Commercial Drive or “The Drive” is a street and neighbourhood in Vancouver’s east end, with its most prominent area running roughly 20 blocks. The neighbourhood is an eclectic mix of restaurants, shops, bars, and cafés. It is also the city of Vancouver’s designated Little Italy, representing more than 60 years of Italian heritage.
In this archive, you will find photos of the street, its buildings and stores, restaurants, bars, the cars and the people from the various time periods.
Please visit the Vancouver Archives to find more amazing old photographs from the city’s past.
Please visit the Vancouver Archives to find more amazing old photographs from the city’s past.
The Copper Maker Gallery produces and sells Northwest Coast artworks. Major museums, corporations, municipalities, and private collectors are clients of their work, which ranges from small portrait-masks to totem poles and canoes. It is owned […]
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