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Our First Fifty Years 1886 - 1936 Vancouver, Canada. View Looking North From Nelson Street

Prominent buildings in photograph are: Manhattan Apartments (784 Thurlow Street), Marine Building (355 Burrard Street), Hotel Vancouver (900 West Georgia Street), Provincial Court House (750 Hornby Street); Second Hotel Vancouver (Granville Street), Vancouver Block (736 Granville Street), First Baptist Church (969 Burrard Street) and St. Andrew's-Wesley United Church (1012 Nelson Street).

[Panoramic view of downtown, Vancouver from Granville and Hastings Streets]

Photograph is almost a 360 degree view. Buildings and some landmarks are identified in ink on print. This is a cropped version of PAN P92.1.

Written on the back of the print in what appears to be Major J.S. Matthews writing:
"Building permits issued.
Court House, superstructure, 7 Dec 1907 (addition, 30/3/1912)
excavation, 8 Mar 1907
Dominion Trust 21 Apr 1908
Carter-Cotton Bldg (Province Bldg) 5 Oct 1908 (addition Pender St 14/11/10)

Street cars and vehicles:- left hand rule of the road until 1921.

Have not investigated but this looks July or August 1908 or perhaps July-Aug 1909"

[Panoramic view of Vancouver Harbour from Stanley Park]

Prominent buildings identified are Hotel Vancouver (900 West Georgia), the Georgia Medical Dental Building, Immigration Building, Marine Building, Royal Bank and Pier "BC". Ships identified are (L-R): "Catala", "Princess Louise", "Robert Merrick", "Empress of Japan", "Aorangi", C.P.R. transfer car barage, "Kyuqust" and Union Oil Co. Tanker.

Port Mann

Photograph shows the Port Mann Hotel, a part of the general store and D.A. McRae Townsite Properties

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