City of Vancouver Archives

City Hall (425 Main Street) - renovations

COV-S164-2--
File
[192-]

File consists of architectural drawings created for various renovation projects proposed and completed at "old" City Hall, at the corner of Main and Pender Streets. Drawings are plans, exterior elevations, sections. Many of the drawings were created by Arthur J. Bird, Building Inspector / City Architects (head of the Building Department).

Projects documented include expansion of the Treasurer's office, and addition of the Annex to the south of the original building.

Vancouver (B.C.). Building Department

Alterations to old City Hall 425 Main Street for the Library Board

COV-S164-2--
File
Mar. 1929

Part of City of Vancouver fonds

File consists of specifications and architectural drawings for proposed renovations to the City Hall building for the Public Library Board, likely in anticipation of the building being empty after its replacement by the new City Hall on Cambie Street.

Capitol (west) Washington, D.C.

AM1052-: AM1052 P-1337
Item
[ca. 1908]

Part of City of Vancouver Archives postcard collection

Item is a postcard. It is addressed to Miss Hilda Baggs of Bath, England.

[Aerial view of] International Peace Arch Blaine - Wash.

AM54-S4-: Arch P46
Item
1950

Part of Major Matthews collection

Oblique view. Photograph also shows the Canadian border crossing and custom's buildings and the American custom's building.

[Exterior of the Post Office and Customs House - S.W. corner Granville and Pender Streets]

AM54-S4-: Bu P154
Item
1898

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows wooden sidewalks and macadam road.

[Exterior of British Columbia House - 1 Regent Street]

AM54-S4-: Bu P279
Item
Nov. 1944

Part of Major Matthews collection

Post office [and customs house], Vancouver [South West corner of Granville and Pender Street]

AM54-S4-: Bu P720
Item
[ca. 1897]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Seymour School, 1120 Keefer Street

AM1376-: CVA 1113-12
Item
Feb. 24, 1992

Part of City of Vancouver Archives photograph collection

Seymour School, 1120 Keefer Street

AM1376-: CVA 1113-13
Item
Feb. 24, 1992

Part of City of Vancouver Archives photograph collection

Lord Roberts School, 1100 Bidwell Street

AM1376-: CVA 1113-14
Item
Mar. 2, 1992

Part of City of Vancouver Archives photograph collection

Lord Roberts School, 1100 Bidwell Street

AM1376-: CVA 1113-15
Item
Mar. 2, 1992

Part of City of Vancouver Archives photograph collection

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip greeting dignitaries at Shaughnessy Hospital

AM1376-: CVA 1129-1
Item
Oct. 20, 1951

Part of City of Vancouver Archives photograph collection

Queen Elizabeth speaking with a patient in a hospital bed at Shaughnessy Hospital

AM1376-: CVA 1129-2
Item
Oct. 20, 1951

Part of City of Vancouver Archives photograph collection

Prince Philip speaking with a patient in a wheelchair at Shaughnessy Hospital

AM1376-: CVA 1129-3
Item
Oct. 20, 1951

Part of City of Vancouver Archives photograph collection

Post Office and Winch Building located at Hastings and Granville Street

AM1376-: CVA 1165-1
Item
[ca. 1912]

Part of City of Vancouver Archives photograph collection

Public buildings, viewpoints, fountains and dwellings across Canada, Germany, Russia, and South Africa

AM1376-: CVA 127-1
Item
1927

Part of City of Vancouver Archives photograph collection

Item is a photograph album consisting of photographs of views and public buildings across Canada in Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary, Regina, Edmonton and Vancouver. Album also consists of photographs of people, fountains, dwellings and buildings in Peterhof (Russia), South Africa, Lubeck (Germany), Norway, German Rhineland.

Completion of south wing of Vancouver Court House with group of workmen and contractors

AM1376-: CVA 129-4
Item
[ca. 1911]

Part of City of Vancouver Archives photograph collection

[Legislative Building showing north facade and wings]

AM1376-: CVA 137-140
Item
[ca. 1900]

Part of City of Vancouver Archives photograph collection

Parliamentary Library

AM1376-: CVA 137-19
Item
[ca. 1890]

Part of City of Vancouver Archives photograph collection

Photograph shows the interior and a statue of Queen Victoria

Vancouver Harbour 1923

AM1376-: CVA 1376-206
Item
1923

Part of City of Vancouver Archives photograph collection

Panoramic view from Pender Street showing the C.P.R. car barge dock, the Immigration Building and Pier A and the squatter's shacks on Deadman's Island

Government Buildings, Victoria, B.C.

AM1376-: CVA 1376-375.53
Item
[1889 or 1890]

Part of City of Vancouver Archives photograph collection

Photograph shows the original parliament/legislature ("bird cages") and land office buildings

Vancouver Public Safety Building

AM1399-S3-: CVA 1399-100
Item
[ca. 1953]

Part of Townley, Matheson and Partners fonds

Photograph of architectural perspective drawing. Building located at Main St. and Cordova St. Drawing is related to either job no. 797 or job no. 810

[Job no. V-9, 9a : postcard of Inner Harbour waterfront, Victoria B.C.]

AM1399-S3-: CVA 1399-378
Item
[1931]

Part of Townley, Matheson and Partners fonds

Postcard of waterfront showing the seawall, Provincial Legislature, and Empress Hotel

[View of the Parliament building in Victoria]

AM1477-1-S5---: CVA 1477-330
Item
May 5, 1929

Part of L.D. Taylor family fonds

Vancouver Harbour

AM1504-: CVA 1504-3
Item
1923

Part of John William Freeston fonds

Panoramic view showing fuel oil tanks at the foot of Bute Street, Coal Harbour, the Vancouver Rowing Club, Deadmans Island, Brockton Point, the C.P.R. freight car ferry dock, the Immigration building, C.P.R. Pier A and Pender Street west of Burrard Street