St. Julien Apartments (1924-29)
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- Street Address
- 1040 Georgia Street West
- Architect
- Griffith, enry S.
- Dates From
- 1924
- Material Type
- building
- Other Building Names
- The Ritz (1929-71)
- Ritz Hotel (1929-71)
- Ritz Motor Hotel (1929-71)
- Ritz International Hotel (1972-83)
- Street Address
- 1040 Georgia Street West
- Architect
- Griffith, enry S.
- Dates From
- 1924
- Material Type
- building
- Source
- Province: Mar 23, 1956, p.16, "New" Ritze hotel officially opened, illus.
- Province: Jun 26, 1957, $1,500,000 Ritz Hotel sale near, illus.
- Vancouver Herald: Mar 24, 1956, p. 6, Ritz rated as fine Marwell achievement.
- Vancouver Herald: Mar 24, 1956, p. 5, Design, appointments give warm and unusual effects.
- Vancouver Herald: Mar 24, 1956, p. 5, Latest electrical design in Ritz.
- Vancouver Herald: Mar 24, 1956, p. 5, Ritz moral big project for painter.
- Vancouver Herald: Mar 24, 1956, p. 6, Captain's Locker has tang of sea.
- Vancouver - From Milltown to Metropolis, 1961, p. 166 (NW 971.133 V22mv).
- News-Advertiser: Jan 26, 1913, p. 22, Front elevation and floor plans of new Y.M.C.A. building, illus.
- News-Advertiser: Jan 26, 1913, p. 22, Work to start on new Y.M.C.A.
- Victoria City Directory (NW 971.199 H49G).
- City Directory, 1914, p. 159, Booker, Campbell & Whipple Ltd. (ad).
- Sun: Aug 8, 1980, p.B1, The Ritz International joins Vancouver hotels with uncertain future.
- Province: Jun 8, 1983, p. C5, 21-storey building slated for Ritz site.
- Sun: Jun 8, 1983, p. F8, Hotel to close July 10, 1983, demolition scheduled for mid-July.
- Province: Jul 11, 1983, p.B1, Blitz hits Ritz, by Ann Goad, illus.
- Vancouver Sun: Jul 14, 1983, p.A3, Ritz items to be sold at auction, by William Sellers.
- Vancouver Sun: Jul 16, 1983, p.A3, 500 search for batains as Ritz good auctioned.
- Province: Jul 18, 1983, p. B6, Lights go out for last time July 17/83 as Ritz closes.
- Province: Jul 18, 1983, p. B7, 21-storey office tower, Grosvenor, to go up.
- Notes
- Legal description: D.L. 185.
- Apartment block, 1924-29.
- Apartment-hotel, 1929- .
- Developer: Y.M.C.A. Building Committee.
- Contractor: Booker, Campbell & Whipple Ltd.
- Height of building: 7 storeys.
- Exterior of building was designed and built as the intended headquarters for the YMCA. World War I halted construction and led to failure of fund-raising campaign.
- Renovated in 1956, 1973.
- Demolition date: 1983.
Map Locations
49.284993,-123.122675