1930 – Marine Building, Vancouver, British Columbia
Architect: McCarter & Nairn
Inspired by New York’s Chrysler Building,
1931 – Causeway Tower & Garage, 812 Wharf Street, Victoria, British Columbia
Architect: Townley & Matheson
During the late 1920s, Imperial Oil was massively expanding its operations through British Columbia,
1931 – Royal Bank Tower, Vancouver, British Columbia
Architect: Architect: Sumner Godfrey Davenport
The Royal Bank Tower is a 16 storey office tower located in downtown Vancouver and served as the regional office for the Royal Bank of Canada until 1973.
1932 – Burrard Street Bridge, Vancouver, British Columbia
Architect: Sharp & Thompson
A fine imposing bridge built high to allow for ship traffic.
1933 – St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church, Burrard St., Vancouver
Architect: Twizel & Twizel
Constructed between 1927 and 1933,
1936 – City Hall, Vancouver, British Columbia
Architect: Townley & Matheson
Vancouver City Hall opened December 4,
1951 – Former Bank of Toronto, Victoria, British Columbia
Architect: William F. Gardiner
Constructed as a branch of the Bank of Toronto and now an art gallery.
1962 – Provincial Law Courts, Victoria, British Columbia
Architect: W.R.H Curtis
The building faces south and is a five story concrete and glass structure over a podium on a steeply sloping site.
1968 – H.R. MacMillan Planetarium, Vancouver, British Columbia
Architect: Gerald Hamilton & Associates
Originally built as the Centennial Museum,
1973 – Provincial Law Courts, Vancouver, British Columbia
Architect: Arthur Erickson
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