Throughout its history of being one of the biggest and most culturally influential cities on Canada’s West Coast, Vancouver has been home to a variety of styles of architecture throughout the city and its surrounding residential areas. Much of the changes in architectural style can be seen through the lens of photographs that showcase both urban buildings such as municipal city halls, bank headquarters, theatres, post offices, apartment buildings, and hotels, as well as residential homes whose construction has been monumental to their neighbourhoods’ architectural evolution throughout the twentieth century. In this gallery, many historic photos of Vancouver architecture are featured, ranging between the early 1900s to the 1960s.
Please visit the Vancouver Archives to find more amazing old photographs from the city’s past.
1901 – view of Vancouver looking north east1907 – Hastings street looking east from Cambie1910 – Construction crew standing in front of apartment building at 1089 West 15th Avenue1910 – Hendry residence, 1251 Burnaby Street1911 – The Badminton Hotel at 603 Howe Street1912 – Bank of Montreal located at northeast corner of Dunsmuir and Granville Street1912 – Bank of Montreal located at northeast corner of Dunsmuir and Granville Street1914 – 3838 Cypress Street residence1914 – Upper floors of the second Hotel Vancouver under construction1915 – Canadian Bank of Commerce in the Carter Cotton Building1920 – 3838 Cypress Street residence1922 – Dodd’s house 3216 West 28th Avenue, front view1928 – Ceiling decoration in the Vancouver Stock Exchange Building1932 – Holy Rosary Cathedral vestibule and altar1936 – Architectural details of St. James Church1936 – Grand Carved Arch – erected for Vancouver Golden Jubilee1939 – Vancouver Airport Administration Building1945 – Exterior of Capital theatre1945 – Interior of Roxy theatre1948 – Vancouver City Hall1949 – 3492 West 34th [Avenue]1950 – Exterior view of Government House1950 – Exterior view of Government House1965 – Architect’s rendition of Workmen’s Compensation Board office addition
Please visit the Vancouver Archives to find more amazing old photographs from the city’s past.
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