Street Address

1905 Ogden Avenue

Architect

arrison, Raymond O.

C..K. Van Norman and Associates

Dates From

1959

Material Type

building

Source

Vancouver Herald: Aug 2, 1956, Museum proposed as centennial job.

Vancouver Herald: Feb 12, 1957, $300,000 needed for museum.

Vancouver Herald: Feb 16, 1957, Museum cost hike challenged.

Vancouver Herald: Feb 20, 1957, Council calls outside experts for survey of museum plan.

Sun: Jun 26, 1957, p. 3, Native sons withdraw backing for marine museum.

Province: Jun 26, 1957, p. 3, First view of model for proposed "St. Roch museum" was given to city council Tuesday ..., illus.

Province: Jul 2, 1957, City museum plans defended.

Sun: Jul 17, 1957, St. Roch museum building cost cut.

Sun: Jul 23, 1957, p. 17, Ottawa to be asked for museum grant.

Province: Nov 29, 1957, p. 25, Museum or conservatory - council to take its pick.

Sun: Dec 18, 1957, p. 25, Ottawa promises grant to museum.

Sun: Mar 5, 1958, p. 35, Contract awarded for museum job.

Sun: Jun 25, 1958, p. 9, Contract for museum let at $294,100.

Sun: Apr 3, 1959, p. 19, Completed marine museum has no staff, no exhibits.

Sun: May 6, 1959, p. 27, Empty centennial museum to be opened - then closed.

Sun: May 8, 1959, p. 4, Get cracking on marine museum.

Sun: Jun 11, 1959, p. 3, Dilatory epic of St. Roch tale of Vancouver's apathy.

Province: Jun 12, 1959, New maritime museum recalls high adventure.

Sun: Oct 14, 1960, Designer of museum cited.

Sun: Nov 3, 1960, p. 13, City's Maritime Museum "grows up", plans display.

Sun: Nov 28, 1960, p. 21, Maritime Museum opens first show.

Sun: Feb 7, 1961, p. 23, Restoration of St. Roch asked.

Province: Aug 24, 1965, p. 10, St. Roch shelter plan takes beating.

Sun: Oct 8, 1965, p. 31, Start seen on shelter for St. Roch.

Sun: Oct 8, 1965, p. 3, illus.

Province: Oct 9, 1965, p. 10, Arctic explorer in out of cold, illus.

Sun: Oct 14, 1965, p. 25, City accepts St. Roch shelter bid.

Sun: Dec 22, 1965, p. 3, City to improve St. Roch shelter.

Notes

Legal description: D.L. 526, Blks. 136 & 137.

Maritime museum and sheltered drydock for retired RCMP vessels St. Roch.

Developer: City of Vancouver.

Permanent shelter for St. Roch built in 1965.

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