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Title: Beach Afternoons - Interview with Herb Nolan
Contributor(s): Nolan, Herb (Interviewee)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2014
Language: English
Description: Enjoying the beaches around Stanley Park can yield more than just a good time swimming. We would swim from English Bay right around to Third Beach by the bridge and back again, and it used to take about three hours of swimming, but easy swimming you know: breast stroke, side stroke, crawl.
Extent: 00:04:10
Subject(s): English Bay (Vancouver, B.C.), Swimming, Stanley Park (Vancouver, B.C.), Beaches, Second Beach (Vancouver, B.C.), Third Beach (Vancouver, B.C.), Active life enthusiasts
Location(s): West End
Time Period: 1940s, 1950s
Collection: West End Stories

Title: Episode 2 - 2013: Secrets and Celebrations
Contributor(s): Hanomansing, Ian (Speaker), Bromley, Malcolm (Interviewee), Barman, Jean (Interviewee), Atkin, John (Interviewee), Shackleton, Paula (Interviewee), Knott, Susan (Interviewee), Levy, Malcolm (Interviewee), McMillan, Tim (Speaker), Lakefield (Musical group) (Performer)
Type of Resource: sound recording-nonmusical
Date Created: 2015-06-08
Language: English
Description: In this episode of Vancouver Special, we explore the 125th anniversary of Stanley Park, stroll around Vancouver as the most walkable city in Canada and hear about the library Foundation's TOUCH fundraising event supporting the VPL Inspiration Lab. CBC's Ian Hanomansing sets the scene for 2013 as we feature interviews with Vancouver Park Board general manager Malcolm Bromley, author and historian Jean Barman, walking advocate and writer John Atkin, and VPL Foundation directors Paula Shackleton and Susan Knott along with artist and curator Malcolm Levy. Stanley Park is designated a national historic site of Canada, and it's a lush 400-hectare urban forest with a spectacular seawall and numerous famous landmarks. Park Board general manager Malcolm Bromley talks about the park, its 125th anniversary and what draws millions of visitors each year. Jean Barman is a B.C. author who has written numerous acclaimed books on the history of Canada, women and indigenous peoples. Her book Stanley Park's Secret is a City of Vancouver Book Prize winner. Jean shares some of the history of our city's first, largest, and most beloved urban park. He can wear out a pair of walking shoes in just a few months. Author John Atkin has written several books highlighting some of the best walks around Vancouver, which in 2013 was named the most walkable city in Canada, ahead of Toronto and Montreal and just behind New York, San Francisco and Boston on the international scene. He talks about the joy of walking in Vancouver. It was called TOUCH, and it was a dynamic evening of art, literature and technology to support the VPL Inspiration Lab. VPL Foundation directors Paula Shackleton and Susan Knott along with artist and curator Malcolm Levy look back at this exciting event of installations and live performances. And VPL librarian Tim McMillan brings it all together with some great reads you can find at your library about Stanley Park, walking around our city and experiencing some historic photos from VPL's Special Collections department. The theme song is "North Wind" by Vancouver band Lakefield, from the album Sounds from the Treeline.
Extent: 00:20:47
Subject(s): Stanley Park (Vancouver, B.C.), Barman, Jean, Atkin, John, Bromley, Malcolm, Shackleton, Paula, Knott, Susan, Levy, Malcolm, Walkable city, Walkability, Fund raising, Libraries, Vancouver Public Library - Central Branch - Inspiration Lab, Sound studios
Time Period: 2010s
Collection: Vancouver Special

Title: Scene in Stanley Park
Contributor(s): Timms, Philip (Photographer)
Type of Resource: still image
Description: Scene along fenced roadway in Stanley Park. There is a large tree in the middle of the road. Hand-tinted.
Subject(s): Roads, Stanley Park (Vancouver, B.C.), Trees
Time Period: 1900s
Collection: Philip Timms Collection

Title: Second Beach
Contributor(s): Timms, Philip (Photographer)
Type of Resource: still image
Description: A large crowd of sunbathers at Second Beach. Many people are sitting on the beach, while others are playing in the water. A building is visible in the distance.
Subject(s): Crowds, Stanley Park (Vancouver, B.C.), Children - Playing in water, Second Beach (Vancouver, B.C.)
Time Period: 1920s
Collection: Philip Timms Collection

