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From 1934 to 1979, street photographer Foncie Pulice set up his camera on Vancouver city sidewalks and snapped candid shots of people strolling by. For almost half a century, he took thousands of photos, unwittingly capturing moments in time, the history of a city, and the lives of British Columbians.

Now documentary filmmaker Melanie Wood and British Columbia’s Knowledge Network are bringing these photographs together – collecting them from albums around the province and giving them a public home. Photo negatives of Foncie’s images do not exist. He destroyed most of them when he retired. Until now there was no central archive or collection.

Here are some thoughts on this photo:
“Royal Bank Inspection Team, just before 3:00 PM waiting at the corner of Granville & Robson to enter the RBC branch at that location with a “surprise’ audit except that the surprise was on us as Foncie photo realized what was about to happen & “snap” the Team was caught. Each of the Team members has since retired from RBC.”

This is a story about Vancouver, about British Columbia, and about it’s people… so they need your help. Visit Knowledge.ca/FonciesCorner to add your photos and stories to the collection.

We’re sharing a couple of Foncie photos here on V.I.A. each week. Learn about the exhibit happening NOW at the Museum of Vancouver HERE.

Here’s another video from a past edition of Sam Sullivan’s Public Salon which takes place at the Vancouver Playhouse, and which we co-sponsor. In this one, UBC psychology professor and dog behaviour expert Stanley Coren gives a fairly hilarious talk about how smart (or not smart) your pets are. Well worth a watch.

The next Public Salon is coming up on November 13th. We’ll give you plenty of notice leading up so you don’t miss your chance to attend. The last one sold out!

From 1934 to 1979, street photographer Foncie Pulice set up his camera on Vancouver city sidewalks and snapped candid shots of people strolling by. For almost half a century, he took thousands of photos, unwittingly capturing moments in time, the history of a city, and the lives of British Columbians.

Now documentary filmmaker Melanie Wood and British Columbia’s Knowledge Network are bringing these photographs together – collecting them from albums around the province and giving them a public home. Photo negatives of Foncie’s images do not exist. He destroyed most of them when he retired. Until now there was no central archive or collection.

Here are some thoughts from one of relatives of the subjects of this photo:
“This is a photo of my dad, Michael (in the middle), my Grandma Horton (on his left), and my uncle Robert (on his right). I cherish the memories of my grandma reminiscing about this photo. This photo currently lives on my fridge in Australia – My Grandma let me rip it out of her photo album before I moved here over 10 years ago. I believe my dads suspenders are the coolest thing I have ever seen, almost as stylish as my Grandma!”

This is a story about Vancouver, about British Columbia, and about it’s people… so they need your help. Visit Knowledge.ca/FonciesCorner to add your photos and stories to the collection.

We’re sharing a couple of Foncie photos here on V.I.A. each week. Learn about the exhibit happening NOW at the Museum of Vancouver HERE.

From 1934 to 1979, street photographer Foncie Pulice set up his camera on Vancouver city sidewalks and snapped candid shots of people strolling by. For almost half a century, he took thousands of photos, unwittingly capturing moments in time, the history of a city, and the lives of British Columbians.

Now documentary filmmaker Melanie Wood and British Columbia’s Knowledge Network are bringing these photographs together – collecting them from albums around the province and giving them a public home. Photo negatives of Foncie’s images do not exist. He destroyed most of them when he retired. Until now there was no central archive or collection.

Here are some thoughts from one of relatives of the subjects of this photo:
“It was 1939. Walter Schweb and 15 year old son Ernie, farmers from Interior, travelled on railcar with sheep to market in Vancouver. War had been declared, farm stock profits were high, so flush with cash they strolled down Vancouver streets that were lined with unemployed men. Because the pair appeared poor and smelled of sheep they were denied service in a restaurant. They visited a second hand shop full of clothing sold by men to buy food. They bought all new duds for a few dollars and had their Foncie photo taken.”

This is a story about Vancouver, about British Columbia, and about it’s people… so they need your help. Visit Knowledge.ca/FonciesCorner to add your photos and stories to the collection.

We’re sharing a couple of Foncie photos here on V.I.A. each week leading up to the premiere of the documentary film being released in the summer. Share your memories (or the ones you find in your parents’ and grandparents’ archives) and become a part of Vancouver’s history!

Vancity Fair is an interview project that asks compelling Vancouverites to complete The Proust Questionnaire to expose their thoughts, values and life experiences.

Ken Tsui, Program Director for the Vancouver Chinatown Night Market, has made sure this summer’s festivities bring a heady mix of time-honoured tradition and new school flavour to Keefer Street: Live music, storytelling nights with Rain City Chronicles, Mahjong, new vendors, more food, outdoor classic movie screenings and epic ping pong tournaments.

The Chinatown Night Market officially opens June 1st and will continue every weekend until September 8th from 6pm – 11pm.

Your favourite virtue.
Courage, the down payment for all other virtues.

Your favourite qualities in a man.
Their willingness to move furniture in the rain with me.

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A couple of weeks ago we shared with you the LIST OF SPEAKERS for the June 5th edition of Sam Sullivan’s Public Salon, a speaker series that we continue to be a proud media partner of. If you haven’t been yet then this coming Wednesday might be the perfect introduction as they’ve got an eclectic mix of folks sharing stories, thoughts and insights you might not have a connection to otherwise.

Here’s Timothy Taylor at the last Public Salon telling a fantastic story about his nomadic parents, how they met, and how they moved his family to Vancouver where they eventually settled. This quality of talk from a speaker is par for the course, and I can’t wait for next week’s event. Get your tickets HERE!