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The Gassy Jack statue in the Gastown neighborhood of Vancouver, Canada, was toppled recently. More about the background of this controversial statue is in today's news.
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Warm summer might in the “old” part of town. I missed Europe , old cities , the history . I love old buildings but never wanted to live in one. Canada has NATURE , it has space , ethnic mix but history here on West Coast not much … I guess if we would have history , we would not have nature and space :-)
See where this picture was taken, Gastown , Vancouver [?]
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The statue of John "Gassy Jack" Deighton (1830-1875) overlooks the corner of Water and Carrall Street in the shade of maple trees 🍁 Deighton (a bar owner) was well known as Gassy Jack because of his talkative nature and his penchant for storytelling. The name stuck and the area around his bar is now known as Gastown. Captured in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada ~ September 1, 2017 TBT⌛
First we'd climb a tree and maybe then we'd talk,
or sit silently and listen to our thoughts, with illusions of someday casting a golden light, no dress rehearsal, this is our life.
~ Gordon Downie (1964-2017) 🍁
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Statue of "Gassy Jack" (standing on a barrel of whiskey) overlooking the Hotel Europe flatiron building.
Another from my father's attic.
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Captain John “Gassy Jack” Deighton is a local legend and namesake for the area of downtown Vancouver known as Gastown. The Gassy Jack statue is one of the most photographed in Vancouver.
In 1867 he told the workers in the harbour that they could have all the whiskey they could drink if they helped him build a saloon. Within 24 hours “The Globe” was up and running.
While there is nothing left of The Globe (or much else of Vancouver from that time period due to The Great Fire) the statue of Gassy Jack stands at Maple Tree Square, where Alexander, Carrall, Water and Powell meet. (From Vancouver Icons)
Gastown, Vancouver, BC
Family portrait at Gassy Jack Deighton Statue in Gastown Vancouver BC.
Not everyone was looking at the real photographer.
Those of you who follow my work may remember that I posted a similar photo quite awhile ago. Well, it is located in one of my favourite parts of town so decided to take another of this highly recognized landmark. The #steamclock is located in the heart of downtown Vancouver, in an area called #Gastown. The #clock was designed and built by Raymond Saunders in 1977; the clock bells chime on each 1/4 hour. Happy New Year to all! |
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The Story of Gassy Jack
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John Deighton (November 1830 – May 29, 1875), generally known as "Gassy Jack", was a Canadian bar owner who was born in Hull, England. The Gastown neighborhood of Vancouver, British Columbia is named for him.
Deighton started out as a steamship operator for many years of his early life. However he was forced to pursue other lines of work once he developed health problems (swelling of the legs and feet).
Between 1862 and 1867, he ran a bar in New Westminster, British Columbia. It was quite prosperous due to the Cariboo Gold Rush of 1862, but by 1867, business slowed down and he had to close it down.
He later opened a bar on the south side of Burrard Inlet at the behest of his old friend, Captain Edward Stamp, the owner of the Hastings Mill. He later named it the Globe Saloon. He came to the area with little more than $6 to his name, a few simple pieces of furniture, his native wife (whose name has been lost to the years), and a yellow dog. The bar was built by idle sawmill workers in exchange for all the whiskey they could drink in one sitting (the nearest drinking hole was 25 miles away). His patrons were mainly sailors and workers from the nearby sawmill. This bar was demolished when the townsite of Granville was established and was afterwards rebuilt as Deighton House.
Deighton's native wife died. He married her 12-year-old niece Quahail-ya, also known as Madeline or Matrine. Brother Tom Deighton and his wife took over the business in 1874 and John began working the steamship that plied the Fraser River. However, after a family quarrel a few months later, John resumed management of the saloon and operated it until he became ill and died at the age of 44 on May 23, 1875. He is interred at the Fraser Cemetery in New Westminster, British Columbia.
Deighton was known as Gassy Jack because of his talkative nature and his penchant for storytelling. The name stuck and the area around his bar is now known as Gastown.
