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Eve Lazarus

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Eight-time award losing author and true crime podcaster with a passion for history. Latest book: Beneath Dark Waters: The Legacy of the Empress of Ireland Shipwreck http://evelazarus.com/

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Eve Lazarus @evelazarus.bsky.social · 12d

Built in 1910 as a hotel for the rich, the Wigwam Inn on Indian Arm has been a dance hall, a brothel and an illegal casino. Is it haunted? Of course! Listen to ghostly encounters from the caretaker and her daughter #Halloween #coldcasecanada podcast #northvancouver evelazarus.com/.../s5-e56-m...

S5 E56 Martha: The Ghost in Room 209 | Eve Lazarus

The Wigwam Inn at Indian Arm is one of Metro Vancouver's most storied old mansions. It's also haunted. The ghost of Martha lives in Room 209.

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Eve Lazarus @evelazarus.bsky.social · 14h

In honour of #Womenhistorymonth meet the Flying Seven, pictured in #Vancouver in 1936. They tried to enlist in the Canadian Air Force, but they weren’t allowed because they were girls. Instead they raised money for the war effort by performing stunts in the air evelazarus.com/tosca-trasol...

Eve Lazarus @evelazarus.bsky.social · 4d

Between 1869 & 1948, Britain shipped over 100,000 mostly orphaned boys and girls (some as young as 4) to work on Canadian farms and as household servants. It’s estimated that more than 10% of our population is made up of their descendants. Are you one of them? Story:
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British Home Children: A Canadian Scandal | Eve Lazarus

Between 1869 and 1948, Britain shipped around 100,000 boys and girls, some as young as 4 to work on Canadian farms and as household servants

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Eve Lazarus @evelazarus.bsky.social · 9d

Excited to be appearing at the Vancouver Writers Festival this year! My main event is on Friday October 24 at 1:00 pm. If you know teachers or students who may be interested (it's a Pro-D day) please pass it along. Details: writersfest.bc.ca/festival-eve...

Eve Lazarus @evelazarus.bsky.social · 12d

S5 E56 Martha: The Ghost in Room 209 | Eve Lazarus

The Wigwam Inn at Indian Arm is one of Metro Vancouver's most storied old mansions. It's also haunted. The ghost of Martha lives in Room 209.

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Eve Lazarus @evelazarus.bsky.social · 13d

Murchies Tea+ Coffee store at 1008 Robson Street, Vancouver. Murchies occupied the building from 1947 until 1984. The site was redeveloped in 1995. Mintage, vintage clothing is now in the space. Bruce Stewart photo, 1981 evelazarus.com/vancouvers-s... #everyplacehasastory #vancouverexposed

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Eve Lazarus @evelazarus.bsky.social · 15d

A wonderful review of Beneath Dark Waters #empressofireland by Craig Baird @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social

Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 16d

Tuesday Book Review: Beneath Dark Waters by Eve Lazarus
This wonderful book tells the story of the sinking of the Empress of Ireland. Known as Canada's Titanic, it was one of our worst tragedies.

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Eve Lazarus @evelazarus.bsky.social · 18d

Where most of see a jumbled store window, Bruce Stewart sees “unconscious art.” “This is central to my collection of window displays as it showcases the abjectly surreal nature of arrangements," he says. Photos from the '70s: evelazarus.com/vancouvers-s...

Vancouver’s Store Windows – an Essay in Photos | Eve Lazarus

In the 1970s, Bruce Stewart documented a series of crazy store front windows around Vancouver and in Nanaimo

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Eve Lazarus @evelazarus.bsky.social · 19d

You have seen some of Angus McIntyre's beautiful photos on this page, on my blog and in my book Vancouver Exposed: Searching for the City's Hidden History.
Now you can meet Angus next Saturday and hear about his 40-year career as a Vancouver bus driver @spacecentreyvr.bsky.social - bit.ly/4nCBHXD

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North Shore News @northshorenews.bsky.social · 20d

Eve Lazarus: 50 years ago today, a massive explosion rocked North Vancouver

Five men died while another 12 were severely burned in a fire at North Van's Burrard Terminals caused by exploding grain dust, said to be '35 times more explosive than TNT'

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Eve Lazarus @evelazarus.bsky.social · 21d

Grace Hospital opened on October 2, 1927 at Heather and 26th Avenue in Vancouver. It had 50-beds and bassinets. The new Grace Hospital opened in April 1982, and four years later, the old hospital had morphed into "Grace Estate" a two-level, 40-suite condo building
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Eve Lazarus @evelazarus.bsky.social · 23d

Are in planning to be in North Vancouver tomorrow night? So am I! I'll be giving a talk and showing off some photos from my new book Beneath Dark Waters: The Legacy of the Empress of Ireland Shipwreck. It's at Lynn Valley Library on Lynn Valley Road at 6:30 pm evelazarus.com/book/beneath...

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Eve Lazarus @evelazarus.bsky.social · 28d

Today is #WorldMaritimeDay and a great excuse to remember the #EmpressofIreland, the CPR liner that sank in 1914 and claimed four more passenger lives than the Titanic. There were 75 passengers onboard from BC - only 10 returned #shipwreck #beneathdarkwaters
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A postcard which has a picture of a CPR steamship which is black and white with two yellow and black funnels. The words Empress of Ireland 1914-2014 are underneath. At the other side there is a lighthouse and relevant places plotted on a map such as Pointe-au-Pere. Above that is a Canada Post stamp

Eve Lazarus @evelazarus.bsky.social · Sep 21

Oliver Mardall of Vancouver was one of 161 Salvationists heading to the International Congress in England when the Empress of Ireland sank in 1914 #beneathdarkwaters #empressofireland
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Photo shows the Salvation Army staff band holding their instruments just before they embarked on a trip to England on the Empress of Ireland in 1914. there is a huge drum in the front and the caption says that those marked x were rescued.

