Vancouver British Columbia - Hastings Street West Streetcars - RPPC Postcard SP23

This real photo postcard shows Hastings Street West in Vancouver, British Columbia, with streetcars, automobiles, and pedestrians on a busy downtown street.

Scene Details:

• Aerial view looking down Hastings Street West
• Multiple streetcars on tracks running down the center of the street
• Period automobiles and pedestrians on wet pavement
• Storefronts with green awnings lining both sides of the street
• Multi-story commercial buildings including the Holden Building
• Street lamps and utility poles along the sidewalks
• Handwritten message dated April 6, 1949
• Published by Valentine & Sons, British Columbia
• Number 231 in the series

A piece of Vancouver transportation and urban history documenting the streetcar era on Hastings Street.

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