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Ellis F. Lawrence Building Plaque

Transcription reads:  This building is named in memory of: Lawrence F. Ellis F.A.I.A. Dean of the school of Architecture and Allied Arts from it's founding in 1914 until his death in 1946 His...

Transcription reads:  This building is named in memory of: Lawrence F. Ellis F.A.I.A. Dean of the school of Architecture and Allied Arts from it's founding in 1914 until his death in 1946...

  • buildings
  • architecture
  • people
  • eugene
  • oregon

Ranier Hotel

CITY OF VANCOUVER HERITAGE BUILDING Ranier Hotel Architect: Emil Guenther This hotel was built in 1907, and replaced the earlier Balmoral Hotel also owned by William and John Quann. Its style...

CITY OF VANCOUVER HERITAGE BUILDING Ranier Hotel Architect: Emil Guenther This hotel was built in 1907, and replaced the earlier Balmoral Hotel also owned by William and John Quann. Its...

  • vancouver
  • british columbia
  • canada
  • building
  • gastown
  • hotel

Abrams Block

[CITY OF VANCOUVER HERITAGE BUILDING – triangle missing] Abrams Block   This hotel dates back to 1887, part of the rapid development of the city prior to and upon arrival of the Canadian Pacific...

[CITY OF VANCOUVER HERITAGE BUILDING – triangle missing] Abrams Block   This hotel dates back to 1887, part of the rapid development of the city prior to and upon arrival of the Canadian...

  • vancouver
  • british columbia
  • canada
  • building
  • gastown

Nagle Bros. Garage

CITY OF VANCOUVER HERITAGE BUILDING Nagle Bros. Garage Architects: McCarter & Nairne This was one of the first parking garages in Vancouver, opened in 1930. It was operated by the Nagle Bros....

CITY OF VANCOUVER HERITAGE BUILDING Nagle Bros. Garage Architects: McCarter & Nairne This was one of the first parking garages in Vancouver, opened in 1930. It was operated by the Nagle Bros....

  • vancouver
  • british columbia
  • canada
  • building
  • gastown
  • garage

Cordage Building

CITY OF VANCOUVER HERITAGE BUILDING Cordage Building Architect: Hugh Braunton This residential hotel, built in 1911 replace an older section of the Granville Hotel which had connected to what is...

CITY OF VANCOUVER HERITAGE BUILDING Cordage Building Architect: Hugh Braunton This residential hotel, built in 1911 replace an older section of the Granville Hotel which had connected to what...

  • vancouver
  • british columbia
  • canada
  • building
  • gastown

Louvre Hotel

Louvre Hotel Built in 1889, the building took the Louvre name in 1897 with its manager promoting the only circular bar in the province and suggested the customers “call in and lubricate”. Today,...

Louvre Hotel Built in 1889, the building took the Louvre name in 1897 with its manager promoting the only circular bar in the province and suggested the customers “call in and lubricate”. Today,...

  • vancouver
  • british columbia
  • canada
  • building
  • gastown
  • hotel

BC Permanent Building

CITY OF VANCOUVER HERITAGE BUILDING BC Permanent Building Architects: Hooper & Watkins This small-scale, well executed example of Neoclassical revival design dates from 1907, when the city’s...

CITY OF VANCOUVER HERITAGE BUILDING BC Permanent Building Architects: Hooper & Watkins This small- scale, well executed example of Neoclassical revival design dates from 1907, when the...

  • vancouver
  • british columbia
  • canada
  • building

London Building

CITY OF VANCOUVER HERITAGE BUILDING London Building Architects: Somervell & Putnam This fine Edwardian Commercial building was finished in 1912 for the London and British North America Company,...

CITY OF VANCOUVER HERITAGE BUILDING London Building Architects: Somervell & Putnam This fine Edwardian Commercial building was finished in 1912 for the London and British North America...

  • vancouver
  • british columbia
  • canada
  • building

Steam Clock

There are plaques on each side of the base of the clock.   North side: The Gastown Steam Clock Designed and built by  Raymond L. Saunders  Horologist The world’s first steam powered clock has been...

There are plaques on each side of the base of the clock.   North side: The Gastown Steam Clock Designed and built by  Raymond L. Saunders  Horologist The world’s first steam powered clock has been...

  • vancouver
  • british columbia
  • canada
  • steam clock
  • gastown

Terry Fox statue

Terrance Stanley Fox, C.C. July 28, 1958 – June 28, 1981 “All you need is will, you don’t have to be gifted, and your dreams will come through if you try”   Photo of the statue:...

Terrance Stanley Fox, C.C. July 28, 1958 – June 28, 1981 “All you need is will, you don’t have to be gifted, and your dreams will come through if you try”   Photo of the...

  • port coquitlam
  • british columbia
  • canada
  • art
  • sculpture
  • terry fox

May Days mural

This mural commemorates the 75th Anniversary of the May Days celebration in Port Coquitlam, the only surviving celebration of its kind in the Province of British Columbia. Depicted here is the...

This mural commemorates the 75th Anniversary of the May Days celebration in Port Coquitlam, the only surviving celebration of its kind in the Province of British Columbia. Depicted here is...

  • port coquitlam
  • british columbia
  • canada
  • art
  • mural
  • may day

The Drop

Thrust into the waters of Burrard Inlet, The Drop playfully invites the viewer to reflect on our relationship with this precious commodity of water, and by extension, on the history, complexity...

Thrust into the waters of Burrard Inlet, The Drop playfully invites the viewer to reflect on our relationship with this precious commodity of water, and by extension, on the history, complexity...

  • vancouver
  • british columbia
  • canada
  • art
  • the drop
  • rain
  • canada place

Builders

Builders Joyce McDonald A gift to the city of Vancouver to commemorate its Centennial from Bank of Montreal Centennial Sculpture Symposium 1986     Photo of the statue: http://imgur.com/RCagdg8....

Builders Joyce McDonald A gift to the city of Vancouver to commemorate its Centennial from Bank of Montreal Centennial Sculpture Symposium 1986   Photo of the statue:...

  • vancouver
  • british columbia
  • canada
  • art
  • sculpture
  • builders

The Palomar

BC Entertainment Hall of Fame Historic Venue The Palomar Nightclub 1937 – 1952     Photo of the original building: https://www.flickr.com/photos/45379817@N08/5367166125 (City of Vancouver Archives...

BC Entertainment Hall of Fame Historic Venue The Palomar Nightclub 1937 – 1952     Photo of the original building: https://www.flickr.com/photos/4 5379817@N08/5367166125 (City of Vancouver...

  • vancouver
  • british columbia
  • canada
  • building
  • nightclub

Hotel Vancouver

CITY OF VANCOUVER HERITAGE BUILDING Hotel Vancouver Architects: John S. Archibald & John Schofield In 1887, the first Hotel Vancouver opened at Georgia and Granville Streets. It was replaced in...

CITY OF VANCOUVER HERITAGE BUILDING Hotel Vancouver Architects: John S. Archibald & John Schofield In 1887, the first Hotel Vancouver opened at Georgia and Granville Streets. It was replaced in...

  • vancouver
  • british columbia
  • canada
  • building
  • hotel vancouver
  • hotel
  • royal