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GETTING TO KNOW OLD VANCOUVER

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LANGARA 100 West 49th. Ave.

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ALTHOUGH BESET BY NUMEROUS PROBLEMS AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, URBAN RENEWAL SCHEMES IN THE OLD GASTOWN AND CHINATOWN AREAS OF VANCOUVER HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF BECOMING THE FINEST OF SUCH PROJECTS IN NORTH AMERICA. THIS COURSE WILL ATTEMPT TO OUTLINE THE PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED IN THESE DEVELOPMENTS, SUGGEST POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVES TO THE PRESENT TRENDS, AND ENCOURAGE ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT OF VANCOUVER CITIZENS IN DECISION-MAKING ON URBAN RENEWAL SCHEMES . i

MATERIAL FOR THE COURSE INCLUDES:

1. TEN LECTURES ON THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY OF VANCOUVER FROM EARLY GASTOWN TO THE METROPOLIS, ON THE “CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN THE CITY CFEATURING MATERIAL ON CHINESE, JAPANESE, ITALIANS, FRENCH, EAST INDIANS AND CANADIAN INDIANS), ON THE DEMISE OF GASTOWN AS A COMMERCIAL, BUSINESS AND HOTEL AREA, ON EARLY AND MORE RECENT DEVELOP- MENTS IN "NEW" GASTOWN, AND ON AN EXAMINATION OF RECENT PROPOSALS FOR URBAN RENEWAL IN FALSE CREEK, CHINATOWN AND THE WATERFRONT;

2. SLIDE SHOWS FEATURING THE MOST COMPLETE SELECTION OF SLIDES ON OLD VANCOUVER EVER ASSEMBLED, AS WELL AS SLIDES AND FILMS ON URBAN RENEWAL AND POLLUTION IN VANCOUVER ;

3. SEMINARS ON THE ABOVE TOPICS AS WELL AS PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND GUEST LECTURES BY VARIOUS CIVIC OFFICIALS INVOLVED IN TOWN PLANNING;

4, HISTORICAL WALKING TOURS OF BOTH GASTOWN AND CHINATOWN;

5. DINNERS IN CHINATOWN AND GASTOWN AND HOPEFULLY FIELD TRIPS TO OTHER AREAS OF VANCOUVER AND TO CULTURAL FUNCTIONS OF VARIOUS ETHNIC GROUPS IN THE CITY.

INSTRUCTOR: MR. RAYMOND MCALLISTER

TIME: THURSDAY EV MEETINGS A!

HELD AT _\

‘ENING, BEGINNING THURSDAY, JAN 10/7! FROM 7:30-9:00 PM TO BE_HELD IN GASTOWN EXCEPT _FOR THE FIRST MEETING

FEE: $30.00 PER PERSON OR $55.00 PER COUPLE, INCLUDING THE COST OF LECTURES, SEMINARS, TOURS AND DINNERS. *

INSUFFICIENT REGISTRATION WILL RESULT

REGISTRATION FORM - GETTING TO KNOW OLD VANCOUVER IN THIS COURSE BEING CANCELLED. REGISTRATION DEADLINE: FRIDAY, DEC 28, 1973 NAME > TELEPHONE __ eo iio , : ; / ADDRESS °

PLEASE MAKE CHEQUES OR MONEY ORDERS ‘PAYASLE TO VANCOUVER ITY COLLEGE AND RETURN TO

MR. L. DAVIDSON, VANCOUVER CITY COLLEGE, LANGARA, 100 WEST hOTH AVeNUE, VANCOUVER 15, B.C.

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