Street Address

710-718 Granville Street

Architect

Somervell, W. Marbury

Putnam, J.L.

Dates From

1913

Material Type

building

Source

Province: Jun 24, 1971, p. 27, Bank tower to occupy Birks site, illus.

Sun: Jun 30, 1971, p. 11, Man vs. monolith battle looms.

Sun: Jul 8, 1971, p. 6, We must save our landmarks.

Sun: Jul 8, 1971, 36-storey tower set for Georgia-Seymour site.

Province: Jul 9, 1971, p. 27, Glass tower ready to go.

Sun: Dec 20, 1972, p. 7, Birks block development report goes to '73 council.

City Directory.

Province: Jan 9, 1973, p. 7, Birks clock stays, despite plans.

Province: Feb 2, 1973, Birks building issue still up in air.

Sun: Feb 2, 1973, p. 15, Birks agent asks aldermen for action on new building.

World: Nov 10, 1913, p. 9, Birks' new store opens today. Watch for the announcement of our formal opening at a later date (ad).

World: Nov 20, 1913, Consider this invitation as directed especially to yourself ... Formal store opening Nov 20-22 (ad).

Sun: Mar 14, 1973, p. 1, Council stalls on underground malls.

Province: Mar 21, 1973, p. 16, Anti-mallists swept under.

Sun: Mar 21, 1973, p. 2, Rearguard action fails to save Birks Building.

Province: Nov 2, 1973, p. 33, Birks coming down in spring, illus.

Sun: Nov 2, 1973, p. 31, Building to be razed.

Sun: Dec 28, 1973, p. 13, Birks rebuilding splits a friendly family; tenant exodus starts, illus.

Province: Jul 14, 1958, p. 7, Centennial Section, Birks' famed street clock ...

Sun: Jan 19, 1974, p. 8, Birks protest; 2 defend building.

Province: Feb 23, 1974, p. 10, Birks tower can't be saved, will be ripped down - Volrich.

Province: Feb 27, 1974, p. 7, City again trying to save Birks Building.

Province: Mar 11, 1974, p. 7, Birks will be coming down.

Sun: Mar 18, 1974, p. 10, Birks' canopies come down.

Province: Mar 18, 1974, p. 7, Council to ask Victoria to buy Birks Building.

Province: Mar 21, 1974, p. 31, Sparkling farewell, illus.

Sun: Mar 21, 1974, p. 80, Royal coat of arms ... comes off Birks Building, illus.

Province: Mar 25, 1974, p. 25, Birks building rites have lively Dixieland touch.

Sun: Mar 29, 1974, p. 5, Last ditch proposal to save Birks.

Province: Apr 5, 1974, p. 35, B.C. won't enter Birks Building row.

Mills, Edward, Vancouver Architecture 1886-1914: Vol. 1, p. 173-178 (R 720.9711 M65v).

Province: Jan 14, 1974, p. 11, Show stops clock on Vancouver landscape.

Province: Nov 10, 1953, Birks birthday right on time.

Sun: Oct 31, 1974, p. 43, Wrecker's ball makes a smash hit of Birks Building demolition ..., illus.

Province: Oct 4, 1974, p. 8, The revolution is over ..., illus.

Sun: Oct 10, 1974, p. 88, Once glittering with fine silverware ..., illus.

Province: Oct 12, 1974, p. 8, Birks' remnants "under the hammer" before wrecker, illus.

Sun: Dec 7, 1974, p. 25, Highly placed wrecking crew tears away floor on Vancouver's Birks Building ..., illus.

Vancouver Magazine: Jul 1974, p. 50-51, So long, sweetheart, illus. NW 971.133 V22di

Heritage West: Vol. 8, Summer 1984, p. 26-27, The old Vancouver Birks building is gone, but all is not lost, illus.

Sun: Feb 18, 1989, p. D2, The Birks Building, illus.

Sun: Feb 17, 1989, p. D1, Eight we've lost, illus.

North Shore News: Nov 4,1994, p.17, The new Birks. (advertisement). Located in former Bank of Commerce, 698 West Hastings Street.

Vancouver Sun: Jan, 14, 1995, p. D12, Robin Ward, illus.

Sun: Jan 16, 1973, p.6, Let public chart course..., illus.

Globe & Mail: Sep 17, 1974, p.8, Time stops temporarily..., illus.

Sun: Jan 11, 1974, p.5, Birks Building should be saved..., illus.

Sun: Jan 17, 1975, p.6, Landmark becomes a memory..., illus.

Sun: Sep 21, 1974, p.47, Provincial Museum casting technician..., illus.

Province: Sep 16, 1974, p.10, Birks winds down at 61-year stand..., ills.

Sun: Nov 16, 1974, p.8, Exposed skeleton..., illus.

Province, Jul 23, 1971, p.13, Fans fight for Birks Building..., illus.

Sun: Apr 3, 1974, p.47, Birks Building fate sealed.

Province: Feb 21, 1973, p.12, Birks Building plan rejected.

Province: Mar 5, 1974, p.22, Birks sky mall pushed.

Sun: Jun 30, 1971, p.11, Save Birks Building.

Sun: Feb 18, 1989, p.D2, Robin Ward's Vancouver, illus.

Province: Nov 10, 1933, p.18, Twenty years ago in Vancouver.

Province: Mar 7, 1973, p.1-2, $30 million centre to replace Birks, illus.

Sun: Oct 26, 1971, p42, Vancouver Centre war hots up.

Sun: Mar 30, 1974, p53, "Save Birks" call brings suit threat.

Sun: Jan 22, 1975, np, Going, going, and soon to be gone..., illus.

Sun: Mar 20, 1974, p7, Council to ask Victoria to buy Birks Building.

Province: Mar 8, 1973, p4, Downtown economics.

Notes

Legal description: D.L. 541, Blk. 53.

Store and office tower.

Height of building: 11 storeys.

Demolition date: 1974.

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