Aaron Chapman
@theaaronchapman.bsky.social
Vancouver BC Historian, Author, Musician, & Voice Actor lately! 2 time BC Book Prize Winner. Elected to Royal Historical Society in 2020. Co-host of the Chat Room on Sportsnet 650am. Ask around, my story checks out.
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A #VancouverHistory starter pack.
With hopefully more to come.
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With hopefully more to come.
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I had no idea the USA had so many Domestic Terrorists hiding in plain sight as ICU Nurses who cared for Veterans, and were Minivan driving Cat Ladies.
January 26, 2026 at 4:16 PM
I had no idea the USA had so many Domestic Terrorists hiding in plain sight as ICU Nurses who cared for Veterans, and were Minivan driving Cat Ladies.
The Canadian response to Trump’s statement that “the USA is the hottest country in the world right now”.
January 23, 2026 at 7:34 AM
The Canadian response to Trump’s statement that “the USA is the hottest country in the world right now”.
A good one from @deadder.bsky.social
January 12, 2026 at 4:34 PM
A good one from @deadder.bsky.social
In yesterday’s @vancouversun.bsky.social - a story by @shawnconner.bsky.social on my new book with Benjamin Jackson, “A Sign of The Times” which jumps 9 spots on the BC Bestseller list.
This one is a bit more humour than history but I think you’ll like this love letter to #Vancouver’s Seymour Street
This one is a bit more humour than history but I think you’ll like this love letter to #Vancouver’s Seymour Street
January 10, 2026 at 3:44 AM
In yesterday’s @vancouversun.bsky.social - a story by @shawnconner.bsky.social on my new book with Benjamin Jackson, “A Sign of The Times” which jumps 9 spots on the BC Bestseller list.
This one is a bit more humour than history but I think you’ll like this love letter to #Vancouver’s Seymour Street
This one is a bit more humour than history but I think you’ll like this love letter to #Vancouver’s Seymour Street
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Strip club marquee as City Zeitgeist...it kinda works.
"New book showcases the rise of Vancouver's The Penthouse marquee" as told by @ThatShawnConner via @VancouverSun
#vanpoli #vanre
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"New book showcases the rise of Vancouver's The Penthouse marquee" as told by @ThatShawnConner via @VancouverSun
#vanpoli #vanre
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New book showcases the rise of Vancouver's The Penthouse marquee
Popularity of strip club's sign has grown beyond anything marquee mastermind Benjamin Jackson could have envisioned. Read more.
vancouversun.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Strip club marquee as City Zeitgeist...it kinda works.
"New book showcases the rise of Vancouver's The Penthouse marquee" as told by @ThatShawnConner via @VancouverSun
#vanpoli #vanre
vancouversun.com/entertainmen...
"New book showcases the rise of Vancouver's The Penthouse marquee" as told by @ThatShawnConner via @VancouverSun
#vanpoli #vanre
vancouversun.com/entertainmen...
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Vancouver David Bowie tribute celebrates a decade of fun-raising vancouversun.com/entertainmen...
January 8, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Vancouver David Bowie tribute celebrates a decade of fun-raising vancouversun.com/entertainmen...
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British Columbians have the opportunity to celebrate and honour individuals and organizations in their community who inspire us to achieve greatness, but time is running out.
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How to nominate someone remarkable for a prestigious B.C. achievement award | News
The BC Achievement Foundation has opened its 2026 call for nominations for its five annual award programs, but time is running out.
dailyhive.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:39 PM
British Columbians have the opportunity to celebrate and honour individuals and organizations in their community who inspire us to achieve greatness, but time is running out.
dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc...
dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc...
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The first screening will be on Feb 3, 2026 at the Museum of North Vancouver and will include a panel discussion with Kevin Quinn (TransLink CEO), Mia Kohout (Mobi CEO), and Linda Buchanan (City of North Vancouver Mayor). Here's the ticket link: www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-bike-s...
The Bike Share Dilemma: Why Metro Vancouver Needs a Regional Bike Share
Join us for the premiere of 'The Bike Share Dilemma' and a conversation on why Metro Vancouver needs a regional bike share.
www.eventbrite.ca
January 9, 2026 at 10:40 PM
The first screening will be on Feb 3, 2026 at the Museum of North Vancouver and will include a panel discussion with Kevin Quinn (TransLink CEO), Mia Kohout (Mobi CEO), and Linda Buchanan (City of North Vancouver Mayor). Here's the ticket link: www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-bike-s...
