Along the No. 20 Line: "At Abbott most of the remaining passengers pour off the No. 20 and cross the street to do some shopping at Woodward's or head over to Hastings where the main shopping district of Vancouver East merges with the loggers' district. The Fell Farmer's Market is a block up. There are bakeries and meat markets, shoe and clothing stores abound, and places selling just about everything you'd want." (p. 31) (CVA- Woodwards)
"The No. 20 pulls away, heading for the end of its run, turns and makes a rush up the hill on Cambie. The motor idles and shuts down and she rests in the shadow of the Dominion Bank Building. The streetcar is almost empty now. The old man with the packsack is carrying his cane and striding up the hill. The three seamen from Alberta Pool are standing on the sidewalk discussing where to go next." (CVA- Dominion Building, 1936)
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