I decided to have a little fun with video and do a few video blog postings about Kitsilano. Because I’m so very interested in history, I’ve started with Sam Greer, the first owner of the area after the CPR. Here’s a photo of Greer’s Beach just after the turn of the century.
I’m standing around the same spot here in this video:
2007
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Hi,
How about a mention of Norm Babb, the pharmacist who started a photography business in a corner of his fathers pharmacy on Yew Street at Cornwall circa 1961/2 which grew like topsy and eventually became the #1 Photography Store in the area “Kits Camertas” now better known in the US and recently taken over by the giant “Ritz” chain………Undoubtedly a very large and indelible slice of Kitsilano history!
JS
Thanks for the Vidio !
I knew Norm and his dad very well , as our family owned and operated “Kits Esso” ( right next door to the drug store ) … Norm’s dad was a real colourful guy that brought his parrot to work every day on his shoulder , and always had time for a joke .. I still have one of the first camera’s that sold there , and Norm and I were good friends … Elsie and Fred ( who owned and operated the bakery ) also deserve a mention , as they were a credit to Yew St. Many others who lived and worked in Kits cross my mind , but too many to mention … Thanks again for the vidio ( it brought back memories ) … J.
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