Red Hot Video, Surrey, Monday 22 November 1982
Several outlets of the Red Hot Video store chain were bombed by a group calling itself the Wimmin’s Fire Brigade. The bombings followed unsuccessful attempts by activists to stop the store from selling videos showing actual rape and torturing of women and children. The group responsible turned out to be part of the Squamish Five, an ultra-leftist group that blew up stuff until they got caught and went to prison for terrorism. Some of the stores in the Red Hot franchise shut down or changed their names, and eventually laws were passed restricting the distribution of sexually violent and snuff videos.
Source: Calgary Herald
Royal Bank of Canada, East End Branch
Dating back to 1907, this sign on the facade of RBC at Main and Hastings is the only remaining physical artifact signifying that this area of Vancouver was once called the East End. In the decades since WWII, the area comprising the old East End has been balkanized by competing interests and agendas, but in days of yore, “East End” simply referred to the eastern part of the city. The closest equivalent term today would be East Van, although some people argue Strathcona is the sole successor to the old East End.
Details on the heritage of this building can be found at HistoricPlaces.ca.









