Photographer Greg Girard was there, capturing haunting images of a city just on the cusp of changing forever. One of the sharpest contrasts with modern Vancouver and its industrial predecessor is the city’s changing approach to False Creek, the inlet that is now one of the city’s signature features. Parked Car (Gran Torino), 1981When this image was taken, Vancouver real estate prices were in a tailspin. In one of the final pictures of the theatre taken in the early 1990s it was desperately advertising $2.50 double features. In 1981, the City Vancouver was two thirds the size of its modern incarnation, while Metro Vancouver was less than half the size.

Source: National Post May 31, 2017 19:15 UTC