HISTORY WALK SCHEDULE for AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2018

My TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence-awarded 
Vancouver Heritage Neighbourhood

HISTORY WALKS 

Are Back for a Limited Engagement. Book Now! 

In front of a bootlegger's house in the heart of old Little Italy in Vancouver's East End/Strathcona

AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2018

My regularly scheduled History Walks start at 10am and usually last 2.5 to sometimes 3 hours depending on group size and their pace. Tours that begin and end at or near the point of departure are noted as "Circle Tours". 

Except for my West End History Walk which has some hills, all the rest of my History Walks are relatively flat and easy to walk.  

Details on the content of my East End/Strathcona History Walk (Tour #1), the East End's Working/Wild Side History Walk (Tour #2), West End History Walk (Tour #3), Grandview Neighbourhood History Walk (Tour #4) and Mount Pleasant History Walk (Tour #5) can be found by clicking on the appropriate link above. Cost is $20 per person.

For more information or to reserve a space please e-mail

historywalks@gmail.com. 

HISTORY WALK SCHEDULE

Saturday September 8th

History Walk of the Working/Wild Side of Vancouver’s East End 
(See Tour 2 above)

Departs 10:00am  from corner of Raymur and Malkin Avenue (near Cottonwood Community Gardens) and ends in front of 1000 Parker Street close to point of departure.

Rev. Andrew Roddan of 1st United Church distributes food in a Hobo Camp in what is now Strathcona Park

Saturday September 15th

East End/Strathcona History Walk 
(See Tour 1 above)

Departs 10:00am from 696 East Hastings at Heatley Avenue 

(Circle Tour)

VPD Police Chief and his officers in front of the Police Headquarters in 1903. CVA Photo Pol P4 

Also, 

Sunday Private History Walks

for groups of 5 people or more (or a minimum $100 charge for smaller groups) are available on Sunday mornings and afternoons on:

     

   September 2nd

   September 9th 

   September 16th    

Choose from any of these 

Heritage Neighbourhood History Walks:

     Strathcona/East End (Tour 1), 

     The East End's Working Wild Side (Tour 2), 

The West End (Tour 3),

     Grandview History Walk (Tour 4), and

     Mount Pleasant history Walk (Tour 5). 

These private tours are available in: 

English, Japanese & Italian. 

プライベット歴史散歩は日本語でもどうぞ! 

I History Walk privati sono disponibile anche in Italiano.

For more information or to book a private tour, e-mail me at:

historywalks@gmail.com.

Screen Shot from Janelle Huopalainen's Documentary on my History Walks: Time Traveller

TripAdvisor Reviews my History Walks

HISTORY WALK SCHEDULE FOR FEBRUARY/MARCH 2018

My TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence-awarded Vancouver Heritage Neighbourhood

HISTORY WALKS 

Are Back for a Limited Engagement. Book Now! 

In front of a bootlegger's house in the heart of old Little Italy in Vancouver's East End/Strathcona

FEBRUARY/MARCH 2018

My regularly scheduled History Walks start at 10am and usually last 2.5 to sometimes 3 hours depending on group size and their pace. Tours that begin and end at or near the point of departure are noted as "Circle Tours". 

Except for my West End History Walk which has some hills, all the rest of my History Walks are relatively flat and easy to walk.  

Details on the content of my East End/Strathcona History Walk (Tour 1), the East End's Working/Wild Side History Walk (Tour 2), West End History Walk (Tour 3), Grandview Neighbourhood History Walk (Tour 4) and Mount Pleasant History Walk can be found by clicking on the appropriate link above.

For more information or to reserve a space please e-mail

historywalks@gmail.com. 

East End in the 1890s as seen from the current site of Olympic Village. City of Vancouver Archives

HISTORY WALK SCHEDULE

Saturday February 24

East End/Strathcona History Walk (See Tour 1 above)

Departs 10:00am from 696 East Hastings at Heatley Avenue 

(Circle Tour)

Tosca Trasolini and the Flying Seven - Courtesy City of Vancouver Archives

Saturday March 3rd

West End History Walk (See Tour 3 above)

Departs 10:00am from SE corner of Robson Street and Bute and ends at Davie and Denman

CVA Photo M-11-22 Bird's Eye View of the West End in 1912

Saturday MARCH 10th

East End/Strathcona History Walk (See Tour 1 above)

Departs 10:00am from 696 East Hastings at Heatley Avenue 

(Circle Tour)

Bird's Eye rendering of Vancouver's East End in the 1890s. Burrard Inlet is to the bottom of the image.

Saturday MARCH 17th

History Walk of the Working/Wild Side of Vancouver’s East End (See Tour 2 above)

Departs 10:00am  from corner of Raymur and Malkin Avenue (near Cottonwood Community Gardens) and ends in front of 1000 Parker Street close to point of departure.

