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History of Metro Vancouver: Empire Stadium, 1954

Province newspaper photo, Vancouver Public Library VPL 43502.

 Province newspaper photo, Vancouver Public Library VPL 43502.Province newspaper photo, Vancouver Public Library VPL 43502.

1954

Empire Stadium

Built for the exciting 1954 Empire and Commonwealth Games, the Empire Stadium went on to play host to Elvis Presley and the Beatles, and later became the home of the BC Lions and the Whitecaps as Empire Field.

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