Showing posts with label West End. Show all posts
Showing posts with label West End. Show all posts

Thursday, 23 February 2023

HISTORY WALKS ARE BACK! HERE IS THE SCHEDULE FOR 2023 HAPPENING THIS YEAR IN APRIL - Click on RED Links for Tour Details

You'll see some of these historic East End houses on our walk

Saturday April 1 
EAST END/STRATHCONA HISTORY WALK - Tour #1 
10:00 Departs SE corner of Heatley and East Hastings (Circle Route) 
Cost $25 per person 



CVA Photo LGN 504 - View of the 3500 block Commercial St

Sunday April 2 
CEDAR COTTAGE HISTORY WALK - Tour #6 
10:00 Departs SW corner of Commercial Dr. & East 18th, ends at Victoria Dr. & Stainsbury. 
Cost $25 per person 



CVA 392-1773 - Italian grandmother and her two little ones at McLean Replacement

Saturday April 8 
EAST END’S WORKING WILD SIDE HISTORY WALK - Tour #2 
10:00 Departs from NW corner of Raymur and Malkin, ends at 1000 Parker 
Cost $25 per person 



West 10th Avenue Restored Heritage Houses - Photo Courtesy of Joan Lovell

Sunday April 9 
MOUNT PLEASANT HISTORY WALK - Tour #5 
10:00 Departs SW corner of Yukon and West 12th, ends at Main & 6th Avenue 
Cost $25 per person 



I once lived in an apartment block on this site at 1340 Burnaby Street, CVA Photo Bu P468

Saturday April 15 
WEST END HISTORY WALK - Tour #3 
10:00 Departs SE corner of Robson & Bute, Ends at Davie & Denman 
Cost $25 per person



Street workers - Photo courtesy of George Winchcombe via G. Elvidge & K. Stormont

Sunday April 16 
EAST END/STRATHCONA "GHOST" WALK - Tour #1+"G" 
This tour has the same historical content as Tour #1 but has the added value of fascinating paranormal content shared by the tour's co-host, my ghost whispering paranormal investigator friend, Kati Ackermann. 
10:00 Departs SE corner of Heatley and East Hastings (Circle Route) 
Cost $40 per person 



LGN 1228 - Grandview Sheet Metal Works building at 1685 Venables Street 1913

Saturday April 22 
GRANDVIEW HISTORY WALK - Tour #4 
10:00 Departs SE corner of Venables & Commercial, ends at Commercial & Gravely 
Cost $25 



CVA Photo Re N8.2 - Three unemployed men of the jungle at the City dump

Sunday April 23 
EAST END’S WORKING WILD SIDE "GHOST" WALK - Tour #2 +"G"
This tour has the same historical content as Tour #2 but has the added value of fascinating paranormal content shared by the tour's co-host, my ghost whispering paranormal investigator friend, Kati Ackermann. 
10:00 Departs from NW corner of Raymur and Malkin, ends at 1000 Parker 
Cost $40 per person 



Explaining the very interesting history of the 500 block of Heatley Avenue

Saturday April 29 
EAST END/STRATHCONA HISTORY WALK - Tour #1 
10:00 Departs SE corner of Heatley and East Hastings (Circle Route) 
Cost $25 per person

This TOUR is a FUNDRAISER for the LELEKA FOUNDATION. 

The LELEKA FOUNDATION saves lives in Ukraine by delivering critical medical supplies and equipment to teams of medical professionals working on the front lines. ALL MONIES raised through this fundraiser will be donated to the LELEKA FOUNDATION. Here is a LINK to their site.


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Meet Vancouver's very own paranormal investigator and ghost-whisperer Kati Ackermann! In 2006, Kati founded Vancouver Spooks Paranormal InvestigatorsKati and I will be partnering up to host two Ghost-focussed History Walks during this limited 2023 History Walk season:

one, on Sunday, April 16 in the East End/Strathcona, and another

on Sunday, April 23, following the Working Wild Side of the East End route.

The routes and content of these two “Ghost Walks” are the same as my regular Strathcona (Tour #1) and East End's Working Wildside (Tour #2) History Walks with the added value of Kati's spirit-tuned eyes and ears. Kati, who has been on a number of my tours before as a guest, will share with us about the spirits she sees and what they say to her.

Please note that the price for these Ghost Walks will be $40 per person and the size will be limited to 20 people, so reservations are a must.


To reserve a space, please e-mail me at: historywalks@gmail.com.


Friday, 16 June 2017

My VANCOUVER HERITAGE NEIGHBOURHOODS HISTORY WALKS Are Back For A Limited Late Summer Engagement. Book Now! AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2017


My TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence-winning VANCOUVER HERITAGE NEIGHBOURHOODS HISTORY WALKS are back for a limited Late Summer engagement. Book Now! AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2017

Tours start at 10am and usually last 2.5 to sometimes 3 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 which has some hills, all the rest of my History Walks are relatively flat and easy to walk.  

Cost is $20 per person

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

For more information or to reserve a space please e-mail
historywalks@gmail.com. 


AUGUST 12
East End/Strathcona History Walk (Tour 1)
Departs 10:00am from 696 East Hastings at Heatley Avenue (Circle Tour)


AUGUST 19
West End History Walk (Tour 3)
Departs 10:00am from SE corner of Robson Street and Bute and ends at Davie and Denman


AUGUST 26
History Walk of the Working/Wild Side of Vancouver’s East End (Tour 2)
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.


SEPTEMBER 02
East End/Strathcona History Walk (Tour 1)
Departs 10:00am from 696 East Hastings at Heatley Avenue (Circle Tour)


SEPTEMBER 09
History Walk of Grandview (Cancelled)
I regret to inform you that the Grandview History Work is cancelled as I will be attending a memorial.


SEPTEMBER 16
East End/Strathcona History Walk (Tour 1)
Departs 10:00am from 696 East Hastings at Heatley Avenue (Circle Tour)

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 
August 13, August 20, August 27, September 3 and September 10

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.