As Vancouver grew, its population moved into downtown and Kitsilano, the Indian reserve at the mouth of False Creek was shrunk, stripped of its resources and traversed by a six-lane bridge. Then, the Canadian military moved in.
Eventually, 70 acres of the reserve became public government property. Less than 11 acres of the Kitsilano Indian Reserve is managed by the Squamish Nation today.
All photos courtesy of the Vancouver City Archives.
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- False Creek Indian Reserve, 1891
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- Greer’s Beach, 1894
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- Khatsahlano, 1907
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- Kitsilano Point, early 1890s
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- Kitsilano Point, 1898
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- False Creek Indian Reserve, 1898
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- Veterans, 1920s
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- Vancouver, 1932
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- Burrard Bridge, 1932
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- Bathers, 1930s
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- DND at Kitsilano Point, 1960s
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- Army storehouse, 1945
