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- Title
- Childhood Freedom - Interview with Akira Horii:
- Contributor(s)
- Horii, Akira (Interviewee)
- Type of Resource
- sound recording-nonmusical
- Date Created
- 2017-04-29
- Language
- English
- Description
- Akira talks about the freedom children had in Vancouver back in the 1940s to explore unsupervised, places like Stanley Park and Hastings Park (Pacific National Exhibition grounds).
- Extent
- 00:00:24
- Subject(s)
- Childhood, Japanese Canadians, Neighbourhoods - Safety, Pacific National Exhibition (Vancouver, B.C.), Active life enthusiasts
- Location(s)
- West End
- Time Period
- 1930s, 1940s, 1950s
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Visiting Vancouver - Interview with Josh Shin:
- Contributor(s)
- Shin, Josh (Interviewee)
- Type of Resource
- sound recording-nonmusical
- Date Created
- 2017-11-23
- Language
- English
- Description
- Josh shares early memories of visiting Vancouver and the types of things his family did back then.
- Extent
- 00:01:31
- Subject(s)
- Chinese Canadians, Street-railroads, Urban transportation, Canadians - Social life and customs, Weddings, Pacific National Exhibition (Vancouver, B.C.)
- Location(s)
- Hastings-Sunrise
- Time Period
- 1930s, 1940s
- Collection
- Story City