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Originally Posted by osirisboy
Interesting videos! Where was the convention centre located before canada place? Also, when did cruise ships first start sailing out of vancouver? Before cruise ships I asume thee were passenger ships?
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The convention centre first started operating at Canada Place in 1986, I don't know what would have been used in the city for similar events before that, maybe Hastings Park buildings, the (then new) BC Place, and other smaller venues?
Some history on Canada Place's construction:
https://www.canadaplace.ca/about-us/history/
Before Canada Place was there, there was the old B-C pier:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CPR_Pier_B_and_C
, and it was built on top as a reconstruction. There used to be CPR steamships docking there until 1955(?)
Coal Harbour 1930s From:
http://news.buzzbuzzhome.com/2013/07...r-skyline.html
Also, Ballantyne Pier , was around way back then also.
I can't seem to find when the first actual 'cruise ship' visited Vancouver, but passenger ships of one type or another have been running out of the port since the 1800s.