A visit to the capital of British Columbia (Victoria) and to its largest city (Vancouver).A visit to the capital of British Columbia (Victoria) and to its largest city (Vancouver).A visit to the capital of British Columbia (Victoria) and to its largest city (Vancouver).
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- TriviaThe population of Vancouver in this 1936 short is said to be 350,000; its population in 2021 was 662,000.
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Narrator: Just off the extreme southwestern coast of Canada lies the picturesque little city of Victoria, chief seaport of Vancouver Island and the capital of British Columbia, the most westerly of Canada's nine provinces. The history of Vancouver Island goes back to the thrilling days of fur trading, when Russian adventurers crossed the northern Pacific to Alaska and later made their way down to Vancouver Island, which had already begun to attract fur traders from most of the seafaring nations, including Spain and England, the chief contenders for ownership. Due largely to the diplomacy of the British captain George Vancouver, war between England and Spain was averted, and the island, which now bears the name of Vancouver, became part of the British Empire.
I haven't been in Vancouver since 1989, a little more than half a century after this film was released. While the downtown was built up more than it was in this Traveltalk, Stanley Park looked to be the same, barring the vagaries of gardening, and the trolleys still ran. The only difference seemed to be in the weather. I was in Vancouver two weeks, and everyone was pleased we got one whole day of sunshine. One of the locals worriedly spoke of drought. There's little but bright sunshine on view in this short. Either the place must have been turning into a desert, or the camera crew was there for a year or two.
- boblipton
- Aug 16, 2019
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- James A. FitzPatrick's Traveltalks: Victoria and Vancouver: Gateways to Canada
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- Runtime9 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1