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Downtown Street Scenes: Granville, Robson, Burrard, and W. Georgia Streets

Item is a set of negatives of street photography scenes in downtown Vancouver. The scenes were captured roughly along a route beginning at Granville Street and W. Georgia Street, proceeding southwest on Granville Street, northwest onto Robson Street, northeast onto Burrard Street, and finally southeast onto W. Georgia Street to the intersection of W. Georgia Street and Seymour Street. The photograph subjects are everyday street scenes, predominantly storefronts of local businesses, department stores, pedestrians on the sidewalk, and buses. This set contains the raw photographs from the roll the photographer shot in their original order. The associated contact sheet has selection marks for frames 7, 21, and 31.

Robson Street Scenes: Robson Street from Granville Street to Thurlow Street

Item is a set of negatives of street photography scenes along a section of Robson Street in downtown Vancouver. The scenes begin at the intersection of Robson Street and Granville Street and continue northwest up Robson Street to the intersection of Robson Street and Thurlow Street. The photograph subjects are everyday street scenes, predominantly storefronts of local businesses and pedestrians on the sidewalk. This set contains the raw photographs from the roll the photographer shot in their original order. The associated contact sheet has selection marks for frames 3A, 12A, and 14A.

Downtown Street Scenes: Seymour, W. Georgia, and Granville Streets

Item is a set of negatives of street photography scenes in downtown Vancouver. The scenes were captured in the areas around the Birks Building (700 Granville Street) and the Hudson's Bay Company building (674 Granville St) and immediate surroundings on Seymour Street, W. Georgia Street, and Granville Street. The photograph subjects are rainy day street scenes, predominantly pedestrians on the sidewalk with area businesses in the background. This set contains the raw photographs from the roll the photographer shot in their original order. The associated contact sheet has selection marks for frames 3, 4, and 11.

Downtown Street Scenes: W. Georgia, Robson and Granville Streets

Item is a set of negatives of street photography scenes in downtown Vancouver. The scenes captured are from W. Georgia Street between Seymour Street and Howe Street, Robson Street between Bute Street and Granville Street, and a small part of Granville Street near Robson Street. The photograph subjects are street scenes, predominantly pedestrians on the sidewalk with area businesses in the background. This set contains the raw photographs from the roll the photographer shot in their original order. The associated contact sheet has selection marks for frame 34.

Downtown Street Scenes: Granville and Robson Streets

Item is a set of negatives of street photography scenes in downtown Vancouver. The scenes captured are along Granville Street from W. Georgia Street to Robson Street and then northwest on Robson Street until just after Thurlow Street. The photograph subjects are rainy street scenes, either early evening or very overcast, predominantly pedestrians on the sidewalk with area businesses in the background. This set contains the raw photographs from the roll the photographer shot in their original order. The associated contact sheet has selection marks for frames 3A, 8A, 11A, 16A, 21A, and 23A.

Downtown Street Scenes: Granville Street and W. Georgia Street intersection

Item is a set of negatives of street photography scenes in downtown Vancouver. The scenes captured are predominantly from the area immediately surrounding the Granville Street and W. Georgia Street intersection. The photograph subjects are street scenes, predominantly people queuing for buses or people at crosswalks, waiting and crossing. This set contains the raw photographs from the roll the photographer shot in their original order. The associated contact sheet has selection marks for frames 7 and 18.

Downtown Street Scenes: Robson, Granville, W. Georgia Streets

Item is a set of negatives of street photography scenes in downtown Vancouver. The scenes captured are along Robson Street between Bute Street and Granville Street, from Granville Street to W. Georgia Street, and from W. Georgia Street to Seymour Street. The photograph subjects are street scenes, predominantly pedestrians on the sidewalk with area businesses in the background. This set contains the raw photographs from the roll the photographer shot in their original order. The associated contact sheet has selection marks for frames 13 and 16.

Gastown Street Scenes: Water Street, Carrall Street, and Maple Tree Square

Item is a set of negatives of street photography scenes in Gastown. The identified street views begin on Water Street near Cambie Street and continue east down Water Street to Maple Tree Square. The photograph subjects are everyday street scenes, predominantly storefronts of local businesses and pedestrians on the sidewalk. This set contains the raw photographs from the roll the photographer shot in their original order. The associated contact sheet has selection marks for frames 10A and 33A.

