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2. Vancouver Schools

2. Vancouver Schools

2007

Dozens of Vancouver’s historic schools could be demolished under current plans to institute the provincial seismic mitigation program. Gearing up for the 2005 election, Premier Campbell promised $1.5 billion, over 15 years, for seismic upgrades of the...
3. South Granville Apartment District

3. South Granville Apartment District

2007

The 15 square-block area — located roughly between West 11th and West 16th Avenues and Fir and Birch — is one of the only intact pre-WWII apartment neighbourhoods in the city, but only about 15 apartment blocks are listed on the City’s Heritage Register — an...
4. Stanley Park Structures

4. Stanley Park Structures

2007

Stanley Park has been big news since the catastrophic blow-down of trees during a recent windstorm. But the vulnerability of many of Stanley Park’s cherished heritage landmarks goes unremarked: only two of its heritage sites have legal protection and the Parks...
5. The 2400 Motel (1946)

5. The 2400 Motel (1946)

2007

The future of the 2400 Motel, Kingsway’s iconic landmark, is up for grabs. The ‘Norquay Neighbourhood Centre’ planning process, of which it is a part, focuses on encouraging higher density residential/commercial developments in the area around...
6. Main Street: 900 to 1000 Block

6. Main Street: 900 to 1000 Block

2007

When Westminster Avenue (now Main Street) and Westminster Road (Kingsway) provided the primary connection to New Westminster and the U.S. border, hotels and commercial establishments stretched south as far as the old bascule bridge that crossed False Creek before the...