John Atkin is a civic historian and author who organizes and conduct tours for groups and individuals. John has explored Vancouver like few others have and offers an interesting and offbeat insight to the city's architecture, history and neighbourhoods. He has created, and conducts, a number of unique and popular walking tours throughout the City of Vancouver.

John brings an insight of urban planning and development, a love of architecture, and the fascination of the curious to all his tours.

John's walking tours take approximately 2 hours - depending on the group size and route - and are organized year round. Tours cost 10 dollars per person

Custom tours can also be organized for groups or individuals, contact John for information. Please note for groups smaller than five, there's a 100 dollar minimum charge.

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NEWS:

The London 2012 tour is fully booked for 2012.
Check out where we're going this year.

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The Changing City is out and in bookstores. You can check the website for a sneak preview and links to the blog which keeps you up to date with recent developments. Also check out our other blogs on the site.

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Wednesday night walks coming soon...

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Walking Tours for Spring and Summer

We have some more Sunday Changing City tours ready to go. 10 bucks, 10:00 am in the morning, rain or shine.

Join us on these dates:

May 27th. Southeast False Creek: A Revisit.
Since our last visit, numerous projects are now out of the ground changing the face of this former industrial area. Join us for a look at what’s being built and what is on its way.
Meet at the Burger King on the corner of 1st and Quebec.

June 17th. Cambie St.: The South End Of the Bridge.
With its mix of big box retail, innovative mixed use and some innovative new architecture on the horizon, the Cambie Bridge area deserves a closer look.
Meet at the the Olympic Village Canada Line station.

July 8th. Between the Bridges.
Vancouver’s planning and urban design continues to win kudos around the world, but how did we figure it out? A walk through the Granville Slopes area between the Burrard and Granville Bridges will help answer that question.
Meet at Granville and Pacific – under the bridge.

July 22nd. The West End: Wasn’t That Where…?
It’s a walk of a different sort, we’ll visit the sites of a number of homes featured in the real estate listings in the 1960s and look at what happened once the house was sold.
Meet at Bute and Comox

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Cemetery Walks
sponsored by Mountain View Cemetery

The cemetery is offering its regular walking tours again in 2012. All tours are $10.00 pp (cash only) with no reservations necessary.

Tours in April, May, June and August. Plus the bike tour in September. For more info and details on the tours check out the poster

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Saturday Morning Walking Tours

This year we're expanding our walking tour program with the Vancouver Heritage Foundation to offer walks through to October. As you can see we have a diverse set of tours plannned. Don't forget to register for these walks with the Foundation.

As well, Maurice Guibord is offering 4 Friday noon-hour walks for the Foundation covering Gastown, Chinatown, Burrard Street and Art Deco.

Register now for Friday and Saturday Walking Tours >>

Go EAST!
May 5 - Clark & E 6th Avenue
May 19 - Pender & Victoria
June 16 - Commercial & Franklin: the Other Chinatown
July 7 - Nanaimo & Oxford, Beacon Hill

Go SOUTH!
August 4 - 54th & Vivian: Diaperville
August 11 - Park Drive & Fremlin: The Timber Lease & Old Estates
August 25 - Killarney & 45th: Farmland to Suburbia

Go WEST!
October 13 - Nelson & Thurlow: West End Apartments
October 27 - Nelson & Thurlow: West End Houses 

We are pleased that the Foundation's 2012 walking tour series is sponsored by
Mephisto Shoes!

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How to Research Your House is a great workshop at the Archives that I have the pleasure to conduct along with Archives staff the next one will be presented on November 14, 2012. Presented by the Vancouver Heritage Foundation. Check out their site to register.

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Check out the Heritage Foundation's Places That Matter project: 125 commemorative plaques for the 125th birthday of the city. And the public was invited to vote for their favorites here. Plaques are now being installed.

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UBC Continuing Studies Lectures in June
I'll be presenting a series of one hour lectures in the week of June 18 - 22. We'll be looking at how five different blocks in the city developed over time.

Check the Continuing Education site for more information on upcoming courses.

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Here's Something a Little Different

Hycroft, Shaughnessy and a Light Lunch (and Dinner!)

Hycroft in the early days

Look for 2012 dates soon.


The tour includes a walk in the Shaughnessy neighbourhood
returning for lunch at Hycroft followed by a house tour. Meet at the house at 11:30am

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Tours start at Hycroft, where we meet inside in the main hall.

Cost: 30.00 pp (HST not included)

To book, contact Rosie at Hycroft on 604 731-4661
uwcv@uwcvancouver.ca

Payment can be made over the phone with Visa or Mastercard or you can pay by debit or cash on the day of the tour.

Hycroft
1489 McRae Ave
Vancouver, British Columbia

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