Vancouver's mercurial rise -- from the ashes, quite literally, of the fire of 1886--can be charted in this book brimming with intriguing maps and other historic images. Chapters decsribe the filling in of False Creek, the planning of the transit system and the building of the Lions Gate Bridge, amont many other topics. The suburbs feature in descriptions of revional development as far east as Chilliwack and as far north as Whistler.

This is one in a series of critically acclaimed, award-winning historical atlases researched, written and designed by Derek Hayes. They include most recently, Canada: An Illustrated History and Historical Atlas of Canada.