Big Tree, Vancouver

the Big Tree
Stanley Park Park, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

The "Big Tree" is located in Stanley Park in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It was not "tunneled", but the opening was large enough that vehicles could be backed into the burned-out heart of the tree.
The Big Tree remains, but the main trunk is gone - leaving a stump, and there are now new shoots growing from that stump. The opening had healed itself quite a bit before the main tree was damaged and the opening is smaller, but it is imposing nevertheless.
The road in Stanley Park runs parallel to the shore line and is one-way in a counterclockwise direction. If you use the main highway through the park (to North Vancouver) as a north/south line with the bridge at 12 o'clock, the Big Tree is at approximately the 10:30 position, so you must go about 3/4 of the way around the park road. There are parking spaces at the Tree and there is a modest fee if you park anywhere within Stanley Park.

I would be very happy to hear more from anyone with further information or postcard images!

All these images are available in a larger, more detailed scan that can be used to make great prints or used as a screen saver. Unless you have a broadband connection, they take a long time to load, so they are offered on CD at minimal cost. Here is a sample of ( image 25 ), but it can take several minutes with dial-up!

Please click on pictures for card-size image and a description



bt01 -Offset PM Aug.1924	bt02 - Offset PM July 1911	bt03 Offset UDB 1901-1907	bt04 Litho DB, 1908-1917	bt05 Offset DB, 1908-1917
bt06 From folder @ mid 1930s	bt07 From folder @ late 1920s	bt08 From folder @ early 1930s	bt09 From folder Pm June 1932	bt10 From folder PM Aug.1931
bt12 Offset DB, 1908-1917	bt13 Offset DB, 1908-1917	bt14 Offset PM Aug. 1911	bt15 Offset DB, 1908-1917
bt16 RealPhoto no stamp box	bt17 Offset PM Sept.1926	bt18 RealPhoto no stamp box
bt19 -Offset PM June 1908	bt20 - Litho PPC 1898-1902	bt21 Offset DB, 1908-1917	bt22 Photograph	bt23 RealPhoto AZO 1924-1949
bt24 Offset DB, 1908-1917	bt25 RealPhoto AZO 1924-1949	bt26 RealPhoto no stamp box	bt27 Offset DB, 1908-1917	bt28 RealPhoto no stamp box
bt29 -Offset UDB, 1901-1907	bt30 Image only	bt31 RealPhoto PM Aug.1917	bt32 Offset DB, 1908-1917
bt33 -Offset PPC 1898-1902	bt34 - Offset PPC 1898-1902	bt35 Offset PM Sept.1909
bt36 -Offset PM Oct.1908	bt37 - Offset DB, 1908-1917	bt38 Litho PM Dec.1908

I now have 38 cards showing the Big Tree

Pages showing postcards from my collection with this subject include: The stump cabin at Edgecomb, Post Office stump near Lake Crescent, Band Stand stump at Tacoma, "McKinley Speech" stump at Chehalis, stump cabin at Everett, drive through stump near Arlington, the Bicycle Tree at Snohomish, the "Dance" stump near Aberdeen, the "Big Tree" in Stanley Park in Vancouver BC and a page with many "single" cards with stumps from all over the state of Washington. There are well over 100 images. Enjoy!

Where there is no PM (postmark) to date a postcard, an UnDividedBack card was made to 1907, a Divided Back from 1908-1917, and a White Border from 1917 to about 1931. "Linen" finish cards were made from @ 1930 to 1952, (but all the "stump" postcards I have found are earlier than those). "Real photo" postcards are much prized today, as they are usually "true" to the subject portrayed - while many colored and printed cards have been retouched. RPPCs which have been postally unused can be dated by using the stamp boxes printed on the photo-paper. Many postmarks on these cards are of "DPOs" which are "Dead Post Offices" which have been closed down - most for 70 years or more.

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the Big Tree Stanley Park Park, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

the Big Tree
Stanley Park Park, Vancouver, BC, Canada.