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Book jacket for Vancouver in the Seventies, by Kate Bird with introduction by Shelley Fralic.
For $22 plus tax, you will receive an 8×10 black-and-white photograph of your choice from the book, the exhibition or from one of the 1970s photo galleries at vancouversun.com/seventies.
To order, email infoline@sunprovince.com and include your name, daytime phone number, and a description of the photo(s) you’d like to order.
Among the images you can choose from:
Star Wars ticket buyers line up at the Vogue Theatre on Granville Street on opening day. The film would become part of the biggest movie franchise in history. June 24, 1977.
Tina Turner puts on a show with the Ike and Tina Turner Revue at a dance at the B.C. Institute of Technology. February 8, 1975.
Heng Look, 12, Lev Delang, nine, and Nicholas Delang, 10, check out the goods at a comic book club at the Britannia branch of the Vancouver Public Library. October 9, 1976.
Rocker Rod Stewart and the Faces and concert crowd at the Pacific Coliseum. April 12, 1971.
Music lovers browse the record stacks at A&B Sound on Seymour Street. September 23, 1977.
Pay telephones at the Vancouver International Airport. February 15, 1972.
Heavyweight champ Muhammad Ali pummels Canadian boxer George Chuvalo at a match at the Pacific Coliseum, their second fight and the last major bout of Chuvalo’s career. May 1, 1972.
Before it was a trendy destination for high-end shopping, Robson Street was known as Robsonstrasse for its European shops and restaurants, including Galloway’s Specialty food store, The Danish Tea Room, and the Schnitzel House. July 14, 1976.
With electric trolley buses and neon signs as a backdrop, Granville Street glows at night. January 3, 1975.
Comedians Cheech and Chong (Richard “Cheech” Marin, right, and Tommy Chong) perform at the War Memorial Gym at UBC. October 20, 1973.
70 cyclists participated in the Gastown Grand Prix, part of the annual Sea Festival. The race was won by Coquitlam’s Bill Wild. July 22, 1973.
To order a photo, email infoline@sunprovince.com.
Vancouver in the Seventies: Photos From a Decade That Changed the City is available at major retailers, including Indigo and Amazon.
