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101 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, B.C. (Woodwards store)

File consists of architectural drawings documenting projects for the construction and renovation to the various components of the Woodwards Building on West Hastings Street at Abbott Street. The drawings depict site plans, foundation plans, floor plans, roof plans, elevations, sections, details and schedules.

The file includes the following drawings:

Addition, [1908?]: LEG2285.06121 to .06123
Extension and rebuilding [extension to lane] (architectural), 1913: LEG2284.06124 to .06127
Extension and rebuilding [extension to lane] (structural), 1913: LEG2284.06128 to .06133
Stairway renovations, no date: LEG2285.06134
Boiler room, [ca. 1915]: LEG2285.06135 to .06137
Cordova Street building alterations, [ca. 1917]: LEG2285.06138 to .06139
Fireproof bridge across the lane between Hastings Street and Cordova Street, 1920: LEG2285.06140
Addition and fire stairs, 1923: LEG2285.06141 to .06148
Addition at Abbott and Cordova streets, 1925: LEG2285.06149 to .06153
Raising floor level at Hastings & Abbott streets, 1925: LEG2285.06154
Alterations to store fronts, Cordova Street, 1926: LEG2285.06155
Addition to Cordova Street building, 1926: LEG2285.06156 to .06167
Steel tower for roof sign, 1929, LEG2285.06168
Addition to Cordova Street building, 1931: LEG2285.06169 to .06181
Renovations to various floors and escalators, 1932-1938: LEG2295.06182 to .06192
Block plan of store buildings, [between 1930 and 1938]: LEG2285.06193
Gymnasium, 1938: LEG2285.06194 to .06205
Addition and new escalators, 1938-1939: LEG2285.06206 to .06229
Proposed mezzanine addition to Hastings Street frontage, 1941: LEG2285.06230
Addition and new bridge to warehouse, 1946: LEG2285.06231 to .06298
New escalators, 1948-1949: LEG2285.06299 to .06305
Alterations to offices, washrooms, entrances, 1951: LEG2285.06306 to .06310
Structural analysis of 1908 building, 1952: LEG2285.06311 to .06314
Alterations to Abbott Street entrances, [1952?]: LEG2285.06315 & .06316
Additions to escalators, 1952, 1954: LEG2285.06317 to .06320
Alterations to Abbott Street display windows, 1958: LEG2285.06321
Escalator installation, 1957: LEG2285.06322 to .06328
‘W’ sign, mast and tower, 1955, 1957: LEG2285.06326 to .06331
Renovations to stairwells, 1962-1963: LEG2285.06332 & .06333
Sub-basement conveyor tunnel, 1964: LEG2285.06334
Various interior office and department renovations, 1960-1964: LEG2285.06335 to .06349
Restaurant equipment layout, 1964: LEG2285.06350 & .06351
Undated typical floor plans: LEG2285.06352 & .06353

1300 East 29th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C. [McBride Elementary School]

File consists of architectural drawings documenting two extensions to McBride School. The drawings depict floor plans, elevations, sections, details and schedules. Projects documented in the file include:

East wing extension, [between 1919 and 1934]: LEG2285.03713 & .03714
West wing extension, 1921: LEG2285.03715 to .03720
Gymnasium auditorium (architectural), 1953: LEG2285.03721 to .03723
Gymnasium auditorium (structural), 1953: LEG2285.03724

South Vancouver (B.C.). Office of the Building Inspector

3080 Prince Edward Street, Vancouver, B.C. [Mount St. Joseph's Hospital]

File consists of architectural drawings documenting design of the west wing of Mount St. Joseph's Hospital and one subsequent addition. The drawings depict site plans, floor plans, elevations, sections and details.

Drawings included in this file have been assigned the following item numbers:

West wing (architectural), 1944: LEG2285.01539 to .01551
West wing (structural), 1944: LEG2285.01552 to .01557
Addition (architectural), 1955: LEG2285.01558 to .01575
Addition (structural), 1955: LEG2285.01576 to .01580

1524-1548 West 41st Avenue, Vancouver, B.C.

File consists of architectural drawings of a building of stores, located at Lot 8 Blk 5 Sub 14 DL 526 (south-west corner of West 41st Avenue and Granville Street). The drawings depict site plans, foundation plans, floor plans, elevations, sections and details.

