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The SS Greenhill Park Explosion - Interview with John Toochin
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Description
Storytellers recall what they remember from that eventful day on March 6th, 1945 when the freighter Greenhill Park exploded in Vancouver Harbour. There were glass windows all over Hastings Street. Half the windows in Spencer's Department Store blew out on to Cordova Street. It was a huge explosion.
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| Title | The SS Greenhill Park Explosion - Interview with John Toochin |
| Creator | Toochin, John - Interviewee |
| Resource | sound recording-nonmusical |
| Country of Origin | Canada |
| Address of Origin | Vancouver |
| Date of Origin | 2014 |
| Publisher | Vancouver Public Library |
| Language | eng |
| Abstract | Storytellers recall what they remember from that eventful day on March 6th, 1945 when the freighter Greenhill Park exploded in Vancouver Harbour. There were glass windows all over Hastings Street. Half the windows in Spencer's Department Store blew out on to Cordova Street. It was a huge explosion. |
| Project Title | West End Stories |
| Project Partner | West End Memories Project |
| Extent | 00:00:52 |
| Form | Sound recording |
| Digital Origin | Born digital |
| State of Original | Excerpt from a longer interview. |
| Subject - Topic |
Events Boats Shipyards |
| Subject - Location | British Columbia - Vancouver - Downtown British Columbia - Vancouver - Burrard Inlet British Columbia - Vancouver - Coal Harbour |
| Subject - Time Period | 1941-1950 |
| Geographic | North America-Canada-British Columbia-Greater/Metro Vancouver-Vancouver |
| Cartographic Coordinates | 49.28915, -123.12264 |
| Copyright Information |
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