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8. West End Heritage

2013

The unique heritage buildings and varied heritage character of the West End are threatened by the City of Vancouver’s current development policies and the lack of incentives to adequately protect its heritage places. We have selected several buildings in the southwest...

9. Shaughnessy – Don’t Fence Me In! (Updated)

2013

There’s a new marketing ploy in Shaughnessy – realtors put up orange “snow” fencing to indicate imminent demolition for houses that have received a building permit in Shaughnessy – usually accompanied by a “for sale” sign for the proposed...

10. Downtown Granville Street (800-1200 Blocks): Low-scale character under threa

2013

The unique low-scale historic character of the streetscape along these key blocks of downtown Granville Street continues to be threatened by development pressure. The fact that this is the fourth successive year that this stretch of Granville Street has been on the...

Introduction – 2012 Top10 Watch List

2012

Our 12th Annual Endangered Sites Watch List In 2012, Vancouver’s Main Post Office is at the top of the list. Faced with imminent closure, there is no guarantee that the heritage value of this modernist landmark will be recognized. Will this enormous structure be sold...

1. Main Post Office (1958): No Future in the Works for Federal Landmark

2012

349 West Georgia Street The opening of the Main Post Office in 1958 marked a new phase in Vancouver’s development and growth as a regional centre in the postwar era. Today however, more than 50 years after this complex opened to the public, Canada Post’s...