Vancouver skyline and the Toronto Dominion Bank tower

Item is a set of negatives of photographs of downtown Vancouver. The scenes captured are divided into two sections, the first section consists of a set of photographs of the downtown Vancouver skyline and marina from the seawall at Stanley Park, the second section are shots of the Toronto Dominion Bank tower (700 W. Georgia Street) from a variety of different angles along with a few shots of adjacent buildings and scenes. This set contains the raw photographs from the roll the photographer shot in their original order. The associated contact sheet has selection marks for frame 19.

Vancouver Cityscapes - Downtown, Fairview, Mount Pleasant

Item is a set of negatives of cityscape photographs taken mostly from the upper floors of the Plaza 500 Hotel & Convention Centre at 500 W. West 12th Avenue, at the intersection of West 12th Avenue and Cambie Street, looking north. The subject material of the photographs is predominantly downtown Vancouver, the North Shore Mountains, False Creek, and the Fairview and Mount Pleasant neighbourhoods. This set contains the raw photographs from the roll the photographer shot in their original order. The associated contact sheet has selection marks for frames 16, 21, 23, and 25.

Robson Street Scenes: Robson Street from Burrard Street to Bute Street

Item is a set of negatives of street photography scenes in downtown Vancouver. The scenes captured are along Robson Street from Burrard Street to Bute Street. The photograph subjects are sunny street scenes, predominantly pedestrians on the sidewalk with area businesses in the background. This set contains the raw photographs from the roll the photographer shot in their original order. The associated contact sheet has selection marks for frames 27 and 29.

C.B.D. [Central Business District] trip trace density chart

Item is a chart produced as part of the Metropolitan Highway Planning Study, containing five maps of the downtown Vancouver area showing trip traces per square mile for 1955, projected trip traces for 1976, and projected trip traces for three test freeway networks.

The Danish Tea Room

Item is a photograph of the front of the Danish Tea Room Ltd. (1068 Robson Street) from the sidewalk on Robson Street, looking northwest at the intersection of Robson Street and Thurlow Street in the background.

Sidewalk and construction next to the Toronto Dominion Bank building

Item is a photograph of a view down a W. Georgia Street sidewalk path along the northeast edge of the Toronto Dominion Bank building (700 W. Georgia Street), showing construction and visible on the right, are the Hotel Georgia (801 W. Georgia Street), the Devonshire Hotel (885 W. Georgia Street), and the Georgia Medical-Dental Building (925 W. Georgia Street).

Shop window in Gastown

Item is a photograph two people looking through the front window of an unidentified store in Gastown. (Macdonald Stewart Tobacco Shop sign in the window.)

Maple Tree Square looking south at Carrall Street

Item is a photograph from Maple Tree Square looking at the Carrall Street entrance to the square. The photograph features the Galerie Allen (213 Carroll Street), the entrance to Gaoler’s Mews, and traffic and pedestrians in the square.

Sheraton Landmark hotel under construction

Item is a photograph of the Sheraton Landmark hotel under construction, from Robson Street, looking northwest. Some storefront and signage of local businesses are visible along Robson Street in the foreground. Nelmar Cafe (1190 Robson Street), Robson Foods Market (1204 Robson Street), Dun-Rite Cleaners (1208 Robson Street), and Daily Food Store (1212 Robson Street) are along the street to the left. On the right is the entrance for the Blue Horizon hotel (1225 Robson Street).

Robson Street looking northwest from Eaton's Building

Item is a photograph of Robson Street looking northwest taken from the sidewalk next to the Eaton's Building (701 Granville Street). Golden Arts & Curios (720 Robson Street) is visible at the far left, the Bar-B-Q World Famous Delicatessen (904 Robson Street) is visible in the distant centre beyond the Howe Street intersection, and the Sheraton Landmark hotel is visible in the background.

Carrall Street from Water Street and Maple Tree Square

Item is a photograph of Carrall Street from the north sidewalk of Water Street where Water Street joins Maple Tree Square. Visible on the other side of Water Street is Bootlegger (2 Water Street), and further down Carrall Street the awning for Guenter's Delicatessen (203 Carrall Street) can be seen.

