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City of Vancouver Archives technical and cartographic drawing collection Vancouver (B.C.) Streets
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Dial map of Greater Vancouver and suburbs

Part contains a street map of Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, West Vancouver and North Vancouver showing block numbers, street car, bus, and railway lines, parks and hospitals. Map includes two dials (a numbered circle, a paper indicator, a grid of block numbers and a street index used to find locations). A small inset map shows the Capitol Hill/Scenic Park area of Burnaby in greater detail.

Indexed map of Greater Vancouver

Item is a promotional brochure for Bekins Moving and Storage Co. Ltd. The front side of the unfolded brochure includes illustrations, a street index, and a map of the company's services are for inter-city moves. The back side of the sheet shows a street map of Vancouver with concentric circles centred on the company's downtown office, showing distances in miles.

City of Vancouver

Item is a copy of sections of a November 1889 fire insurance map that have been pieced together. Includes the area between Seymour and Dunlevy Streets, from the south shore of the Burrard Inlet to Keefer Street. Map shows Chinatown, part of False Creek, and buildings and their uses (commercial, residential, industrial). The name of the business, business owner, or type of business is noted for most commercial and industrial buildings.

Vancouver, B.C. Plan showing location of water pipes, hydrants, etc. [Hastings Sunrise]

Item is a map showing the location of water pipes and hydrants for the area from Kamloops Street to Kootenay Street and Fourteenth Avenue to Government Road (29th Avenue). Pipes and hydrants are indicated in red ink. Base map is a portion of a larger map.

Vancouver (B.C.). Water Works Department

Proposed Raymur Ave. [Avenue] Trunk Sewer diverting sewage from False Creek reclaimed area

Map shows the proposed Raymur Avenue Trunk Sewer to divert sewage away from the False Creek reclaimed area. It includes the area from Main Street to Clark Drive and from Alexander Street to Seventh Avenue. Streets and blocks are shown. The map was heavily annotated between 1936 and 1941, and a preliminary pumping layout to Clark Drive was added in December 1936. Also indicated are the locations of sewers, pumps, drainage and elevations; the Canadian National Railway (C.N.R.) Station, lines, industrial sites and proposed roadways; the Great Northern Railway (G.N.R.) Station and lines; a proposed rail yard; and the City Dump.

Proposed Raymur Ave. [Avenue] Trunk Sewer diverting sewage from False Creek reclaimed area

Map shows the proposed Raymur Avenue Trunk Sewer to divert sewage away from the False Creek reclaimed area. It includes the area from Main Street to Clark Drive and from Alexander Street to Seventh Avenue. Streets and blocks are shown. The map is annotated in ink and pencil with regard to top and bottom fill and water levels. A pencil diagram of the pump at Parker Street has been drawn at the top of the map. Also indicated are the locations of pumps; the Canadian National Railway (C.N.R.) Station, lines, industrial sites and proposed roadways; the Great Northern Railway (G.N.R.) Station and lines; and the City Dump.

Proposed Raymur Ave. [Avenue] Trunk Sewer diverting sewage from False Creek reclaimed area

Map shows the proposed Raymur Avenue Trunk Sewer to divert sewage away from the False Creek reclaimed area. It includes the area from Main Street to Clark Drive and from Alexander Street to Seventh Avenue. Streets and blocks are shown. The map is heavily annotated in ink and pencil to 1936. Indicated on the map are the locations of pumps, sewers, drains, and elevations; the Canadian National Railway (C.N.R.) Station, lines, industrial sites and proposed roadways; the Great Northern Railway (G.N.R.) Station and lines; a proposed rail yard; and the City Dump. Also noted is the water consumption of various companies in the area.

Vancouver, British Columbia : northerly portion, former City of Vancouver : major street plan

Item is a map which has been removed from a copy of the report "A plan for the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, including Point Grey and South Vancouver and a general plan of the region", commissioned by the Vancouver Town Planning Commission from the planning consultants Harland Bartholomew & Associates.

