Gail Rogers, 26 was beaten to death with a hammer inside her Kitsilano, Vancouver apartment on Feb 17, 1975. Her body was found dumped in a river bed near Squamish a few weeks later. She was a dancer and her murder is believed to be a hit: Cold Case Canada podcast: evelazarus.com/the-nightclu...

Eve Lazarus: West Vancouver's Navvy Jack House has a fascinating history

 If you're visiting or live in Vancouver check out the Inspector Vance exhibit Vancouver Police Museum until March 15. Vance was Vancouver's first forensic scientist. He survived 7 assassination attempts and was known internationally as the "Sherlock Holmes of Canada." evelazarus.com/book/blood-s...

According to Saturday's Globe and Mail, there's a new category for people who love reading about #shipwrecks - it's called the sad boat book. And, as unhappy as this sounds, I'm thrilled that Beneath Dark Waters: The Legacy of the Empress of Ireland Shipwreck, is included: bit.ly/4q8vWBv

New blog post at Every Place has a story #northvancouver evelazarus.com/urban-repurp...

So honoured that my long form excerpt from Beneath Dark Waters: the legacy of the Empress of Ireland Shipwreck is the #3 top weekend read in the Walrus for 2025.

Eve Lazarus: Salvaged cedar panels hold secrets of this famed North Vancouver hotel

I'm feeling itchy just looking at those bathing suits! The first years of the Polar Bear Swim were held on Christmas day at English Bay with a backdrop of gorgeous houses that lined the water side of Beach Avenue, Vancouver @vanarchives photo Merry Christmas! evelazarus.com/book/vancouv...

Lila Anderson, 38 murdered December 25, 1959. She was abducted from a bus stop and beaten to death. Her body was found the next day in a ravine at Knight & 45th, Vancouver. Lila was a Sergeant Cook in the Royal Canadian Air Force & lived in a house she designed herself evelazarus.com/murder-of-li...

#SkyTrain officially opened for business on January 3, 1986. But some riders took the train for a test drive long before opening day. Angus McIntyre has the First Riders Club certificate to prove it. Story: evelazarus.com/40-years-of-...

I had the immense pleasure of guest editing this month's issue of BC History Magazine. The theme is #truecrime and includes stories from Catherine Clement, Madeline Baldrey-Smith, Carol Lee, Laura Yazedjian, Sonia Nicholson and me. The range of topics will surprise you! Copies: bit.ly/4qlpl7e

My column in the @northshorenews.bsky.social today is about a slice of Lynn Valley history

Just had a great visit to the Museum of #NorthVancouver. If you're looking for Christmas presents or hostess gifts they have lots of gorgeous local jewelry, pottery & books including newly signed copies of Vancouver Exposed which features a story about this streetcar: evelazarus.com/book/vancouv...

Colleen Healey sent me a photo of this #EmpressofIreland pin that her grandmother Evaleen McClellan gave her. She was 4 when she sailed to Canada from Ireland in 1912 & settled in Alberta. Two years later the Empress sank claiming more passenger lives than the Titanic evelazarus.com/book/beneath...

Thanks to Global BC for having me on the news this week to chat about Beneath Dark Waters: The Legacy of the Empress of Ireland Shipwreck. One of the biggest surprises was finding the many local connections to this huge Canadian story bit.ly/3XxZOLC #shipwreck evelazarus.com/book/beneath...

#bcbuylocal week kicks off today, and you can't go wrong with a book! Shop at indie bookstores because when you support local $63 out of every $100 goes back to BC compared to $14 from multinationals. Want to shop online? No problem, most local bookstores can accommodate: bit.ly/47BVJL1

North Vancouver’s Maplewood Flats is a wildlife sanctuary about 1/3 the size of Stanley Park. In the '70s, it was a squatter community and for two weeks it hosted the Dollarton Pleasure Faire evelazarus.com/a-short-hist... *Warning: some photos contain nudity (and maybe your grandparents)

Percy Williams died Nov 29, 1982. He was 74. I reckon his life and his death are worth a mention, because in these days of super-charged athletes, Percy was truly unique. Shown outside his Mount Pleasant house, dressed for the Olympics. Vancouver Archives photo, 1928 evelazarus.com/percy-willia...

This week's column in the @northshorenews.bsky.social

November 25 is #InternationalDayfortheEliminationofViolenceAgainstWomen and I’m dedicating this post to Sharon McKenzie-Cramond, 38, last seen in Vancouver 1981 after leaving her abusive husband. evelazarus.com/missing-shar...

How does a house with a view and a #WestVancouver postal code for under a million sound? How about a third of an acre for under $250,000 minutes from the beach? Welcome to Passage Island, a 32-acre paradise sitting at the entrance to Howe Sound. Mariko Ishikawa photo d evelazarus.com/passage-isla...

Remembering Tracey Harley Archer, a driver with the 14th Brigade Canadian Field Artillery service. He shipped out to France in August 1917 and survived a shot to the head the following year. Archer moved to Vancouver from Regina in 1937 and died at age 86: evelazarus.com/remembrance-... #ww1

Excited to be in Sidney next Saturday to chat about the #EmpressofIreland, the CPR liner that sank in 1914 killing more passengers than the Titanic. I'll be talking about some of the local connections, including Dr. James Grant, the 26-year-old ship's surgeon and hero www.sidneyliteraryfestival.ca

Eve Lazarus: Want a waterfront home near Vancouver for less than $1M? You might need a boat....

In 1965, George Klippert was arrested and charged with 4 counts of gross indecency for having consensual sex with adult males. He was assessed as “incurably homosexual,” labeled a dangerous offender and sentenced to life in prison. Story: evelazarus.com/broken-laws-... Vancouver Archives photo

Happy Halloween! Enjoy a totally true ghost story from Vancouver's Dominion Building evelazarus.com/ghosts-of-th...

It's the countdown to #Halloween and we're visiting local #haunted buildings. The Overlynn mansion in #NorthBurnaby is owned by Action Line Housing Society and prior to that, it was a Catholic girl’s school. Some of the former occupants appear to have stuck around evelazarus.com/overlynn-bur...

It's almost #Halloween and this 1911 house is (now the Burnaby Arts Gallery) is brimming with ghosts. Sightings include original owner Grace Ceperley, Benedictine monks, members from a bizarre cult and a poltergeist in the basement. Cold Case Canada episode 34 evelazarus.com/cold-case......

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...

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: evelazarus.com/british-home...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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 evelazarus.com/book/vancouv...

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...

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 evelazarus.com/book/beneath...

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 evelazarus.com/the-empress-...

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

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-...

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

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! evelazarus.com/on-tour/

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

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 evelazarus.com/eve-lazarus-...

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-...

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-...

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. evelazarus.com/ten-things-y...