320 Granville St |115m | 32Fl | Completed

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Originally Posted by osirisboy

Lol cray cray

Does anyone know what was there before the hideous parking garage ?

Well in 1959 it was a bunch of retail. Fur shop, newspapers, sandwiches, barbers, cleaners and a coffee shop...



http://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/granville-and-cordova-sts;rad

Better shot of the corner with the train station in the background:



http://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/granv...douglas-ltd-building-and-cpr-station;rad

The parking garage was supposedly built in 1960.

EDIT: Confirmed.

The owner of the site, at 320 Granville, is tearing down a 50-year-old parking garage that is becoming less profitable every year.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on...queezed-out-in-vancouver/article4242547/

And if you look at the first photo you can still see the Almer Hotel (610 West Cordova). The photo of it isn't online but from the description:

Photograph shows the Almer Hotel on West Cordova Street and the St. Francis Hotel to its left. Cars are parked on the street in front of the hotels.

http://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/sales-comparison-1-610-w-cordova-almer-hotel;rad