Vancouver Is Awesome #147 - January 26, 2023

5thingsyou(probably)didn'tknowaboutGastown

Gastowniscentraltoour city'shistory

WhiletheVancouver regionhasseen Indigenoussettlementsfor thousandsofyears,Gastownis wherethecity,asweknowitnow, began,withapubrunby'Gassy' JackDeighton.Fromhistorical records,callingitapubmaybean

overstatement

In1886theCityofVancouverwas founded,changingthenameof thecity,butGastownremained themonikerforthecity'soldest neighbourhood Andwhileit wasthecentreofcommerceearly on,thatshiftedwest,andthe neighbourhoodevolvedoverthe yearsintothehistoricaltouristsite weknowtoday

Someofthathistorymaybe

commonknowledgetomostof you,butherearefivethingsyou (probably)don'tknowabout

Gastown

1 Thecobblestonestreetsare (relatively)new

Inthe1970stherewasapushto saveGastown,asahighwaywas proposedalongthewaterfront whichwoulddestroythe infrastructurethere.

Thereasonthehighwaywaseven pitchedwasduetothestateof

Gastownatthetime,whichwas anextensionoftheDowntown Eastside,withSROs,old buildingsandmostlow-income residents,givingit'SkidRow' statusinsomepeople'sminds Tomanythough,itwasworth saving,andanefforttorevivethe

neighbourhoodbegan,whichis whatweseetoday

Manyoftheiconicpartsof Gastownweknownowcomefrom theperiod,andnotearlier That includesthesteamclockandsome ofthenames,likeBloodAlley. Thatincludesrippingupperfectly

goodstreets(somewhatto thechagrinofacityplanner) andreplacingthemwiththe cobblestonespeopletriponnow

2.Thefirstjailwasatwo-cell logbuilding

Onethingthatcanbetracedback tothe1880sisGaoler'sMews.It's

thesiteofthecity'sfirstjail,which wasatwo-cellbuildingmadeof logs

3 ItwasthesiteoftheBattle ofMapleTreeSquare

In1971Vancouver'scounterculturewasstrong,despitea mayorwhowasnofanofhippies

Thisledtowhatstartedoffasthe GrasstownSmoke-in,where1,000 peopleshoweduptoshowsupport forcannabisuse

Itdidnotgowell.

TheVancouverriotsquadarrived withmountedpoliceandthe crowdwascharged,leadingto chaos

Intheend,79peoplewere arrested,38werecharged,and12 weresenttothehospital Ajudicial inquiryfollowed,anddescribed theincidentasa"policeriot"

Aweeklater15,000peopleshowed upfortheGastownFestival,to helpsupporttheneighbourhood

4.Greasedlogsusedtoslide downtheroads

ThisdatesbacktoVancouver's beginningsasalumbertown.As thelogsneededtogettoHastings Millortheshore,somewere draggeddownthestreets

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Inanefforttohelpthat,they weregreased(note:thisis fromatimebeforesynthetic grease)

Theterm'SkidRow,'which Gastownworeforawhile beforeitwasrejuvenated, actuallycomesfromthe practice,andthetermis thoughttohaveoriginated inSeattleorVancouver

5 Itwasoneofthemost stylishneighbourhoods intheworldaccording toComplex

In2012theculture,fashion, andtrendsmagazineCalled Gastownthefourthmost stylishneighbourhoodin theworld,beatingoutthe likesofthemostfashionable partsofLondon,LA,or anywhereinItaly Only NewYork'sSoHo,Tokyo's HarajukuandtheFirst ArrondissementinParis weremorestylish.

