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Originally Posted by whatnext
The third Hotel Vancouver sat empty as a shell for several years due to the Depression.
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and it was quickly completed in time for the Royal Visit in 1939.
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Originally Posted by hollywoodnorth
also of note is what seems to be a 2nd Gasometer on what would be Clark Drive now. you can see it just above the Vancouver Sun building ..... see that?
looks like a set of 2 Gasometers ... small and large ..... interesting!
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I wonder if the one in the background helped power the Interurban - or maybe they just didn't have transmission lines that crossed the False Creek waters to the eastside neighbourhoods?