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| Keywords: photo border outdoor "Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, B.C." Made in Canada by the Gowen, Sutton Co. Ltd., Vancouver, B. C. 900 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC. Built 1928-39. Architect: Archibald and Schofield. "Every major city in Canada boasts its Chateau Style hotel built by one of the nation's railways. The Hotel Vancouver evokes memories of medieval French castles with its steep copper roof — now painted green — ornate dormer windows, menacing gargoyles, and notched 'machicolations.' Left unfinished during the Depression, the structure was rushed to completion in 1939 for the visit of King George VI. After the CNR had erected the building to comply with an early agreement with the city, the CPR co-operatively closed its aging rival and lent the name 'Hotel Vancouver.' The two railways originally managed the hotel jointly; a decade ago Hilton Hotels assumed management and demanded a modernization of the tradition-laden public spaces (by Thompson, Berwick, Pratt, and Partners, 1964-68)." From: Exploring Vancouver by Harold Kalman (University of British Columbia Press, 1974). "Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, B.C." Made in Canada by the Gowen, Sutton Co. Ltd., Vancouver, B. C. 900 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC. Built 1928-39. Architect: Archibald and Schofield. "Every major city in Canada boasts its Chateau Style hotel built by one of the nation's railways. The Hotel Vancouver evokes memories of medieval French castles with its steep copper roof — now painted green — ornate dormer windows, menacing gargoyles, and notched 'machicolations.' Left unfinished during the Depression, the structure was rushed to completion in 1939 for the visit of King George VI. After the CNR had erected the building to comply with an early agreement with the city, the CPR co-operatively closed its aging rival and lent the name 'Hotel Vancouver.' The two railways originally managed the hotel jointly; a decade ago Hilton Hotels assumed management and demanded a modernization of the tradition-laden public spaces (by Thompson, Berwick, Pratt, and Partners, 1964-68)." From: Exploring Vancouver by Harold Kalman (University of British Columbia Press, 1974). | ||||
