u/ubcstaffer123

TIL A fancy Vancouver hotel with electric bus service in 1913 became a hostel for returning soldiers after WW2 and then housing to low-income people. It fell into disrepair, used as a shelter, and then sat empty for over a decade

TIL A fancy Vancouver hotel with electric bus service in 1913 became a hostel for returning soldiers after WW2 and then housing to low-income people. It fell into disrepair, used as a shelter, and then sat empty for over a decade

thetyee.ca
u/ubcstaffer123 — 1 day ago

The Government declined to buy or preserve Washington's Virginia estate so the The Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association was set up to buy it and restore the now iconic home

nps.gov
u/ubcstaffer123 — 3 days ago