Vancouver Heritage Commercial Architecture Photos

Downtown Vancouver still retains some heritage commercial buildings among the many modern skyscrapers.

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Old Post Office & Federal Building. Vancouver, BC.Old Post Office Building. Vancouver, BC.Clock tower of Old Post Office with clocks by John Smith & Sons, Derby, England. Vancouver, BC.View along Hornby Street to Canada Place & Terminal City Club Tower. Vancouver, BC.
Old Post Office & Federal Building (1937) (8 floors) (715 West Hastings St.). Vancouver, BC. Architect: Henriquez Partners Architects.Old Post Office Building (1910) (7 floors) (West Hastings St. at Granville). Vancouver, BC. Style: Neo-Baroque. Architect: Henriquez Partners Architects.Clock tower of Old Post Office with clocks (1909) by John Smith & Sons, Derby, England. Vancouver, BC.View along Hornby Street to Canada Place & Terminal City Club Tower. Vancouver, BC.
Rogers Building. Vancouver, BC.Henry Birks & Sons. Vancouver, BC.Royal Bank & Birks Buildings. Vancouver, BC.Royal Bank Building. Vancouver, BC.
Rogers Building (1912) (10 floors) (470 Granville St.). Vancouver, BC. Architect: Gould & Champney.Henry Birks & Sons (c1908) (698 West Hastings St.). Vancouver, BC.Royal Bank & Birks Buildings. Vancouver, BC.Royal Bank Building (1931) (18 floors) (675 West Hastings St.). Vancouver, BC. Architect: Blewett Dodd Architecture.
Royal Bank Building entrance canopy. Vancouver, BC.Royal Bank Building carved entrance arch. Vancouver, BC.Royal Bank Building & Harbour Centre. Vancouver, BC.Vancouver Block. Vancouver, BC.
Royal Bank Building entrance canopy. Vancouver, BC.Royal Bank Building carved entrance arch. Vancouver, BC.Royal Bank Building & Harbour Centre. Vancouver, BC.Vancouver Block (1912) (16 floors) (736 Granville St.). Vancouver, BC. Architect: Parr & Fee.
Hudson's Bay Company. Vancouver, BC.Old Stock Exchange [aka Crown Trust building]. Vancouver, BC.Facade of Old Stock Exchange. Vancouver, BC.Terra cotta details of Old Stock Exchange. Vancouver, BC.
Hudson's Bay Company (1949) (7 floors) (640 Granville St.). Vancouver, BC. Architect: Burke, Horwood & White.Old Stock Exchange (1929) (11 floors) (475 Howe St.) [aka Crown Trust building]. Vancouver, BC. Architect: Townley & Matheson.Facade of Old Stock Exchange. Vancouver, BC.Terra cotta details of Old Stock Exchange. Vancouver, BC.
Details over entrance of Old Stock Exchange. Vancouver, BC.Crown details of Old Stock Exchange. Vancouver, BC.Art Deco-style dancing woman on Granville Cinema [aka Empire Theatre]. Vancouver, BC.Orpheum Theatre now Vancouver Symphony concert hall. Vancouver, BC.
Details over entrance of Old Stock Exchange. Vancouver, BC.Crown details of Old Stock Exchange. Vancouver, BC.Art Deco-style dancing woman on Granville Cinema [aka Empire Theatre] (855 Granville St.). Vancouver, BC.Orpheum Theatre (1927) (884 Granville St.) now Vancouver Symphony concert hall. Vancouver, BC. Architect: B. Marcus Priteca & Frederick J. Peters.
Medallion with Indian face on heritage building near Art Museum. Vancouver, BC.Small shops along Robson St. Vancouver, BC.Shops on Robson St. with skyscrapers beyond. Vancouver, BC.Italianate heritage building. Vancouver, BC.
Medallion with Indian face on heritage building near Art Museum. Vancouver, BC.Small shops along Robson St. Vancouver, BC.Shops on Robson St. with skyscrapers beyond. Vancouver, BC.Italianate heritage building (1087 Robson St.). Vancouver, BC.
Italianate heritage block at Robson & Thurlow Sts. Vancouver, BC.Marine Building. Vancouver, BC.Hotel Vancouver. Vancouver, BC.Christ Church Cathedral park with Cathedral Place & Hotel Vancouver. Vancouver, BC.
Italianate heritage block at Robson & Thurlow Sts. Vancouver, BC.Marine Building (1930) (21 floors) (355 Burrard St.). Vancouver, BC. Style: Art Deco. Architect: McCarter & Nairne. Hotel Vancouver (1939) (17 floors) (900 West Georgia St.) (former Hotel British Columbia). Vancouver, BC. Style: Chateau. Architect: Archibald & Schofield. Christ Church Cathedral park with Cathedral Place & Hotel Vancouver. Vancouver, BC.
Christ Church Cathedral. Vancouver, BC.Stonework facade of Christ Church Cathedral. Vancouver, BC.Christ Church Cathedral park. Vancouver, BC.One Wall Centre over St. Andrew's-Wesley Church by Twizell & Twizell. Vancouver, BC.
Christ Church Cathedral (1895) (690 Burrard St.). Vancouver, BC. Style: Gothic Revival. Architect: Charles Osborn Wickenden.Stonework facade of Christ Church Cathedral. Vancouver, BC.Christ Church Cathedral park. Vancouver, BC.One Wall Centre over St. Andrew's-Wesley Church (1933) (1012 Nelson St.) by Twizell & Twizell. Vancouver, BC.
Holy Rosary Cathedral from Harbour Centre observation deck. Vancouver, BC.Gastown at Powell & Alexander Sts. with Dunn, Captain French & Europe Hotel buildings. Vancouver, BC.Canadian Pacific Rail Station & buildings on edge of Gastown. Vancouver, BC.Dominion Trust Building. Vancouver, BC.
Holy Rosary Cathedral (1899) (646 Richards St.) from Harbour Centre observation deck. Vancouver, BC. Architect: Julian & Williams.Gastown at Powell & Alexander Sts. with Dunn, Captain French & Europe Hotel buildings. Vancouver, BC. Canadian Pacific Rail Station & buildings on edge of Gastown. Vancouver, BC. Dominion Trust Building (1910) (13 floors) (207 W. Hastings St.). Vancouver, BC. Architect: J.S. Helyer & Son.
Sun Tower. Vancouver, BC.Heritage mansion on West Cordova at Hornby Sts. Vancouver, BC.Heritage mansion & AXA Place. Vancouver, BC.Vancouver Art Gallery ringed by highrise buildings. Vancouver, BC.
Sun Tower (1912) (17 floors) (100 W. Pender St.) (former World Newspaper). Vancouver, BC. Style: Beaux Arts. Architect: Willima T. Whiteway. Heritage mansion on West Cordova at Hornby Sts. Vancouver, BC. Heritage mansion (Cordova & Hornby) & AXA Place. Vancouver, BC.Vancouver Art Gallery ringed by highrise buildings. Vancouver, BC.
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