisei parents born in Canada, have an almost 90% interracial marriage rate.
Extent: 00:00:31
Subject(s): Japanese Canadians, Interracial marriage
Location(s): South Cambie
Time Period: 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Smells of Vancouver - 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 characteristic smells of Vancouver from her youth in the 1940s.
Extent: 00:00:51
Subject(s): Coal, Beehive burner, Stoves, Wood, Smog
Location(s): South Cambie
Time Period: 1940s, 1950s
Collection: Story City

Title: Snow Time - Interview with Rita MacKay:
Contributor(s): MacKay, Rita (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-09-19
Language: English
Description: In the 1930s, Rita MacKay and her friends played many games. Sledding down Heather Hill was a thrill she still remembers clearly.
Extent: 00:01:04
Subject(s): Childhood, Sledding, Games, Active life enthusiasts
Location(s): South Cambie
Time Period: 1930s, 1940s
Collection: Story City

Title: A Sporty Life - Interview with Sheryl Spurr:
Contributor(s): Spurr, Sheryl (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-09-13
Language: English
Description: Sheryl discusses her experience participating in the British Columbia Special Olympics.
Extent: 00:00:52
Subject(s): Sports, British Columbia Special Olympics, Active life enthusiasts
Location(s): South Cambie
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: We're All Immigrants - Interview with Susan Murakami:
Contributor(s): Murakami, Susan (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-04-29
Language: English
Description: Susan reflects on how all non-indigenous peoples of North America are immigrants.
Extent: 00:00:44
Subject(s): Japanese Canadians, Indigenous peoples, Immigrants - Experience
Location(s): South Cambie
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Story City

Title: Work and Leisure - Interview with Resurreccion (Rose) Lara:
Contributor(s): Lara, Resurreccion (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2017-09-19
Language: English
Description: Rose Lara immigrated to Vancouver in the late 1980s, leading a productive and enjoyable life, working, volunteering, learning.
Extent: 00:02:44
Subject(s): Immigrants - Experience, Filipino Canadians, Volunteers, Royal Canadian Legion. Branch 177, Douglas Park Community Centre
Location(s): Mount Pleasant
Time Period: 1980s, 2010s
Collection: Story City