1330 East 66th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C. [Nalley's Inc. warehouse and offices]

File consists of architectural drawings of the warehouse and offices of Nalleys Limited. The drawings depict a site plan, foundation plan, floor plans, elevations, sections, details and a perspective rendering of the main building. Projects documented in the file include:

Original design, 1946: LEG2285.03817 to .03822
Addition to building, 1947: LEG2285.03823 to .03825
Addition to warehouse, 1953: LEG2285.03826
Carpenter's shop, July 11, 1956: LEG2285.03827 to .03828
Addition to building for offices and warehouse, 1957: LEG2285.03829 to .03836
Addition to shed, 1968: LEG2285.03840
Permieter fence replacement, 1969: LEG2285.03841
Roof sign installation, [between 1950 and 1970?]: LEG2285.03842

700-block West 10th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C. [Vancouver General Hospital Main Building]

File consists of architectural drawings of the Central Wing of the Main Building at Vancouver General Hospital. The drawings depict floor plans, roof plans, elevations, sections, details and schedules. The file includes the following sets of drawings:

Original construction (architectural), 1913: LEG2285.07713 to .07722
Original construction, (structural), 1914: LEG2285.07723 to .07727
Installation of x-ray equipment, 1923: LEG2285.07728
Interior renovations, 1929 & 1931: LEG2285.07729 to .07732
Fire escapes, 1931: LEG2285.07733
Addition (architectural), 1950-1951: LEG2285.07734 to .07741
Addition (structural), 1951: LEG2285.07742 to .07749
Addition (prefabricated steel beams), 1951: LEG2285.07750

4800 Main Street, Vancouver, B.C. [Brock School]

File consists of architectural drawings of a new retaining wall and fence, and an addition to Brock School, located at Blk 8 of Lot A of Blk 9 DL 634. The drawings depict site plans, foundation plan, floor plans, roof plan, elevations, sections and details.

7801 Argyle Street, Vancouver, B.C. [Holy Family Hospital]

File consists of architectural drawings of Holy Family Hospital, located at the north-west corner of Argyle Street and East 63rd Avenue. The drawings depict site plans, footing and foundation plans, floor plans, roof plans, elevations, sections, details and schedules. The file includes the following sets of drawings:

Original construction (architectural), 1953: LEG2285.32406 to .32411
Original construction (architectural), 1953: LEG2285.32412 to .32415

825 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C. [Vancouver General Hospital Centennial Pavilion]

File consists of architectural drawings of the Centennial Pavilion at Vancouver General Hospital. The drawings depict plot plans, foundation plans, floor plans, roof plans, elevations, sections, details, schedules and riser diagrams. The file includes the following sets of drawings:

Original construction (architectural), 1953: LEG2285.32021 to .32084
Original construction (structural), 1953: LEG2285.32085 to .32130
Original construction (mechanical), 1953: LEG2285.32131 to .32154
Original construction (electrical), 1953: LEG2285.32155 to .32170
Original construction (plumbing), 1953: LEG2285.32171 to .32187, .32203
Original construction (refrigeration), 1953: LEG2285.32188 to .32191
Roof mount for civil defence siren, 1962: LEG2285.32192
Renovations for cardiac laboratories (architectural), 1966: LEG2285.32193 to 32200
Renovations for cardiac laboratories (mechanical), 1966: LEG2285.32201 to .32202

123 - 125 East 8th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C. [Street Railwaymen's Co-op Society Building]

File consists of architectural drawings of the Street Railwaymen's Co-op Society Building, including ground-level retail space, offices and a bowling alley. The drawings depict floor plans, elevations, sections and details. The file includes the following sets of drawings:

Original construction, 1950: LEG2285.30495 to .30499
Addition, 1954: LEG2285.30500 to .30502
Alterations to ground floor branch of Street Railwaymen's Credit Union, 1966: LEG2285.30403
Alterations to building frontage, 1967: LEG2285.30504

2676 Heather Street, Vancouver, B.C. [Vancouver General Hospital Cancer Institute]

File consists of architectural drawings of the Cancer Clinic at Vancouver General Hospital (later, the BC Cancer Institute). The drawings depict block plans, site plans, drainage plans, footing plans, foundation plans, floor plans, roof plans, elevations, sections, details and schedules. The file includes drawings of the following projects:

Alterations to BC Cancer Foundation building, 1948: LEG2285.30302
Addition to BC Cancer Institute building, 1949: LEG2285.30303 to .30306
Office building addition, 1949: LEG2285.30307 to .30315
Alterations and new wing, 1951: LEG2285.30316 to 30361
Additions, 1958: LEG2285.30362 to .30369
Extension to radiology unit, 1960: LEG2285.30370 to .30378

490 East Broadway, Vancouver, B.C. [Teamsters Ltd. office building]

File consists of architectural drawings of an office building for the Teamsters. The drawings depict a plot plan, foundation plan, floor plans, elevations, sections, details and schedules. The file includes the following sets of drawings:

