Vancouver Centennial Plaque #65 – Left to Right

Address:           777 Pacific Street (no address in the file, so placed at a spot predicted to be “troublesome”)

Status:             Missing

“LEFT TO RIGHT

Until 1921 B.C. drivers operated by the British “Rule of the Road” and kept to the left. The switch to the right came into effect at 6:00 a.m., January 1, 1922. Chaos was anticipated but only one minor accident was reported.”

Credit: Vancouver Centennial Commission, Historic Plaque Program – list and documentation plaques 50-100 (June 18, 1986). Courtesy of Vancouver Archives

Photo credit: Nanaimo Daily News (28 Dec 1921)