Timeline of Vancouver history: Difference between revisions

This is a timeline of the history of Vancouver.

• 1903 – Woodward’s building constructed
• 1905 – Asiatic Exclusion League formed
• 1907 – Spencer’s department store opened at Richards & Hastings (later Eaton’s)
• 1908 – BC Legislature passes legislation establishing the University of British Columbia (UBC).
• 1909 – Industrial Workers of the World Local 45 (Lumber Workers) is chartered on December 29; it is one of the first lumber worker locals in the province.^[1]
• 1910
• 1911
  • Vancouver almagamates with Hastings Townsite.
  • The Denman Arena, an artificial ice rink, opens to the public; it is home to the Vancouver Millionaires professional hockey club.
• 1913 – A worldwide depression lasts two years and severely reduces trade and slows railway development. Declining resources also end a provincial mining boom.
• 1914 – Komagata Maru incident
• 1915 – University of British Columbia (UBC) opens its Fairview district campus on the site of Vancouver General Hospital.
• 1916
• 1918 – Vancouver general strike
• 1919 – Canadian National Railway station completed
• 1920 – Growth resumes and Vancouver soon replaces Winnipeg as the leading city in western Canada.
• 1923
• 1925
• 1926 – The Orpheum Theatre opens to the public.
• 1927 – Charles Lindbergh refuses to include Vancouver in his North American tour because of the lack of a proper airport. Two years later, the city purchases land on Sea Island for aviation purposes; it is now the location of Vancouver International Airport.
• 1929 – Vancouver amalgamates with the municipalities of Point Grey and South Vancouver.
• 1930 – Relief Camp Workers’ Union organized
• 1934 – Malkin Bowl presents the first performance of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.
• 1935
• 1936 – The new Vancouver City Hall at 12th and Cambie is completed.
• 1937 – Non-Partisan Association established
• 1938
• 1939 – The third Hotel Vancouver landmark is completed.
• 1942 – Vancouver Magic Circle formed
• 1948 – The first television broadcast is received from Seattle.
• 1953 – Vancouver’s first TV station, CBUT, goes on the air.
• 1954
• 1956 – Vancouver Aquarium opened
• 1958 – Vancouver Opera founded
• 1959 – Oakridge Centre, Vancouver Maritime Museum, Queen Elizabeth Theatre and the Deas Island Tunnel officially open.
• 1960 – Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Crossing opened
• 1962 – Vancouver Playhouse Theatre Company founded
• 1963 – The Port of Vancouver ranks first among Canadian ports in tonnage.
• 1964 – The BC Lions football team win the Canadian Football League’s Grey Cup.
• 1967
• 1970 – The Vancouver Canucks play their first game in the National Hockey League in the Pacific Coliseum.
• 1971
• 1972 – Vancouver Marathon begins
• 1973 – Granville Square completed. The control tower of Vancouver Harbour Water Airport is located in top of it.
• 1974
• 1976 – Habitat I, the first United Nations conference on urban sustainability, is held in various venues throughout Vancouver.
• 1978
• 1979 – The Vancouver Whitecaps (NASL) win the North American Soccer League championship.
• 1981 – Vancouver Men’s Chorus debuts
• 1982 – Vancouver International Film Festival begin
• 1983 – BC Place Stadium opens. The world’s largest air-supported dome (60,000 seats) is the home of the BC Lions football team as well as trade shows, large gatherings, and major star concerts.
• 1984 – Vancouver International Jazz Festival established
• 1985 – SkyTrain opens with much of its route being along that of the city’s first public transit system, the 1891 interurban.
• 1986
• 1989 – SkyBridge built
• 1990
• 1992 – Vancouver Aboriginal Child and Family Services Society incorporated
• 1993 – Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre formed
• 1994 – The Vancouver Canucks hockey team reach the Stanley Cup Finals for the second time in twelve years, only to lose out to the New York Rangers; Fans riot in the streets of downtown Vancouver following the loss. The BC Lions football team win the Grey Cup.
• 1995
• 1996 – The Vancouver International Airport expands its terminal and adds a third runway.
• 1997 – CIVT-TV goes on the air.
• 1998
• 2000 – Vancouver Canadians founded