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Discovered, identified, conserved, understood, contextualised and explained by historical experts and specialists. Thank you all #Skystorians
'The bronze trumpet or carnyx is only the third ever found in Britain, and the most complete example discovered anywhere in the world. Fashioned in the shape of a snarling wild animal, the object would have been mounted on a long mouthpiece high above the heads of warriors'. 1/3
‘Extraordinary’ iron age war trumpet find in Britain may have Boudicca links
Bronze instrument or carnyx dug up in Norfolk in area inhabited by Celtic tribe led by warrior who fought Romans
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Discovered, identified, conserved, understood, contextualised and explained by historical experts and specialists. Thank you all #Skystorians
What a curious thing to be Pierre Polievre these days. Sound completely tone deaf to much of the country, or pick up the pom poms and appeal to the worst of his base.
January 5, 2026 at 8:34 PM
What a curious thing to be Pierre Polievre these days. Sound completely tone deaf to much of the country, or pick up the pom poms and appeal to the worst of his base.
A good one from @bellafortunate.bsky.social “When I've dreamed of a president being hauled out of bed into custody to face criminal charges for his illegal activities, it wasn't Maduro I was thinking of”
January 4, 2026 at 9:53 PM
A good one from @bellafortunate.bsky.social “When I've dreamed of a president being hauled out of bed into custody to face criminal charges for his illegal activities, it wasn't Maduro I was thinking of”
Join Benjamin “The Sign Guy” Jackson, Danny Filippone & myself at @blackbondbooks.bsky.social in Ladner today December 21st at noon. We’ll be signing copies of the nee bestseller A Sign of The Times: The Best of the Penthouse Marquee!
December 21, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Join Benjamin “The Sign Guy” Jackson, Danny Filippone & myself at @blackbondbooks.bsky.social in Ladner today December 21st at noon. We’ll be signing copies of the nee bestseller A Sign of The Times: The Best of the Penthouse Marquee!
Tune into CBC Radio one at 8:20am. I’ll be on the Early Edition with @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social talking about the closure of #HastingsRaxecourse. www.facebook.com/share/p/17be...
December 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Tune into CBC Radio one at 8:20am. I’ll be on the Early Edition with @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social talking about the closure of #HastingsRaxecourse. www.facebook.com/share/p/17be...
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WATCH: Ben Jackson, @theaaronchapman.bsky.social, and Danny Filippone talk about their new book, A Sign of the Times: the Best of the Penthouse Marquee. #NewsRadioBookshelf @citynewsvancouver.bsky.social @anvilpress.bsky.social youtu.be/8lOUWZ-khe4?...
NewsRadio Bookshelf: Ben Jackson, Aaron Chapman, and Danny Filippone (A Sign of the Times)
YouTube video by John Ackermann
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December 7, 2025 at 4:50 PM
WATCH: Ben Jackson, @theaaronchapman.bsky.social, and Danny Filippone talk about their new book, A Sign of the Times: the Best of the Penthouse Marquee. #NewsRadioBookshelf @citynewsvancouver.bsky.social @anvilpress.bsky.social youtu.be/8lOUWZ-khe4?...
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They men they couldn't hang.
A hand raised up that way never took the future in its palm.
open.spotify.com/track/0HAEFZ...
A hand raised up that way never took the future in its palm.
open.spotify.com/track/0HAEFZ...
Ghosts of Cable Street
The Men They Couldn't Hang · How Green Is the Valley · Song · 2017
open.spotify.com
August 15, 2025 at 10:35 PM
They men they couldn't hang.
A hand raised up that way never took the future in its palm.
open.spotify.com/track/0HAEFZ...
A hand raised up that way never took the future in its palm.
open.spotify.com/track/0HAEFZ...
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#MusicChallenge 🎶
#1985AlbumsTop20
1985 favourite albums ✨12✨
The Men They Couldn't Hang - Night Of A Thousand Candles
youtu.be/_jnA3N-gGy8?... Ironmasters
Their debut album, released in July 1985.
#WMIM #music #musicsky #80s
#1985AlbumsTop20
1985 favourite albums ✨12✨
The Men They Couldn't Hang - Night Of A Thousand Candles
youtu.be/_jnA3N-gGy8?... Ironmasters
Their debut album, released in July 1985.
#WMIM #music #musicsky #80s
Ironmasters
YouTube video by The Men They Couldn't Hang - Topic
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November 24, 2025 at 10:13 PM
#MusicChallenge 🎶
#1985AlbumsTop20
1985 favourite albums ✨12✨
The Men They Couldn't Hang - Night Of A Thousand Candles
youtu.be/_jnA3N-gGy8?... Ironmasters
Their debut album, released in July 1985.
#WMIM #music #musicsky #80s
#1985AlbumsTop20
1985 favourite albums ✨12✨
The Men They Couldn't Hang - Night Of A Thousand Candles
youtu.be/_jnA3N-gGy8?... Ironmasters
Their debut album, released in July 1985.
