City of Vancouver Archives

Vancouver, from Mount Pleasant

AM54-S4-: Dist P93
Item
1898

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the Westminster Avenue bridge and False Creek

[View looking north from City Hall]

AM54-S4-: Van Sc P159.2
Item
July 25, 1956

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the Fraser Valley Milk Producers Association (Dairyland) building, the Cambie Bridge, False Creek, Downtown anf The Lions in the background

[View looking northwest from the Hotel Vancouver]

AM54-S4-: Van Sc P54
Item
[ca. 1930]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the Marine Building and Brockton Point and The Lions in the background

[View of 1300 block Robson Street]

AM54-S4-: Str N264
Item
[1928]

Part of Major Matthews collection

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

[View of a crowd attending the unveiling of the Maple Tree Monument outside 302 Carrall Street]

AM54-S4-: Str P70
Item
June 13, 1925

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the Union Barbershop and Tom's Lunch

Mule Train at Yale starting for the Cariboo

AM54-S4-: Out P910
Item
1868 ; reproduced 1958

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the Barnard's Express Line Stages and the Alway and Bailey Storage and Forward building

[The new Post Offce construction site looking towards Homer Street between Dunsmuir and Georgia Streets]

AM54-S4-: Bu P476.7
Item
Sept. 8, 1954

Part of Major Matthews collection

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

[The Vancouver Block under construction - 736 Granville Street]

AM54-S4-: Bu P502.1
Item
Aug. 21, 1912

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the foundation of the Birks building under construction, the Dominion Bank building and the Steeple of Holy Rosary Cathedral.

[Third Avenue looking north showing new buildings and businesses]

AM54-S4-: Out P630.1
Item
1910

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows raised wooden sidewalks

[Ford building, 193 East Hastings Street at Main]

AM54-S4-1-M-11-: M-11-75
Item
[191-]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[The Bijou Theatre]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-2061
Item
[191-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows a flood of water and debris in the street

[The Hadden Block on the northeast corner of Granville Street and Hastings Street]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-2113
Item
[ca. 1901]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows George E. Trorey's shop

[The Hadden Block on the northeast corner of Granville Street and Hastings Street]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-2115
Item
[ca. 1901]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows George E. Trorey's shop

Granville [Street] and 11th [Avenue] southeast

AM54-S4-1---: CVA 20-80
Item
1932

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the east side of the 2600 Block of Granville Street looking south including The Book Shop, Mayfair, Granville Music Shop and other businesses and a Harry Duker Ltd. billboard advertising Moffats Ranges

[Exterior of the Cave Building at 567 Hornby Street]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-1340
Item
[ca. 1935]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Looking east from Water and Cordova Street]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-726.1
Item
[ca. 1913]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Panoramic view of intersection of Water Street and Cordova Street showing Gault Brothers, the Leckie water tower and other buildings

[Looking north from Georgia Street showing the area between Bute Street and Homer Street and across Burrard Inlet]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-2900.1
Item
[ca. 1923]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Panoramic view

[Looking south on Graville Street at Georgia Street]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-825
Item
[ca. 1922]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the Birks Bulding and clock and part of the Vancouver Block on the left and part of the second Hotel Vancouver on the right

"Chamber of Commerce" Portland

AM54-S4-1-S-3-: S-3-35
Item
[190-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

"Washington Street" Portland, Oregon

AM54-S4-1-S-3-: S-3-34
Item
[190-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Model of proposed civic auditorium, theatre and C.B.C. building superimposed onto an aerial view of the proposed building site between Howe, Hornby, Robson and Smithe Streets]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-2881
Item
1949

Part of Major Matthews collection

Oblique view showing the Hotel Vancouver, the Court House, the Medical-Dental Building, the Immigration Building, the Manhattan Apartments and other buildings, H.M.C.S. Discovery on Deadman's Island, Coal Harbour and Brockton Point

[B.C. Electric Railway Company's building under construction]

AM54-S4-1-M-14-: M-14-61
Item
Oct. 19, 1911

Part of Major Matthews collection

Item is progress photograph of construction of B.C. Electric Railway building at 435 Carrall Street (at Hastings).

[B.C. Electric Railway Company's building under construction]

AM54-S4-1-M-14-: M-14-70
Item
1912

Part of Major Matthews collection

Item is progress photograph of construction of B.C. Electric Railway building at 435 Carrall Street (at Hastings).

[B.C. Electric Railway Company's building]

AM54-S4-1-M-14-: M-14-71
Item
1912

Part of Major Matthews collection

Item shows newly-completed B.C. Electric Railway building at 435 Carrall Street (at Hastings).

[Construction of Birks Building]

AM54-S4-1-M-14-: M-14-4
Item
[ca. 1912]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Item is progress photograph of construction of Birks Building at 718 Granville Street.

[Construction of Birks Building]

AM54-S4-1-M-14-: M-14-6
Item
[ca. 1912]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Item is progress photograph of construction of Birks Building at 718 Granville Street.

[Construction of Birks Building]

AM54-S4-1-M-14-: M-14-8
Item
July 8, 1912

Part of Major Matthews collection

Item is progress photograph of construction of Birks Building at 718 Granville Street.

[Construction of Birks Building]

AM54-S4-1-M-14-: M-14-12
Item
July 27, 1912

Part of Major Matthews collection

Item is progress photograph of construction of Birks Building at 718 Granville Street.

[Construction of Birks Building]

AM54-S4-1-M-14-: M-14-19
Item
Aug. 9, 1912

Part of Major Matthews collection

Item is progress photograph of construction of Birks Building at 718 Granville Street.

[Construction of Birks Building]

AM54-S4-1-M-14-: M-14-22
Item
Aug. 19, 1912

Part of Major Matthews collection

Item is progress photograph of construction of Birks Building at 718 Granville Street.