"Gastown'sblocksare fullofgorgeousVictorian buildingsthatprovide uniquesceneryforwhat's currentlyanemerging neighbourhood,"notedthe magazine

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Lastweek,Comoxand Kwakwaka'wakwartistAndyEverson sharedagraphicaltributetothelate GinoOdjickonsocialmediawhich receivedalotoflove

Shownhere,it'stheclassicVancouver Canucksskatelogowitharavenappliedto it,andOdjick'snumber29below Everson'sworklargelyinvolveswhathecalls "Kwakwaka'wakw-ized"graphics-modern logosandpopcultureiconsthatheadapts andtowhichhegivesaNorthwestCoast artflare YoumaybefamiliarwithhisStarWarsand Lego-inspiredworksthatareavailablein storesandthroughTotemHouseDesign Overthephone,hetellsVI A hecreated thisparticulardesignduringthe2011Stanley

Cuprun Foreachplayoffroundinwhichthe Canucksplayedhereleasedanewversionof oneoftheirlogos,andthisonewasfromthe thirdround Theravenonthedesigndoesn'thaveastory toit,itjustworkedwellwiththelogo ButthesignificanceofOdjickandthe impacthe'shadishuge.EversontellsV.I.A. thatforIndigenouskids,specificallyhockey players,Odjickwas"somebodytheycould lookupto,andsawthemselvesin Hewas agreatsourceofpride,representingthe Indigenouscommunityinhockey" Lastly,thegraphicshowsatexturethat makesitlookasthoughit'sbeenappliedtoa jersey,butithasonlyeverexisteddigitally.

ByBobKronbauer

BobKronbauer:Vancouver'soldmayorgoesona blockingspreeonTwitter

Itwashardlyasecret thatthePublisher andEditor-in-Chief ofV.I.A.(it'sme,hi) didn'thaveaveryhigh opinionofnow-former VancouverMayor KennedyStewart'swork atcityhallfrom2018to 2022

Duringhistimeinoffice, Iwrotecolumnsabout howhedisguisedataxon rentersasa"climatelevy," howheliterallystolefrom ourbusiness,howhewas

completelyuninspiring andunabletostepupfor folksduringCOVID, andmore.

"OnedayKennedy Stewartwillbethemayor ofVancouver"wasthe headlineofacolumnI decidednottopublishin themiddleofhisterm, butitprettymuchsums upmyfeelings

LastOctoberhebecame thefirstincumbentmayor toloseanelectionhere since1980,soIguessI

wasn'talone Inhisdefense,Stewart wasaparty-lessmayor whowastaskedwith headingupafractured councilthatcouldhardly agreeonanythingand seemedtoonlywant tosolvetheworld's problemsandnotthe onesinfrontofthemthat theycouldactuallyaffect Thefactthathedidn't managetoachievejack squatwasn'tentirelyhis fault

However,lastweekhe didmanagetocomplete ataskthatheshouldhave donealongtimeago He blockedmeonTwitter. Afteritwasannounced thathewasgoingback toworkforSFUaftera 12-year"leaveofabsence," ItaggedhiminatweetI wrote,pointingoutthat thegapbetweenpolitics/ thepublicsectorandthe privatesectorthatIwork inishuge.

Thenheblockedme

Honestly,ifIwas himIwouldhave doneityearsago, asIhaveatendency togointoJ Jonah Jamesonmode onthatplatform (andinthecolumns Iwrite)whenit comestoelected officials.

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Nowlet'sseewhatournew mayorKenSimcanmanage togetdoneoncehegets settledandmakesitthrough hishoneymoonphase Onlytimewilltellhow muchhemayormaynot accomplish,andifheends upblockingmeentirelyas well

Sofarhe'sonlyaskedmeto losehisstill-activepersonal cellnumberthathegaveme yearsago,butthat'sastory foranothertime.

ByBobKronbauer

FolkFestcancels2023 event,mayneverreturn

Vancouver Folk Music Festival organizers (VFMF)

announcedonTuesday,Jan 17,thatinadditiontoits cancellingthe2023event,the festival'sBoardofDirectors has made the difficult decision to recommend the Vancouver Folk Music Festival Society, which organizestheannualevent, be dissolved

However, the decision is not confirmed yet A membership vote will take place on Feb 1 to decide the festival's future

"It was a very, very tough decision for the Board to come to," VFMF board presidentMarkZuberbuhler tellsVI A "Butwewere facedwithasituationthat ourfinancialchallengeswere justtoogreattoovercome"

Thefestivalwaspostponed twiceduetoCOVID-19but wasabletoreturnin2022

Zuberbuhlernotesthatthat year'sfestivalwas"verywell attended"withplentyof musicalacts,butitdidnot "breakeven."

