1912 – Unbuilt Design for Canadian Hippodrome, Vancouver, British Columbia

Part of a large and likely financially unviable scheme for a series of theatres across Canada.

“Vancouver has been definitely decided upon as one of a chain of Canadian cities where the recently organized British-Canadian Amusement Company will build one of its theatres. Arrangements have been completed for- the erection of a hippodrome, illustrated herewith, which will rank as one of the best equipped amusement houses in Canada. The building will be located at the southeast corner of Granville and Pacific streets, and will be 100 x 197 feet in dimensions. The type of construction to be used will be reinforced concrete, terra cotta, and stone. The theatre is modelled after the London Hippodrome and His Majesty’s Theatre, London, and will have a seating capacity for 3,000 people. There will be sixteen private boxes with accommodation for 360 persons. The stage will be 50 feet deep by 72 feet wide, and the space underneath will be 16 feet high. A feature of this theatre, as well as others the company proposes to build in Montreal, Toronto and Winnipeg, will be the Royal Box, having eight seats, with a private entrance from Granville street. It is expected that tenders for the contract will be called for during September and that construction work will be pushed vigorously ahead during the coming winter. Plans for the building have been prepared by Monsieur Duval, a London, Eng., architect. The estimated expenditure is approximately $500,000.”
Engineering and Contract Record, September 25, 1912

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