Excellent stuff!
I was going to post some more of the 100 block of west Hastings but before I could post all the pics I pressed the wrong button and it all went away
For another day, I suppose.
Anyway, here's another building I forgot about, the Flack Block, built in 1898. Again, I'll use then and now photos, starting with the oldest.
1909:
Flack Block from Victory Square - 1909/2011 by
entheos_fog, on Flickr
1939. Note the archway, soon to be removed, plus the cornice:
1947. Work is being done to 'modernize' the building:
Flack Block - 1947/2010 by
entheos_fog, on Flickr
1969. Archway and cornice are gone in this photo:
Flack Block - 1969/2009 by
entheos_fog, on Flickr
It looked similar to this 1971 photo up until its restoration a few years ago:
Flack Block - 1971/2012 by
entheos_fog, on Flickr
Replicated archway (ignore the graffiti):
Flack Block Entrance by
entheos_fog, on Flickr
Detail:
Flack Block Detail by
entheos_fog, on Flickr