History

City of Vancouver Archives, Bu P77. Photo Gowen Sutton Co. Ltd. 1926 Hudson's Bay Store In a major building project at the Hudson’s Bay store at Granville and Georgia, an addition was seamlessly added in 1926, creating the imposing block seen today.

City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 99-1616. Photo Stuart Thomson. 1924 Hastings Golf Course The golfer who appears to be playing in the wilds of Vancouver in this 1927 picture is actually on the Hastings Golf Course, which opened in 1924.

City of Vancouver Archives, CVA 99-5311. Photo Stuart Thomson. 1920 Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Calm before the storm. An early incarnation of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra poses on April 25, 1920 at the old Orpheum Theatre.

City of Vancouver Archives, M-11-34. 1906 Provincial Courthouse As compelling signs of Vancouver’s and British Columbia’s maturity and dominance, impressive public buildings were commissioned throughout the 1890s and early 1900s.

Vancouver Heritage Foundation is a registered charity supporting the conservation of heritage buildings and structures in recognition of their contribution to the city’s economy, sustainability and culture.

Vancouver Sun. 1968 Pacific Coliseum Pacific Coliseum, located on the PNE fairgrounds at Hastings, was the previous home to the Vancouver Canucks and the Giants. Now it hosts everything from rock concerts to the Superdogs.

Vancouver Public Library, Special Collections, VPL 19781. Bailey Bros photo. 1897 Klondike Rush With its prime location on the West Coast, the population of Vancouver doubled during the Klondike gold rush as would-be miners streamed through.

1957 Vancouver Public Library In 1957, the Vancouver Public Library opened its new main branch at Burrard and Robson. The sleek, modernist structure was Vancouver’s first glass curtain building, designed by architects H.N. Semmens and D.C. Simpson.

The Province. 1969 Pacific Hovercraft On a cushion of air, Pacific Hovercraft began its service between Vancouver and Nanaimo on February 23, 1969. However, it only lasted three months.

Province newspaper photo, Vancouver Public Library?VPL 42396. 1949 Hotel Vancouver With no one willing to buy and rehabilitate it, the second Hotel Vancouver, opened in 1916, was destroyed in 1949.