[EastVanMark]

Originally Posted by retro_orange

Yeah, i love 50's designs

I also came across these pics that i had never seen before of the second Hotel Vancouver both under construction and demolition. No wonder the building was sinking unevenly, the size of those terracotta animal heads are huge! I also wonder if the 1946 earthquake contributed to it's subsidence issues. This building would have been a centrepiece if it were still around and would definitely upstage it's newer replacement. Too bad they didn't save any of the details.

Rooftop garden
https://www.flickr.com/photos/45379817@N08/5360922953/in/dateposted/

Pre and post animal head installation (you would not find me sitting on one of those ever)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/45379817@N08/5341651786/in/dateposted/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/45379817@N08/5341651786/in/dateposted/

Street view in 1946 and demolition in 1949
https://www.flickr.com/photos/45379817@N08/5361670232/in/dateposted/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/45379817@N08/5361670108/in/dateposted/

I cant get the pics to work for some reason like i did in my previous post

The second Hotel Van was torn down due to near sightedness and greed. Nothing else.