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Engineering Department technical drawings, maps and plans

Series consists of technical drawings, maps and plans for a variety of building and engineering projects. While some of these drawings originated with the Engineering Department, others were created by transportation, communication, or utility companies and approved by the Engineering Department. Arranged in no apparent order.

Vancouver (B.C.). Engineering Services

Water supply development records

Series consists of maps, plans and profiles of the Vancouver water supply system and the area which supplies the system. Included are detailed technical drawings of pipes, joints and the mechanical systems. There are also a number of maps of the North Vancouver creeks which supply the water system. A third group are linen drawings of tenders, submitted for pipes and other materials in the system. Lastly, there are engineering profiles of the creeks involved in the system.

Vancouver (B.C.). Water Works Department

Local improvements miscellany

Series consists of an assortment of recordkeeping ledgers and a scrapbook pertaining to local improvements.

Vancouver (B.C.). Engineering Services

Engineering Department annual correspondence

Series consists of registry copies of correspondence and associated records, including reports, memoranda, hand-written notes, maps and other materials, emanating from all functional areas of Engineering between 1905 and 1974.

Vancouver (B.C.). Engineering Services

Water works register of appropriations for roadwork

Series consists of a register listing all instances of roadwork, drainwork, etc. It is possible to determine the date of the work, the portion of a street for which work was completed, and the cost of the work by looking up a street name. The date sequence appears complete. Arranged alphabetically by street name.

Vancouver (B.C.). Water Works Department

Vancouver bridge records

Series consists of a variety of records relating to the planning, designing, and opening of Vancouver's bridges. Included are plans for the Connaught Bridge (1910) and the Burrard Street Bridge (1930-1931), Granville Street Bridge (1952), photographs of the Granville Street Bridge (1954), and motion picture films on the building of the Granville Street Bridge (1954) and the Cambie Street Bridge (1986). Filing units arranged chronologically by start date.

Vancouver (B.C.). Engineering Services

Engineering Department miscellaneous photographs

Series consists of glass negatives on a variety of subjects pertaining to City Engineering Services. These include building, road and railway construction; Vancouver street scenes; damage to roads and structures; scenes of the city after heavy snowfalls; the 1914 Labour Day Parade; pipelines (probably sewerage pipelines); and a blasting accident and fire at Hastings Townsite. Series also includes some negatives taken outside Vancouver, including views of Capilano River and North and West Vancouver Ferry docks.

Vancouver (B.C.). Engineering Services

Water works distributing journals

Series consists of accounting records of the Waterworks Dept., including administrative and operational expenses. 1929-1933 records are missing. After 1933 the record is called "Distributing Journal". Arranged chronologically.

Vancouver (B.C.). Water Works Department

Engineering Department old policy files

Series consists of about 300 subject files documenting policy development over a long period. Arranged in policy number order.

Vancouver (B.C.). Engineering Services

Engineering Department contract register

Series consists of a record of work contracted to private businesses by the City. The majority of these contracts are for paving streets and sidewalks, but there are also a number of contracts for the construction of public buildings and the installation of utilities. The contracts are divided into two sections, "Current" and "Completed" and indexed by contract name (e.g. Charles Dickens School, Heating) and name of contractor. Each register sheet lists type of work, location, fund, date, contractor, and expenditure.

Vancouver (B.C.). Engineering Services

Bridge engineer J. R. Grant's subject files

Series consists of consulting engineer Grant's private files (not City files) containing correspondence, plans, news clippings, maps, and notebooks relating to the design and construction of bridges in Vancouver, Victoria, Portland, Seattle, and San Francisco. Arranged alphabetically by subject.

Vancouver (B.C.). Engineering Services

Rain gauge registers

Series consists of bound volumes containing daily measurements of precipitation in Vancouver.

Vancouver (B.C.). Engineering Services

Main Street sea wall construction photographs

Series relates to the construction of the Main Street sea wall which was "partially completed under terms of contract with Canadian National Railways (cost to C.N.R. $243,103)" (ref case file). The work took place 11 Nov. 1915 until 17 Oct. 1917. Images show C.N.R. wharf and surroundings (some show closeups). Includes key map which documents vantage points of all the photographs.

