City of Vancouver Archives

Series consists of 14 reproductions of photographs showing interior and exterior views of Hycroft (ca. 1920's) as well as other images depicting Vancouver history including an image of the 1939 royal visit and 26 other images of buildings and street scenes in downtown Vancouver that were once part of an album that, at least in part, appear to have once been used to showcase available retail properties.

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth on their royal tour in downtown Vancouver

AM872-S4-: 2015-028.01
Item
May 1939

Part of University Women's Club of Vancouver fonds

Item is a photograph showing the royal couple traveling in a motor car driving down Burrard Street at West Georgia with a police escort on horseback and military standing at attention and crowds lined up along the street.

Robson and Granville looking north

AM872-S4-: 2015-028.02
Item
[between 1910 and 1925]

Part of University Women's Club of Vancouver fonds

Item is a photograph showing buildings along Granville, a policeman directing traffic, streetcars and people walking along the street.

Granville Street looking south from Dunsmuir

AM872-S4-: 2015-028.03
Item
[between 1910 and 1925]

Part of University Women's Club of Vancouver fonds

Item is a photograph showing the building exteriors of storefronts including Don't Argue Tobacco, Dr. E. D. Washington, Dentist, E.C. Kilby, F.W. Woolworth Co., and Toyo Oriental Goods and automobiles parked along the street and the Vancouver Block building at 736 Granville with the clock on top of the building.

N. [north] West side of Granville between Pender and Dunsmuir

AM872-S4-: 2015-028.04
Item
[between 1910 and 1925]

Part of University Women's Club of Vancouver fonds

Item is a photograph showing building exteriors of storefronts and signage including Grand Trunk Systems, Belding-Corticelli Limited and other shops.

Hastings and Granville

AM872-S4-: 2015-028.05
Item
[between 1910 and 1925]

Part of University Women's Club of Vancouver fonds

Item is a photograph showing building exteriors of shops including Cunningham's Drugs, Leonard's Café, Credit Foncier and other businesses as well as a policeman directing traffic and pedestrians walking the streets.

[Former] Court House

AM872-S4-: 2015-028.06
Item
[between 1910 and 1925]

Part of University Women's Club of Vancouver fonds

Item is a photograph showing the building exterior showing the former entrance to the old courthouse along West Georgia Street.

N. [north] E. [east] corner of Granville and Dunsmuir

AM872-S4-: 2015-028.07
Item
[between 1910 and 1925]

Part of University Women's Club of Vancouver fonds

Item is a photograph showing building exteriors of the Bank of Montreal, Overwaitea and other businesses.

Merchants Bank of Canada

AM872-S4-: 2015-028.08
Item
[between 1910 and 1925]

Part of University Women's Club of Vancouver fonds

Item is s photograph showing the building exterior at Granville and Pender.

Birks Building

AM872-S4-: 2015-028.09
Item
[between 1910 and 1925]

Part of University Women's Club of Vancouver fonds

Item is a photograph showing the building exterior of Birks Building at the corner of West Georgia and Granville.

Rogers Building

AM872-S4-: 2015-028.10
Item
[between 1910 and 1925]

Part of University Women's Club of Vancouver fonds

Item is a photograph showing the building exterior looking northeast at Granville and Pender Street.

[Former] Post office building

AM872-S4-: 2015-028.11
Item
[between 1910 and 1925]

Part of University Women's Club of Vancouver fonds

Item is a photograph showing the building exterior at the northwest corner of Granville and Hastings.

Winch Building

AM872-S4-: 2015-028.12
Item
[between 1910 and 1925]

Part of University Women's Club of Vancouver fonds

Item is a photograph showing the building exterior looking east along Hastings at Howe Street.

Granville Street looking [south] from the corner of Georgia Street

AM872-S4-: 2015-028.13
Item
[between 1910 and 1925]

Part of University Women's Club of Vancouver fonds

Item is a photograph showing car traffic, pedestrians, street lights, the corner of the Hudson's Bay Company and other buildings along the intersection.

Looking north along Granville at West Georgia

AM872-S4-: 2015-028.14
Item
[between 1910 and 1925]

Part of University Women's Club of Vancouver fonds

Item is a photograph showing traffic, buildings, and pedestrians as well as a sign that reads, "Welcome to Vancouver" on the Hudson Bay Company building.

Looking south along Granville Street at Pender

AM872-S4-: 2015-028.15
Item
[between 1910 and 1925]

Part of University Women's Club of Vancouver fonds

Item is a photograph showing traffic, a horse-drawn carriage, and pedestrians and a few signs on storefronts such as Canadian Universal Film Co.

Granville and Davie looking SE [southeast]

AM872-S4-: 2015-028.16
Item
[between 1910 and 1925]

Part of University Women's Club of Vancouver fonds

Item is a photograph showing the Bank of Nova Scotia, Douglas Thorley Building, and the Davie Vulcanizing Co. as well as pedestrians, automobiles, street lights, and electrical lines.

Hotel Le Baron [Barron]

AM872-S4-: 2015-028.17
Item
[between 1910 and 1925]

Part of University Women's Club of Vancouver fonds

Item is a photograph showing the exterior of the hotel building with sign, partially obscured, on rooftop. Storefronts are visible, including the hotel café, Cunningham's, and Glenaird Rooms. A typed description also states, "Note Kelly Douglas delivery van. They developed the Nabob brand of coffee. Their warehouse was in Gastown but is now out on Kingsway near Metrotown."

Unknown [Granville Street between Dunsmuir and West Georgia]

AM872-S4-: 2015-028.18
Item
[between 1910 and 1925]

Part of University Women's Club of Vancouver fonds

Item is a photograph showing storefronts for Ireland & Allen Books, Old Country Lunch & Tea Room, Fletcher Bros. Ltd., an upstairs music studio and other shops as well as pedestrians.

SE [southeast] corner of Hastings and Granville

AM872-S4-: 2015-028.19
Item
[between 1910 and 1925]

Part of University Women's Club of Vancouver fonds

Item is a photograph showing the Canadian Bank of Commerce, the Canadian Life Assurance Company, the Bank of Nova Scotia and other buildings, pedestrians, and street lights.

Looking south on Granville from Dunsmuir

AM872-S4-: 2015-028.20
Item
[between 1910 and 1925]

Part of University Women's Club of Vancouver fonds

Item is a photograph showing the building exteriors of storefronts including Don't Argue Tobacco, Binnings Ltd., Fletcher Bros., Burberry, Lyric Rooms and Toyo Oriental Goods as well as street signs, street lights, pedestrians, automobiles, and streetcar traffic.

Looking north up Granville Street to Roger's Building

AM872-S4-: 2015-028.21
Item
[between 1910 and 1925]

Part of University Women's Club of Vancouver fonds

Robson and Granville looking N.E. [northeast]

AM872-S4-: 2015-028.22
Item
[1912]

Part of University Women's Club of Vancouver fonds

Item is a photograph showing storefronts and signage including Hotel Windsor, Kurt's Pioneer Cigars billboard, as well as the Vancouver Block building and the Birks Building under construction, as well as the No. 116 Streetcar with a sign for arena hockey.