He was succeeded by his son with Quahail-ya, Richard, who was derisively nicknamed the "Earl of Granville". Unfortunately, Richard was born simple-minded, Qua-hail-ya was disinherited, and Richard died before Jack's meager estate (about $300) was probated.
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Very little of the waterfront is the way in was in the 70's. Canada Place and the Seabus terminal have been built, just to the rear of where this shot was taken. East Hastings has lost the Woodwards Store and the city urgently needs that area to be redeveloped. In the distance stands the 2nd Narrows Bridge (now called the Iron Workers Memorial Bridge) and Capitol Hill.
Maple Tree Square, Gastown, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with the statue of Jack Deighton (1830-1875) who was known as 'Gassy Jack' because of his talkative nature and his penchant for storytelling. The name stuck and the area around his bar is now known as Gastown.
The intersection of Carrall, Water, Alexander and Powell streets, where Vancouver began, was not only the site of Deighton's first pub, it was also the spot where the inaugural city-council meeting was held under a large maple tree.
Images from Vancouver's early days show that the first 'city hall' was actually a sagging tent with a handwritten sign on it.
Maple Tree Square reflected in the window of Six Acres, the eclectic hangout spot of choice of, like, everybody.
Captain John Deighton was an English sailor and riverboat pilot who arrived in the Vancouver area in 1867, when there was very little there. He founded a saloon in the Gastown part of Vancouver, where he would often get drunk (or gassed), and ramble on for hours. He died in 1875 at the age of 44.
ohn Deighton (November 1830 – May 23, 1875), generally known as "Gassy Jack", was a Canadian bar owner who was born in Hull, England. The Gastown neighbourhood of Vancouver, British Columbia is named after him.
Growing up in Hull, a major seaport, Deighton and his brothers Tom and Richard learned to sail. Tom and Richard apprenticed on British ships, but Jack did not receive that opportunity. However, this meant he could switch to sailing on U.S. ships. When the California Gold Rush hit, ships were in demand to transport cargo and people from New York to San Francisco. In 1850, this voyage around Cape Horn took 140–160 days. Deighton signed up to work a new clipper Invincible[1] that could sail 400 miles a day and made the trip in only 115 days. The next journey was to Hong Kong. Deighton was 21 years old and Third Officer. Next, Deighton visited family at home in England and then returned to the U.S., never returning to England again.[2]
Next, Deighton worked a gold claim in California, along with many others, until February 1858 when there was news of gold further north in a British territory known as New Caledonia. The Fraser Canyon Gold Rush had begun and Deighton sailed north along with thousands of others. The harsh winter took its toll on the prospectors but Deighton stayed for 5 years. He found no gold, though others did. New Caledonia was now the Colony of British Columbia. Traffic on the Fraser River was increasing as more miners arrived, but so far only American steamers were able to travel beyond Langley. Local boats were built to meet this need and Deighton piloted steamships and sternwheelers on the Fraser River for several years.[3]
By 1864, Deighton was forced to pursue other lines of work as he developed health problems (swelling of the legs and feet).[4]
Between 1862 and 1867, he ran a bar called the Globe Saloon in New Westminster, British Columbia. It was quite prosperous due to the Cariboo Gold Rush. But in 1867 when Deighton went out of town to visit the hot mineral springs near Harrison Lake, he entrusted the bar to an old shipmate, an American. On July 4 the celebrations got out of hand and Deighton returned to find his business ruined.[5]
In 1867, Deighton opened a bar on the south side of Burrard Inlet at the behest of his old friend, Captain Edward Stamp, the owner of the Hastings Mill. He later named it the Globe Saloon in memory of his previous bar in New Westminster. He came to the area with little more than $6 to his name, a few simple pieces of furniture, his native wife (whose name has been lost to the years), and a yellow dog. The bar was built by idle sawmill workers in exchange for all the whiskey they could drink in one sitting (the nearest drinking hole was 25 miles away).[6] His patrons were mainly sailors and workers from the nearby sawmill. When business dwindled there, Deighton tried to acquire 20 waterfront acres near Moody's Mill and build a new saloon there. The local natives protested and the Governor agreed - Deighton went back to his previous bar, the Globe Saloon. This bar was demolished when the townsite of Granville was established. Deighton bought a nearby lot for $135 at the south-west corner of Carrall and Water Streets, where he built Deighton House.[7]
Deighton's native wife died. Before she died she arranged for Deighton to marry her 12-year-old niece Quahail-ya, also known as Madeline or Matrine. In 1871 she gave birth to Richard Mason Deighton. Jack's brother Tom Deighton and his wife took over the business in 1873 and Jack returned to working the steamship that plied the Fraser River, this time as a Captain of the steamer Onward. However, after a family quarrel a few months later, Jack resumed management of the saloon and operated it until he became ill and died at the age of 44 on May 23, 1875. He is interred at the Fraser Cemetery in New Westminster, British Columbia. The location of the monument is 49°13.322′N 122°53.815′W (WGS84).
