1915 – Canadian Bank of Commerce, Vancouver
Architect: Darling & Pearson
Now a branch of Birks.
Now a branch of Birks.
The station, constructed in the Beaux Arts style,
Never fully constructed,
“The plan provides in all 1100 crypts and is divided into a central part consisting of a narthex or vestibule,
Finished externally in brick and stone,
At the corner of Yonge and Hayden Streets,
Former bank branch in a formerly industrial area –
Described in the architectural press at the time of opening:
“The new Merchants’
In 1927 the bank had outgrown its seven-storey headquarters after a series of mergers and acquisitions,
The building was one of the first modern skyscrapers in Canada and was,