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Introduction – 2010 Top10 Watch List

2010

Our Top Ten list is anticipated by many as the ‘word on the street’ for which of the city’s heritage resources are most threatened. Throughout the year, Heritage Vancouver monitors the status of our heritage sites, and these are the resources for which we have the...

1. Vancouver Schools – Kitsilano Senior Secondary (1926-27)

2010

Many of these beloved community landmarks are now threatened with demolition, for reasons that defy common sense. The Vancouver School Board has stated that heritage is not high on their list of priorities, as they have already demonstrated through the demolition of...

2. The Bloedel Conservatory (1968)

2010

The future of the Bloedel Conservatory is uncertain. The Vancouver Park Board announced it could no longer afford to operate the conservatory and may be unable to secure a new operator or it may secure an operator interested in introducing a use that is not compatible...

3. Sir Guy Carleton School – Carleton Hall (1896) [saved]

2010

Carleton Hall is facing demolition following a fire caused by arson in 2008. The Ministry of Education has denied two proposals by the Vancouver School Board to restore the building for future use and lacks funding to proceed on its own. Significance Why is Carleton...

4. Downtown Granville Street

2010

The historic character of Granville Street in currently under threat, and there is a distinct possibility that older, smaller heritage buildings, which are unique to the area, will be destroyed in the name of “progress” and a desire to “clean up” the area....