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10. Charles Dickens Elementary School [lost]

2005

Already front and centre in 2005 are the implications of seismic upgrading for Vancouver’s heritage schools. Charles Dickens Elementary School, on the 2004 Top Ten list, is under serious threat and a final decision to replace it is imminent. The reason: seismic...

Introduction – 2004 Top10 Watch List

2004

Once again, Heritage Vancouver presents its 2004 Top10 Endangered Sites. Time certainly flies—this is already our fourth annual list—and, through wider media attention, our “Top Ten” has generated significant public awareness. The...

1. Woodward’s Department Store (1903/1908)

2004

With redevelopment proposals now before Council, decisions affecting this landmark will determine the future of the building and its neighbourhood, for better or for worse. Woodward’s has anchored the Victory Square district since the building’s construction in...

2. First Shaughnessy District

2004

Demolition permits were issued for four First Shaughnessy heritage houses in 2003. This is the only residential character area identified by the City, and yet 42 A and B listed heritage houses have been lost in the last 11 years alone. Aggressive developers,...

3. Burrard Bridge (1932) (again for 3rd year)

2004

Completed in 1932 to provide a highlevel crossing to the western neighbourhoods, the bridge is a triumph of civic architecture and a key gateway structure. Architects Sharp and Thompson, conscious of the bridge’s ceremonial ‘gateway’ function,...