#WMIM #music #musicsky #80s
From the @thebulwark.com , @timmiller.bsky.social does an appropriate address on Scott Jennings—the heel on @cnn.com
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Tim Miller Dismantles Scott Jennings' Excuses
YouTube video by The Bulwark
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December 2, 2025 at 5:28 AM
From the @thebulwark.com , @timmiller.bsky.social does an appropriate address on Scott Jennings—the heel on @cnn.com
youtu.be/x8ld6AqpE1o?...
youtu.be/x8ld6AqpE1o?...
The Christmas gift for all your Barfly friends… and a lilttle humour to go with your city history!
Coming to bookstores everywhere in BC this month- A Sign of The Times: The Best of The Penthouse Marquee—publisher by @anvilpress.bsky.social! #VancouverBC
Coming to bookstores everywhere in BC this month- A Sign of The Times: The Best of The Penthouse Marquee—publisher by @anvilpress.bsky.social! #VancouverBC
December 2, 2025 at 2:46 AM
The Christmas gift for all your Barfly friends… and a lilttle humour to go with your city history!
Coming to bookstores everywhere in BC this month- A Sign of The Times: The Best of The Penthouse Marquee—publisher by @anvilpress.bsky.social! #VancouverBC
Coming to bookstores everywhere in BC this month- A Sign of The Times: The Best of The Penthouse Marquee—publisher by @anvilpress.bsky.social! #VancouverBC
An interesting article about the present & future of the Penthouse nightclub in the @georgiastraight.bsky.social
But the party isn’t over yet. A word on the new book, A Sign of The Times and Danny’s induction to the @starwalk.bc.com #Vancouver
www.straight.com/city-culture...
But the party isn’t over yet. A word on the new book, A Sign of The Times and Danny’s induction to the @starwalk.bc.com #Vancouver
www.straight.com/city-culture...
www.straight.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:58 AM
An interesting article about the present & future of the Penthouse nightclub in the @georgiastraight.bsky.social
But the party isn’t over yet. A word on the new book, A Sign of The Times and Danny’s induction to the @starwalk.bc.com #Vancouver
www.straight.com/city-culture...
But the party isn’t over yet. A word on the new book, A Sign of The Times and Danny’s induction to the @starwalk.bc.com #Vancouver
www.straight.com/city-culture...
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oops I meant a very excited person, but then I already that. I was also very excited! And it was so nice to meet @lucymaloney.bsky.social, and see @theaaronchapman.bsky.social who also won a Heritage Award for his book, Vancouver After Dark (pictured here with Danny Filippone from The Penthouse)
October 16, 2025 at 3:58 AM
oops I meant a very excited person, but then I already that. I was also very excited! And it was so nice to meet @lucymaloney.bsky.social, and see @theaaronchapman.bsky.social who also won a Heritage Award for his book, Vancouver After Dark (pictured here with Danny Filippone from The Penthouse)
Working on this long term Vancouver restaurant history project, I stumbled across one of a few of our Chopstick recycling stations tucked away in the Harbour Centre mall.
They turn the chopsticks into new wood flooring, which I imagine are so good you could eat off them.
They turn the chopsticks into new wood flooring, which I imagine are so good you could eat off them.
September 29, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Working on this long term Vancouver restaurant history project, I stumbled across one of a few of our Chopstick recycling stations tucked away in the Harbour Centre mall.
They turn the chopsticks into new wood flooring, which I imagine are so good you could eat off them.
They turn the chopsticks into new wood flooring, which I imagine are so good you could eat off them.
Just looking at the calendar at the @foxcabaret.bsky.social on Saturday Sept 27th —quite a mashup that evening apparently:
“It’s going to be a bumpy night, m’fuckah…”
“It’s going to be a bumpy night, m’fuckah…”
September 24, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Just looking at the calendar at the @foxcabaret.bsky.social on Saturday Sept 27th —quite a mashup that evening apparently:
“It’s going to be a bumpy night, m’fuckah…”
“It’s going to be a bumpy night, m’fuckah…”
Some great words & people found at @wordvancouver.bsky.social
Great to meet Gary Jones who hosted @wongski.bsky.social & I on our books about #Vancouver music and venues.
…And honoured to moderate a discussion w/ #scottalexanderhoward & @jensookfonglee.bsky.social on their new books!
Great to meet Gary Jones who hosted @wongski.bsky.social & I on our books about #Vancouver music and venues.
…And honoured to moderate a discussion w/ #scottalexanderhoward & @jensookfonglee.bsky.social on their new books!
September 21, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Some great words & people found at @wordvancouver.bsky.social
Great to meet Gary Jones who hosted @wongski.bsky.social & I on our books about #Vancouver music and venues.
…And honoured to moderate a discussion w/ #scottalexanderhoward & @jensookfonglee.bsky.social on their new books!
Great to meet Gary Jones who hosted @wongski.bsky.social & I on our books about #Vancouver music and venues.
…And honoured to moderate a discussion w/ #scottalexanderhoward & @jensookfonglee.bsky.social on their new books!