City of Vancouver Archives

[Colonial Theatre - Granville Street]

AM1135-: cva 1135-46
Item
[1957]

Part of William Eadington Graham fonds

[Colonial Theatre - Granville Street]

AM1135-: cva 1135-10
Item
1977

Part of William Eadington Graham fonds

[The Woodward's Department store beacon]

AM54-S4-: Van Sc P114
Item
[ca. 1938]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Woodward's "W" sign on the top of the building.

Vancouver By Night

Part of City of Vancouver Archives sound recording and moving image collection

Item is a documentary film documenting downtown Vancouver at night and is mostly made up of footage of neon and illuminated electric signs on Granville Street and in Chinatown. The film documents Granville Street at night, with crowds on the sidewalks and many illuminated electric signs visible, including those of the Orpheum, Vogue, and Odeon theatres. Also included is footage of a lighted fountain, the Hudson's Bay Company Building, and traffic signals. The film also documents the neon signs of a numerous restaurants and businesses in Chinatown, including the Marco Polo Restaurant, Ho Ho Chop Suey, the South Seas, Cathay Importers Company Limited, Ho Inn Chop Suey, Ming's, Asia Garden, and Loon Foon Kwok restaurant.

[Illuminated sign for Cascade Beer, located on top of Regent Hotel on East Hastings Street]

AM54-S4-: LGN 999
Item
[191-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph also shows Pantages Theatre, and various businesses on the block.

[Illuminated sign for Cascade Beer, located on top of commercial buildings at Granville and Cordova Streets]

AM54-S4-: LGN 998
Item
[191-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Illuminated sign for President Suspenders, located on top of commercial building on Hastings Street between Carrall and Columbia Streets]

AM54-S4-: LGN 997
Item
[191-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Illuminated sign for coffee and tea at Kelly Douglas and Co. Ltd. at Hastings and Richards Streets]

AM54-S4-: LGN 996
Item
[191-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Illuminated sign of the Bijou Theatre, 333 Carrall Street]

AM54-S4-: LGN 995
Item
[1913?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Electric sign for the Trocadero Grill]

AM54-S4-: LGN 1271
Item
2 Apr. 1914

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows sign, storefronts, and pedestrians on sidewalk.

[Illuminated sign for Grandview Hotel Bar]

AM54-S4-: LGN 1185.7
Item
[191-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Illuminated sign for Hotel Ansonia]

AM54-S4-: LGN 1185.6
Item
[191-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Illuminated sign for Patricia Lodge Private Hotel]

AM54-S4-: LGN 1185.5
Item
[191-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Illuminated sigs for Cambie Rooms]

AM54-S4-: LGN 1185.4
Item
[191-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Illuminated sign for Hotel Abbotsford Cafe]

AM54-S4-: LGN 1185.2
Item
[191-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[Illuminated Tetley's Tea sign over ice cream parlour and tea room]

AM54-S4-: LGN 1185.1
Item
[191-?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

[View of illuminated signs on Hastings Street, looking east from Abbott Street]

AM54-S4-: LGN 1017
Item
19 Apr. 1914

Part of Major Matthews collection

Signs for "Palace Hotel", "Allen's Cafe", "Stark's Glasgow House Carpets", "Rex Theatre", "Hotel Regent", "Cascade Beer", "Regal Theatre" and "Marshall Optical" are visible.

[Southern view of West Boulevard from 39th Avenue]

AM54-S4-: Dist P105.1
Item
July 18, 1952

Part of Major Matthews collection

Photograph shows Morley Smith Motors Ltd.

Maitland & Maitland, Dr. Douglas, dentist, neon sign at corner of Richards and Hastings

AM1535-: CVA 99-7349
Item
Sep. 3, 1938

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