Vancouver (B.C.). Engineering Services

Georgia Viaduct and Granville Street Bridge photographs

Series relates to documenting major City projects in progress and completed. Contained are the following photographs.
CVA 216-1 (88 photographs): 1 album documenting the Georgia Viaduct replacement carried out by Phillips, Barratt, Hiller, Jones and Partners (photographers Campbell Studio, 25 Apr. 1969 - 18 Oct. 1971) - in this album is a photograph of Vie's Chicken & Steak House at 209 Union Street (item number CVA 216-1.23);
CVA 216-2 (44 photographs): 1 scrapbook showing new Granville Street Bridge construction (photographer title page Commercial Illustrators, remaining 43 photographs Parry Films Ltd., ca. 1951-1954), includes specifications for the Granville Street Bridge;
CVA 216-3 to CVA 216-6: miscellaneous photographs dated ca. 1920-1924 (photographers unknown);
CVA 216-7 to CVA 216-35: photographs documenting demolition of "Old" Georgia Viaduct (photographer A. J. Ingram, employee of the Engineering Department).

Vancouver (B.C.). Engineering Services

Engineering Department photograph collection

Series consists of photographs from various divisions of the Engineering Department. Consists of 2 subseries: Miscellaneous photographs and Aerial survey photographs. Also includes a file showing the South False Creek Seawall.

Vancouver (B.C.). Engineering Services

Engineering Department traffic accident index cards

Series consists of index cards containing compiled information about fatal traffic accidents in the City of Vancouver. Information recorded on the cards includes date, time, location and type of accident. Some cards also mention persons involved in the accident. There are two sets of cards, one organized chronologically, and one organized by street name.

Vancouver (B.C.). Engineering Services

Transportation Planning Engineer Expo 86 files

Series consists of correspondence, informal reports, City reports, consultants' reports, notes to file, minutes of the Transportation Working Group and the Expo Traffic Operations Group, and architectural drawings of sites, relating to transportation and traffic planning activities of committees of Provincial, Expo, and City officials for Expo 86. Textual records arranged chronologically; oversize maps and architectural drawings are a separate chronological sequence.

Vancouver (B.C.). Engineering Services

Sheet 62 : Cypress Street to Oak Street and Forty-ninth Avenue to Forty-first Avenue

Item is a section showing the area from Cypress Street to Oak Street and Forty-ninth Avenue to Forty-first Avenue. Includes streets, blocks, lots and legal descriptions, and the locations of parks and schools.

Vancouver (B.C.). Engineering Services

Sheet 10 : Clark Drive to Nanaimo Street and Frances Street to Burrard Inlet

Item is a section showing the area from Clark Drive to Nanaimo Street and Frances Street to Burrard Inlet. Includes streets, blocks, lots and legal descriptions, and the locations of parks and a juvenile detention home.

Vancouver (B.C.). Engineering Services

Sheet 12 : Nanaimo Street to Cassiar Street and Pender Street to McGill Street

Item is a section showing the area from Nanaimo Street to Cassiar Street and Pender Street to McGill Street. Includes streets, blocks, lots and legal descriptions, and the locations of bridges, reservoirs and railways.

Vancouver (B.C.). Engineering Services

Sheet 14 : Cassiar Street to Boundary Road and Pender Street to Eton Street

Item is a section showing the area from Cassiar Street to Boundary Road and Pender Street to Kitchener Street. Includes streets, blocks, lots and legal descriptions, and the locations of parks and retirement homes. Also shown are streets and blocks in the area from Boundary Road to Carleton Avenue in Burnaby.

Vancouver (B.C.). Engineering Services

Sheet 20 : Main Street to Clark Drive and Great Northern Way to Prior Street

Item is a section showing the area from Main Street to Clark Drive and Great Northern Way to Prior Street. Includes streets, blocks, lots and legal descriptions, and the locations of parks, railways and railway yards.