Original construction (architectural), 1955: LEG2285.10508 to .10514
Original construction (structural), 1955: LEG2285.10515 to .10517
Alterations, 1963?: LEG2285.10518 to .10519

1600 Block King Edward Avenue, Vancouver, B.C. [Prince of Wales Secondary School gymnasium]

File consists of architectural drawings of the Prince of Wales Secondary School gymnasium. The drawings depict site plans, drainage plans, foundation plans, floor plans, elevations, sections,nd details and schedules. The file includes the following sets of drawings:

Architectural, 1949: LEG2285.14847 to .14855
Structural: LEG2285.14856 to .14857

3663 Penticton Street, Vancouver, B.C. [Beaconsfield Elementary School]

File consists of architectural drawings of Beaconsfield Elementary School (Lord Beaconsfield Elementary School). The drawings depict site plans, foundation plans, floor plans, roof plans, elevations, sections, details and schedules. The file includes drawings of the following projects:

Original construction (architectural, structural and site plan), 1914: LEG2285.22876 to 22891
Addition, 1949: LEG2285.22892 to .22900
Sprinkler layout, 1960: LEG2285.22901

1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, B.C. [St. Paul's Hospital Nurses' Home]

File consists of architectural drawings of an addition to St. Paul's Hospital for a Nurses' Home. The drawings depict block plan, floor plans, roof plans, elevations, sections, details and schedules. The file includes the following sets of drawings:

Architectural: LEG2285.26237 to .26256
Structural: LEG2285.26257 to .26266

2755 East 21st Avenue, Vancouver, B.C. [Sunny Hill Hospital for Children]

File consists of architectural drawings of the Preventorium (later, Sunny Hill Hospital for Children). The drawings depict block plans, plot plans, foundation plans, floor plans, roof plans, elevations, sections, details and schedules. The file includes the following sets of drawings:

New wing (Central Block & West wWng) addition (architectural), 1954-1957: LEG2285.13410 to .13423
New wing (Central Block & West Wing) addition (structural), 1954-1957: LEG2285.13424 to .13429
Renovations to West Wing, 1968: LEG2285.13430 to .13431

3350 East 54th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C. [Carleton No. 2 Elementary School]

File consists of architectural drawings of Carleton No. 2 Elementary School (Captain James Cook Elementary). The drawings depict ground profiles, plot plans, foundation plans, floor plans, roof plans, elevations, sections, details and schedules. The file includes the following sets of drawings:

Original construction, 1952: LEG2285.19788 to .19799
Addition (architectural), 1955: LEG2285.19800 to .19823
Addition (structural), 1955: LEG2285.19824 to .19826

1001 West Pender Street, Vancouver, B.C. [Customs Building]

File consists of architectural drawings of the Customs Building, located at Lots 18, 19 & 20 Blk 1 DL 185. The drawings depict site plans, foundation plans, floor plans, roof plans, elevations, sections, details and schedules. The file includes the following sets of drawings:

Original construction, architectural, 1950-1953: LEG2285.17485 to .17570
Original construction, structural, 1950-1953: LEG2285.17571 to .17590
Alterations and improvements to lighting, air conditioning, 1969: LEG2285.17591 to .17617

2485 West 12th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C. [Kitsilano War Memorial Community Centre]

File consists of architectural drawings of Kitsilano War Memorial Community Centre. The drawings depict floor plans, elevations, sections and details. The file includes the following sets of drawings:

Original construction (architectural), 1949: LEG2285.15649 to .15656
Original construction (structural), 1949: LEG2285.15657 to .15659
Nursery addition and renovations, 1951: LEG2285.15660 to .15662

Chilco Street at Lagoon Drive [Park Drive Hotel]

File consists of architectural drawings of a proposed Park Drive Hotel. The file includes two pages of Building Department staff notes. The drawings depict site plans, floor plans, elevations, sections and details. The file includes the following sets of drawings:

Architectural: LEG2285.05533 to .05543
Structural: LEG2285.05544 to .05549

[5200 Main Street?], Vancouver, B.C. [Queen Elizabeth Hall]

File consists of architectural drawings of Queen Elizabeth residence hall for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind. The drawings depict site plans, floor plans, elevations, sections and details. The file includes the following sets of drawings:

Original design (architectural and structural), 1948: LEG2285.04916 to .04923
Addition (architectural), 1954: LEG2285.04924 to .04928
Addition (structural): LEG2285.04929 to .04930