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6. BC Electric Showroom (1928) [Saved]

2001

The jewel in the 600-block is the BC Electric Showroom, which despite its derelict condition is one of Vancouver’s most elegant commercial buildings. Designed by architects Hodgson & Simmonds in 1928. The jewel in the 600-block is the BC Electric Showroom,...

7. Pantages Theatre No.1 (1907) [Lost]

2001

The Pantages is the city’s oldest existing theatre, and the oldest remaining from the Pantages Theatre chain in North America. Designed by architect E.E. Blackmore in 1907. Its humble brick exterior and 1970s lobby belie a stunning house interior embellished by...

8. Stanley Park

2001

Various projects continue to erode Stanley Park. Most recently, the Provincial Highways Ministry and the City of Vancouver propose straightening and raising the roadway through the Park entrance at Georgia Street. This would radically alter the entrance landscape by...

9. 100-block West Hastings Street: Ralph Block (1899) [Saved]

2001

At the turn of the last century, this block was at the centre of downtown Vancouver, and had some of the city’s most sophisticated early commercial buildings Among the best was the Ralph Block, (126 West Hastings Street) designed by architects Parr and Fee, the...

10. Ridley House (1911) [Lost]

2001

On architectural merit alone, this 1911 Craftsman house at 1752 West 5th Avenue should be ranked high on the Vancouver Heritage Register. The last historic house remaining in what is now a light industrial area, this orphanwas missed for inclusion in the Register, so...