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Architecture of Vancouver

30 September 2009
1892 – House, Vancouver, British Columbia

1892 – House, Vancouver, British Columbia

Architect: Fripp & Wills

30 September 2009
1898 – Passenger Depot, Canadian Pacific Railway, Vancouver, British Columbia

1898 – Passenger Depot, Canadian Pacific Railway, Vancouver, British Columbia

Architect: E. & W.S. Maxwell Constructed on Granville Street, and demolished in 1912.

30 September 2009
1899 – Molsons Bank Building, Vancouver, British Columbia

1899 – Molsons Bank Building, Vancouver, British Columbia

Architect: Taylor & Gordon Designed for Quebec-based bank Molsons on West Hastings Street, and demolished in 1973.

16 December 2009
1909 – Hotel Europe, Vancouver, British Columbia

1909 – Hotel Europe, Vancouver, British Columbia

Architect: J.E. Parr & T.A. Fee Angelo Calori commissioned this building as an hotel, his name and commissioning date is inscribed above the main doorway. The Hotel Europe was the earliest reinforced concrete...

16 December 2009
1912 – The Sylvia Hotel, Vancouver, British Columbia

1912 – The Sylvia Hotel, Vancouver, British Columbia

Architect: W.P. White Originally built as an apartment block, the Sylvia Court, it was converted to an hotel during the Depression of the 1930′s. It was named after owner Abraham Goldstein’s 12-year-old daughter....

16 December 2009
1930 – Marine Building, Vancouver, British Columbia

1930 – Marine Building, Vancouver, British Columbia

Architects: McCarter & Nairn Inspired by New York’s Chrysler Building, and one of the most prominent legacies of Vancouver’s growing prosperity. During the 1930′s it was the first “modern” skyscraper in the city...

16 December 2009
1932 – Burrard Street Bridge, Vancouver, British Columbia

1932 – Burrard Street Bridge, Vancouver, British Columbia

Architect: Sharp & Thompson A fine imposing bridge built high to allow for ship traffic. Major J.R. Grants’s steel structure contrasts with the architects, much loved, concrete pylons featuring marine ornamentation. Photograph Courtesy...

16 December 2009
1936 – City Hall, Vancouver, British Columbia

1936 – City Hall, Vancouver, British Columbia

Architect: Townley & Matheson Vancouver City Hall opened December 4, 1936 and was designated a heritage building in 1976. The building was designed by the architectural firm of Townley and Matheson, and built...

16 December 2009
1968 – H.R. MacMillan Planetarium, Vancouver, British Columbia

1968 – H.R. MacMillan Planetarium, Vancouver, British Columbia

Architect: Gerald Hamilton & Associates Originally built as the Centennial Museum, the H.R. MacMillan Planetarium is a striking building as it seems to hover over the treetops, appropriately enough. Photograph Courtesy and Copyright...

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