Cover to Vancouver

Tomes on Basquiat and Bourdin grace the coffee table, but what of your
home metropolis?

Our young citys changes are pictorially documented in Vancouver
Then and Now. The 144-page hardcover by Francis Mansbridge, an
English professor and former North Vancouver archivist, compares
buildings, landmarks and plots of land of the past to their present
incarnations with historical snaps and fascinating facts.

Now we cant walk into Sears downtown without picturing the opulent old
Opera House that once stood there, which staged performances by Ethel
Barrymore (Drews great-aunt) and required evening dress.

$22.95 at The Peoples Co-op Bookstore, 1391 Commercial Dr., Vancouver,
604-253-6442, www.peoplescoopbookstore.com