Deighton was known as Gassy Jack because of his talkative nature and his penchant for storytelling. The name stuck and the area around his bar is now known as Gastown.
He was succeeded by his son with Quahail-ya, Richard, who was derisively nicknamed the "Earl of Granville". Richard died before Jack's meager estate (about $300) was probated. Quahail-ya returned to the North Shore and married "Big William". She outlived him too, and died August 10, 1948, aged 90.[8]
The Deighton House was later burned in the Great Vancouver Fire of June 1886.
In honour of Jack Deighton, the Gassy Jack statue stands in Maple Tree Square, in Gastown.
Captain John “Gassy Jack” Deighton is a local legend and namesake for the area of downtown Vancouver known as Gastown. The Gassy Jack statue is one of the most photographed in Vancouver.
In 1867 he told the workers in the harbour that they could have all the whiskey they could drink if they helped him build a saloon. Within 24 hours “The Globe” was up and running.
While there is nothing left of The Globe (or much else of Vancouver from that time period due to The Great Fire) the statue of Gassy Jack stands at Maple Tree Square, where Alexander, Carrall, Water and Powell meet. (From Vancouver Icons)
Gastown, Vancouver, BC
I took a handful of pictures of this tree in Crab Park in Gastown and after looking at them back at the studio, it struck me that when you look at the images for a while, they start to resemble the branches of veins and blood vessels. Especially when cropped closely like this particular image. I have this image in my office blown up to 11x14.
One-hundred-and-fifty years ago, John Deighton arrived on the south shore of Burrard Inlet in a dugout canoe. Within 24 hours he had set up a makeshift bar and was selling booze to workers from nearby Stamp’s Mill.
Deighton named his establishment the Globe Saloon, after a bar he had owned in New Westminster. He was a big talker, hence his nickname, Gassy Jack.
“He was a Yorkshireman, fat, florid and full of fun,” said a July 12, 1927, story in The Province. “Withal he was a past master of the art of invective, and had a ready wit and a flair for inventing nicknames.”
A tiny settlement quickly sprang up around his saloon, a squatter’s shack that was just outside the Stamp’s Mill timber lease. (Stamp’s Mill became Hastings Mill.) In 1870 the colonial government dubbed it Granville, after Britain’s secretary of state for the colonies. But many people continued to call the fledgling metropolis Gassy’s Town, or Gastown, after Gassy Jack.
John Mackie: Vancouver Sun
Large view is at best, if you want to read about the descriptions..
Above is the statue of Gassy Jack, the Founding Father of Gastown.. Not a very appealing statue though... Weird looking, like Gassy Jack is on high or something.. lol
Below is the Gastown Steam Clock, World's first steam clock..
Also, I think I found myself the best sketching pen.. =)
To the right is an old Byrnes Block building near the Gassy Jack statue on the corner of Water St. and Carrall St.
A statue in tribute to John "Gassy Jack" Deighton sits at the corner of Carrall and Water Streets in Vancouver's Gastown neighbourhood. Shot in the early evening, May 5, 2007.