The map shows the existing and proposed revisions to the major street plan in the northern portion of Vancouver. The map also shows present street widths, lines of vehicles and roadway widths versus proposed street widths, lines of vehicles and roadway widths.

Harland Bartholomew and Associates

Vancouver, British Columbia, south-easterly portion, formerly South Vancouver : major street plan

Item is a map which has been removed from a copy of the report "A plan for the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, including Point Grey and South Vancouver and a general plan of the region", commissioned by the Vancouver Town Planning Commission from the planning consultants Harland Bartholomew & Associates.

The map shows major streets of sufficient width, major streets to be widened, new major street connections, present street widths, present lines of vehicles, present roadway widths, proposed street widths, proposed lines of vehicles, proposed roadway widths and pleasure drives in the area of the former Municipality of South Vancouver.

Harland Bartholomew and Associates

Vancouver, British Columbia : south-westerly portion, formerly Point Grey : major street plan

Item is a map which has been removed from a copy of the report "A plan for the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, including Point Grey and South Vancouver and a general plan of the region", commissioned by the Vancouver Town Planning Commission from the planning consultants Harland Bartholomew & Associates.

The map shows existing and proposed additions to the major street plan in part of the city that is the former Municipality of Point Grey. The map also shows present street widths, lines of vehicles and roadway widths versus proposed street widths, lines of vehicles and roadway widths.

Harland Bartholomew and Associates

B.C. Electric guide to Greater Vancouver : Richmond transit system, downtown Vancouver transit system, street index, and general information

Part contains maps of the Richmond and downtown Vancouver transit systems, a street index to the Greater Vancouver map on the other side of the sheet, information on B.C. Electric transit routes, and general tourist information.

Metropolitan areas of Vancouver and Victoria, B.C. road map

Item is road map designed to be folded into a pamphlet and containing three maps showing streets in Greater Vancouver, major roads from the North Shore to Bellingham, Washington, and major roads in and around Victoria. Item also includes information about traffic rules in Vancouver and the use of the imperial gallon in British Columbia.

Dial map of Greater Vancouver

Part contains a street map of Vancouver showing streets, block numbers, bus routes, railway lines, boundaries, private roads and hospitals. The map includes a dial (a numbered circle, a paper indicator, a grid of block numbers and a street index used to find locations in Vancouver). A small inset shows the streets surrounding Queen Elizabeth Park, which are obscured on the main map where the indicator is attached.

Sectional map and street directory of Vancouver : Dial map of the city of Vancouver including adjacent municipalities

Item is a street map showing Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, West Vancouver, and North Vancouver on one side and the Lower Mainland from Vancouver to Chilliwack on the other. Item includes lists of businesses, schools, public buildings, hospitals, bathing beaches, fire halls, and golf and country clubs, as well as text advertising the products and services of the Dominion Map and Blueprint Company.

Dial map of Greater Vancouver and suburbs

Part contains a street map of Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, West Vancouver and North Vancouver showing block numbers, street car, bus, and railway lines, parks and hospitals. Map includes two dials (a numbered circle, a paper indicator, a grid of block numbers and a street index used to find locations). A small inset map shows the Capitol Hill/Scenic Park area of Burnaby in greater detail.

Town-site of Hastings

Map shows Hastings Town-site, Granville Town-site, Burnaby, and the City of New Westminster. Map also shows the Road from Granville and the False Creek Trail, as well as the names of places and soil types found along these roads. Other places and structures noted include Burrard Inlet, Coal Harbour (Coal Harbor on map), False Creek, False Creek Bridge, Burnaby Lake, Fraser River, New Westminster and Burrard Inlet Road, Douglas Road, Edinburgh Street, Columbia Street, Richards Street, and the New Westminster Cemetery. Two notes on map read "Plan to accompany Report of 1st May 1883, Joseph Hunter" and "Memo: Mr. Ross will place [?] this map to the [Engs.] Office Victoria [?]." 14T3 Roads & Trails is printed on the side of the map.

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