Other Building Names

Vancouver Ticket Centre

Street Address

649 Cambie Street

Architect

Affleck, Desbarats, Dimakopoulos, Lebensold, Michaud and Sise

Dates From

1962

Material Type

building

Source

Sun: May 3, 1957, p. 18, Auditorium theatre to cost $1,500,000.

Sun: Jun 4, 1959, p. 29, Auditorium misses deadline but late-penalty in doubt.

Sun: Jan 23, 1960, p. 4, Name it now.

Sun: Mar 22, 1960, p. 17, Early start urged on new theatre.

Sun: Apr 7, 1960, p. 1, City okays civic theatre.

Sun: Apr 13, 1960, p. 12, Contract awarded for little theatre.

Sun: Aug 25, 1960, p. 25, Name your own theatre, plead protocol officials.

Sun: Jan 13, 1961, p. 14, Spaciousness features new little civic theatre plan.

Sun: Dec 29, 1961, p. 17, New theatre name "slight to citizens".

Sun: Feb 26, 1962, p. 10, Visitors shocked, jolted at new playhouse theatre.

Province: Feb 27, 1962, Playhouse given cultural sendoff.

Sun: Feb 27, 1962, p. 19, Playhouse mystery mural even stumps the artist.

Sun: Jul 19, 1962, p. 27, New $6,000 box office city's latest hot potato.

The Queen Elizabeth Playhouse, 1962 (Fine Arts vertical file).

The Queen Elizabeth Theatre and the Queen Elizabeth Playhouse, 1963?, illus. (R 725.8 Q3q)

Province: Aug 9, 1962, Box office may sell culture and ball games.

City Directory.

Notes

Legal description: D.L. 541, Blk. 47.

Theatre auditorium, 1962- . Main public entrance off Hamilton St.

Ticket agency, box office, 1962- . Entrance at 630 Hamilton St.

Developer: City of Vancouver.

Contractor: Burns & Dutton Concrete & Construction Co. Ltd.

Mural: abstract mural in oils by Vancouver artist Toni Onley, in second floor lobby.

The Playhouse is officially a separate building from the QET since there is no public access between them; however, there are 5 connecting doors for staff and performers, and the two buildings share common heating and air conditioning systems.

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