Eve Lazarus @evelazarus.bsky.social · Sep 19

Excited to be giving a talk and showing off some of the photos from #BeneathDarkWaters at the #Abbotsford Community Library this Saturday afternoon! It's free, but the library would love you to register at www.fvrl.bc.ca/events/7298
#empressofireland #shipwreck

Poster shows a head and shoulders photo of Eve Lazarus who has short light brown hair and is wearing glasses and a short sleeved top. Underneath is a cover of her book Beneath Dark Waters: The Legacy of the Empress of Ireland Shipwreck, and above that is the time and date Saturday September 20, 2025 at 2:00 pm and below that a description of the event at the Fraser Valley Regional Library in Abbotsford

Eve Lazarus @evelazarus.bsky.social · Sep 9

Bruce Stewart took this photo of people boarding the Bonabelle in the '70s. I took the second photo in August 2025 to show the change in the skyline evelazarus.com/false-creek-...

Dozens of people are lined up along a dock in False Creek to board the Bonabelle, a former North Shore ferry. The Granville and Burrard bridges are in the background as is the 1970s skyline of Vancouver which shows the BC Electric building, the Hotel Vancouver and a very new Royal Bank Tower

The Vancouver skyline of glass towers taken from the south side of False Creek. The Granville and Burrard bridges are visible in the background and their boats in the water.

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Vancouver Writers Fest @writersfest.bc.ca · Sep 7

We’re looking forward to hearing from these authors and more at the 2025 Festival. Tickets go on sale to the public September 16!

• elin kelsey
• Wesley King
• Emma Knight
• Clara Kumagai @clarakiyoko.bsky.social
• Eve Lazarus @evelazarus.bsky.social
• Danielle Leavitt

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Eve Lazarus @evelazarus.bsky.social · Sep 6

I’m hitting the road this month and next, and I'll be in #Kelowna, #Nelson, #Trail and #Abbotsford with stops back in #NorthVancouver and #Vancouver. If you're in the area, please stop by and say hello, I'd love to see you!
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Eve Lazarus is standing in front of a wall of waves. She has shoulder length light brown hair and is wearing a blue cardigan. There is a cover of her book Beneath Dark Waters: The Legacy of the Empress of Ireland Shipwreck

Book covers of Vancouver Exposed, Cold Case BC, Cold Case Vancouver, Murder by Milkshake and Blood, Sweat and Fear

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North Shore News @northshorenews.bsky.social · Sep 3

Eve Lazarus: Superyachts and lost fountains, lots to see at Lonsdale Quay

Here are some interesting facts and figures about Attessa V, the yacht docked in North Vancouver that is approximately the same length as a football field

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Eve Lazarus @evelazarus.bsky.social · Sep 3

Lord Byng Secondary turned 100 this year, which is quite a feat considering most Vancouver buildings are lucky to make it to their 25th. The school is on W16th in Point Grey, and the photo was likely taken in 1925
Photo courtesy Vancouver Archives and Canadian Colour
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Three storey brick building with a 1920s car parked out the front

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Eve Lazarus @evelazarus.bsky.social · Sep 1

It would be interesting to see the changes nearly 15 years on!

Eve Lazarus @evelazarus.bsky.social · Sep 1

Angus McIntyre took the first photo from Choklit Park at W 7th and Spruce St in 1974. He took the second photo at the same spot in 2011. The CPR yards are visible and the foreground is clearly ready for development.
More photos of False Creek in the '70s: evelazarus.com/false-creek-...

Photo shows the North Shore mountains and the Vancouver skyline in 1974. The foreground shows land getting ready for development

Photo shows Vancouver's skyline and the north shore mountains in 2011. It was taken by Angus McIntyre to compare to the same view in 1974

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Eve Lazarus @evelazarus.bsky.social · Aug 31

Over 50 years has gone by since Bruce Stewart took these photos of False Creek. Not much is recognizable now. Story and photos: evelazarus.com/false-creek-...

False Creek in the '70s | Eve Lazarus

Over 50 years has gone by since Bruce Stewart took these photos of False Creek. Not much is recognizable now

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Eve Lazarus @evelazarus.bsky.social · Aug 29

Taking the bus to the PNE this weekend? Angus McIntyre is on the back of a Brill trolley maneuvering around a detour to the PNE in 1974. He tells me they'd do this while travelling at speeds of up to 30 km/hr.
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Angus McIntyre is riding the back of a Brill Trolley bus that's taking a detour to the PNE in 1974.

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Eve Lazarus @evelazarus.bsky.social · Aug 28

In 1957 the PNE prize home (which is still in Burnaby) at 1,444 sq ft, was 1.5 times the size of a normal house. It was a single-storey early Rancher and it was less than half the size of this year's prize home which comes with a library and a whiskey tasting room evelazarus.com/the-pne-priz...

Eve Lazarus @evelazarus.bsky.social · Aug 24

In 2020 Sébastien Hudon bought a film at an online auction in England sight unseen. It turned out to be a newsreel missing since 1914. It had images of two Empress of Ireland survivors from Silverton, BC and it led Seb on a quest to find the story behind a broken ring evelazarus.com/the-story-of...

Photo shows a broken gold ring and the jewelry box it came in which is stamped H. Samuel Jeweller Manchester

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