BCER Interurban - Downtown Vancouver to Marpole RichmondArchives 2014-07-21 | This clip shows the B.C.E.R. Lulu Island Line interurban on its run from downtown Vancouver through the Arbutus corridor to Marpole and the Fraser River Trestle. Filmed by tram enthusiast Ted Clark around 1949, the original 16 mm film underwent conservation treatment in 2012 and then was digitized. The complete film on DVD, along with a detailed shot list, can be purchased at the City of Richmond Archives for $20.00.
A Short History of Horse Racing in Richmond RichmondArchives 2025-01-30 | Horse racing in Richmond was an industry that shaped the development of the community for decades. With its two one-mile racetracks Richmond was British Columbia's thoroughbred racing capital, attracting many thousands of spectators to town and enriching its social, commercial and sporting character. (a short) History of Horse Racing in Richmond tells the story of the sport and its impact on our town and its people. The video was created by Archives Intern Anouska Kirby, hired thanks to funding from the Dody Wray Special Projects Fund and a Young Canada Works Grant. (Friends of the Richmond Archives video)
A Short History of Education in Richmond RichmondArchives 2023-11-02 | A video about the history of education in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada compiled by City of Richmond Archives intern Lily Liu and funded by the Friends of the Richmond Archives through a bequest from Geraldine (Dody) Wray and a Young Canada Works Grant. The video follows education in Richmond from its formal beginnings in 1906 to present day.
1948 Film sandbagging RichmondArchives 2014-07-24 | Currently there are concerns regarding rising sea levels and the need to upgrade dyking on the Fraser River. Shown here are some interesting home movies taken at Richmond during the May 1948 Fraser River flood. In the video are Richmond citizen volunteers and members of the military shoring up dykes with sandbags, as well as some flood damage. The quality of the film varies throughout.
Bridgeport jumping jacks RichmondArchives 2014-01-30 | Remember doing this in gym class? Students exercise outside at Bridgeport School in Richmond, BC, ca. 1948.
The Sexsmith bus loop. RichmondArchives 2013-08-22 | This is a home movie of what was once the public transportation hub in Richmond, the Sexsmith bus loop, ca.1960.
Steveston in the Fifties. RichmondArchives 2013-03-07 | This video footage from an amateur film-maker presents assorted scenes of Steveston around October 1957. Highlights include the B.C. Electric Tram, B.C. Packers Imperial Plant, the Steveston Community Centre and businesses along Moncton Street. It gives a unique perspective of Steveston during a transformative period in its history.
The British Columbia Electric Railway Lulu Island Line. RichmondArchives 2013-02-28 | This clip follows the B.C.E.R. from Marpole Station in Vancouver, across the rail bridge to Lulu Island and through Richmond to the line's teminal at Steveston. The end of the clip shows two trains at Brighouse Station, the intersection of No.3 Road and Granville. Filmed by Interurban enthusiast Ted Clark around 1949, the film, in addition to approximately 5500 photographs of the Interurban system, was donated to the City of Richmond Archives by the Clark family.
The 1964 Richmond Days Parade. RichmondArchives 2013-02-21 | More great home movies, this time of the 1964 Richmond Days Parade filmed on No.3 Road. In the background of the clip, Richmond Square Shopping Centre (Now Richmond Centre Mall) is under construction. The last few seconds of the clip show a view of the old City Hall and Cenotaph.
1963 Salmon Queen Festival Parade. RichmondArchives 2013-01-31 | A great old home movie of the July 1, 1963 Salmon Queen Festival Parade, featuring "Miss Richmond", Phyllis Teeple and Salmon Queen Sandy Meneice.
The Last Run of the Marpole to Steveston Interurban Tram. RichmondArchives 2013-01-24 | This video is a home movie which documents the last run of the B.C. Electric Railway Interurban Tram, the "Sockeye Special", from Marpole to Steveston, February 28, 1958.
A visit to Brighouse Racetrack, September 1930. RichmondArchives 2013-01-17 | A visit to Brighouse Park Racetrack by a Japanese rugby team, September 1930.
Opening the Deas Island Tunnel RichmondArchives 2012-03-05 | Queen Elizabeth II opening the Deas Island Tunnel, later renamed the George Massey Tunnel, on July 15, 1959. The tunnel links Richmond and Ladner under the south arm of the Fraser River in British Columbia, Canada. (no sound)
