vancouver public library
the first truly 'central branch', the vancouver public library building at robson and burrard was constructed in 1956 and massively repurposed (ie. mostly demolished and rebuilt) in 1995 as the bctv/virgin building. for all its 'international style' soullessness, it's nonetheless noteworthy, if only because it brought tens of thousands of culture patrons to this most commercial of intersections.
