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Christine Hagemoen
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Vancouver heritage advocate, researcher, writer, photographer, walking tour guide, and flâneur (flâneuse). Author: Mount Pleasant Stories: Historical Walking Tours - 2023 City of Vancouver Heritage Award recipient. Contributor at Scout Magazine.
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In non-baseball news: the spider I’ve trapped under this glass on my kitchen floor hasn’t moved in days. Do you think it’s safe to lift the glass and vacuum him up?
Big black spider under a beer glass with a CBC butterfly logo on it.
October 25, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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Look! They’ve already started the sidewalk repairs!
14th and main looking west. City of Vancouver sign announcing Mount Pleasant upgrades including new plaza and “$1 million in sidewalk repairs, street cleaning, lighting upgrades, pole painting, new bike racks, litter bin upgrades and more. “ Sidewalk with a patch of asphalt over a portion of it.
September 15, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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Uh,
PM Chamberlain holds up piece of paper (Munich Agreement ) with fascist leader Hitler.
June 17, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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Rock people of Bluesky (aka geologists of Bluesky) please help me identify these rocks I found on the west coast of BC. More details in alt text. Thanks!
Cross section of grey rock with what looks like a petrified bone or antler in the middle. One side of a mainly white rock with dark grey stripes possibly some quartz? Other side of previous Rick showing more stripes . Small grounded grey rock showing an “open” end revealing a “geode” like centre. More quartz possibly?
June 7, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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First images of new US Pope
Father guido sarducci
May 8, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Sad local shop cat news. Huey from Figaro's Garden has died. 😿
Image of Huey from Figaro's Garden Instagram. Alt text caption has text from original post with more details. #vancitykitty
Handsome white and tabby cat standing in the sun among plants outside Figaro's Garden shop. Figaro's Garden Instagram Post reads: We are devastated to share that our beloved shop cat, Huey, died Tuesday. We’re still in shock and deep grief. Huey wasn’t just our cat—he belonged to the whole community. To all of you. Whether he was napping in the sun, greeting customers, or antagonizing your dogs, he made so many people smile every day. Thank you for loving him with us. Thank you to our neighbour Joel, who found Huey suffering from what we now know was internal trauma, likely from a car accident, and went to extraordinary lengths to ensure he got emergency care. Thank you also to the incredible vets who cared for him. We invite you to share your stories and memories about Huey here in the comments and respectfully ask that you keep in mind that our staff are grieving and may find it difficult to speak about him—at least in these early days. Rest easy, sweet Huey. 🐾💕
April 25, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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Join me on Sunday and explore the history of a part of Mount Pleasant you may not be familiar with. On this walk, we’ll explore the surprisingly rich history of this area and learn the stories of its people and its places.
Sign up here:
vanalogue.wordpress.com/mt-pleasant-...
Picture of older house between two low rise office buildings. There are two blooming trees with pink flowers in front. Text on the image reads: it’s going to be a great weekend to walk and explore! Space available on April 13 for my Lower Mt Pleasant walking tour!
April 10, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Well this is interesting this photo was from the Carnegie Newsletter explaining how to register on election day: 4 options including yours “ no ID, with a person who can vouch for you”
April 2, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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There are still spaces available on these upcoming Mount Pleasant Stories History Walks:

Lower Mount Pleasant - Sunday, April 13th, 10am - 12pm(ish).

Secrets of SE Mount Pleasant -
Saturday, April 26th, 10am - 12pm(ish)

More info & sign up vanalogue.wordpress.com/mt-pleasant-...
Photo of Heritage Hall against a blue sky with text superimposed that reads: Mount Pleasant Stories Upcoming History Walks: Lower Mount Pleasant - Sunday, April 13th, 10am Secrets of Southeast Mount Pleasant - Saturday, April 26th, 10am
April 1, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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I thought only of you when I wrote this line in my latest article...
scoutmagazine.ca/you-should-k...
Screen shot of a selection of text from article: Chuck Davis, "half the fun of this place [was] trying to find it." To utilize a currently overused epithet: the Marine View was at one time a true "hidden gem".
March 26, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Tuesday! Vancouver’s first-ever Conscious Cities Festival event Regrounding: Designing for Place, Time & Community.

Join panellists Irwin Oostindie & Bill Yuen as they discuss heritage, reconciliation, and urban design in an era of rapid digital change.

