March 27, 2013
Life on transit: talk Buzzer history in a Google Hangout today, March 27, 2013!
For March/April 2013, we're spotlighting Life on Transit---observing and illuminating the quirks and habits of daily transit rides around our…
February 7, 2011
Donated: a 1943 Buzzer!
A 1943 Buzzer, kindly donated by Mike Conroy. Another quick post to point out another Buzzer that arrived in the mail a while back! This one is from…
January 24, 2011
Donated: a 1929 Buzzer and some classic tickets!
Just want to point out something I got a while back: a 1929 Buzzer! It actually describes the discovery of an old document showing the state of…
June 25, 2010
Friday fun post: 1950 Buzzer showcases the heart of the traffic light system
The Buzzer from July 7, 1950 showed the lamppost that controlled traffic lights in Vancouver's business district. Here's another classic Buzzer for…
June 18, 2010
Friday fun post: a 1945 Buzzer with planning predictions and poetry
If you like, skip to the end of this post to to read the 1945 Buzzer! Last week: what's your favourite type of seat material? Last week, I asked you…
June 2, 2010
Happy 94th birthday to the Buzzer!
Images of the Buzzer's first issue! At bottom right is a picture of the jitneys, private cars that competed with the streetcar system. Click for a…
May 21, 2010
Come hear me talk about the Buzzer with the Vancouver Historical Society, Thu May 27
The Buzzer logo from 1936! The Vancouver Historical Society has kindly invited me to give a talk about the Buzzer next week, on Thursday May 27! If…
May 3, 2010
1959 Buzzer trumpets fast buses on freeways
The May 22, 1959 Buzzer. Click the image to download it as a PDF. While nosing through the Buzzer archives, I dug up this 1959 Buzzer, which comes…
December 19, 2008
A holiday gift from me to you: the very first Buzzer!
The very first Buzzer, ever. Click to download it. You're getting an early holiday treat this year -- click to see the very first Buzzer from 1916!…
November 17, 2008
Longtime Buzzer cartoonist is part of local art show
A cartoon Bob Banks drew for the March 2, 1962 Buzzer. Just in case you're interested, Bob Banks, who drew cartoons for the Buzzer from 1954-1976,…
