Detail 321 Water Street
Detail 100-block West Hastings Street - Central building
Building in the 100-block West Hastings Street
28 Water Street
26 Water Street
View of Army and Navy at 36 West Cordova Street and Woodward's "W" sign
8 Water Street, known as the Byrnes Block and the Alhambra Hotel
300 Cambie Street
Bay Windows, Holland Block - 425 West Cordova Street
Ormidale Block, 151 West Hastings Street
Window detail 341 Water Street
Gastown frieze detail - unknown building
[Arlington Block 300-314 West Cordova St.]
Service Entrance - 342/4 Water Street
[Porcelain sink with floral pattern] Europe Hotel [43 Powell Street] from D. N. Spearing
Queen's Hotel [401] Cordova [ Street, front 342 Water Street]
Hotel Europe, 43 Powell Street
Crest "Merchant's Bank" - 1 West Hastings Street
400 block Granville [Street] looking North
East Hastings streetscape
View of 800-700 West Hastings Street - Old Post Office
A Person owning an older commercial building is faced with 4 alternatives
1. Raze 2. Sell 3. Exploit 4. Rehabilitate
Text slide on choices a building owner faces
Second slide in set to accompany The Townsite Story
This is a story of what can happen to an historic area
Hit by urban shift, wars and depression
[The Brinsmead building - 301 W. Cordova Street]
The Townsite Story [title slide]
[73 Water Street]
When Water Street was made a link between the bridges
And truck access from Water Street was restricted
Arlington Hotel - Cordova at Cambie [304 W. Cordova Street]
[Arlington Block 300-314 West Cordova St.]
Gave way to quality shops
[Arlington Block - 304 W. Cordova Street]
[Arlington Block - 304 W. Cordova Street]
By owners agreeing to co-ordinate their colour schemes
[Arlington Block - 304 W. Cordova Street]
[Arlington Block - 304 W. Cordova Street]
Norris Safe 318-320 W. Cordova
Norris Safe 318-320 W. Cordova
Text slide about how building owners co-operated
San Francisco's Barbary Coast
[Arlington Block 300-314 West Cordova St.]
Was transformed into Jackson Square
. . . Centre for the Decorative Arts
The Civic Trust brought Facade co-ordination . . .
. . .to Norwich's Magdalen Street
[341 Water Street]