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5. Gastown

2015

In the late 1960s freeway construction threatened to demolish the historic heart of Vancouver: Gastown, Chinatown and Strathcona. A committed group of citizens and local politicians were able to stop the destruction, and in 1971 Gastown and Chinatown were designated...

6. The Disappearing Design Legacy of C.B.K. Van Norman homes

2015

With the demolition of Dunbar’s favorite “castle”, or French Norman storybook house, at 3815 West 39th Avenue (as recorded in the Vancouver Sun, March 7th, 2015 by John Mackie), the pressure has increased for insensitive developers, realtors and architects to finally...

7. First block of East Hastings, South Side

2015

In recent years, the Downtown Eastside has weathered ever-increasing pressures for both residential and commercial developments, with mixed results, both socially and architecturally. This pressure affects two of the first four buildings in this block, that together...

8. Terminal Avenue’s Industrial Buildings: Vancouver’s Disappearing Industrial Heritage

2015

This handsome group of industrial buildings fronting Terminal and Western on False Creek Flats are some of the last original industrial heritage buildings remaining in the Eastern Core. The group facing Terminal Avenue was purpose-built for Massey Harris farm...

9. East Hastings Street: Heatley to Campbell

2015

In 1996, Vancouver City Council approved a policy to “let go” of the industrial frontages along East Hastings from Heatley Avenue to Victoria Drive. The draft Local Area Plan proposes the creation of a ‘high-street’ along East Hastings from Heatley to Clark as a part...