[Construction of Birks Building]

AM54-S4-1-M-14-: M-14-27
Item
Aug. 2, 1912

Part of Major Matthews collection

Item is progress photograph of construction of Birks Building at 718 Granville Street, also showing portion of first Hotel Vancouver.

[Construction of Birks Building]

AM54-S4-1-M-14-: M-14-34
Item
Oct. 26, 1912

Part of Major Matthews collection

Item is progress photograph of construction of Birks Building at 718 Granville Street. A portion of the Vancouver Block is visible in the background.

[Construction of Birks Building]

AM54-S4-1-M-14-: M-14-42
Item
Dec. 7, 1912

Part of Major Matthews collection

Item is progress photograph of construction of Birks Building at 718 Granville Street.

[Credit Foncier Building under construction]

AM54-S4-1-M-14-: M-14-77
Item
Aug. 16, 1913

Part of Major Matthews collection

Item is progress photograph of construction of Credit Foncier Building at 850 West Hastings Street (at Hornby Street). Photograph is aerial view showing the Abbotsford Hotel and other buildings on Pender Street.

[Credit Foncier Building under construction]

AM54-S4-1-M-14-: M-14-84
Item
Dec. 10, 1913

Part of Major Matthews collection

Item is progress photograph of construction of Credit Foncier Building at 850 West Hastings Street (at Hornby Street).

The Birks Building under construction

AM54-S4-1-M-14-: M-14-32
Item
Oct. 16, 1912

Part of Major Matthews collection

Item is progress photograph of construction of Birks Building at 718 Granville Street.

The Birks Building under construction

AM54-S4-1-M-14-: M-14-35
Item
Oct. 31, 1912

Part of Major Matthews collection

Item is progress photograph of construction of Birks Building at 718 Granville Street.

[View of downtown Vancouver looking north from the top of the Dominion Trust Building, 402 West Pender Street] showing the waterfront and the North Shore in the background

AM54-S4-3-: PAN N224
Item
30 July 1932

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph also shows the second phase of the Hudson's Bay Co., the third Hotel Vancouver, Marine, David Spencer and Georgia Medical Dental buildings and the Georgia, Dunsmuir and Devonshire Hotels, the Dominion Building (207 West Hastings Street) and Holy Rosary Cathedral. The North Shore Ferry also can be seen crossing Burrard Inlet.

[View of Pier "D" and downtown Vancouver near the waterfront from the Terminal City Club, 837 Hastings Street]

AM54-S4-3-: PAN N223B
Item
1921

Part of Major Matthews collection

[View of the reclamation of False Creek Flats showing the reconstruction of Main Street at the bascule bridge]

AM54-S4-3-: PAN N158
Item
June 30, 1921

Part of Major Matthews collection

Panoramic view showing the CN Freight shed, (temporary) Evangelistic Tabernacle, City Market building, the Globe and Ivanhoe Hotels and the swing span of the G.N.R. Trestle Bridge.

[View of Vancouver waterfront from the foot of Columbia Street]

AM54-S4-3-: PAN N229
Item
1923

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph also shows the North and West Vancouver ferry wharves, G.T.P. dock, New England Fish Co., Canadian Fishing Co., New Method Coal and Supplies Ltd., V & V Stevedoring Co. Ltd. and Vancouver Ice and Cold Storage Co. Ltd.

C.P.R. Station at Vancouver

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-2233
Item
[ca. 1902]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Panoramic view showing the second C.P.R. station at the foot of Granville Street and George E. Trorey Manufacturing and other businesses on the corner of Hastings Street

[600 block of Seymour Street prior to being demolished for a parking lot]

AM54-S4-: Str N24.1
Item
[1932]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows cars parked along the east side of Seymour Street in front of empty storefronts and businesses.

[A newly built shopping area at the corner of Cedar Street (Burrard Street) and Broadway]

AM54-S4-: Str P412.3
Item
1934

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Aerial view looking east of downtown Vancouver and the waterfront]

AM54-S4-: VLP 49
Item
1953

Part of Major Matthews collection

Oblique view shows the Immigration buildings, C.P.R. Piers A, B and C, the Courthouse, Hotel Vancouver, Marine building and Vancouver block.

[Arts and Crafts building at 576 Seymour Street]

AM54-S4-: Bu N290.1
Item
[1927]

Part of Major Matthews collection

J.S. Matthews' note with print or negative in Archives. Photograph shows 574 to 578 Seymour Street.

[Arts and Crafts building at 576 Seymour Street]

AM54-S4-: Bu N290.2
Item
[1927]

Part of Major Matthews collection

J.S. Matthews' note with print or negative in Archives. Photograph shows the Rexmere Rooms (568 Seymour Street), National Cash Register Co. (570 Seymour Street), James & Wood Ltd. (574 Seymour Street), Byrnes Home Typewriter Co. (578 Seymour Street) and Geo. H. Hewitt Co. Ltd. (592 Seymour Street).

[Bell-Irving building at 679 Granville Street]

AM54-S4-: Bu N523
Item
[193-]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows a building containing a Great Northern Railway office, a Purdy's Chocolates store, and various other offices. J.S. Matthews' notes with print or negative in Archives.

[Bell-Irving building on the corner of Cordova and Richards Streets, before its demolition]

AM54-S4-: Bu N24
Item
[July 1932]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows a commercial building containing various businesses, including: Ward's First Class Show Repairing, a pet shop, a cash register shop, and other businesses. Most businesses have moving signs in their windows. J.S. Matthews' notes with print or negative in Archives.

[Billboards and buildings on the] corner [of] Beach and Granville

AM54-S4-: Str N43
Item
[1926?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

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