Vancouver in the Seventies ― Photos from a Decade That Changed the City

Vancouver in the 1970s was a time of immense change, a decade when the young city began to grow into its more mature self, when the social and physical landscape was shifting its axis from a post-war west coast port town to a bustling international metropolis. Fresh out of the freewheeling '60s, it was a time of protest, of political upheaval, of economic boom and of cultural evolution, all of it propelled by a brash energy courtesy of a new wave of entertainers and newsmakers, businesses and builders, sports teams and political upstarts. Through it all, The Vancouver Sun's award-winning photographers were there to chronicle the metamorphosis, from that first Vancouver Canucks hockey game at the Pacific Coliseum to the handover of political power from the Social Credit Party to the NDP and back again to the Socreds. This then, is the photographic story of 10 tumultuous years that changed Vancouver.

For twenty-five years, Kate Bird worked amidst the vast photograph collection at The Vancouver Sun and The Province. She has been the researcher for numerous books, includingMaking Headlines: 100 Years at The Vancouver Sun, which won the Bill Duthie Booksellers' Choice Award.

Shelley Fralic joined The Vancouver Sun as a reporter in 1979 and has worked in a number of editorial positions at the newspaper over the years, including special projects editor and executive editor. She became a full-time columnist in 2003 and writes on a variety of subjects, including social issues, pop culture and modern-day life. SHe is the author ofMaking Headlines: 100 Years at The Vancouver Sun, which won the Bill Duthie Booksellers' Choice Award.

Douglas Coupland was born in Germany and raised in Vancouver, BC. He is the author ofCity of Glass, and numerous bestselling novels, including Generation X,Miss Wyoming, Microserfs and Life After God.