Vancouver in the Fifties: BC revisited
To Richard Grant his father was a staid, conventional figure. But as a bachelor Geoffrey Grant cut quite a dash, partying with the bright young things of Vancouver, courting heiresses, even working as a lumberjack. The pair returned to British Columbia to see what else had changed in 56 years.
By Richard Grant
Published: 8:00AM GMT 05 Feb 2010
'If Vancouver had been like this in 1952, I'd still be here,' my father says, tucking into another superb meal in another elegant restaurant. 'And I wouldn't exist,' I point out. 'No,' he says, chewing thoughtfully on his duck breast with foie gras, 'I suppose you wouldn't.'
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