SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Anita Andersen : the Trocadero strike RECORDED: New Westminster (B.C.), 1979-[09-03 & 12] SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mrs. Andersen was born in Princeton, where she and her family experienced the collapse of the Princeton mines (the Granby Mines) and the disastrous economic consequences. She was subsequently orphaned and moved to Vancouver where, as a very young girl, she worked for several families as a domestic; this was one of the few alternatives for working class women who needed a place to live, food and work, and who were basically unskilled. Her sister also worked as a domestic, and they both began to radicalize, due to the influences of the longshoremen's strikes -- and for Mrs. Andersen, her interests in Yugoslavian cultural activities. She came a busgirl and organised for the HREU at the Trocadero Cafe. The Cafe was struck, and a contract was eventually achieved, but the central organisers were fired and blacklisted, including Mrs. Andersen. She continued to work for the union until she moved to the Yukon in the 1940s. TRACK 2: Returning to BC, she worked for the Jubilee Summer Camp; as a cultural organiser the Yugoslavian community; and with consumer organisations.

SUMMARY: "Around the Town" was a CKNW radio series that ran every Saturday night for six months. It employed a portable FM unit, plus the FM transmitter in the CKNW news wagon, to broadcast live from locations; around Vancouver. In this episode, Jack Cullen and his crew visit all sorts of nighttime establishments in the city, including nightclubs, restaurants, bistros, etc.. The program begins and ends at t;he front door of Cullen's home. This recording contains one complete four-hour live broadcast, including music, commercials, and newscasts. According to Cullen, "Around the Town" was "the first mobile; FM program in Vancouver".;

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Chris Waddell : breaking the chains -- Aristocratic Restaurant workers organize in Vancouver RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1979-08-17 SUMMARY: Mrs. Waddell worked for the YWCA during the Depression as a dietician, and later worked in the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. She moved to Vancouver in 1947-48, and worked in the dining room of the Aristocratic Restaurant at Granville and Broadway. She was already sympathetic to trade unionism, as her father had been the leader of the OBU Streetrailwaymen in Winnipeg. She was asked to join the union (the HREU) and did so. A janitor was the main organizer, and he was later fired. Others were transferred out of the restaurant to other locations in the chain. Despite this, the application went to the LRB, which ruled that the certification was all right. As well, the union used the tactic of informational picketing. Mrs. Waddell took up the union campaign and soon signed up the new workers in the restaurant, and finally an agreement was signed. The Aristocratic workers were so enthused by their new contract that they became very active in the union, and soon made up half of the executive. TRACK 2: Flo Allen, a longtime member of the union, then suggested that Mrs. Waddell run for business agent. She did so and took the position, working for the union for twelve years.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Work and family life in Strathcona neighbourhood in the 1940s PERIOD COVERED: 1941-1975 RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1977-05-07 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Doris Lawson discusses: being born and raised on the prairies; moving to Vancouver in 1941; first homes and jobs in Strathcona -- Bengara Rooms, Prior apartments, work at Mrs. Alexander's and then Mrs. Pryor's chicken restaurants. Work at Apex Poultry. Discussion of Strathcona neighbourhood: Italian, Chinese, and black residents; activities and schooling of her children at Strathcona School; social life; Fountain Chapel and black parishioners; Mrs. Pryor's and Mrs. Alexander's chicken houses; houses and cabins in Hogan's Alley. TRACK 2: Discusses: coal and coal companies; Mrs. Pryor's Chicken Inn; cost of living in the neighbourhood. (End of interview)

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Strathcona neighbourhood : the Chinese community RECORDED: [location unknown], 1977-12-14 SUMMARY: In this three-tape interview, Yip Tong Yuen discusses life as an early Chinese-Canadian in the Strathcona neighbourhood. In particular, he discusses his family's background, Strathcona neighbourhood anecdotes, and the Mount Shasta restaurant. Yip Tong Yuen's son Garson Yuen talks about growing up in Strathcona, and also translates many of his father's comments.

Documentary. To find out how Vancouver's poets and painters look at life and art, Quebec filmmaker Leonard Forest explores their favourite haunts -- art galleries, private studios and espresso bars. Among the artists seen in the film are painters Donald Jarvis, Jack Shadbolt, Joy Long, and Margaret Peterson; printmaker Sing Lim; and poet bill bisset. The Al Neil Trio (with Glenn MacDonald and Don Thompson) is seen performing at The Cellar coffee house.

RECORDED: [location unknown], [197-] SUMMARY: Interview about a strike by employees of Denny's Restaurants in Vancouver.;

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Strathcona's Chicken Inn PERIOD COVERED: 1917-1959 RECORDED: Vancouver (B.C.), 1977-04-15 SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Rosa Pryor discusses: arriving in Vancouver in 1917; 1918 flu epidemic; opening of Chicken Inn July 18, 1919; Keefer Street in 1917; description of exterior and interior of Chicken Inn; fights in the café; effects of the Depression on business; Fountain Chapel; music and musicians at Chicken Inn. TRACK 2: Police in the neighbourhood. Gambling. District not as wide then as now. Hogan's Alley. Lack of fear. Vi's restaurant. Black community located on Union, Prior, Gore. Mrs. Pryor's childhood. Story of the opening of Chicken Inn. (end of interview) [The voice of Doris Lawson is also heard.]

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Jack speaks with Michael Bartlett, Expo ’86 General Manager. Mr. Bartlett talks about his mandate to build, open, and have a successful exposition which, he predicts, will break even financially. Jack's second guest is Denis Almas, owner of the King Neptune Restaurant. Mr. Almas updates Jack on the future of the restaurant a year after it was removed from where it had sat for 32 years in order to make way for a waterfront development. Almas speaks about his court action against British Columbia Development Corporation (BCDC) over the early removal.

Public affairs. Jack Webster's popular weekday morning talk show. Guests and topics for this episode are: Jack asks if Edgar Kaiser Jr. can save the Bank of BC as their new president. Mr. Kaiser has suggested a way to refinance the Bank of BC’s $72 million deficit. Jack shows film of him asking questions of Mr. Kaiser at the news conference held the previous day. Ormskirk Investments have been drawn into questions about their involvement. Jack speaks with BCMA President-Elect, Dr. Gerry Karr. Dr. Karr talks about money being spent on advertising designed to improve the BCMA’s public image, growing disparity between services requested and funds available, the availability of billing numbers, and fees for counselling. Live from Victoria, Jack has a quick chat with Ombudsman Karl Friedmann on his Supreme Court of Canada victory regarding BCDC (British Columbia Development Corporation) and the King Neptune restaurant. Mr. Friedman explains that he has waged a three year legal battle, fighting the BC Legislature's stance that a corporation was not a person who could make a complaint. The Supreme Court of Canada has confirmed that a business can make a complaint to the Ombudsman, and enable the Ombudsman to act. Jack speaks by telephone to Dennis Almas, who operated the King Neptune restaurant. To end the show, Jack speaks with Michael Kluckner, author of “Vancouver: The Way it Was”.