Photographer Dan Toulgoet documents how Sunset has changed over the decades by matching archived images from the Vancouver Public Library and Vancouver Archives with their present day incarnations.
Sunset: Then and Now
Marine and Fraser then: The Blue Boy Motor Hotel
in the 1960s. Vancouver Public Library, 41507A
Marine and Fraser now: The Super 8 in 2013. Photo Dan Toulgoet
Fraser Street then: In 1911, looking south on Fraser Street between 50th and 51st avenues. Vancouver Public Library, 35394
Fraser Street now: Looking south on Fraser Street between 50th and 51st Avenue. Photo Dan Toulgoet
Fraser Theatre then: The Fraser Theatre in 1930. Vancouver Public Library, Leonard Frank, 11042.
Fraser Theatre now: A Vancity branch. Photo Dan Toulgoet
Fraser and 49th Avenue then: Looking northwest in June, 1939. Vancouver Public Library, Dominion Photography Co., 25008.
Fraser and 49th Avenue now: Looking southwest in October, 2013. Photo Dan Toulgoet
Main and 65th Avenue then: A branch of the Bank of Montreal in 1962. Vancouver Public Library, D. Patterson, 40061
Main and 65th Avenue now: A branch of the Bank of Montreal in 2013. Photo Dan Toulgoet
St. George’s United Church then: A woman walks beside the church in 1961. Vancouver Public Library, F. Gordon, 40814.
St. George’s United Church now: Full-grown trees stand around the what's now known as the Lord’s Love Church. Photo Dan Toulgoet
Mackenzie elementary school then: At 5996 Fraser Street, the elementary school in 1927. Vancouver Public Library, Leonard Frank, 4629
Mackenzie Elementary school now. The building now houses the South Hill Education Centre. Photo Dan Toulgoet
6196 Fraser Street then: The used-car lot at Becker Motor Sales and the peaked roof of a house in 1952. Vancouver Public Library, Art Jones, 81992
6196 Fraser Street now: A clothing store and The Pita House in front of a house with a peaked roof. Photo Dan Toulgoet
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