Sidewalk vegetable display outside Standard Produce Co.

Item is a photograph of a vegetable display outside of Standard Produce Co. (1052 Robson Street) looking northwest down Robson street between Burrard Street and Thurlow Street. Signage for Le Chasseur Men’s Wear Ltd. (1054 Robson Street) and Continental Gem House Ltd. (1056 Robson) are visible in the background.

Robson Plaza

Item is a photograph of the sidewalk, signage, and partial storefronts outside of Robson Plaza, on Robson Street, looking southeast. Signs and storefronts are visible for News Hour (1139b Robson Street), Equinox Gallery (1139a Robson Street), Robson Fine Art Print Centre (1137 Robson Street), and Ichophos (1135 Robson Street).

Hornby and Robson Street intersection

Item is a photograph of the shops across the intersection of Hornby Street and Robson Street, looking northwest up Robson Street. Signage and storefronts of several businesses are visible: the Toronto Dominion Bank (1000 Robson), Murchie's Tea and Coffee Ltd. (1008 Robson Street), O'Brian Optician and Jewellers (1016 Robson Street), Happy Feet Shoe and Repair (1028 Robson Street), Schnitzel House (1060 Robson Street), and the European News & Import House (1044 Robson Street) on the left, The Card Shop (1001 Robson Street) and White Spot (1025 Robson Street) on the right. The Sheraton Landmark hotel is visible in the background.

Toronto Dominion Bank tower from the Provincial Court House plaza

Item is a photograph of the Toronto Dominion Bank tower (700 W. Georgia Street) from across the mosaic fountain outside the Provincial Court House building (750 Hornby Street) and Howe Street. Visible in the background on the right is a part of the clock tower of Vancouver Block (736 Granville Street) and the Eaton's Building (701 Granville Street); on the far left is the Hudson's Bay Company building (674 Granville Street).

Crosswalk across Dunsmuir Street on Seymour Street

Item is a photograph of a group of pedestrians at the crosswalk at Seymour Street and Dunsmuir Street standing under the awning of Grassie-Fairbank’s jewellers (599 Seymour Street). Other establishments visible in the background are Clark and Stewart stationary printers (550 Seymour Street) and Pacific Office Equipment Ltd. (552 Seymour Street).

International Coats of Arms, front window

Item part is a photograph of a front window of International Coats of Arms (160 Water Street) in Gastown. Visible through the window is a variety of collectable items, with a focus on various coats of arms.

Gastown parking area, with Woodard's sign

Item part is a photograph of pedestrians on the sidewalk walking past double arches marking the entrance and exit to a Gastown parking area, a sign indicates "Woodward's parking". John Damer & Son Ltd. signage is visible in the background.

Car at the corner of Granville Street and Robson Street

Item part is a photograph from the corner of Granville Street and Robson Street looking northwest up Robson Street; a car is halted at the intersection with the Pacific Centre Mall Eaton's Building (701 Granville Street) on the corner and the Sheraton Landmark hotel is visible in the background.

Eaton's building sidewalk

Item part is a photograph of the sidewalk along the southwestern, Robson Street, edge of the Eaton's Building (701 Granville Street) with the Sheraton Landmark hotel visible in the background.

Eaton's building sidewalk and entrance

Item part is a photograph of a street and sidewalk scene taken from the sidewalk outside the Eaton's Building (701 Granville Street) looking northeast up Granville Street. The visible storefronts include Scott's Cafe (722 Granville Street), Roselawn Florist (724 Granville Street), and Vancouver Block (736 Granville Street).

Gunny Sack, Pucky['s] Pants, Golden Arts & Curios

Item part is a photograph of retail shops on Robson Street taken across the street from the sidewalk next to the Eaton's Building (701 Granville Street). The identified shops are Shores, Gunny Sack, Pucky['s] Pants, and Golden Arts & Curios (720 Robson Street), and adjacent unidentified business further along Robson Street

Sixteen and Mod Optical

Item part is a photograph of retail shops on Robson Street taken across the street from the sidewalk next to the Eaton's Building (701 Granville Street). The identified shops are Sixteen and MOD Optical (708 Robson Street).

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