Free, RSVP: simpli.events/e/ConsciousV...
Poster for Concious Vancouver event. Tuesday March 25th 6pm-7:30PM called REGROUNDING: Designing for Place Time and Community. Join expert panellists Irwin Oostindie (Voor Urban Labs) & Bill Yuen (Heritage Vancouver) as they discuss heritage, reconciliation, and urban design in an era of rapid digital change. Expect insightful discussions, networking, and fresh perspectives on how we shape the places we call home. Don’t miss this exciting conversation – RSVP now! Free Tickets here: https://simpli.events/e/ConsciousVancouver
March 24, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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Real Estate billboard in front of (currently affordable rent) 3 story mid-century walk up. Sign reads: For Sale Broadway Plan High-Density Development Site.
March 23, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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America, you’re a mess honey.
March 21, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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Hey Vancouver, looking for something fun to do this spring (maybe a diversion from the present)? Then sign up for one of my Mt Pleasant Stories history walks!
Info:
vanalogue.wordpress.com/mt-pleasant-...
Or lead your own with my locally created & printed guidebook, available @pfbvan.bsky.social
Woman wearing eye glasses, green rain coat, red scarf, fingerless gloves jeans, and boots holding an umbrella and cradling a book in one arm points to a "1907" sidewalk date stamp. Some bushes and a white picket fence and behind her. Photo by Linda Yip Fanned out stack of Mount Pleasant Stories: Historical Walking Tours Walk 1 Mount Pleasant's Heritage Heart by Christine Hagemoen. The cover features a black & white photo of an older brick buildings and street with a turquoise blue sky with map underlay.
March 5, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Is it truly an 80s song without a sax solo?
Screen shot of INXS member holding a sign that reads sax solo as a member of INXS is entering playing the sax. Lead singer Micheal Hutchens is seen on the right in the background.
February 21, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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Tomorrow evening (doors 7pm, event 8pm) celebrate the ANZA club with the presentation of their VHF Places that Matter Plaque -a night of live music, beer tastings, history & hot dogs! 19+ event.
I'll be there with my books for sale and info about my upcoming MP historical walking tours.
3 W 8th Ave.
Colourful muralled, sun dappled exterior of the Anza Club building.
February 20, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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Happy #HeritageWeek ! February 17th to 23rd, 2025
It's a perfect time to announce that my spring 2025 (April & May) Mount Pleasant Stories walking tours are now open for registration. Info and sign up here: vanalogue.wordpress.com/mt-pleasant-...
Colourful poster (orange, blue, and black) promoting Mount Pleasant Stories history walks for spring 2025. Illustrations include floating heads of Mt. Pleasant residents through history.
February 18, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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Question for all you historical walking tour fans out there:
Do you prefer to take a walking tour in the morning (10am)?
Or
the afternoon (12pm or 1pm)?

Thanks!
view looking down at wooden plank boardwalk at a painted white walking symbol. Snazzy black and white spotted shoes can be seen at bottom of frame.
February 14, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Free! Two bags of sidewalk salt outside city hall (12th ave). Be a good neighbour, for free!!
Two bags of sidewalk salt in the snow. Vancouver city hall against a clouded blue sky
February 10, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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One of my favourite things is finding people caught on film that weren't supposed to be in the picture. Like this man accidentally caught on the edge of the frame of this panorama image from the 1910s by W.J. Moore. Photo from the COV Archives, PAN NIVA.
Panorama View of teamsters and horse-drawn delivery wagons and men in suits in front of Coast Lumber and Fuel Co. Ltd wooden buildings. A man watching the action is seen at the edge of the frame. Asian man wearing work clothes and a cap standing on a wooden sidewalk looking at the camera. He is at the edge of the frame.
February 9, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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Going to tell Trump this is Canada’s Fentanyl Czar.
February 4, 2025 at 2:51 AM
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Current conditions in Vancouver.
View of trees, street, plants buildings covered in white snow. There is a golden tone to the snow from the street light.
February 2, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Telling screen capture from Jimmy Carter's state funeral coverage. Ex presidents and spouses sitting listening to humorous anecdote by Carter's grandson, everyone is smiling except Trump (and secret service agents) proving that he is not fully human. (though we knew that already).
Screen shot of TV coverage of Jimmy Carter's state funeral. Seated dignitaries (former presidents and spouses) smiling in reaction to funny anecdote told by Carter's grandson. Only Trump (and secret service agents) is not smiling, proving he's not human.
January 9, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Got to visit one of my favourite YVR sidewalk date stamps today. 1906 is the oldest date found and it’s one of only 3 that still survive in the city. Cement sidewalks were first introduced to the city’s urban landscape in the early 1900s (the aughts).
Looking down at two pairs of feet pointed at the 1906 sidewalk date stamp.
January 6, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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I took this in 2019.
Wooden pillar outside The Rize development with "fake" posters for D.O.A. and the Jazz Cellar.
January 2, 2025 at 8:23 PM