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1. Burrard Bridge (1932) (again, for 5th year)

2006

Hatchet job. These are the only words to describe the current plan to widen the bridge’s sidewalks, as the newly elected City Council wasted no time overturning the previous Council’s trial-lane reallocation. Heritage Vancouver, which is open to other solutions,...

2. St. Paul’s Hospital (1913 & 1931-1936)

2006

One of the landmarks of downtown Vancouver, the venerable red-brick St. Paul’s Hospital built on Burrard Street, may soon be just a memory. Political questions swirl around the issue of whether or not the hospital should be moved — from its original site in downtown...

3. Evergreen Building (1980) [saved]

2006

The future is still uncertain for this modern landmark. Arthur Erickson designed the Evergreen as an office building for owner John Laxton. Completed in 1980, the Evergreen’s unique stepped terraces and hanging gardens were configured to create the experience of...

4. Vogue Theatre (1940)

2006

Say it’s not true! Vancouver’s fabulous Vogue theatre — a National Historic Site and a Vancouver Heritage Register A-listed site — is threatened. Allied Properties has purchased the building, and the initial plan to convert the theatre to a supper club/cabaret...

5. The 2400 Motel (1946)

2006

The future of the 2400 Motel — Kingsway’s iconic landmark — may soon be up for public discussion. Rumour has it that the City will soon be conducting a planning process for the stretch of Kingsway around the ‘2400’ with a view to encouraging higher...