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9. Charles Dickens Elementary School (1912) [lost]

2004

Yet another of Vancouver’s historic schools could bite the dust because the cost of seismic and other upgrades apparently cost more than a new school. Similar to other early Vancouer schools, Dickens Elementary’s brick walls, pitched roof and decorative...

10. VGH Nurses Residence (1948 & 1951)

2004

Designed by Townley and Matheson, this nine-storey modern landmark was built to accommodate student nurses enrolled in the former VGH School of Nursing. Constructed in two phases, the central block (fronting Heather Street) was completed in 1948, and the north and...

Introduction – 2003 Top10 Watch List

2003

This is our third annual list of Top10 endangered sites. The 2003 Heritage Week theme was public places, many of the 2003 selections include public buildings, structures and spaces. You’ll also notice that quite a few sites from last year’s list are still...

1. Burrard Bridge (1932) (again, for 2nd year)

2003

Completed in 1932 to provide a high-level 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, embellished the...

2. First Shaughnessy District

2003

Vancouver’s only residential heritage character area is fast losing its prime heritage stock of pre-1940s houses. A total of 44 A- and B-listed houses have been lost since the First Shaughnessy Official Development Plan was created in 1982 to protect the...