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City of Vancouver Archives technical and cartographic drawing collection Streets
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Dial map of Greater Vancouver and suburbs

Part contains a street map of Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, West Vancouver and North Vancouver showing block numbers, street car, bus, and railway lines, parks and hospitals. Map includes two dials (a numbered circle, a paper indicator, a grid of block numbers and a street index used to find locations). A small inset map shows the Capitol Hill/Scenic Park area of Burnaby in greater detail.

Map of Lulu Island and Sea Island ; Municipality of Delta ; Municipality of Surrey ; Municipality of Langley ; Map of Maillardville

Part contains street maps of Lulu Island and Sea Island, Delta, Surrey, Langley, and Maillardville, tourist information about Vancouver, and text advertising the products and services of the Dominion Map and Blueprint Company.

Map of Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, British Columbia : street index and advertisements

Part contains a street index for the main map of Vancouver on the other side of the sheet, advertisements for Bekins Moving and Storage and Allied Van Lines, and three maps showing the companies' service areas in the United States, Canada, and British Columbia and Alberta. An annotation reads: "Oppenheimer collection."

Indexed map of Greater Vancouver

Item is a promotional brochure for Bekins Moving and Storage Co. Ltd. The front side of the unfolded brochure includes illustrations, a street index, and a map of the company's services are for inter-city moves. The back side of the sheet shows a street map of Vancouver with concentric circles centred on the company's downtown office, showing distances in miles.

Guide map: Vancouver - New Westminster, Burnaby and North Shore municipalities

Item is a street map of Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster and the North Shore showing city limits and boundaries of central office areas. Map has been annotated to show the old and new Vancouver telephone exchange boundaries prior to and after the introduction of flat rate service on November 1, 1937.

City of Vancouver

Item is a copy of sections of a November 1889 fire insurance map that have been pieced together. Includes the area between Seymour and Dunlevy Streets, from the south shore of the Burrard Inlet to Keefer Street. Map shows Chinatown, part of False Creek, and buildings and their uses (commercial, residential, industrial). The name of the business, business owner, or type of business is noted for most commercial and industrial buildings.

Vancouver, B.C. Plan showing location of water pipes, hydrants, etc. [Hastings Sunrise]

Item is a map showing the location of water pipes and hydrants for the area from Kamloops Street to Kootenay Street and Fourteenth Avenue to Government Road (29th Avenue). Pipes and hydrants are indicated in red ink. Base map is a portion of a larger map.

Vancouver (B.C.). Water Works Department

Proposed Raymur Ave. [Avenue] Trunk Sewer diverting sewage from False Creek reclaimed area

Map shows the proposed Raymur Avenue Trunk Sewer to divert sewage away from the False Creek reclaimed area. It includes the area from Main Street to Clark Drive and from Alexander Street to Seventh Avenue. Streets and blocks are shown. The map was heavily annotated between 1936 and 1941, and a preliminary pumping layout to Clark Drive was added in December 1936. Also indicated are the locations of sewers, pumps, drainage and elevations; the Canadian National Railway (C.N.R.) Station, lines, industrial sites and proposed roadways; the Great Northern Railway (G.N.R.) Station and lines; a proposed rail yard; and the City Dump.

Proposed Raymur Ave. [Avenue] Trunk Sewer diverting sewage from False Creek reclaimed area

Map shows the proposed Raymur Avenue Trunk Sewer to divert sewage away from the False Creek reclaimed area. It includes the area from Main Street to Clark Drive and from Alexander Street to Seventh Avenue. Streets and blocks are shown. The map is annotated in ink and pencil with regard to top and bottom fill and water levels. A pencil diagram of the pump at Parker Street has been drawn at the top of the map. Also indicated are the locations of pumps; the Canadian National Railway (C.N.R.) Station, lines, industrial sites and proposed roadways; the Great Northern Railway (G.N.R.) Station and lines; and the City Dump.

Proposed Raymur Ave. [Avenue] Trunk Sewer diverting sewage from False Creek reclaimed area

Map shows the proposed Raymur Avenue Trunk Sewer to divert sewage away from the False Creek reclaimed area. It includes the area from Main Street to Clark Drive and from Alexander Street to Seventh Avenue. Streets and blocks are shown. The map is heavily annotated in ink and pencil to 1936. Indicated on the map are the locations of pumps, sewers, drains, and elevations; the Canadian National Railway (C.N.R.) Station, lines, industrial sites and proposed roadways; the Great Northern Railway (G.N.R.) Station and lines; a proposed rail yard; and the City Dump. Also noted is the water consumption of various companies in the area.

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