City of Vancouver Archives

Chinatown, East Hastings, Blood Alley [Alley]

COV-S644-: CVA 1095-08788
Item
Sept. 1968

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Old Bldg. in Chinatown [Pender St. and Shanghai Alley]

AM1506-S1-: CVA 447-58
Item
July 13, 1948

Part of Walter E. Frost fonds

Photograph shows the building being demolished

Chinatown/West Broadway Signs [West Broadway intersection]

COV-S644-: CVA 1095-11937
Item
[1972?]

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Chinatown/West Broadway [Elks social club #1, 2 of 2]

COV-S644-: CVA 1095-11984
Item
[1972?]

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Chinatown, East Hastings, Blood Alley [Alley with delivery truck]

COV-S644-: CVA 1095-08763
Item
Sept. 1968

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Chinatown/West Broadway [Elks social club #1, 1 of 2]

COV-S644-: CVA 1095-11983
Item
[1972?]

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[108 East Pender Street and 112? East Pender Street], Chinatown

AM336-S3-2-: CVA 677-931
Item
[ca. 1972]

Part of Vancouver Museums and Planetarium Association fonds

Photograph shows Chinese Benevolent Association building, and an adjacent building, housing Oriental Art and Curios, and Ho Ho Chop Suey restaurant.

The Hillington, 1700 block Franklin Street, site of aborted Chinatown, Vancouver

AM1523-S6-F70-: 2008-010.0449
Item
Dec. 1981

Part of Paul Yee fonds

Chinatown b[uilding] renovation at Main [Street] and Keefer [Street]

COV-S511---: CVA 780-483
Item
Nov. [19]78

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

The Hillington, 1700 block Franklin Street, site of aborted Chinatown, Vancouver

AM1523-S6-F70-: 2008-010.0448
Item
Dec. 1981

Part of Paul Yee fonds

Canadian Chinese Buddhist Ming Yuet Society in Toronto's old Chinatown

AM1523-S6-F77-: 2008-010.0590
Item
June 2004

Part of Paul Yee fonds

[View of corner of shallow building at Pender and Carrall Streets]

AM54-S4-: Bu N158.1
Item
[1912?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows exterior of building in Chinatown which is six feet deep. J.S. Matthews' notes with print or negative in Archives.

View [of East] Pender [Street] looking East [from] Columbia [Street]

COV-S511---: CVA 780-459
Item
Apr. [19]78

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Photograph also shows buildings and businesses along East Pender Street including Con's Appliance Ltd. (103 East Pender Street) and Ho-Ho Chop Suey (102 East Pender Street)

[Vacant Sam Kee Building at 8 West Pender Street]

COV-S511---: CVA 780-446
Item
Nov. [19]72

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

[123 East Pender Street, Mon Keang School]

AM1135-: cva 1135-2
Item
[196-?]

Part of William Eadington Graham fonds

West view of [the] 100 block E[ast] Pender [Street] (from B. of M. balcony)

COV-S511---: CVA 780-470
Item
Apr. [19]78

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Photograph also shows buildings and businesses along Pender Street including Bing C. Wong and Associates Accounting and Taxation Services, Temple Shop Novelties (123 East Pender Street), B.C. Royal Cafe (119 East Pender Street), and the Sun Tower (100 West Pender Street)

[Universal Arts oriental at 49 East Pender Street]

COV-S511---: CVA 780-449
Item
Nov. [19]72

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

New devel[opment] project [Chinese] Freemasons B[uilding at 1 West] Pender [Street at] Carrall [Street]

COV-S511---: CVA 780-460
Item
Nov. [19]78

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Photograph also shows a vacant business (5 West Pender Street) on the ground level of the Chinese Freemasons Building

[View of the 100 block East Pender Street]

COV-S511---: CVA 780-464
Item
Dec. [19]74

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Photograph also shows buildings and businesses along East Pender Street including Bing C. Wong and Associates Accounting and Taxation Services, South Seas Dining Lounge, Yick Fung Tea Room Restaurant (137 East Pender Street), Temple Shop Novelties (123 East Pender Street), Con's Appliance Ltd. (103 East Pender Street), and the Sun Tower (100 West Pender Street)

[View of East Pender Street]

COV-S511---: CVA 780-465
Item
Nov. [19]78

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Photograph also shows buildings and businesses including Hong Chong Fresh Fish Market (209 East Pender Street) and the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (501 Main Street)

City of Vancouver

Part of City of Vancouver Archives technical and cartographic drawing collection

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.

[View of the 100 block East Pender Street]

COV-S511---: CVA 780-473
Item
[between 1960-1980]

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Photograph shows 116 East Pender Street, the Chinese Benevolent Association (108 East Pender Street) and the Sun Ah Hotel (100 East Pender Street)

[Merchant Yip Sang and family members in front of the Wing Sang Company building, 51 East Pender Street]

AM1108-S4-: CVA 689-54
Item
[ca. 1902]

Part of Yip family and Yip Sang Ltd. fonds

Yip Sang is the fifth person from the left.

[Cheng Wing Yeong Tong Association] building facade [at 79 1/2 East] Pender St[reet]

COV-S511---: CVA 780-444
Item
Nov. [19]72

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Photograph also shows Ho Inn Restaurant (79 East Pender Street)

V.J. Day Chinese Dragon Parade

AM1545-S3-: CVA 586-3965
Item
Aug. 14, 1945

Part of Williams Bros. Photographers Collection

Photograph shows the Chinese School and Lee Buildings and the Sun Tower in the background.
Label on verso of print reads "Chinese Victory Day Celebration / The Dragon Parade / Vancouver, B.C. / August 17, 1945"

[View of East Pender Street]

COV-S511---: CVA 780-456
Item
[between 1960-1980]

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Photograph also shows buildings and businesses along Pender Street includning the Sun Tower (100 West Pender Street), Ho Inn Restaurant (79 East Pender Street), Cheng Wing Yeong Tong Association (79 1/2 East Pender Street), and Trans National Emporium Importers (89 East Pender Street)

[Chinese] funeral, [in the unit block] Dupont Street (later East Pender Street)

AM358-S1-: CVA 152-79
Item
[ca.1889], copied 1996

Part of H.A. Price collection

Photograph also shows Yip Sang, second man lower left and buildings in the unit block of Dupont (East Pender Street) including the top portion of the Wing Sang building (51 East Pender).