City of Vancouver Archives

[View of Vancouver, looking northeast from the steeple of the Holy Rosary Church]

AM54-S4-: SGN 429
Item
[1900?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

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

[View of Hastings Street, looking west from the roof of the Bank of British North America building at Richards Street]

AM54-S4-: LGN 694
Item
[189-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

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

[View of downtown Vancouver looking northeast from the roof of the Baptist Church at Burrard and Nelson]

AM54-S4-: Van Sc N61.2
Item
[between 1925 and 1927]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows houses and apartment buildings in the West End, the courthouse, Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver Block and other buildings in the downtown area.

[View of Vancouver looking northwest from the Bekins Building]

AM54-S4-: Van Sc N62
Item
[192-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[View of downtown Vancouver looking northeast from the roof of the Baptist Church at Burrard and Nelson]

AM54-S4-: Van Sc N63
Item
[ca. 1929]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows houses and apartment buildings in the West End, courthouse, Hotel Vancouver, the Vancouver Block, Georgia Medical-Dental building and other buildings in the downtown area.

[View of Vancouver and the North Shore mountains looking north from Little Mountain]

AM54-S4-: Van Sc N75
Item
[1934]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[View of Sir William Dawson school and Downtown Vancouver taken from the B.C. Hydro building looking south]

AM54-S4-: Sch N126
Item
[ca. 1972]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the school, St. Paul's Hospital, view of the West End, the Burrard St. Bridge and the Granville St. Bridge.

[View from top of Vancouver block looking north along Granville Street]

AM54-S4-1-M-11-: M-11-83
Item
[ca. 1911]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Aerial view of Vancouver looking east]

AM54-S4-: Air P81.2
Item
1956

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the waterfront along Burrard Inlet, Downtown, West End, Pender Street, West Georgia Street and Robson Street.

[View of Georgia Street looking east from Broughton Street]

AM54-S4-: Air P91
Item
1960

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows Clarke Simpkins car dealership (1300 block West Georgia), Felix Apartments (610 Jervis Street), Lancaster Apartments (621 Jervis), Imperial Oil Building (1281 West Georgia), and the Rixon Court Apartments and Coffee Shop (720 Jervis Street)

[Aerial view of Vancouver looking north]

AM54-S4-: Air P92
Item
Aug. 6, 1957

Part of Major Matthews collection

Oblique view. Photograph shows Fairview R.C.A.F. Equipment Depot, False Creek, Burrard Bridge, C.P.R. Kitsilano Trestle, Granville (Street) Bridge, Granville Island, the West End, Downtown and Burrard Inlet.

[Aerial view of Downtown looking west from Granville Street]

AM54-S4-: Air P93
Item
1960

Part of Major Matthews collection

Oblique view. Photograph shows Court house building and grounds, Hotel Vancouver, Georgia Medical Dental Building, Vancouver Public Library and Coal Harbour.

Vancouver from the air looking north from over Little Mountain

AM54-S4-: Air P98
Item
Sept. 26, 1960

Part of Major Matthews collection

Oblique view. Photograph shows Fairview, False Creek, R.C.A.F. Equipment Depot, Granville Island, Burrard Bridge, Granville (Street) Bridge, Downtown, West End, Stanley Park, Vancouver General Hospital, First Narrows and Burrard Inlet.

[Oblique view of downtown Vancouver in a north-west direction]

AM54-S4-: Air P101.3
Item
[between 1940 and 1948]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows north shore mountains, Stanley Park, Coal Harbour and such buildings as Marine Building, Hotel Vancouver #2 and #3.

[Aerial view looking south-east from Georgia and Richards Streets]

AM54-S4-: Air P106.1
Item
[195-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Oblique view. Photograph shows Beatty Street Armoury, houses and buildings in Yaletown and False Creek.

[Aerial view Downtown Vancouver and Coal Harbour]

AM54-S4-: Air P106.4
Item
1956

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the Post Office under construction.

