Other Building Names

Westin Bayshore Hotel

Street Address

1601 Georgia Street West

Architect

Negrin, Reno C.

Dates From

1961

Material Type

building

Source

Sun: Jan 30, 1959, p.19, $3.5 million "Garden court" hotel to overlook harbour, illus.

Sun: Jul 7, 1959, p. 9, Start slated for $4 million hotel.

Sun: Jul 8, 1959, p. 11, Seafront hotel to sit on huge concrete slab, illus.

Province: Aug 31, 1966, p. 15, Bayshore Inn to spread out and up.

Province: Dec 20, 1966, p.25, Bayshore bond set by council.

Sun: Aug 30, 1966, p.1, Plush new tourist complex unveiled fro Bayshore Inn, illus.

Vancouver Life: Jun 1966, p.11-14, Life at the top; the international suite at the Bayshore Inn.

Sun: Jan 3, 1969, p.21, 20 storey Bayshore tower due.

Sun: May 7, 1969, p. 36, Bayshore starts $7 million addition, illus.

Province: May 7, 1969, p. 13, The Bayshore keeps growing ...

Province: Sep 17, 1969, p. 19, Expansion of the Bayshore Inn, illus.

Province: Oct 17, 1970, p. 23, Bayshore to open its tower.

Province: Oct 23, 1970, p. 15, Plush Bayshore expansion community under one roof.

Province: Mar 23, 1973, p. 27, Bayshore plan lag queried.

Province: Apr 5, 1973, p. 14, Bayshore growth held off.

Province: Mar 27, 1961, p. 11, Magic transformation for tidewater slough.

Province: Mar 27, 1961, p. 11, Bayshore Inn now open for business, illus.

Province: Mar 27, 1961, p. 11, Reno C. Negrin.

Province: May 9, 1973, p. 34, Bayshore shifts to "park plan".

Province: Feb 13, 1961, Bayshore opening near, illus.

Province: Mar 7, 1974, p.33, Bayshore: more rooms with view, illus.

Vancouver Sun: Jan 28, 1997, p.C1,C12, Bayshore hotel of year again, by Alan Daniels, illus.

Notes

Legal description: D.L. 185, Blk. 54.

Hotel, shops, and restaurants.

Developer: Marwest Hotel Co. Ltd.

Contractor: Marwell Construction Co. Ltd.

Height of building: 9 storeys.

Added a 20-storey tower in 1970.

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