[Dave2]

Originally Posted by entheosfog

I absolutely love the detail you can see in the Vancouver Archives scans they have on there now, like this one, Dunsmuir and Richards, NE corner (1940s):

Here's the link to the original file location, and you can zoom in on the photographs:
http://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/uploa...b-8f43-48e4-84b4-0a861bc1abad-A13597.jpg
CVA 1184-3280

The detail is indeed amazing. July 2 1937. 1143 Davie is on fire. Zoom in and you can see a 'for sale' sign

http://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/uploa...6-f7bf-4cbd-bd65-e94d508c290e-A01559.jpg

Pretty sure the house next door is the Gurkha Kitchen / Davie Flowers today http://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/uploa...e-8fc7-4d9e-aafc-5d7ba57261af-A01558.jpg