City of Vancouver Archives

Contour plan of a portion of the City of Vancouver

COV-S365-: MAP 715
Item
Aug. 26, 1889-1913

Item is a map of the area from Chilco Street to Raymur Avenue and Coal Harbour/Vancouver Harbour to False Creek showing topographic contour lines, streets, block numbers (in Roman numerals), sewers, manholes, and elevations at various points along streets.

[Canadian Pacific Railway Pier 'D' fire]

AM54-S4-: Can N34
Item
1938

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows crowds gathered at foot of Granville Street watching the burning of CPR pier.

[The intersection of West 41st Avenue and East Boulevard]

AM980-S1-: CVA 804-97
Item
Apr. 25, 1968

Part of Kerrisdale Historical Society fonds

Photograph shows The Bank of Nova Scotia and other businesses on the southeast corner

[The intersection of West 41st Avenue and West Boulevard]

AM980-S1-: CVA 804-98
Item
Apr. 25, 1968

Part of Kerrisdale Historical Society fonds

Photograph shows The Bank of Montreal on the southwest corner and Carter Pontiac Buick

[Looking south on West Boulevard from the 5600 Block]

AM980-S1-: CVA 804-99
Item
Apr. 25, 1968

Part of Kerrisdale Historical Society fonds

Photograph shows the Yorkshire Inn and H.A. Roberts Real Estate

[Looking north along East Boulevard from West 41st Avenue]

AM980-S1-: CVA 804-103
Item
Apr. 25, 1968

Part of Kerrisdale Historical Society fonds

Photograph shows the Kerrisdale Arena and Point Grey Secondary School

[Looking east along West 41st Avenue from East Boulevard]

AM980-S1-: CVA 804-104
Item
Apr. 25, 1968

Part of Kerrisdale Historical Society fonds

Photograph shows the Chapel of Chimes, Shamash Creations and other shops and businesses

[The intersection of West Boulevard and West 41st Avenue]

AM980-S1-: CVA 804-105
Item
Apr. 25, 1968

Part of Kerrisdale Historical Society fonds

Photograph shows the Bank of Nova Scotia

[The intersection of West 41st Avenue and Yew Street looking east]

AM980-S1-: CVA 804-106
Item
Apr. 25, 1968

Part of Kerrisdale Historical Society fonds

Photograph shows Vanity Lingerie and other shops and busineses

Christ Church [Burrard and Georgia]

AM1535-: CVA 99-1438.1
Item
[ca. 1920]

Part of Stuart Thomson fonds

George Noble [client] [safety zone (pedestrian island) for street car patrons on Hastings Street]

AM1535-: CVA 99-2619.1
Item
Oct. 1931

Part of Stuart Thomson fonds

[Panoramic view looking north from the Hotel Vancouver]

AM54-S4-: Van Sc P143.1
Item
[ca. 1890]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photographs show the west side of the 600 Block of Howe Street, Manor House, Deadman's Island, the 600 Block of Granville Street, the Van Horne Block, the Hudson Bay Company store, the Homer Street Methodist Church, the tower of Holy Rosary Cathedral and other buildings and houses

Cordova Street, Vancouver, B.C.

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-60
Item
1890

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows a view looking west from Carrall Street showing the Dunn-Miller Block

[View of Kingsway looking east from Slocan Street]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-813
Item
[192-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[View of Cornwall and Cypress Streets near entrance to Burrard Street Bridge]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-815
Item
[20 July 1931]

Part of Major Matthews collection

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

[View of Cedar Street (Burrard Street), looking north from 1st Avenue]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-816
Item
[20 July 1931]

Part of Major Matthews collection

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

[View of Cedar Street (Burrard Street), looking south from 1st Avenue]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-817
Item
[20 July 1931]

Part of Major Matthews collection

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

[View of Cornwall and Chestnut Streets, looking east towards partially constructed Burrard Street Bridge]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-854
Item
[20 July 1931]

Part of Major Matthews collection

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

[Cordova Street looking west from Carrall Street]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-1216
Item
[ca. 1898]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the Dunn-Miller Block

City of Vancouver : east half

Part of City of Vancouver Archives technical and cartographic drawing collection

Map shows Vancouver from West Boulevard to Boundary Road and from Burrard Inlet to the Fraser River. A portion of North Vancouver is also shown. Streets, parks, schools and golf courses are identified. Map joins with MAP 575 to create a complete map of the City of Vancouver.

[View of Granville Street and 37th from the 5200 block, Shaughnessy]

AM54-S4-3-: PAN N256
Item
Apr. 1919

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph also shows the Shaughnessy Golf Club and Course far right.

[View of] Hastings St. looking east from Hornby

AM54-S4-: Str N118.2
Item
1910

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the Winch building, the stone wall around the home of C.T. Dunbar, a horse and cart in the street and wooden sidewalks.