Title: Snow in Stanley Park
Contributor(s): Timms, Philip (Photographer)
Type of Resource: still image
Description: Snow in Stanley Park.
Subject(s): Trees, Winter, Stanley Park (Vancouver, B.C.)
Time Period: 1900s
Collection: Philip Timms Collection

Title: Snow in Stanley Park
Contributor(s): Timms, Philip (Photographer)
Type of Resource: still image
Description: Snow in Stanley Park covers trees and a fence.
Subject(s): Stanley Park (Vancouver, B.C.), Winter, Trees
Time Period: 1900s
Collection: Philip Timms Collection

Title: Snow in Stanley Park
Contributor(s): Timms, Philip (Photographer)
Type of Resource: still image
Description: Snow in Stanley Park - Woman and child
Subject(s): Stanley Park (Vancouver, B.C.), Women, Children - Playing outdoors, Winter
Time Period: 1900s
Collection: Philip Timms Collection

Title: Snow in Stanley Park
Contributor(s): Timms, Philip (Photographer)
Type of Resource: still image
Description: Snow in Stanley Park - Woman and child under trees
Subject(s): Trees, Winter, Women, Children - Playing outdoors, Stanley Park (Vancouver, B.C.)
Time Period: 1900s
Collection: Philip Timms Collection

Title: Stanley Park duck pond
Contributor(s): Timms, Philip (Photographer)
Type of Resource: still image
Description: View (ground) of the duck pond in Stanley Park. A tall tree is reflected in the water.
Subject(s): Birds, Ducks, Stanley Park (Vancouver, B.C.), Duck Pond - Stanley Park (Vancouver, B.C.)
Time Period: 1900s
Collection: Philip Timms Collection

Title: Stanley Park duck pond
Contributor(s): Timms, Philip (Photographer)
Type of Resource: still image
Description: Snow covering the ground and trees at the Stanley Park duck pond. Several geese can be seen on the water, the banks and the ice.
Subject(s): Birds, Winter, Duck Pond - Stanley Park (Vancouver, B.C.), Stanley Park (Vancouver, B.C.), Geese
Collection: Philip Timms Collection

Title: Totem pole
Contributor(s): Timms, Philip (Photographer)
Type of Resource: still image
Description: Snow-covered totem pole in Stanley Park.
Subject(s): Totem poles, Stanley Park (Vancouver, B.C.), Winter
Time Period: 1900s
Collection: Philip Timms Collection

Title: Winter in Stanley Park
Contributor(s): Timms, Philip (Photographer)
Type of Resource: still image
Description: Trees and road in Stanley Park covered in snow.
Subject(s): Roads, Winter, Stanley Park (Vancouver, B.C.), Trees
Collection: Philip Timms Collection

Title: Winter in Stanley Park
Contributor(s): Timms, Philip (Photographer)
Type of Resource: still image
Description: A road through Stanley Park, with snow on the trees and ground.
Subject(s): Roads, Winter, Stanley Park (Vancouver, B.C.), Trees
Collection: Philip Timms Collection

Title: Winter in Stanley Park
Contributor(s): Timms, Philip (Photographer)
Type of Resource: still image
Description: Trail to English Bay through Stanley Park, with snow on the trees and ground.
Subject(s): Roads, Winter, Stanley Park (Vancouver, B.C.), Trees
Collection: Philip Timms Collection

Title: Winter in Stanley Park
Contributor(s): Timms, Philip (Photographer)
Type of Resource: still image
Description: Heavy snow fall in Stanley Park. Hand-tinted.
Subject(s): Trees, Winter, Snow, Stanley Park (Vancouver, B.C.)
Time Period: 1900s
Collection: Philip Timms Collection

Title: Winter in Stanley Park:
Contributor(s): Timms, Philip (Photographer)
Type of Resource: still image
Description: View of a small stone bridge crossing a stream in Stanley Park with snow covering the ground and trees.
Subject(s): Stanley Park (Vancouver, B.C.), Winter
Collection: Philip Timms Collection