Theresultoflastyear's festivalhasbeeninfluentialin VFMFS'decisiontocancel thisyear'sevent

Zuberbuhlerexplainsthatby dissolvingthesocietynow, andnotholdinganother festival,theywillhave enoughfundstopayoffall outstandingdebtsandhave acleanclosure Headdsthat thiswouldalsoleaveroom forotherswhomaywantto startupthefestivalagain.

Followinglastyear'sfestival, VFMFalsofoundthatthe festivalenvironmenthad greatlychanged

"Thesetypesofliveevents becamemuchmorecostlyto produce,"saysZuberbuhler

He cites new expenses in thewakeoftheCOVID-19 pandemicasthemainreason fortheVFMFS'decisionto

cancelthisyear'sfestival

Manysuppliers,which providedequipmentrequired to host a festival, went out of business over the pandemic Simultaneously, the cost of equipment and necessary supplies has jumpeddramatically;things like audio equipment, stages, fencing, tents, and portable washrooms, lists Zuberbuhler

However, a newer, more challenging expense that came out of the pandemic was suppliers asking for upfront payments

"That became a big cash flow issue for us because we just don't have the cash and reserves to do that," Zuberbuhlerexplains "We needticketrevenueandwhat wegetafterthefestivalto helppayforallourbills."

Inherently,itisthe"greatgap betweenwhatweanticipate the revenue that we can generate [to be] and the actualexpenses"thatpushed thefestivaltotheunfortunate decision.

"Withtoday’spricing,we wouldrequireanadditional $500kinfundingevery yeartoproducethefestival, whichisunfortunatelynot realisticorsustainableforour organization,"writesVFMF in the announcement

As for a potential future return of the festival, Zuberbuhlerwants"tomake itsothatthat'sapossibility"

ByMariaDiment

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Skeletal remains of Vancouver First World War soldier identified

Vancouver Now & Then: The Nafzinger Block in 1912 and over a century later

Let'stakealookattheNafzinger Blockin1912andoveracentury later,in2020

Almostunrecognizabletoday,the NaffzingerBlock,onthesouthsideofthe 500-blockWestBroadwaybetweenAsh andCambie,haslostitsproudcornice,and thebrickshavebeenpaintedoversomany timestheynolongerlooklikebricks

Theretailtenantsatthetimethis1912 picturewastakenwereMelvinH.Clapp ShoemakerandRobertG Woods

Candies,nowreplacedbyayogastudio andhairsalon

NoticethatWestBroadwaywasstilladirt roadin1912

JohnBentleyisanarchitectural photographerwhohasphotographed theinsideandoutsideofthousands ofbuildingsaroundVancouver Using imagesfromtheVancouverArchives heoffersaglimpseofthepastand presentonhissiteVancouverNow &Then

Theremainsofa Vancouversoldier whodiedinamajor FirstWorldWar battlehavebeenidentified andwillbeburiedinFrance

OnJan 16,theDepartment ofNationalDefenceand theCanadianArmed Forces(CAF)saidremains recoveredinVendin-le-Vieil, France,arethoseofCpl. PercyHowarth,aCanadian soldieroftheFirstWorld War

Howarthsidentitywas

confirmedthrough historical,genealogical, anthropological, archaeologicalandDNA analysis.

"Timeanddistancedo notdiminishthecourage CorporalHowarthbrought tothebattlefieldinservice toCanada, Ministerof NationalDefenceAnita Anandsaid “Hisfamily shouldtrustthatIandall Canadianswillrememberthe ultimatesacrificehemade Lestweforget”

Howarth,bornAug 16, 1894,livedinVancouver buthadimmigratedin1912 fromDarwen,Lancashire, England.Hewasoneof eightchildrenofRichard andMargaretHowarth(née Dearden)

He'llbeburiedatthe earliestopportunityinthe CommonwealthWarGraves CommissionsLoosBritish CemeteryinLoos-enGohelle,France

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