Where the 19th century Townsite meets the 20th century : Project 200

AM123-S4---: CVA 810-262
Item
1960-1968

Part of Mercantile Mortgage Company fonds

Item is a slide used to accompany the presentation "The Townsite Story".

[C.P.R. right of way between Cordova and Carrall Streets]

AM54-S4-: GF N3
Item
1935

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows man sitting on tree stump across from the Oyster Bay Cafe, which was the site of City Hall after the fire in 1886. J.S. Matthews' notes with print or negative in Archives.

West side of Granville Street between Robson and Smithe Streets

COV-S663-: CVA 800-2006
Item
Oct. 5, 1970

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

West side of Granville Street between Smithe and Nelson Streets

COV-S663-: CVA 800-2007
Item
Oct. 5, 1970

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Granville Street at night looking north between Nelson and Smithe Streets

COV-S663-: CVA 800-2012
Item
Oct. 5, 1970

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Miscellaneous [38 of 130]

COV-S663-: CVA 800-0361
Item
Aug. 1976

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Showing Broadway and Heather

Hastings Street [00 block]

AM1135-: CVA 1135-6
Item
[ca. 1970]

Part of William Eadington Graham fonds

Item is a photograph showing Pay-less Shoes, Save On Meats, the Palace Hotel and the Army & Navy Department Store.

[Inspection of 6th Regiment D.C.O.R. on Cambie Street grounds]

AM54-S4-: VLP 76.21
Item
1912

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the houses in the 600 block on the west side of Cambie Street and the spires of the St. Andrews Presbyterian Church and Holy Rosary Cathedral

City of Vancouver

Part of City of Vancouver Archives technical and cartographic drawing collection

Item is a street map of the City of Vancouver showing streets, schools, hospitals, parks and golf courses. A street index is included. A dial would have been attached at the centre of the map, but the dial has since been removed.

Part of Hastings Street, Vancouver

AM54-S4-: Str P127
Item
July 1, 1888

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows Hastings Street looking east from Granville Street and the Alfred Bunker and Customs House building (formerly L.A. Hamilton's house)

[Aerial view of Mount Pleasant, South Strathcona and Kensington-Cedar Cottage]

AM54-S4-: VLP 186.6
Item
[between 1942 and 1945]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows aerial view of the east end of False Creek, Thornton Park, Great Northern Railway and Canadian National Railway yards, Mount Pleasant, Strathcona, Grandview-Woodland, Trout Lake, Kingsway, Vancouver Technical School grounds, Renfrew playing fields, John Hendry Park, British Columbia Electric Railway Right of Way, Clark Park, Grandview Highway South, Great Northern Railway.

The official street name map of the City of Vancouver

COV-S36---: MAP 336
Item
1963

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Item is a map created to accompany a street naming by-law.

Vancouver (B.C.). Engineer's Office

[Apartment buildings on Granville Street and 16th Avenue]

AM54-S4-: Str N38
Item
Sept. 1928

Part of Major Matthews collection

Vancouver Pageant

AM54-S4-: Fl P5.6
Item
June 12, 1914

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows a parade on Hastings Street from Carrall Street

Bldgs. [Buildings on the north side of the 600 block of Hastings St.]

AM1506-S1-: CVA 447-329
Item
Jan. 30, 1955

Part of Walter E. Frost fonds

Photograph shows the Empire building, the British Boot Shop, 41 Grill, Vogue Ladies Apparel, Green Parrot Coffee Shop, the Royal Bank Building and a part of the Post Office.

[View of the 600 block West Hastings]

AM1184-S1-: CVA 1184-3445
Item
[1945?]

Part of Jack Lindsay Ltd. Photographers fonds

Commercial [Drive],18th [Avenue] and Findlay [Streets looking] west

COV-S505-1-: CVA 772-526
Item
Apr. 6, 1994

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Item is a photograph showing the view taken from the east side of Findlay Street looking west where the road becomes Commercial Street. Selkirk Elementary School is visible in the background.

Streets [89 of 139]

COV-S663-: CVA 800-0279
Item
Mar. 1975

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

Item is a photograph showing the 6400 block of Columbia Street at West 48th.

Looking west on East 15th Ave. toward Knight St.

AM757-S2-F3-: CVA 798-5.10
Item
1989

Part of Vancouver Public Aquarium Association fonds

Photograph shows depression in 15th Avenue where China Creek once flowed. To the right is Clark Park.

Looking west on East 15th Ave. toward Knight St.

AM757-S2-F3-: CVA 798-5.11
Item
1989

Part of Vancouver Public Aquarium Association fonds

Photograph shows depression in 15th Avenue where China Creek once flowed. To the right is Clark Park. Additional descriptive information on back of print.