These postcards are not in chronological order. As railway corporate asset photos, the last two are probably the most interesting to look at.
Have a great vacation!
The Battle of the Somme will begin in a couple of weeks.
And it will bring about the observance of the first Memorial Day in Newfoundland, on 1 July 1917.
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This old photo shows CPR's second Vancouver waterfront station.
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It seems obvious that this image is from the early 1950s.
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... The hotel is enlarged below.
This is the second CPR Hotel Vancouver.
They don't show up well on this 1/2 postcard photo,
but you should check out this area in other internet images
to see carved moose (at the corners) and buffalo heads.
This hotel was opened just before the Great War and was demolished in 1949.
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With a lifted safety valve, the Trans Canada Limited is ready to depart from the third CPR Vancouver waterfront station.
Today this station is still used as a transportation hub.
After posting, Jim Christie found this valuable contemporary article which describes the construction of the third waterfront station and its position relative to the second - including photos! ...
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This bird's eye view style map from 1927 shows the locations of the main railway terminals.
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| from: Vancouver, The Way It Was; Michael Kluckner; 1984; Whitecap Books. |
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The Wild Card ...
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“History never repeats itself, but it does often rhyme.”
When absolute dictators get bored, they often start nibbling.
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| from: World War Atlas; circa 1940; Daily Mail. |