Category Archives: homes/apts/condos
800 Keefer
The home at 800 Keefer has stood for many years. About 125, in fact! During its time, there have been many occupants of the place: residence dwellers, businesses, and artisans. There have been several owners, and even more tenants over … Continue reading
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Tagged 800 Keefer, A. Cymbiuk, Adam Jack, bc, Black Cat - Fred Herzog, Captain Paul Zellinsky, Edward Constable, George W Maynard, Hawks, history, J. Johnson, John Waite, Lucien Zanon, Montreal Bakery, Paneficio Group, Pong C. Quan, vancouver, Willibald Tafferner, Willy’s bakery, Yuen Gow
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The Home of Photographer S. J. Thompson (1275 Haro)
Stephen Joseph Thompson (1864-1929) was a fine early Vancouver photographer – arguably the best early B.C. landscape photographer. Eve Lazarus has written a piece about Thompson’s life and career here. This post is less about Thompson than it is about … Continue reading
The Shack
There was a time, evidently, in Vancouver’s distant past, when office space wasn’t at a premium in the downtown core. The building shown above was developed by and named in honour of A. G. Ferguson in late 1888. When I … Continue reading
Posted in Charles S. Bailey, homes/apts/condos
Tagged 1889, 419 Richards, A. G. Ferguson buiding, bc, history, The Shack, vancouver
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Early ‘Brief Lives’ of Richmond Apts
This post offers brief glimpses into the lives of a few early tenants who lived in Richmond Apartments at the NW corner of Robson and Hornby streets.∞ The Richmond block was built in 1910 (ready for occupation in 1911), just … Continue reading
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Tagged 777 Hornby, Aubrey's 'Brief Lives', bc, Canadian Pacific Steamships, Capilano Suspension Bridge, Eldon Sidney Hilliard Winn, Eugene Wideman, Fred James, George H. Hill, Henri Aubeneau, history, Hotel Vancouver, Lucien Draize, manhattan apartments, Old Age Pensions Act, richmond apartments, robson and hornby, Social Welfare Commission, vancouver, WCB, William Alvin Randle
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Another Controversial Subject: Vancouver Housing
Traffic congestion and inadequate housing are subjects which are revisited regularly in Vancouver. The previous post was a look at how the City tried to persuade residents not to be ‘Traffic Peakers’ in the 1940s. This post is a reproduction of … Continue reading
Early Development of 1000 Block Georgia Street
A Very Modest Undertaking (Telfords) A building permit was issued to the Telford brothers in 1912 to build an apartment block at 1018 Georgia Street (architect was W. M. Dodd & Co.). According to the permit, it would be a 10-storey structure made … Continue reading
Posted in aerial photo, churches, homes/apts/condos, stuart thomson
Tagged Georgia Court, history, ritz hotel, St Julien Apartment-Hotel, Telford, vancouver
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Hycroft Towers Service Station
This is an early 1950s image of Hycroft Towers at the SE corner of Granville and Marpole Ave. Hycroft Towers was originally the “kitchen garden” of Hycroft Manor (which today is across Marpole Ave from HT). It isn’t clear to me how long … Continue reading
Posted in Artray, homes/apts/condos, street scenes
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When the Subject was Not Human
Although one might be tempted to identify the humans in this photograph as the principal subjects, I don’t think that is the case. It seems more likely to me that the prime subject of this image is the huge living … Continue reading
Posted in homes/apts/condos, interiors, people
Tagged 1940s, Don Coltman, home, Mrs. C.J. McIntosh
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Vancouver As It Was: A Photo-Historical Journey 