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1230-1238 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, B.C. [Canadian Broadcasting Corporation studios and offices]

File consists of architectural drawings of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation T.V. studio and offices, located at the south-west corner of Bute and West Georgia streets. The file includes drawings of the following projects:

Original construction, 1953: LEG2285.32294 to .32305
TV antenna tower, 1953: LEG2285.32306 to .32307
Alterations to various studios and offices, 1956-1959: LEG2285.32308 to .32317

900 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, B.C. [Hotel Vancouver]

File consists of architectural drawings of the Hotel Vancouver and spaces of various commercial tenants within the hotel building. The drawings depict site plans, foundation plans, floor plans, reflected ceiling plans, roof plans, elevations, sections, details, schedules and perspective renderings. The file includes the following sets of drawings:

Site plan of proposed fencing for construction site, 1929: LEG2285.27654
Original construction (architectural), 1929-1930: LEG2285.27655 to .27682
Original construction (structural), 1929-1930: LEG2285.27683 to .27725
Fire escapes, 1930, 1939: LEG2285.27726 to .27733
Alterations to roof for fire escapes, 1945: LEG2285.27734 to .27735
Alterations to Bank of Montreal branch, 1946, 1949 & 1954: LEG2285.27736 to .27738
Alterations to Mayfair lounge, 1954: LEG2285.57739 to .27751
Alterations to 16th floor offices, 1955: LEG2285.27752
CBC broadcast facilities, 1958: LEG2285.27753 to .27756
Gas meter building, 1960: LEG2285.27757
Renovations to south entrance, 1962: LEG2285.27758 to .27761
Sub-baserment laundry renovations, 1960s?: LEG2285.27762
Room renovations, 1964: LEG2285.27763 to .27768
Alterations to 15th floor, Panorama roof, 1965: LEG2285.27769 to .27778
Renovations to mezzanine floor, 1965: LEG2285.27779
Alterations and south building addition (architectural), 1965: LEG2285.27780 to .27830
Alterations and south building addition (structural), 1965: LEG2285.27731 to .27851
Alterations to lobby, bars, restaurants & shops (architectural) 1967: LEG2285.27852 to .27913
Alterations to lobby, bars, restaurants & shops (structural) 1967: LEG2285.27914 to .27919
Exterior signage, 1969: LEG2285.27920 to .27921

Fr. Jim Roberts - CBC; CBC radio 'Sunday Morning' on abortion

Item is an audio cassette containing recordings of CBC programming. The recording includes interviews with Father Jim Roberts and Father Bill Mendenhall, reports by Pamela Post on demonstrations at the Everywoman's Clinic and the resulting contempt charges and trials, and a Sunday Morning program about abortion in Canada.

Orpheum opening ceremony

Orpheum opening ceremony

Item is an audio reel containing a recording of the ceremonies for the civic re-opening of the Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, on Saturday, 2 April 1977. The program includes speeches by political representatives Jack Volrich, Ron Basford, John Roberts, Grace McCarthy and Art Philips; a "show and tell" with supervising architect Ron Nelson and construction manager Roy McBride; and performances by the Suzuki Strings and Ginette Duplessis.

People will talk

People will talk

The item is a recording of a segment of a longer news program called ‘People Will Talk’ hosted by Laurier LaPierre on the subject of the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese garden. The segment is in two main parts, the first part is a report by David Kincaid which includes footage of the construction of the gardens and later footage of the gardens in their completed state. Narration accompanying the footage describes the history of the classical Chinese garden in general, the construction efforts, and the goals of the final project, and some of the theories around the art form of the classical Chinese garden.

The second part is an interview with Sue Yung Li, a landscape architect and filmmaker from San Francisco. They discuss the role of the classical Chinese garden in Chinese culture as a source of artistic inspiration, the difference between a Chinese and a Japanese garden, the importance of rock and water in the garden, the accessibility of these kinds of gardens to the western audience. They also discuss elements of Li’s personal life, footage of the construction of the gardens and later footage of the gardens in their completed state.

Records re: radio programming, 1944-1950

File consists of radio scripts and correspondence with CKMO and CBC including a talk "Mr. Prime Minister" by Jennie Pelton discussing rights of First Nations in Canada and a CBC program schedule for "Radio Talks for Women", 1949-1950.

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