Vancouver Architectural Walking Tours Backgrounder

Overview The Architectural Institute of (AIBC) Walking Tours offer stunning perspectives of six neighbourhoods. For locals and tourists alike, these fun tours are a unique and engaging way to learn more about the history of British Columbia’s largest city.

Whether you’re looking to explore key Vancouver neighbourhoods or engage in an active and social learning opportunity suitable for all ages, the AIBC’s affordable and accessible Architectural Walking Tours are sure to heighten your appreciation of the built environment.

Architects and architectural technologists participating in the AIBC Architectural Walking Tours can earn one Non-core learning unit (LU) per hour.

The AIBC also considers requests to accommodate group tours at other times throughout the year, depending on tour guide availability. Please email your request to [email protected] or call (604) 683- 8588 ext. 329. A Range of Tours

Vancouver tours include , Chinatown, Downtown, Yaletown, the West End and Strathcona. Architectural Walking tour participants will experience: 1. Gastown: Explore how building scale and street layout offer clues to the expansion and relocation of the downtown centre from Gastown to its current location. See how heritage restoration and preservation guidelines and initiatives set up in the 1970s have transformed and renewed this historical part of Vancouver. This tour covers:

1. Edgett Building ...... 440 Cambie Street 2. Victory Square / The Cenotaph ...... Cambie Street at West Hastings (SW corner) 3. ...... 207 West Hastings Street 4. Flack Block ...... 163 West Hastings Street 5. Allstream Building ...... 175 Cordova Street 6. J.W. Horne Block ...... 309 Cordova Street 7. Canadian Pacific Railway Station ...... 601 Cordova Street 8. Granville Square ...... 200 9. Holland Block...... 345 Water Street 10. The Landing...... 375 Water Street 11. Hudson House ...... 321 Water Street 12. Gastown Steam Clock ...... Water street at Cambie Street (NW corner) 13. Edward Hotel ...... 300 Water Street 14. Leckie Building ...... 170 Water Street or 200 Cambie Street 15. Gaslight Square ...... 131 Water Street 16. Dominion Hotel ...... 210 Abbott Street 17. John Fluvog Store ...... 65 Water Street 18. Alhambra Hotel ...... 203 Carrall street or 2 Water Street 19. Jack Deighton Statue “Gassy Jack”: Intersection of Carrall, Powell, Water and Alexander Streets 20. ...... 43 Powell Street 21. Gaoler’s Mews ...... 2-12 Gaoler’s Mews or 203 Carrall Street 22. Blood Alley Square ...... Blood Alley 23. Lonsdale Block ...... 8 West Cordova Street 24. Woodwards...... 111 West Hastings Street

2. Chinatown: Stroll market streets, taking in retail, commercial and residential structures built by some of the founding merchants of this historic district. This tour includes:

1. Vancouver Sun Building ...... 128 West Pender Street 2. International Village ...... 88 West Pender Street 3. Millennium Gate ...... Corner of West Pender Street and Taylor Street 4. Shanghai Alley 5. Sam Kee Building ...... 2 West Pender Street 6. Chinese Free Mason’s Building ...... 1 West Pender Street or 5 West Pender Street 7. Chinese Times Building ...... 1 East Pender Street 8. Chinese Cultural Centre ...... 55 East Pender Street 9. Wing Sang Building ...... 51 East Pender Street 10. Sun Ah Hotel ...... 100 East Pender Street 11. Chinese Benevolent Association ...... 104 East Pender Street 12. Mon Keang Chinese School ...... 121 East Pender Street 13. Lee Building ...... 129 East Pender Street 14. Ching Wing Chung Society ...... 158 East Pender Street 15. Bank of Commerce ...... 501 Main Street 16. Kuomintang Building ...... 296 East Pender or 525 Gore Avenue 17. Keefer Rooms ...... 218 Keefer Street 18. Wayfoong House ...... 608 Main Street 19. The Keefer ...... 133 Keefer Street 20. Chinese Railway & War Memorial ...... Corner of Keefer Street and Columbia Street 21. Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden ...... 578 Carrall Street

3. Downtown: Discover modern and contemporary architecture while travelling through Vancouver’s business district, home to British Columbia’s tallest buildings. Participants learn of:

