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4. Morrisette Farm House (1912) – Historic Vancouver farms: A disappearing breed

2014

There is an immediate threat to two identified historic farmhouses, the Morrisette Farm house (1912) at 5503 Blenheim Street in Dunbar, a designated heritage building, and the Avalon Dairy in Killarney. The threat to these two early farm buildings, and the continuing...

5. South Vancouver High School – A memory in the community

2014

The history of South Vancouver High School is associated with four generations of school buildings, Lord Selkirk, 1750 East 22 Avenue, Sir Sandford Fleming at 1401 East 49th Avenue, the “Barn” building at John Oliver High School, and the postwar John Oliver High...

6. Firehall No. 5 – Modernist firehalls

2014

[Update – FIrehall No. 5 has been demolished] The City’s current plan is to replace Firehall No. 5 (1952) located at 3090 East 54th at Kerr with a new facility incorporating social housing. This is symptomatic of a general lack of consideration for the heritage value...

7. World War One Memorials – Lest we forget

2014

2014 marks the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the “Great War.” More than 600,000 Canadians served during this war, putting their lives on the line and altering the course of Canadian and world history. After Armistice in 1918, monuments commemorating the lives...

8. Arthur Erickson House & Garden

2014

Arthur Erickson is considered Canada’s greatest architect of all time. Indeed no less a critic than famed American architect, Philip Johnson, claimed that “Arthur Erickson is by far the greatest architect in Canada and may be the greatest on this continent.” Arthur...