Bob Kerr. The empty grain cars used to sit on the tracks by the Immigration Bldg. The area was full of pigeons messing the surrounding area so was it true that one solution was to seal up the empty cars full of pigeons send them through the Dunsmour Tunnel to where they would stop next to China Town and everyone had plenty of Pigeon pot Pie. This was halted when the cars didn’t stop there for a clean out but somehow were routed to Calgary and all hell broke out. Or was this just a rumour? My Grandfather came to Vancouver in 1884 but went to Naniamo first as it was booming with the coal industry. Vancouver has sure changed in my 93 years living here & practicing as an Architect. As the designer of the Aquarium in Stanley Park things have sure changed during my brief life here. Keep up your your good work. Bob Kerr

After about twenty minutes, we heard the sound of a locomotive entering the tunnel behind us. We immediately headed to the alcoves, and waited. The engine noise increased more and more until we thought the train was going at a high speed, but when it arrived it was travelling much slower. There was light from the locomotive, so we were able to see the train. It took only a few minutes for the train to pass, and we resumed our walk. Since we could not see the end of the tunnel due to the curve at the False Creek portal, it was still very dark and the flashlights were dimming. Each time we heard a locomotive sound we ran for cover, but it was just shunting in the yards. It was a great relief when we finally saw the light at the end of the tunnel and emerged at the CPR False Creek Yards.

The harbour waterfront was wide open in the 1970s, and on a Sunday afternoon it was ideal for a bike ride, as mentioned by Peter. You could ride from Cardero Street to Victoria Drive, and cycle out to the ends of most of the piers, where men were fishing.