Rev. Andrew Roddan of 1st United Church distributes food in a Hobo Camp in what is now Strathcona Park

Saturday March 24th

East End/Strathcona History Walk (See Tour 1 above)

Departs 10:00am from 696 East Hastings at Heatley Avenue 

(Circle Tour)

In front of the O Canada House during a West End History Walk

Also, 

Sunday Private History Walks

for groups of 5 people or more (or a minimum $100 charge for smaller groups) are available on Sunday mornings and afternoons on
   March 4th,
   March 11th,
   March 18th, and
   March 25th.

Wednesday Private History Walks 

for groups of 5 people or more (or a minimum $100 charge for smaller groups) can also be booked on the mornings and afternoons of 

   February 28th,
   March 14th, and 

   March 21st.

Choose from any of these Heritage Neighbourhood History Walks:

     Strathcona/East End (Tour 1), 

     The East End's Working Wild Side (Tour 2), 

     The West End (Tour 3),

     Grandview (Tour 4), and

     Mount Pleasant (Tour 5). 

These private tours are available in English, Japanese and Italian. 

プライベット歴史散歩は日本語でもどうぞ! 

I History Walk privati sono disponibile anche in Italiano!

For more information or to book a private tour, e-mail me at:

historywalks@gmail.com.

Screen Shot from Janelle Huopalainen's Documentary on my History Walks: Time Traveller

TripAdvisor Reviews my History Walks

My EAST END VANCOUVER HISTORY WALKS Are Back For A Limited Early Spring Engagement. Book Now!

My TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence-winning History Walks of Vancouver's heritage neighbourhoods are back Saturday mornings for a limited time in the early Spring of 2017. 

(2017 Late Summer Schedule TBA). 

Tours start at 10am and usually last 2 to 2.5 hours depending on group size and pace. Tours that begin and end at or near the point of departure are noted as "Circle Tours". Except for my West End History Walk (not offered in the regular walk schedule this Spring but available as a private tour) which has some hills, all the rest of my History Walks are relatively flat and easy to walk.  

Details on the content of the East End/Strathcona History Walk (Tour 1) and the East End's Working/Wild Side History Walk (Tour 2) can be found by clicking on the appropriate link above. The West End (Tour 3) and Grandview (Tour 4) History Walks are at this time only available as private tours.  

For more information or to reserve a space please e-mail

historywalks@gmail.com. 

FEBRUARY/MARCH 2017
VANCOUVER HISTORY WALK SCHEDULE

Saturday February 18th 10am-12:30

East End/Strathcona History Walk (Tour 1)

Georgia & Dunlevy in 1962, CVA photo

Departs from 696 East Hastings at Heatley Avenue (Circle Tour)

Cost: $20/person

Saturday, February 25th,  10am-12:30pm

East End/Strathcona History Walk (Tour 1)

Newspaper article about bootlegger's houses being padlocked as punishment

Departs from 696 East Hastings at Heatley Avenue (Circle Tour)

Cost: $20/person

Saturday, March 4th 10am-12:30

The East End's Working/Wild Side History Walk (Tour 2)

East End aviator Tosca Trasolini and the Flying Seven - CVA photo

Departs corner of Raymur and Malkin Avenue (near Cottonwood Community Gardens) and ends in front of 1000 Parker Street close to point of departure.

Cost: $20/person

Saturday, March 11th, 10am-12:30pm

East End/Strathcona History Walk (Tour 1)

The East End as seen from what is now Vancouver's Olympic Village in 1892

Departs from 696 East Hastings at Heatley Avenue (Circle Tour)

Cost: $20/person

Saturday, March 18th 10am-12:30

East End/Strathcona History Walk (Tour 1)

Original Cover Art by Carole Itter for OPENING DOORS IN VANCOUVER'S EAST END/STRATHCONA

Departs from 696 East Hastings at Heatley Avenue (Circle Tour)

Cost: $20/person

Saturday, March 25th, 10am-12:30pm

The East End's Working/Wild Side History Walk (Tour 2)

Delivery Trucks lined up on the False Creek Flats south of Prior Street in the early 1900s - CVA photo

Departs corner of Raymur and Malkin Avenue (near Cottonwood Community Gardens) and ends in front of 1000 Parker Street close to point of departure.

Cost: $20/person

VPD in front of the old police HE on Powell Street in 1902

Also, 

Private History Walks
for groups of 5 people or more (or a minimum $100 charge for smaller groups) are available on Sunday mornings and afternoons 

February 19, and 26

March 5, 12 and 19, 
as well as during the weekdays from February 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, and 28, 
as well as March 1, 2, 3, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24. 

Choose from any of these neighbourhood History Walks:

     Strathcona/East End (Tour 1), 

     The East End's Working Wild Side (Tour 2), 

     The West End (Tour 3), and 

     Grandview (Tour 4). 

These private tours are available in English, Japanese and Italian. 

For more information or to book a private tour, e-mail me at:

historywalks@gmail.com.