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1. Firehalls No.13 & No.15 (1914) [One lost, one saved]

2001

The hose towers and distinctive bracketed eaves of these Craftsman-influenced fire halls were once features of pre-WWII neighbourhoods across the city. These Eastside landmarks are the last two of their kind still in use (one other, in Marpole, is now a seniors’...

2. James Shaw House (1894) [Saved]

2001

This Queen Anne style house is the oldest in Fairview on its original site, appearing much the same as it did in 1894. The house has stood vacant since being purchased for redevelopment ten years ago, and is now in an advanced state of decay and at risk of arson....

3. Alexandra Park Cottages – Bidwell Street [Lost]

2001

These tiny Victorian beach cottages are the last two survivors from English Bay’s early days, at 1318 & 1324 Bidwell Street. Together they provide an eccentric backdrop for Alexandra Park and Bandstand in the West End, on Bidwell Street just up from Beach...

4. Vancouver General Hospital

2001

VGH has applied to rezone the entire hospital site for new hospital buildings and biomedical research facilities. None of the older buildings, except the original Heather Pavilion, would be retained. Treasures that would go include the old UBC Fairview Campus...

5. Opsal Steel Building (1918) [repurposed]

2001

The main building with its heavy timber construction, pitched roof, and rooftop lantern vents is one of the best remaining examples of turn-of-the-century industrial architecture, and one of the last remainling in south-east False Creek. Designed by architect T.H....