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9. East Hastings Street – Heatley to Campbell: A main street for Strathcona

2014

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...

10. Commercial Drive: Grandview’s main street

2014

Commercial Drive has evolved over the years into a street that is an interesting mixture of textures, tastes, cultures and activities. It is outstanding not only for its significant heritage buildings but also for its sense of place, experience and uniqueness. As...

Introduction – 2013 Top10 Watch List

2013

13th Annual Heritage Vancouver Society Top10 Watch List Once again, a landmark of our postwar modernist heritage is threatened, and the VanDusen Gardens Forest Education Centre is at the top of our 2013 list. Recognized as an architectural masterpiece when it opened...

1. Forest Education Centre (1976) – VanDusen Botanical Garden

2013

The building known as the Forest Education Centre is a modernist masterpiece lost in the forest of an untended section of VanDusen Garden. Built in 1976, it was originally known as MacMillan-Bloedel Place, named for its donor, the largest forestry company in what was...

2. East Hastings Corridor: Vancouver’s “Historic High Street”

2013

With more than 25 development projects undertaken or in the process of being completed, the East Hastings Corridor has experienced immense development pressure. A number of specific properties of heritage interest, most notably the Waldorf Hotel, remain unprotected...