Gord McCaw to Stan Burfield
31 January ·
Happy birthday Stan, here's a little gift for you. I've been going through some negs from the 80's and found this shot of you from March 2, 1984. We were having a fast coffee at the Aristocratic, which you may remember was at the SW corner of Broadway & Granville, where the Chapters bookstore has now been for many years...
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Stan Burfield That is such a crazy coincidence, Gord. I am sitting here right now as you post that WEARING THE EXACT SAME SWEATER!!!!!
Like · Reply · 2 · 31 January at 22:28
Gord McCaw Which is why, of course, I sent it...
Like · Reply · 31 January at 22:28
Stan Burfield Uh, Gee, Gord. You and I do go back a ways, but umm, you know... umm
Like · Reply · 1 · 31 January at 22:30
Stan Burfield When Lindas show is over, Ièll ask her to take an updated shot of the above.
Like · Reply · 1 · 31 January at 22:33
Gord McCaw That would be cool...
Like · Reply · 1 · 31 January at 22:33
Stan Burfield Just before I went on my bicycle trip: Thunder Bay to St. Johns
Like · Reply · 3 · 31 January at 22:35
Kathryn Alexander the Aristrocratic was the cafe my nana used to take me for hot choc and chicken in the straw I miss it
Like · Reply · 1 · 1 February at 00:11
Koral Scott This is amazing!
Unlike · Reply · 1 · 1 February at 08:12
Martin Hayter I remember the Aristocrat! THE diner's diner in Vancouver. Cool sign too. Shame about Chapters moving in...
Like · Reply · 1 February at 13:12
Stan Burfield Gord has a huge data bank of his own photos of old store signs. I'm sure he has one of this one.
Like · Reply · 1 February at 14:03
Gord McCaw Indeed I do, I shot photos of the Aristocratic close to the time of this picture, about a month before they stripped the 30 foot bands of white neon off the sides of the building. I'll post a shot later when I'm near the PC...
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Brian Dedora Risty...
Like · Reply · 1 February at 19:32
Gord McCaw I accidentally posted this to the wrong thread. I shot this photo of the Aristocratic on Jan. 28, 1985...
Unlike · Reply · 1 · 2 February at 00:14
Stan Burfield Great photo, and a beautiful cafe. Sad that it was torn down. Going by the wording on the sign, they expected to become a chain, not just a memory.
Like · Reply · 2 February at 00:22
Gord McCaw The Aristocratic was a chain, at the height of their success, in the 40's and 50's, there were a dozen Aristocratics, as the sign says, "all over town". There was one up in Marpole and another at Granville & Smithe, making three on Granville alone...
Like · Reply · 2 February at 00:31
Stan Burfield Wow, I had no idea. Viravek must have borrowed "all over town" from the cafe.
Like · Reply · 2 February at 00:33
Gord McCaw I like the way he used to say he was "going to town."...
Like · Reply · 2 February at 00:39
Stan Burfield Ha, yeah. I just listened to one of those tapes today. Just like yesterday. Hey, can I put in the tape of the Allen Ginsberg reading? (Then I'll post it, if it turns out any good.)
Like · Reply · 1 · 2 February at 00:42
Gord McCaw Fo sho...
Like · Reply · 2 February at 01:19
Stan Burfield Great. Suddenly the audience expands!
Like · Reply · 2 February at 01:20