Historic Vancouver Photos - Page 21

osirisboy · #**401** Posted **Sep 22, 2012, 9:48 PM**

its too bad it didnt take down the building beside it

Dave2 · #**402** Posted **Sep 23, 2012, 7:03 AM**

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Originally Posted by SpongeG

you never knew what? the YWCA? i remember when it got demolished it wasn't that long ago really (1997)

Dunsmuir Street, one way... eastbound!

Klazu · #**403** Posted **Sep 23, 2012, 4:21 PM**

That YWCA must have been the ugliest building in all Downtown at that time. Just hideous! So is it Bentall 5 that is standing on this same lot today?

osirisboy · #**404** Posted **Sep 23, 2012, 6:30 PM**

Ok there drama boy. Bental 5 is hideos? It's one thing to not particularly for it but if you think that's hideos you must think everything sucks

whatnext · #**405** Posted **Sep 23, 2012, 9:10 PM**

Yep, that blowed up real good.

Funny, I don't remember that YWCA building at all.

Klazu · #**406** Posted **Sep 23, 2012, 9:11 PM**

@osirisboy: Please read my post once more. I think YWCA was hideous, not Bentall 5.

SpongeG · #**407** Posted **Sep 23, 2012, 9:17 PM**

cactus club and the plaza part of bental 5 sits where the YWCA building sat - where the tower part is now was a lower part of the building and parking if i can remember, used to stand there to catch the busses back to coquitlam for many years

Dave2 · #**408** Posted **Sep 23, 2012, 10:24 PM**

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Originally Posted by SpongeG

cactus club and the plaza part of bental 5 sits where the YWCA building sat - where the tower part is now was a lower part of the building and parking if i can remember, used to stand there to catch the busses back to coquitlam for many years

Burrard & Dunsmuir. The info page gives the date as sometime between 1980 and 1997. The Park Place construction should narrow that down considerably. 1981 perhaps? http://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/u...4dc-A42919.jpg

Dave2 · #**409** Posted **Sep 23, 2012, 10:28 PM**

Looking westbound.. Note Discovery Square pre Skytrain http://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/u...ee9-A42921.jpg

osirisboy · #**410** Posted **Sep 23, 2012, 11:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by Klazu

@osirisboy: Please read my post once more. I think YWCA was hideous, not Bentall 5.

haah im so sorry about that. I didnt see the it in your post

entheosfog · #**411** Posted **Sep 26, 2012, 5:17 AM**

I absolutely love the detail you can see in the Vancouver Archives scans they have on there now, like this one, Dunsmuir and Richards, NE corner (1940s):

Here's the link to the original file location, and you can zoom in on the photographs:
http://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/u...bad-A13597.jpg
CVA 1184-3280

Dave2 · #**412** Posted **Sep 29, 2012, 7:26 AM**

Can anyone identify a building in this 1962 photo?

http://flic.kr/p/4FuRib

Mouse to the tagged Ailsa Lodge (1020 Melvile). To the right is a red peaked roof, behind is a 9 story buiding. Name? Still standing?

The four story building with the awnings at the left rear of the Ailsa was "The Melville", N/E corner of Melville & Thurlow. In 1966 The Melville gained a few extra floors. At the right Bentall 1 is under contruction.

http://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/u...03e-A58798.jpg

15 years later, The Mellvile is gone, replaced by Bentall 4

http://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/u...5da-A75153.jpg

Dave2 · #**413** Posted **Sep 29, 2012, 7:40 AM**

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Originally Posted by entheosfog

I absolutely love the detail you can see in the Vancouver Archives scans they have on there now, like this one, Dunsmuir and Richards, NE corner (1940s):

Here's the link to the original file location, and you can zoom in on the photographs:
http://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/u...bad-A13597.jpg
CVA 1184-3280

The detail is indeed amazing. July 2 1937. 1143 Davie is on fire. Zoom in and you can see a 'for sale' sign

http://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/u...90e-A01559.jpg

Pretty sure the house next door is the Gurkha Kitchen / Davie Flowers today http://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/u...1af-A01558.jpg

Dave2 · #**414** Posted **Sep 29, 2012, 7:56 AM**

Two last Davie Street scenes.

The Capitola Pharmacy c. 1924. Currently Macintosh Grocery. The Davie frontage is now storefronts.
http://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/u...038-A08938.jpg

Davie & Burrard 1958. Cunninghams et al is now the Esso Station, but the Embassy Ballroom, (Dante's Inferno, Retinal Circus, Crazy Horse. The Rock Palace, Chances, Celebrites) still offers Modern Dancing every night. http://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/u...7f3-A25004.jpg

osirisboy · #**415** Posted **Sep 29, 2012, 6:16 PM**

wow the pic of davie and burrard is cool, pretty unfortunate whats there now. the house beside it would have made for a cool restaurant with a patio in the front which is common to see back east but I dont really see that often here.

Dave2 · #**416** Posted **Sep 30, 2012, 8:45 AM**

A lot of detail in this 1921 view of the northside of Georgia & Granville. On the right is the previous Hudson Bay. Farther north is "Don't Argue" Tobacconist mentioned in today's Sun http://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/u...9b9-A37390.jpg

1933, Don't Argue has moved to the NW corner, the signposts now has "Airport" as a destination. http://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/u...cbc-A18401.jpg

1972. Coming soon Pacific Centre phase 2
http://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/u...10-006.202.jpg

190? http://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/u...9b1-A37043.jpg

osirisboy · #**417** Posted **Sep 30, 2012, 3:11 PM**

thats fantastic, the last one is great!

Alex Mackinnon · #**418** Posted **Sep 30, 2012, 11:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by Dave2

A lot of detail in this 1921 view of the northside of Georgia & Granville. On the right is the previous Hudson Bay. Farther north is "Don't Argue" Tobacconist mentioned in today's Sun http://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/u...9b9-A37390.jpg

1933, Don't Argue has moved to the NW corner, the signposts now has "Airport" as a destination. http://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/u...cbc-A18401.jpg

1972. Coming soon Pacific Centre phase 2
http://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/u...10-006.202.jpg

190? http://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/u...9b1-A37043.jpg

Have you seen any looking more at Howe and Georgia? My grandfathers family business used to be on that corner until Pacific Centre bumped them in the 70s. The store was the New York Fur Co. I think it should be right beside that Norman G Cull sign.

entheosfog · #**419** Posted **Oct 1, 2012, 4:15 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex Mackinnon

Have you seen any looking more at Howe and Georgia? My grandfathers family business used to be on that corner until Pacific Centre bumped them in the 70s. The store was the New York Fur Co. I think it should be right beside that Norman G Cull sign.

Although you can't really see the business in this photo, you cans sort of see the 'fur' in the sign, just to the right of the back of the car. And it's a super cool photo:

http://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/u...b12-A20251.jpg

And I thought this was a very interesting photo, I think looking at the SE corner of Georgia and Howe in 1969:

http://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/u...10-006.091.jpg

Dave2 · #**420** Posted **Oct 3, 2012, 5:11 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex Mackinnon

Have you seen any looking more at Howe and Georgia? My grandfathers family business used to be on that corner until Pacific Centre bumped them in the 70s. The store was the New York Fur Co. I think it should be right beside that Norman G Cull sign.

There is a House of Furs in this January 9 1972 photo (click link for large size)

http://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/u...dcf-A21624.jpg