City of Vancouver Archives

[Excavation of the new Public Library site - corner of Burrard and Robson Streets]

AM54-S4-: Bu P507
Item
July 1956

Photograph shows the excavator belongs to Budd's Cartage and Contracting Co. Ltd.

[Exterior Georgia] Medical and Dental Bldg. Vancouver BC [925 West Georgia Street and parking garage under construction]

AM54-S4-: Bu P179
Item
Jan. 4, 1929

Part of Major Matthews collection

Construction progress photograph. Photograph shows the upper floors of the house at 661 Hornby St.

[Exterior of the Duncan Building at 119 West Pender Street]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-2125
Item
[ca. 1910]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows road works in front of the building and a sign stating "This building designed and erected by H.L. Stevens and Company"

[Exterior of the Vancouver Block under construction - 736 Granville Street]

AM54-S4-: Bu P424
Item
Mar. 2, 1912

Part of Major Matthews collection

False Creek

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-2643
Item
May 31, 1917

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows an unidentified building under construction

False Creek. [Crane] excavating sewer

AM54-S4-: Bu N540.069
Item
Dec. 1917

Part of Major Matthews collection

False Creek. Shovel wrecked.

AM54-S4-: Bu N540.071
Item
1 Jan. 1918

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows wrecked shovel machine on portion of False Creek seawall during construction.

[First United Church under construction - 604 East Cordova Street]

AM54-S4-: Ch P169.2
Item
Aug. 1964

Part of Major Matthews collection

[First United Church under construction - 604 East Cordova Street]

AM54-S4-: Ch P169.1
Item
Aug. 1964

Part of Major Matthews collection

Freight sheds

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-2644
Item
Feb. 7, 1917

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the sheds under construction near False Creek

Hodgson King and Marble Contractors - Maternity Ward

AM54-S4-1-M-16-: M-16-26
Item
Jan. 31, 1928

Part of Major Matthews collection

Construction progress photograph at Vancouver General Hospital

Hodgson King and Marble Contractors - Maternity Ward

AM54-S4-1-M-16-: M-16-27
Item
Jan. 31, 1928

Part of Major Matthews collection

Construction progress photograph at Vancouver General Hospital

Hodgson King and Marble Contractors - Maternity Ward

AM54-S4-1-M-16-: M-16-28
Item
Jan. 31, 1928

Part of Major Matthews collection

Construction progress photograph at Vancouver General Hospital

Hotel Site C.P.Ry

AM54-S4-: Hot P14
Item
1886

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the excavation for the first Hotel Vancouver at Granville and Georgia Streets and John Tonkin

[Interior of Holy Rosary Cathedral under construction]

AM54-S4-: Ch P45
Item
Oct. 1900

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Looking north along Granville Street from Georgia Street towards North Vancouver]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-725.2
Item
1913

Part of Major Matthews collection

Panoramic view showing billboards for Fletchers Pianos and Empress Coffee, the Bank of Montreal, the Post Office Clock tower, the C.P.R. Station and the North and/or West Vancouver ferries

[Looking north on Granville Street from Robson Street]

AM54-S4-: Str P332
Item
1927 ; reproduced 1955

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows buildings under construction, the second Hotel Vancouver and the clock tower of the Vancouver Block

[Looking north on Howe Street from Dunsmuir Street towards North Vancouver]

AM54-S4-: Van Sc P63.2
Item
1929

Part of Major Matthews collection

Panoramic view showing the Marine Building under construction and part of Piers A and B-C

[Looking northwest from Granville Street near Georgia Street towards the north shore]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-725.1
Item
1913

Part of Major Matthews collection

Panoramic view showing the Hotel Abbotsford and other buildings and Coal Harbour and Brockton Point

[Looking southwest from Hastings Street at Homer Street]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-727.1
Item
1913

Part of Major Matthews collection

Panoramic view showing the Dominion Trust Building, the clock on top of the Vancouver Block, the spire of Holy Rosary Cathedral, part of the Hotel Canada, the Northwest Trust Company, a rooming house and other buildings

[Lower portion of concrete smoke stack from reconstruction of Vancouver Steam Plant]

AM54-S4-: LGN 1127
Item
[1910?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Main Street] False Creek

AM54-S4-: Bu N540.097
Item
1 May 1918

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows filled in land area along Main Street at side of building (possibly the Globe Hotel) with men laying pipes towards the Canadian Northern Railway terminal.

