Island in the Creek

These are some scans from the book, Island in the Creek by Catherine Gourley.

In 1868, forestry was the dominant industry.
The natural inlet was soon transformed into an industrial centre.
By the 1890s, False Creek was criss-crossed with bridges.

The newly formed Granville Island, 1917.

Factories on Granville Island, 1926.

The British Ropes' Building in 1937, which is now Emily Carr.

An aerial view of False Creek during the early forties.

False Creek in 1966.
"Once the object of so much ambition and greed, Granville Island was now on the verge of ruin.
It had degenerated into little more than a dirty tangle of cranes, creosoted timbers and creaking pilings."

It was strictly an industrial area... I don't think there was a tree on Granville Island, there was no grass.