{"id":24039,"date":"2014-01-31T10:49:18","date_gmt":"2014-01-31T18:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/?p=24039"},"modified":"2018-12-13T15:46:18","modified_gmt":"2018-12-13T23:46:18","slug":"place-know-sam-kee-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/2014\/01\/31\/place-know-sam-kee-building\/","title":{"rendered":"A Place You Should Know: Sam Kee Building"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Built in 1913, the Sam Kee Building at Pender and Carrall is celebrated for its architectural ingenuity, its cultural significance to the Chinese community and the impressive history of its namesake. It represents an important part of Vancouver\u2019s history, and the pioneering spirit of its early citizens.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24045\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24045\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/01\/VPL-6831-4-500-blks-Carrall-Sam-Kee-Co-centre-1906.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-24045\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/01\/VPL-6831-4-500-blks-Carrall-Sam-Kee-Co-centre-1906-300x217.jpg\" alt=\"400-500 blocks of Carrall Street 1906. Sam Kee &amp; Co. is the centre storefront in the group of three\" width=\"300\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/01\/VPL-6831-4-500-blks-Carrall-Sam-Kee-Co-centre-1906-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/01\/VPL-6831-4-500-blks-Carrall-Sam-Kee-Co-centre-1906.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24045\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">400-500 blocks of Carrall Street 1906. Sam Kee &amp; Co. is the centre storefront in the group of three<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>To begin with, Sam Kee was in fact a fictional person. The name was invented by Chang Toy, who operated Sam Kee Co. which resulted in him often being referred to as Sam Kee. Toy was a self-made man who came to Canada in 1874 as a labourer. His first business venture was a share in a laundry, later adding a small grocery, import\/export services, steamship ticket sales, and eventually real estate. In 1888 Toy established the Sam Kee Co. which would become one of the largest merchant firms in Vancouver at the time. The success of the company would make Toy one of the wealthiest men in Chinatown with several still-standing buildings credited to him, including the 1906 Empress Rooms, now home to MacLeod&#8217;s Books at Pender and Richards.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24054\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24054\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/01\/CVA-772-1304-pender-and-richards-1980s.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-24054\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/01\/CVA-772-1304-pender-and-richards-1980s-300x208.jpg\" alt=\"Pender and Richards 1980s. Empress Rooms (now MacLeod's Books) pictured left.\" width=\"300\" height=\"208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/01\/CVA-772-1304-pender-and-richards-1980s-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/01\/CVA-772-1304-pender-and-richards-1980s.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24054\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pender and Richards 1980s. Empress Rooms (now MacLeod&#8217;s Books) pictured left.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Sam Kee Building is the most famous of Toy\u2019s structures owing its unique architecture to a common theme in Chinatown\u2019s history. Toy owned the piece of property at the corner of Carrall and Pender (then known as Dupont St.) until the municipal government made the decision to widen the road. A large portion of Toy\u2019s property was expropriated, with conflicting reports as to how much he actually received in compensation. The consensus was that he was not properly compensated for the property value, and the incident is seen as representative of cultural injustices that were often experienced by early Chinese Canadians. Where most would expect Toy to sell the remaining 1.8m of land to the neighbouring property owner, Toy instead built a three-story commercial building. Now a days you can still find buildings like this one for commercial purposes,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.interchange21.com\/contact\/\">Contact Interchange 21 Here<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24056\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24056\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/01\/CVA-Bu-P225.7-Sam-Kee-Bldg-1936.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-24056\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/01\/CVA-Bu-P225.7-Sam-Kee-Bldg-1936-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Sam Kee Building, 1936.\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/01\/CVA-Bu-P225.7-Sam-Kee-Bldg-1936-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/01\/CVA-Bu-P225.7-Sam-Kee-Bldg-1936.jpg 321w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24056\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sam Kee Building, 1936.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The resulting Sam Kee building is widely acknowledged as the thinnest free standing building in the world, with a base of 1.5m that spreads to 1.8m at the bay windows (which project over the sidewalk). Designed by Bryan &amp; Gillam, the building smartly uses the bay windows as well as the extended basement to make the most of the narrow footprint. The basement itself is significant, not only because it projects well under the street, but because it was utilized by the Chinese community for public baths and barber chairs, and unconfirmed rumours suggest it had been connected to other neighbouring basements via tunnel.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24057\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24057\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/01\/jack_chow_insurance.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-24057 \" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/01\/jack_chow_insurance-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"photo credit: www.visiblecity.com (posted May 2013.) Entrance to Chinatown. Sam Kee Building with Chow Insurance neon sign. \" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/01\/jack_chow_insurance-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spacing.ca\/vancouver\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2014\/01\/jack_chow_insurance.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24057\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">photo credit: www.thevisiblecity.com (posted May 2013.) Entrance to Chinatown. Sam Kee Building with Chow Insurance neon sign.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Sam Kee Building is recognized as historically significant both on the City of Vancouver Heritage Register and the Canadian Historic Places Registry. It has been restored twice, once in 1966 and then again in 1986, and is currently under renovations in honour of its 100<sup>th<\/sup> birthday. The&nbsp; Jack Chow Insurance neon sign that has been on the building since 1986 was one of the first to bring neon back to Chinatown, and is currently housed in the lobby at 1 East Pender.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Research:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #808080;\"> <em>Exploring Vancouver: The Essential Vancouver Guide<\/em>. Harold Kalman, 1993.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em> Exploring Vancouver 2.<\/em> Harold Kalman, 1974.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em> Building the West: Early Architects of Vancouver.<\/em> Don Luxton, 2003.<\/span><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #808080;\"> The Greater Vancouver Book. <\/span><\/em><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Chuck Davis, 1997.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em> Vancouver the Way It Was.<\/em> Michael Kluckner, 1984.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Images:<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #808080;\">City of Vancouver Archives<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #808080;\">Vancouver Public Library online resources<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>The Visible City<\/em>. www.thevisiblecity.com May 2013.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Built in 1913, the Sam Kee Building at Pender and Carrall is celebrated for its architectural ingenuity, its cultural significance to the Chinese community and the impressive history of its namesake. 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