[McKinnon Block under construction on the southwest corner Hastings Street and Granville Street]

AM54-S4-: Bu P153
Item
[ca. 1897]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Men landscaping grounds and Tudor Manor apartments on Pacific Street]

AM54-S4-: Bu N411
Item
[1928?

Part of Major Matthews collection

J.S. Matthews' notes with print or negative in Archives.

[Men on roof of the Infectious Disease building under construction at Vancouver General Hospital]

AM54-S4-: Bu P378.2
Item
Jan. 15, 1926

Part of Major Matthews collection

Men using crane and pulleys to erect Lumberman's Arch on Pender Street near Hamilton Street, for visit of Duke of Connaught

AM54-S4-: Arch N38.2
Item
[Sept. 1912]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Men using crane and pulleys to erect Lumberman's Arch on Pender Street near Hamilton Street, for visit of Duke of Connaught

AM54-S4-: Arch N38.5
Item
[Sept. 1912]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Men using crane to erect Lumberman's Arch on Pender Street near Hamilton Street, for visit of Duke of Connaught

AM54-S4-: Arch N38.1
Item
[Sept. 1912]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Men using crane to erect Lumberman's Arch on Pender Street near Hamilton Street, for visit of Duke of Connaught

AM54-S4-: Arch N38.3
Item
[Sept. 1912]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Molson Bank Building under construction on the northeast corner of Seymour Street and Hastings Street]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-2136
Item
[ca. 1899]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Motor Vehicle Testing Building - Henry Whittaker Provincial Architect - Carter, Halls, Aldiner Company Limited, Contractors - No. 1

AM54-S4-1-M-17-: M-17-35
Item
June 30, 1938

Part of Major Matthews collection

Construction progress photograph showing the building site on the south side of the 1700 Block West Georgia and a house being demolished

Motor Vehicle Testing Building - Henry Whittaker Provincial Architect - Carter, Halls, Aldiner Company Limited, Contractors - No. 2

AM54-S4-1-M-17-: M-17-36
Item
July 30, 1938

Part of Major Matthews collection

Construction progress photograph showing the building site on the south side of the 1700 Block West Georgia

Motor Vehicle Testing Building - Henry Whittaker Provincial Architect - Carter, Halls, Aldiner Company Limited, Contractors - No. 3

AM54-S4-1-M-17-: M-17-37
Item
July 30, 1938

Part of Major Matthews collection

Construction progress photograph showing the building site on the south side of the 1700 Block West Georgia

Motor Vehicle Testing Building - Henry Whittaker Provincial Architect - Carter, Halls, Aldiner Company Limited, Contractors - No. 4

AM54-S4-1-M-17-: M-17-38
Item
Aug. 19, 1938

Part of Major Matthews collection

Construction progress photograph showing the building site on the south side of the 1700 Block West Georgia

Motor Vehicle Testing Building - Henry Whittaker Provincial Architect - Carter, Halls, Aldiner Company Limited, Contractors - No. 5

AM54-S4-1-M-17-: M-17-39
Item
Aug. 19, 1938

Part of Major Matthews collection

Construction progress photograph showing the building site on the south side of the 1700 Block West Georgia

[New Post Office construction site - 300 Block West Georgia Street]

AM54-S4-: Bu P476.1
Item
July 8, 1954

Part of Major Matthews collection

Construction progress photograph. Photograph shows the Sun Tower, the "W" on the roof of the Woodwards building and the Alcazar Hotel

Part of Vancouver, B.C. from Hotel Vancouver

AM54-S4-: Bu P560
Item
1893

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the east side of the 600 block Granville Street. Also shown are the temporary Hudson's Bay Co. store, New York Block, the new Hudson's Bay store under construction and the Homer Street Methodist Church.