OpenHistoricalMap/Projects/British Columbia/Metro Vancouver

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This project maps the growth of the Metro Vancouver region from the founding of the city of Vancouver to the present.

Areas with some features mapped

Public Transit

These lists of (mostly) public transit lines are all that have been mapped so far. They include systems built for the transportation-themed Expo 86.

Buses

Name Start Date End Date Notes
1 Downtown South Circulator 2026-06-08 2026-07-12 Stops not mapped
11 FIFA Fan Festival™ Express 2026-06-08 2026-07-19
14 Hastings/UBC 2011-04-18 Nighttime bus route (via Howe/Seymour) and stops not mapped
99 B-Line 1996-09-03 Many short-turn trips and stops unmapped, as well as route diversions due to Millennium Line constructions
Canada Post Shuttle 2014-09-11 Private shuttle service for Canada Post employees on Sea Island from Templeton Station
Iona Beach Regional Park Shuttle 2024-06-15 2024-09-15 Stops not mapped

Gondolas

Name Start Date End Date Notes
Air Canada Gondola 1986-05-02 1986-10-13 Fully mapped
Canadian Pacific Airlines Gondola 1986-05-02 1986-10-13 Fully mapped

Interurbans

Name Start Date End Date Notes
Burnaby Lake Line 1911-03-01 1953-10-23 Stations not mapped
Central Park Line 1891 1953-10-23 Stations not mapped
Chilliwack Line 1910-10-03 1950-10-01 Chilliwack yards, as well as stations, not mapped
Lulu Island Line 1905-07-04 1952-06-18 Stations not mapped

Streetcars

Streetcar lines mapped so far are all in North Vancouver (except for the Olympic Line). For mapping Vancouver's old streetcar lines, note that towards the closure of the system a significant amount of route realignments were done (similar to Victoria's streetcars) while streetcar tracks were removed some time after end of service (on major roads days after).

Name Start Date End Date Notes
Olympic Line 2010-01-21 2010-03-21 Fully mapped
Lonsdale Line 1906-09-01 1946-09-25 Stops not mapped
Lynn Valley Line 1907-01-18 1947-04-24 Stops not mapped
Capilano Line 1907-01-25 1947-04-24 Stops not mapped

Railways and Metros

A big issue so far for mapping railway lines would be the lack of mapping of railway tracks (e.g. double-track) and the modification of railway yards (especially around Waterfront and Pacific Central).

Name Start Date End Date Notes
Canada Line 2009-08-17 Fully mapped
Expo Line 1985-12-11 OMC1 and OMC2 not mapped
Millennium Line 2002-08-31 Fully mapped
Expo 86 Maglev 1986-05-02 1986-10-13 Fully mapped
Expo 86 Monorail 1986-05-02 1986-10-13 Fully mapped
Expo 86 Shuttle (SkyTrain) 1986-05-02 1986-10-13 Fully mapped
SK Soule People Mover 1986-05-02 1986-10-13 Fully mapped

Parks

Vancouver City Parks
Name Start Date Mapped Features Notes
Alexandra Park/English Bay Park /1911 English Bay Park is unmapped
Andy Livingstone Park 1995[1]
Concord Pacific Community Park 2018-12-12[2]
CRAB Park at Portside/Portside Park 1987[3]
David Lam Park ??? Grass, pathways Park start date unknown
Devonian Harbour Park 1983-12[4]
Douglas Park 1926[5]
George Wainborn Park 2004-09[6] Grass, pathways
Harbour Green Park 2003[7]
Hinge Park 2010[8]
Stanley Park 1888-09-27[9] Seawall and some roads and monuments
Victory Square 1924-04-27[10] Landscaping and Cenotaph

Roads

For Vancouver, in the early days the direction was placed at the end of the road name (i.e. Hastings Street East/West). But gradually, these directions were placed at the beginning (i.e. East/West Hastings Street). For simplicity, the latter is used on roads.

A major issue with mapping roads is the lack of dates on when roads were multi-laned or when road medians were added, as this prevents precise mapping of dates for segments of roads.

Resources

Many resources for features in Vancouver exist in either government websites or community-maintained sites. The most notable sites are given below.

Changing Vancouver

VanMap Viewer

An interactive map by the City of Vancouver featuring property details, such as Build Year, Property Address. The site also features the use of Goad's 1912 Fire Insurance Map of Vancouver as one of the data layers that can be overlain on a present-day map.

Vancouver Archives

Archives of the City of Vancouver. Features many historical maps, images, and documents on Vancouver from 1886 onwards.

UBC Library

Features maps and photographs of UBC throughout the years, as well as documents on public works and highway construction throughout B.C.

  1. ↑ https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/courier-archive/news/vancouver-park-board-commissioner-apologizes-for-naming-comments-2928417#:~:text=Andy%20Livingstone%20was%20a%20park,contributions%20from%20developer%20Concord%20Pacific.
  2. ↑ https://www.urbanyvr.com/concord-pacific-temporary-community-park-now-open-in-false-creek/
  3. ↑ https://placesthatmatter.ca/location/crab-park-the-great-fire/#:~:text=In%202004%2C%20the%20City%20of,group%20that%20made%20it%20possible.&text=There%20is%20constant%20activity%20going,and%20freighters%20come%20and%20go.?utm_source=vancouver%20is%20awesom
  4. ↑ https://stanleyparkvan.com/stanley-park-van-location-devonian-harbour-park.html
  5. ↑ https://placesthatmatter.ca/location/douglas-park/
  6. ↑ https://www.pwlpartnership.com/projects/george-wainborn-park
  7. ↑ https://www.vincenthelton.com/harbour-green-park
  8. ↑ https://www.thelocalvisitor.com/habitatisland-hingepark
  9. ↑ https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/stanley-park
  10. ↑ https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/this-week-in-history-1924-a-memorial-to-canadas-fallen-soldiers-is-unveiled-at-victory-square
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