[View of downtown Vancouver looking west]

AM54-S4-: Air P106.6
Item
1942

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Birds eye view of Vancouver looking east from tower of Holy Rosary Church]

AM54-S4-: LP 103.3
Item
July 28, 1900

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the intersection of Hamilton Street and Pender Street. Prominent buildings are Victoria House (boarding), Inns of Court Building (423 Hamilton Street at West Hastings), Court House, Central School, Flack Block, Province Office and City Hospital.

Hastings Street, Vancouver [looking east from Seymour Street]

AM54-S4-: LP 148
Item
June 1887

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the Bank of Montreal (440 W. Hastings) and Bank of British Columbia (438 W. Hastings) building under construction.

[Bird's eye view] looking N.W. from City Hall roof

AM54-S4-: LP 283.2
Item
[ca. 1958]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the intersection of Cambie St. and West Broadway Ave., the mouth of False Creek, Burrard Bridge, Granville Bridge and C.P.R. yards

[View of Vancouver from Fairview]

AM54-S4-: LP 43
Item
[between 1932 and 1948]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows Hotel Vancouver (900 West Georgia), Marine Building, Hotel Vancouver (710 West Georgia), Vancouver Block, CPR Yards, Yaletown Warehouses, False Creek and Northshore Mountains

[Looking south on Granville Street from Hastings Street]

AM54-S4-: Str P211
Item
1903

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the McKinnin Block

[Aerial view of Vancouver showing West and North Vancouver in the distance]

AM54-S4-: Out P625
Item
1931

Part of Major Matthews collection

Oblique view showing hand-drawn Burrard, Kitsilano Trestle, Granville, Cambie Street and Lion's Gate Bridges, the causeway through Stanley Park and the street system of Capilano Estates

Vancouver B.C. [from the air looking east from West End]

AM54-S4-: Van Sc P7
Item
1931

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows buildings and houses along West Georgia Street and Pender Street.

[Aerial view looking north over Downtown]

AM54-S4-: Van Sc P68
Item
[ca. 1926]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Oblique view showing part of the West End, the north end of the Granville Street and C.P.R. Kitsilano Trestle bridges, log booms, industries and the waterfront of False Creek and the C.P.R. docks and Burrard Inlet in the background

[Aerial view looking northwest over Downtown]

AM54-S4-: Van Sc P134
Item
[ca. 1950]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Oblique view showing the Cambie Street Bridge, the Georgia Viaduct, Pier B-C, Stanley Park, Coal Harbour, the Lion's Gate Bridge and West Vancouver in the background

The Waterfront, Vancouver, B.C.

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-831
Item
[ca. 1929]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Panoramic view of Downtown from Brockton Point showing Pier A, the Customs Building and a gasoline barge and the Sun Tower, the Rogers Building, the Vancouver Block and the second Hotel Vancouver in the background

Birds-eye view of the north western portion of the business section

AM54-S4-1-M-11-: M-11-37
Item
[ca. 1910]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph is a sectional panorama photograph consisting of 3 photographs joined together to form a panorama. The left section shows the Pacific building on Hastings at Howe St. under construction, and the Post Office. The centre section shows the Canadian Bank of Commerce, Canada Life Building under construction, Spencers and MacDonald Coal. The right section shows the Dominion Trust building, Delmonico Hotel and the Pender Hotel.

Centre business section

AM54-S4-1-M-11-: M-11-40
Item
[191-]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph is a sectional panorama photograph consisting of 2 photographs joined together to form a panorama. The left section shows Homer Street at Hastings and Cordova and boats along the waterfront. The right section shows the O'Brien hall, the Dominion Building and the Carter-Cotton (Province Newspaper) building.

A section of Vancouver where the older buildings are being replaced by modern structures

AM54-S4-1-M-11-: M-11-43
Item
[190-]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph is a sectional panorama photograph comprised of 3 photographs joined together to form a panorama. The left section shows the old Court House, Carter-Cotton building, Province building, and horse carts along Hastings Street. The centre section shows the Henderson Building, W.R. Megaw Co. warehouse in old Drill shed and the Loo building. The right section shows C.B. Higginson Livery, Feed and Sale Stable, Stevenson Bros., Lotzkar Sheet metal Shop and other buildings.

