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How to buy a copy of “The Drive”
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Barnes & Noble (coming)
Both "The Drive" and "The Encyclopedia" are available at:
People's Coop Bookshop,
1391 Commercial Drive
Author Archives: jakking
Writing The “Birth”
OK, so today is the official start date for the writing of “The Birth of Grandview: 1890-1921“. I am aiming to have it ready for publication in October 2015. Wish me luck! Update: I managed to get about 4 hours … Continue reading
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The Birth of Our Community
At 3pm on Saturday 8th December, the Grandview Heritage Group (GHG) will sponsor an illustrated talk by me on “The Birth of Our Community: Grandview 1890-1915.” It was this quarter-century that turned Commercial Drive and Grandview from a raw forest … Continue reading
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Review in BC Studies
The prestigious BC Studies has printed a review of “The Encyclopedia of Commercial Drive“, and it is rather good: “… between both of King’s books, particularly the Encyclopedia, one can easily see a valuable research source for creating feature articles, … Continue reading
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More History ….
In case you don’t know, Jak King writes a lot of local history at the website of the Grandview Heritage Group.
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The Drive Part Two …
I am beginning to prepare the sequel to my earlier book, “The Drive … To 1956” which will bring the history up to 1999. If you lived or worked or played on or near Commercial Drive in those years, I’d … Continue reading
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Prepping A Walking Tour
I’m planning to conduct a walking tour of Commercial Drive later this Spring for the benefit of the Grandview Heritage Group; I’m having fun putting it together. Please keep in touch with the GHG website for further details.
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New Interview
Spacing Vancouver has today published an interview with me about the books and the history of the Drive. http://spacingvancouver.ca/2012/03/12/an-interview-with-jak-king/ Hope you enjoy it!
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