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Land use - 1954

Item is a map showing land use for single family, two family. and multiple family dwellings, tourist courts and cabins, hotels, offices and other commercial uses, stores, parking and commercial lots, service stations, warehouses and storage yards, light industrial, heavy industrial, public and semi-public buildings, public utilities, schools, open spaces, and railroads and docks.

City of Vancouver

Item consists of a map depicting Vancouver's major road, the original Skytrain line and location of stations.

Gas stations within the downtown area

Item is a plan showing gas stations within the downtown area. A note on the map states that "only those gas stations which are a principal use on any site are shown. Note that out of 43 gas stations 37 are on corner sites." Map is numbered Plan 3.

Figure 15 : a circulation pattern for pedestrians

Map is a plan of downtown Vancouver with areas shaded to indicate streets, squares, malls and arcades, in which the movement of vehicles is not permitted at all or is restricted. Although the entire downtown area is shown, shading pertains only to Jervis Street and Main Street and Burrard Inlet and Nelson Street. Note written in the bottom right corner of the map reads "B 1960 Jan., Traffic Plans, small folder."

Figure 12 : parking as the major use of land in 1976

Map is a plan of downtown Vancouver showing parking structures and parking lots in the area between Jervis Street and Main Street and Burrard Inlet and Nelson Street. The source of the map is indicated as 'parking supply and demand projections, September 1959'. Note written in the bottom right corner of the map reads "B 1960 Jan., Traffic Plans, small folder."

Figure 11 : parking as the major use of land in 1959

Map is a plan of downtown Vancouver showing parking structures and parking lots in the area between Jervis Street and Main Street and Burrard Inlet and Nelson Street. The source of the map is indicated as an aerial photograph taken April 1959. Note written in the bottom right corner of the map reads "B 1960 Jan., Traffic Plans, small folder."

Figure 10 : parking as the major use of land in 1954

Map is a plan of downtown Vancouver showing parking structures and parking lots in the area between Jervis Street and Main Street and Burrard Inlet and Nelson Street. The source of the map is indicated as 'The Downtown Parking Report'. Note written in the bottom right corner of the map reads "B 1960 Jan., Traffic Plans, small folder."

Complete pedestrian mall : all traffic taken off : street closed

Item is consists of an architectural drawing showing three stages of development of a proposed pedestrian mall on Granville Street between Georgia Street and Dunsmuir Street. The pedestrian mall includes a sculpture fountain, sidewalk terraces (cafés), children's play area with merry-go-round, fish pool and fountain pool.

Pedestrian mall : looking south

Item is a drawing of a proposed pedestrian mall on Granville Street looking south from Dunsmuir Street. Shows pedestrians; the Vancouver Block, Birks Building and Hudson's Bay Building; shops, including Zellers, Raeson Shoes, Saba Brothers and Woolworth's; the Colonial Theatre; and an outdoor café.

Pedestrian mall : view towards south

Item is a drawing of a proposed pedestrian mall on Granville Street looking south from about Dunsmuir Street. Shows pedestrians, the Vancouver Block, Birks Building, Hudson's Bay Building, shops, an outdoor café and a merry-go-round.

Commercial study (April 1961) : Fourth Avenue (Arbutus to Balsam) -- Yew Street (4th Avenue to Broadway) : period of erection

Map is a plan of the area bounded by Balsam Street, 3rd Avenue, Arbutus Street and Broadway, showing streets, blocks, lots and legal descriptions. Lots along Fourth Avenue are hand coloured to indicate the period of erection of the structures upon them. Also indicated are those buildings over one storey in height and buildings contructed of masonry. Plan is labelled " K, 1961 April, 3942B, small."

Commercial study (April 1961) : Fourth Avenue (Arbutus to Balsam) -- Yew Street (4th Avenue to Broadway) : land use

Map is a plan of the area bounded by Balsam Street, 3rd Avenue, Arbutus Street and Broadway, showing streets, blocks and some buildings. Structures are indicated on the plan for Yew Street between Fourth Avenue and Broadway and for Fourth Avenue, between Balsam and Arbutus Street. Structures are hand coloured to indicate land use, such as single family dwellings or business offices. Plan is labelled " K, 1961 April, 3941B, small."

Government precinct : major land ownerships

Map is a plan of the area bounded by Oak Street, Broadway, Yukon Street and Sixteenth Avenue, showing streets, blocks, lots and legal descriptions. Map is hand coloured to show property owned by the City, Vancouver General Hospital, the Province of British Columbia, the B.C. Cancer Institute, and private owners within the 'Government Precinct' boundaries. Indicated are the locations of King Edward High School, Vancouver General Hospital, the Model School, Provincial Government building, City Hall, and a Refuge Home. Plan is labelled "G : 1960 March, 320-6A, Gov't Precinct 1957."

Stanley Park

Item is a map showing roads, trails, walkways, parking lots, buildings, shorelines, creeks, and swamps in Stanley Park.

West End local area

Item is a map showing streets, building footprints, number of storeys, and street codes according to a system adopted by the Engineering Department in the mid-1960s.

West End

Item is a map showing streets, building footprints, number of storeys, topographic contour lines, and street codes according to a system adopted by the Engineering Department in the mid-1960s.

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