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 ====== History of VHS ====== ====== History of VHS ======
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 +{{ :2009-07-28_22.15.50.jpg?250x180|A photo of the interior of VHS taken some time in 2009. A large poster on the wall shows an older VHS logo, and you can see a few people working and talking in the space}}
  
 VHS has existed in 6 different spaces now.  VHS has existed in 6 different spaces now. 
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-45 west hastings was a small 500 sq wood floor studio where we were able to start collecting some small tools and equipment. At this location we grew from 5 members to 30 members. We quickly outgrew this location and when the slightly larger space on the top floor became available we moved. One of the major projects that we did at this space was found and launch a sister organization called [[http://www.vancouvermakerfoundation.org/|Maker Foundation]] that ran the [[http://makerfaire.ca/|Vancouver mini maker faire]] for the last 5 years. +45 west hastings was a small 500 sq wood floor studio where we were able to start collecting some small tools and equipment. At this location we grew from 5 members to 30 members. We quickly outgrew this location and when the slightly larger space on the top floor became available we moved. One of the major projects that we did at this space was found and launch a sister organization called Maker Foundation <del>http://www.vancouvermakerfoundation.org/</del> (don't click, domain now has casino ads) that ran the [[http://makerfaire.ca/|Vancouver mini maker faire]] for the last 5 years. 
  
 {{youtube>TTGyykEkY8Y?large|Walk the Alley - 2011 - Vancouver Hack Space}} {{youtube>TTGyykEkY8Y?large|Walk the Alley - 2011 - Vancouver Hack Space}}
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 We named the next space “The Shoebox”, after its former shoe-warehouse tenants. This space move brought us back to a more comfortable and social feeling space, with brightly painted walls, hardwood flooring, and a mirror-wall that stretches nearly the entire length of the space. It felt much more like a lab then a shop.  We named the next space “The Shoebox”, after its former shoe-warehouse tenants. This space move brought us back to a more comfortable and social feeling space, with brightly painted walls, hardwood flooring, and a mirror-wall that stretches nearly the entire length of the space. It felt much more like a lab then a shop. 
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-<HTML><blockquote data-width="500" data-height="375" class="ricoh-theta-spherical-image" >VHS Workshop Area - <a href="https://theta360.com/s/c5p7I3hHeGMjDobjARub3uM3U" target="_blank">Spherical Image - RICOH THETA</a></blockquote> 
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 ===== The Mullet ===== ===== The Mullet =====