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Used Book in Good Condition
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| Height | 9.75 inches |
| Length | 7.5 inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Weight | 1.55 pounds |
| Width | 0.75 inches |
Fellow Vancouver enthusiast and local of 8 years here, I can't recommend this book highly enough: The Chuck Davis History of Metropolitan Vancouver. I think it's somewhat rare these days, so good luck finding a copy at a reasonable price! It's an absolute treasure of a book, one of my all-time favourites. It's essentially the author's life's work - funny, poignant, exhaustively comprehensive and full of obscure human interest stories. I can also recommend Vancouver Special by Charles Demers, a local comedian and longtime Vancouver resident. Derek Hayes' historical atlases are quite good as well.
Vancouver Special by Charles Demers is worth a read for the same reason.
Yup, it is true. Go to Main and Terminal in Vancouver during the summer and every squeegee kid out there is speaking français toujours. It is the epicentre of squeegee activity in BC.
Edit: Charlie Demers has written about this if you're interested in finding out more.