Jimi Hendrix Plays the Pacific Coliseum—September 7, 1968
September 1, 2018
Long before Jimi Hendrix played the Pacific Coliseum on September 7, 1968, he had a Vancouver connection. Jimi Hendrix played the Pacific Coliseum on September 7, 1968. Four years after the Beatles and 11 years after Elvis Presley played Empire Stadium and changed music forever. The difference was that Jimi had a Vancouver connection—his grandmother… Continue reading Jimi Hendrix Plays the Pacific Coliseum—September 7, 1968
Hidden Pasts, Digital Futures: Vancouver Circa1948
October 3, 2015
Last Saturday I time-travelled to Hogan’s Alley and landed smack in 1948. Geographically, I wasn’t really that far away. I was standing inside a large box in Vancouver’s Woodward’s building using my body as a joy-stick to move through the streets of an area that’s been buried under the Georgia Viaduct since 1972. The National… Continue reading Hidden Pasts, Digital Futures: Vancouver Circa1948
Recognizing Black History: The Canada Post Stamps
February 1, 2014
From Vancouver Exposed: Searching for the City’s Hidden History In February 2014, Canada Post came out with two stamps in recognition of Black History Month. One shows Hogan’s Alley, the unofficial name for an area near Union and Main Streets and home to much of Vancouver’s early black community. The other is of Nora Hendrix… Continue reading Recognizing Black History: The Canada Post Stamps
Hogan’s Alley and the Jimi Hendrix Connection
February 10, 2013
It may be long gone, but at least Hogan’s Alley is finally getting the recognition that it deserves. As part of the Vancouver Heritage Foundation’s Places that Matter program, a plaque will be placed near the Hogan’s Alley Cafe at Gore and Union Streets at 2:00 Sunday February 24. Hogan’s Alley Project: The plaque and… Continue reading Hogan’s Alley and the Jimi Hendrix Connection