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5. Strathcona North of Hastings

2010

Strathcona is the core of Vancouver’s Old East End, and Vancouver’s first neighbourhood. The northern part of Strathcona, north of Hastings Street, is the home of some of Vancouver’s oldest built heritage. While south of Hastings Street has undergone a revival in...

6. Lower Mount Pleasant

2010

One of Vancouver’s oldest neighbourhoods, rich in residential, commercial and industrial heritage, but the area is currently being ignored. If the City doesn’t act soon, there will not be anything significant left of this historic area’s early history. Significance...

7. Pantages Theatre (1907) [lost]

2010

The current owner has plans to demolish the theatre and redevelop the site. No alternative has been found to save the Pantages. Significance Why is the Pantages Theatre significant? The Pantages Theatre at 152 East Hastings, designed by architect Edward Evans...

8. The Dal Grauer Substation – Architectural Art

2010

A highly-visible downtown landmark located on Burrard Street, B.C. Hydro’s Dal Grauer Substation is one of the great early works of the Modern movement in Vancouver, and an ‘A’-listed resource on the City of Vancouver Heritage Register. Significance Why is BC...

9. Vintage Neon Signs

2010

Illuminating the bustling districts of Vancouver, neon signs were created from the late 1920s through the 1960s, many by artists capturing the combined spirit of technology, artisanship and commercialism present in the city. Today there are only a few dozen of the...