By Vancouver Heritage Foundation

Invitation to Vancouver Heritage Foundation’s Places That Matter: Canron Building

Jericho Beach: 1860’s onward

The Jericho Beach area has had a full history over the past century and a half, few traces of which remain today. Named for its lumber history, what is...

A Place You Should Know: Sam Kee Building

Built in 1913, the Sam Kee Building at Pender and Carrall is celebrated for its architectural ingenuity, its cultural significance to the Chinese...

Invitation to Vancouver Heritage Foundation’s Places That Matter: Original Border

A Name You Should Know: Charles Marega

You may not recognize the name, but his sculptures are all over Vancouver. Although he received many commissions throughout his career Charles Marega’s...

The Hotels Vancouver: How One Name Graced Three Buildings

From right after the Great Fire in 1886 until present day, Vancouver has always had a structure titled “The Hotel Vancouver”. Always influential, often...

The Documented City: Vancouver Archives

If you have spent any time researching Vancouver’s history, which we highly recommend as its fascinating stuff, you will at some point come across the...

The Vancouver Connection to an American Housing Project

Tonight, Tuesday October 22nd, VHF will be showing “The Pruitt-Igoe Myth” at the Hollywood Theatre on Broadway as part of our Architecture & Design...

Vancouver and the Single-Screen Movie Theatre

Modern Vancouver is full of the latest technology with screens and diversions everywhere we look. In a world where you can watch a new release on your...

Invitation to Vancouver Heritage Foundation’s Places That Matter: First City Hospital

Vancouver Cityscape: Retailers who Shaped our City

Vancouver’s historic retailers have helped shape the appearance of our city. More than just places to purchase goods, some of the city’s most notable...

Booming Vancouver: The Beginning of the Vancouver Special

Much of Vancouver has been shaped by periodic large influxes of residents, resulting in major housing booms. Much like today with the on going...