Vancouver (B.C.). Engineering Services

Sheet 31 : Oak Street to Main Street and Sixteenth Avenue to Fourth Avenue and False Creek

Item is a section showing the area from Oak Street to Main Street and Sixteenth Avenue to Fourth Avenue and False Creek. Includes streets, blocks, lots and legal descriptions, and the locations of parks, schools and railways.

Vancouver (B.C.). Engineering Services

Sheet 35 : Rupert Street to Ardley Avenue and Grandview Highway to Fifth Avenue

Item is a section showing the area from Rupert Street to Boundary Road and Grandview Highway to Fifth Avenue. Includes streets, blocks, lots and legal descriptions, and the locations of schools and railways. Also included are streets, blocks and railways in the area from Boundary Road to Ardley Avenue in Burnaby.

Vancouver (B.C.). Engineering Services

Sheet 38 : Nanaimo Street to Rupert Street and Twenty-second Avenue to Grandview Highway

Item is a section showing the area from Nanaimo Street to Rupert Street and Twenty-second Avenue to Grandview Highway. Includes streets, blocks, lots and legal descriptions, and the locations of parks, schools and a preventorium (TB hospital).

Vancouver (B.C.). Engineering Services

Sheet 41 : Ontario Street to Inverness Street and Twenty-eighth Avenue to Sixteenth Avenue

Item is a section showing the area from Ontario Street to Inverness Street and Twenty-eighth Avenue to Sixteenth Avenue. Includes streets, blocks, lots and legal descriptions, and the locations of parks and schools.

Vancouver (B.C.). Engineering Services

Sheet 42 : Oak Street to Ontario Street and Twenty-eighth Avenue to Sixteenth Avenue

Item is a section showing the area from Oak Street to Ontario Street and wenty-eighth Avenue to Sixteenth Avenue. Includes streets, blocks, lots and legal descriptions, and the locations of parks and schools.

Vancouver (B.C.). Engineering Services

Sheet 57 : Nanaimo Street to Doman Street and Joyce Street and Forty-ninth Avenue to Forty-first Avenue

Item is a section showing the area from Nanaimo Street to Doman Street and Joyce Street and Forty-ninth Avenue to Forty-first Avenue. Includes streets, blocks, lots and legal descriptions, and the locations of parks and schools.

Vancouver (B.C.). Engineering Services

Sheet 59 : Quebec Street to Inverness Street and Forty-seventh Avenue to Thirty-seventh Avenue

Item is a section showing the area from Quebec Street to Inverness Street and Forty-seventh Avenue to Thirty-seventh Avenue. Includes streets, blocks, lots and legal descriptions, and the locations of parks, schools and Mountainview Cemetery.

Vancouver (B.C.). Engineering Services

Sheet 79 : Gladstone Street to Kerr Street and North Arm of Fraser River to Bobolink Avenue

Item is a section showing the area from Gladstone Street to Kerr Street and North Arm of Fraser River to Bobolink Avenue. Includes streets, blocks, lots and legal descriptions, and the locations of schools, golf courses and the Canadian Pacific Railway.

Vancouver (B.C.). Engineering Services

Sheet 33 : Clark Drive to Nanaimo Street and Thirteenth Avenue to Second Avenue

Item is a section showing the area from Clark Drive to Nanaimo Street and Thirteenth Avenue to Second Avenue. Includes streets, blocks, lots and legal descriptions, and the locations of parks, schools and railways.

Vancouver (B.C.). Engineering Services

Sheet 5 : Stanley Park to Nicola Street and English Bay Beach to Robson Street

Item is a section showing the area from Stanley Park to Nicola Street and English Bay Beach to Robson Street. Includes streets, blocks, lots and legal descriptions, and the locations of parks, beaches, schools and golf courses.

Vancouver (B.C.). Engineering Services

Sheet 15 : Rupert Street to Boundary Road and Kitchener Street to Pender Street

Item is a section showing the area from Rupert Street to Boundary Road and Kitchener Street to Pender Street. Includes streets, blocks, lots and legal descriptions. Also shown are streets and blocks in the area from Boundary Road to Carleton Avenue in Burnaby.

Vancouver (B.C.). Engineering Services

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