Pat Davis on Working in Vancouver Through the Depression
Pat Davis came to Vancouver as a teenager. She worked for the Woodward’s Department Store and also for the family of Vancouver …
Pat Davis came to Vancouver as a teenager. She worked for the Woodward’s Department Store and also for the family of Vancouver …
Local politician Bob Williams (b. 1933) remembers days of bottle-picking to make money, making immigrant friends and spending summers at his grandmother’s …
Shirley Chan (b. 1952) grew up in Strathcona. She reminisces about her childhood games and the pain of losing her beloved neighbourhood …
Tom Durrie (b. 1931) came to Canada in 1960 to run an alternative school, and he agreed to share his refreshingly honest …
Sam Buonassisi (b. 1936) immigrated from Italy in 1953. Now a successful business owner on the Drive, he explains the importance of …
Jack Burch (b. 1922) remembers his childhood in the Depression era, his days as a bomber pilot in World War II and …
Mary Hucul (b. 1921) reminisces about her two-week immigration trip from Italy to Vancouver at age 8, her mother’s garden on Pender …
Doreen Herman (b. 1924) chose a career at a time when it was unusual for women, and tried to enjoy her youth …
John Pavich (b. 1950) talks about his childhood games, his first jobs, and the memory of an epic Bolo ball record that …
Don Tibbel (b. 1923) settled in Vancouver in the 1950s after a drought drove his family out of their native Saskatchewan. TEXT …