ROBSON &
BURRARD
ARCHIVAL PHOTOS
Photos: Vancouver Planning Dept.
Source: City of Vancouver Archives (click each image for CVA link)
ROBSON ST. & BURRARD - May 1974 (colour) and 1981 (black and white)
[Photo series moves east to west along the south side of 900 block Robson St. and around the corner to the east side of 700 block Burrard moving south to north. Note Duthie Books, Vancouver Public Library, B.C. Hydro Building, and Hotel Vancouver, documented on Van28+29.]
CVA 779-W06.07 [900 block of Robson St. south side, 1981. Note partially obscured sign of Duthie Books just east of the Vancouver Public Library, documented on Van28A]
CVA 778-315 [Vancouver Public Library, May 14th 1974. Documented on Van28A1+B2. Note alley on right side separating VPL from Duthie Books. Recordists used this alley to walk from Duthie's to Hotel Vancouver on Van28B3.]
CVA 778-317 [900 block of Rosbson St. south side, May 14th 1974. View of B.C. Hydro Building from directly outside the VPL (pictured above), recording location for the B.C. Hydro horn documented on Van28B.]
CVA 779-W06.06 [Intersection of 900 block Robson and 700 block Burrard, 1981. VPL sits on the north/east corner.]
CVA 778-18 [700 block of Burrard St., May 1974. View of the VPL.]
CVA 778-19 [700 block of Burrard St., May 1974. View of the VPL. Note part of Hotel Vancouver on the left side, separated from VPL by the alley.]
CVA 779-W05.20A [700 block of Burrard St., 1981. View of the VPL. Note part of Hotel Vancouver on the left side, separated from VPL by the alley.]
CVA 779-W06.03 [700 block of Burrard St., 1981. View of lower portion of Hotel Vancouver, documented on Van28B3+29A.]
CVA 778-21 [700 block of Burrard St., May 1974. View of lower portion of Hotel Vancouver, documented on Van28B3+29A.]
CVA 778-20 [700 block of Burrard St., May 1974. View of upper portion of Hotel Vancouver, documented on Van28B3+29A.]
ROBSON ST., 1000 block, south side - May/June 1974
[Photo series moves east to west. Note Murchie's Tea & Coffee, O'Brian Opticians, and Prinz deli (1024) documented in the soundwalk recordings on Van29B. Also note several shots with BC Hydro Building in the background, source of the horn documented on Van28B2.]
CVA 778-22 [700 block of Burrard St., west side, May 14th 1974. Left portion shows 900 block of Robson St., south side.]
CVA 778-326 [900 block of Robson St., June 1974. Note Murchie's Tea and Coffee and edge of O'Brian Opticians, documented on Van29B.]
CVA 778-327 [900 block of Robson St., June 1974. Note O'Brian Opticians and Prinz deli, documented on Van29B. Also note B.C. Hydro Building in the background, source of the horn documented on Van28B2.]
CVA 778-323 [900 block of Robson St., June 1974. Note Prinz deli, documented on Van29B. Also note B.C. Hydro Building in the background, source of the horn documented on Van28B2.]
CVA 778-328 [Note corner of B.C. Hydro Building in the background, source of the horn documented on Van28B2.]
CVA 778-329
CVA 778-330
CVA 778-324
CVA 778-325 [Note B.C. Hydro Building in the background, source of the horn documented on Van28B2.]
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ARCHIVAL PHOTOS
Photos: Vancouver Planning Dept.
Source: City of Vancouver Archives (click each image for CVA link)
ROBSON ST. & BURRARD - May 1974 (colour) and 1981 (black and white)
[Photo series moves east to west along the south side of 900 block Robson St. and around the corner to the east side of 700 block Burrard moving south to north. Note Duthie Books, Vancouver Public Library, B.C. Hydro Building, and Hotel Vancouver, documented on Van28+29.]
CVA 779-W06.07 [900 block of Robson St. south side, 1981. Note partially obscured sign of Duthie Books just east of the Vancouver Public Library, documented on Van28A]
CVA 778-315 [Vancouver Public Library, May 14th 1974. Documented on Van28A1+B2. Note alley on right side separating VPL from Duthie Books. Recordists used this alley to walk from Duthie's to Hotel Vancouver on Van28B3.]
CVA 778-317 [900 block of Rosbson St. south side, May 14th 1974. View of B.C. Hydro Building from directly outside the VPL (pictured above), recording location for the B.C. Hydro horn documented on Van28B.]
CVA 779-W06.06 [Intersection of 900 block Robson and 700 block Burrard, 1981. VPL sits on the north/east corner.]
CVA 778-18 [700 block of Burrard St., May 1974. View of the VPL.]
CVA 778-19 [700 block of Burrard St., May 1974. View of the VPL. Note part of Hotel Vancouver on the left side, separated from VPL by the alley.]
CVA 779-W05.20A [700 block of Burrard St., 1981. View of the VPL. Note part of Hotel Vancouver on the left side, separated from VPL by the alley.]
CVA 779-W06.03 [700 block of Burrard St., 1981. View of lower portion of Hotel Vancouver, documented on Van28B3+29A.]
CVA 778-21 [700 block of Burrard St., May 1974. View of lower portion of Hotel Vancouver, documented on Van28B3+29A.]
CVA 778-20 [700 block of Burrard St., May 1974. View of upper portion of Hotel Vancouver, documented on Van28B3+29A.]
ROBSON ST., 1000 block, south side - May/June 1974
[Photo series moves east to west. Note Murchie's Tea & Coffee, O'Brian Opticians, and Prinz deli (1024) documented in the soundwalk recordings on Van29B. Also note several shots with BC Hydro Building in the background, source of the horn documented on Van28B2.]
CVA 778-22 [700 block of Burrard St., west side, May 14th 1974. Left portion shows 900 block of Robson St., south side.]
CVA 778-326 [900 block of Robson St., June 1974. Note Murchie's Tea and Coffee and edge of O'Brian Opticians, documented on Van29B.]
CVA 778-327 [900 block of Robson St., June 1974. Note O'Brian Opticians and Prinz deli, documented on Van29B. Also note B.C. Hydro Building in the background, source of the horn documented on Van28B2.]
CVA 778-323 [900 block of Robson St., June 1974. Note Prinz deli, documented on Van29B. Also note B.C. Hydro Building in the background, source of the horn documented on Van28B2.]
CVA 778-328 [Note corner of B.C. Hydro Building in the background, source of the horn documented on Van28B2.]
CVA 778-329
CVA 778-330
CVA 778-324
CVA 778-325 [Note B.C. Hydro Building in the background, source of the horn documented on Van28B2.]
[Photo series moves west to east showing north side of Robson photographed from the south side locations of the soundwalk recordings on Van29B. Note Hotel Vancouver in the background, documented on Van28B3+29A.]
CVA 778-321
CVA 778-320 [Note Hotel Vancouver in the background at top right, documented on Van28B3+29A.]
CVA 778-319 [Note Hotel Vancouver in the background at top right, documented on Van28B3+29A.]
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