1. The Great Fire Mosaic ...... Pender Street at Hamilton Street (NE corner) 2. BC Hydro Building ...... 333 Dunsmuir Street 3. The Permanent ...... 330 West Pender Street 4. ...... 555 West Hastings Street 5. Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue ...... 580 West Hastings 6. Royal Bank Building ...... 675 West Hastings Street 7. Birks Building ...... 698 West Hastings Street 8. ...... 757 West Hastings Street 9. Post Office Building ...... 701 West Hastings Street 10. Federal Building ...... 757 West Hastings Street 11. Customs Examining Warehouse ...... 326 Howe Street 12. Winch Building ...... 739 West Hastings Street 13. Jameson House/Ceperley Rounsfell Building ...... 838 West Hastings Street 14. Credit Foncier Building ...... 200 Granville Street 15. ...... 999 Canada Place Way 16. Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre ...... 1055 Canada Place Way 17. ...... 355 Burrard Street 18. Bentall Centre: 505, 555, 595 Burrard Street and 1055 Dunsmuir Street 19. Bank of Montreal ...... 595 Burrard Street 20. Park Place ...... 666 Burrard Street 21. Christ Church Cathedral ...... 690 Burrard Street 22. ...... 900 West Georgia Street

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4. Yaletown: Learn about how the Vancouver transformed this industrial area from a contaminated wasteland into one of the trendiest and most vibrant neighbourhoods in Canada. See:

1. Vancouver sun Building ...... 128 West Pender Street 2. Five fifty Lofts ...... 550 Beatty Street 3. ...... 620 Beatty Street 4. 564 Beatty Street 5. BC Place Stadium ...... 777 Pacific Boulevard 6. CBC/Radio-Canada Vancouver ...... 700 Hamilton Street 7. Queen Elizabeth Theatre ...... 649 Cambie Street 8. General Post Office ...... 349 West Georgia Street 9. Library Square ...... 350 West Georgia Street 10. BC Printing & Litho Building...... 901-919 Homer Street 11. Hamilton Street 12. Opus Hotel...... 322 Davie Street 13. Bill Curtis Plaza ...... 200 Davie Street 14. Yaletown Building ...... 1152 Mainland Street 15. Mainland Street 16. Concord Pacific Place ...... 769 Pacific Boulevard 17. Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre: 181 Roundhouse Mews

5. The West End: Walk through a mix of historic buildings and explore architectural influences that have shaped this area over the decades. From Queen Anne style homes to 70s style post- modern residential high rises, this tour has it all:

1. The Manhattan Apartments ...... 784 Thurlow Street 2. The Cameron House ...... 855 Thurlow Street 3. Le Guernesey ...... 859 Thurlow Street 4. 150 Haro Street 5. The Beaconsfield ...... 884 Bute Street 6. 1323 Barclay 7. 1351 Barclay 8. 1357 Barclay 9. The Roedde House Museum ...... 1415 Barclay Street 10. Barclay Heritage Square ...... 1433 Barclay Street 11. Barclay Manor ...... 1447 Barclay Street 12. Diamond Hospice ...... 1459 Barclay Street 13. Corner Store ...... SW corner, Nicola and Barclay 14. Greenhorn ...... Nelson and Nicola 15. Fire Hall No. 6 ...... 1001 Nicola Street or 1500 Nelson Street 16. 1046-56 Nicola Street ...... 1046, 1050, 1052 and 1056 Nicola Street 17. The Queen Charlotte ...... 1101 Nicola Street 18. Gabriola Mansion ...... 1523 Davie Street 19. The Beaufort ...... 1160 Nicola Street 20. Thomas Fee House ...... 1401 Pendrell Street 21. St. Paul’s Anglican Church ...... 1130 Jervis Street 22. Mole Hill ...... 1169 Pendrell Street 23. Dr. Peter Centre ...... 1110 Comox Street

6. Strathcona: Experience Vancouver’s oldest and most diverse residential area. Strathcona has remained the city’s “hidden gem” for years. Learn how this community has survived and flourished over the years. Get to know:

1. Gregory Thom House ...... 602 Keefer Street 2. Dodd House...... 615 Princess Avenue 3. Hempfill House ...... 621 Princess Avenue 4. McNair House ...... 630 Princess Street 5. The Schoolhouse ...... 595 East Georgia Street

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About the AIBC The Architectural Institute of British Columbia (AIBC) is an independent, professional self-governing body established in 1920 by provincial statue (the Architects Act) with the mandate to regulate the profession of architecture on behalf of the public.

How to Book a Tour Our Architectural Walking Tours are $10 and run throughout July and August. Tours are available Thursday to Monday in Vancouver. Visit aibc.ca/tours, email [email protected] or call 604.683.8588 ext.329 or 1-800-667-0753 (toll free in BC) to book your tour today!

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