Thursday, September 17, 2009

Old Vancouver (Is There Such a Thing)?

Vancouver is a new city even by North American standards, so the few old buildings that still exist there are pointed out as landmarks.

Take this Art Deco structure:


Nothing unusual about it, really, if you're a New Yorker. But all the Vancouverites point it out because it's so unique. The interior is something of a local tourist site, and is actually quite nice:



Among the few other landmarks of a certain age is the Canadian Pacific railroad station, which no longer serves transcontinental trains but is still a subway and commuter hub:



And finally, there is the Hotel Vancouver, whose green roof resembles that of the famous Chateau Frontenac in Quebec City -- not by accident, either, as they were originally part of the same chain:


But that's about it for historical architecture.

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