[View of Granville Street looking north from Smithe Street]

AM54-S4-: Str N188
Item
[192-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows buildings and businesses in the 800 block Granville Street as well as the Capitol Theatre, second Hotel Vancouver and Vancouver Block.

West End from the air

AM54-S4-: Air P96
Item
Feb. 20, 1962

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Alberta Lumber Co. mill and pier at False Creek]

AM54-S4-3-: PAN N07
Item
16 June 1935

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph also shows the North Shore Mountains.

[View along Granville Street, looking north from the Hotel Vancouver]

AM54-S4-: SGN 19
Item
[1890?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[View of downtown Vancouver from Mount Pleasant]

AM54-S4-: SGN 28
Item
[1890?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

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

[Downtown Vancouver and Burrard Inlet, viewed from the Hotel Vancouver]

AM54-S4-: SGN 158
Item
[189-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

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

[View of downtown looking east from the Hotel Vancouver]

AM54-S4-: SGN 822
Item
[1898?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

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

[View of downtown along Granville Street, looking north from the Hotel Vancouver]

AM54-S4-: SGN 821
Item
[1898?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

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

[View of downtown along Howe Street, looking north from the roof of the Hotel Vancouver]

AM54-S4-: SGN 820
Item
[1898?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

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

[View of downtown, part of Stanley Park, and the North Shore mountains, looking northwest from Georgia and Hornby Streets]

AM54-S4-: SGN 819
Item
[1898?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

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

Vancouver from Hotel Vancouver

AM54-S4-: LGN 476
Item
[ca. 1890]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows downtown Vancouver, Burrard Inlet, and the North Shore mountains, looking north from either the Hotel Vancouver J.S. Matthews' notes with print or negative in Archives.

[View of rooftops and buildings northeast of Granville and Georgia Streets]

AM54-S4-: LGN 564
Item
[191-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[View of rooftops and buildings along Hastings and Cordova Streets, looking east from Cambie Street]

AM54-S4-: LGN 563
Item
[191-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[View of downtown buildings, Burrard Inlet and North Shore mountains, looking north from the roof of the Holy Rosary Cathedral at Richards and Dunsmuir Streets]

AM54-S4-: LGN 696
Item
[190-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

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

[View of downtown buildings and Burrard Inlet, looking north west from the roof of the Johnstone-Howe Block at the corner of Georgia and Granville Streets]

AM54-S4-: LGN 695
Item
[1901?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

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

Vancouver from C.P.R. Hotel

AM54-S4-: LGN 693
Item
[189-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

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

[View of Hudson's Bay Company building and other downtown buildings, looking east from roof of Hotel Vancouver]

AM54-S4-: LGN 699
Item
[1901?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

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

[Northwest view of Vancouver from Dunsmuir and Hornby Streets]

AM54-S4-: VLP 62
Item
1925

Part of Major Matthews collection

Panoramic view shows Deadman's Island, Brockton Point, Vancouver Rowing Club, Immigration building, C.P.R. Pier A, Y.W.C.A. Building, B.P.O.E. Clubrooms and the Metropolitan building.

[Aerial view of Downtown]

AM54-S4-2-: CVA 371-1217
Item
[195-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Oblique view showing Coal Harbour, Deadmans Island, Brockton Point and North Vancouver in the background

[Birdseye view of Vancouver looking west from tower of Holy Rosary Church]

AM54-S4-: LP 103.1.1
Item
July 28, 1900

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows the 600 block of Semour and the 600 block of Georgia Street. Photograph shows the Waverly Hotel (600 Georgia) [701 Seymour] Stanley Park Livery Stables (600 Georgia), Strathcona Block (618 Georgia), Vancouver Opera House (759 Granville), first Hotel Vancouver, Hudson's Bay Co. Building and Christ Church.

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