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Jan 14, 2015 · 1 of 11. VANCOUVER -- The B.C. Permanent Building is one of downtown Vancouver’s hidden gems. With its elegant entrance columns and soaring two-storey interior, the building at 330 West Pender ...
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The B.C. Permanent Building is a small-scale, two-storey temple form bank building clad in sandstone, with Neoclassical Revival details. It is located mid-block, on the south side of West Pender Street within the context of other commercial buildings of similar scale and age in central downtown Vancouver.
Significant as an excellent example of Neoclassical Revival, temple form design, the B.C. Permanent Building has survived relatively unaltered, retaining a high level of integrity. Built in 1907, the building is stylistically important for its strong, English Palladian style inspiration as seen in the rusticated stone facade, Diocletian window, vou...
Key elements that define the heritage character of the B.C. Permanent Building include its: - siting in an early commercial area of Vancouver among other commercial buildings - mid-block location on the north side of West Pender Street, built to the property line - contribution to the streetscape as part of an unbroken streetwall - commercial form,...
May 31, 2024 · Well, technically, Vancouver’s most beautiful former bank. The Permanent Building, as it’s known, was first built in 1907 on Pender Street as an office for the B.C. Permanent and Loan Company, before being taken over by the Bank of Canada in ’35. More recently, it started operating as an events venue—with neo-classical design details ...
This neoclassical temple bank was constructed in 1907 to house the BC Permanent Loan Company. The building was the Vancouver branch of the Bank of Canada between 1935-1966. The building was designed by leading architectural firm, Hooper and Watkins. Thomas Hooper (1857-1935) and C. Elwood Watkins (1875-1942) were two of the most important early ...
The event manager Nicole is friendly, efficient and works harder then anyone I've ever met. The architecture and design of this place plus the original pieces that are still intact makes this building come to life. Whether it is a corporate event, wedding or a birthday bash, they all fit perfectly with The Permanent."
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Jun 2, 2022 · Map: Check out the first aerial photos taken of Vancouver over 100 years ago. They show a much smaller city, along with some of the outlying communities. Brendan Kergin. Jun 2, 2022 4:49 PM. Previous Next. 1 / 15 The photos show Metro Vancouver from the sky, as it was in May 1919. The photos were taken from a biplane flown by a WW1 flying ace.
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Nov 22 2022, 12:38 pm. City of Vancouver Archives, AM54-S4-: St Pk N4/Major Matthews. Vancouver is one of the youngest cities in Canada, having been incorporated in 1886, and we found some of the oldest photos of Vancouver that were ever taken. ADVERTISEMENT. The photos are approximately 136 years old. The City of Vancouver Archives has a ...
