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BC Electric building

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Photographer / Studio
Labeski, Walter
Date
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Accession Number
88588
Material Type
photograph
Content
reverse: Most modern of Vancouver's buildings, completed in summer of 1957, is the diamond-shaped BC Electric Building which towers 285 feet above the intersection of Burrard and Nelson Streets. Building contains 21 stories of offices in addition to two basements, main floor, mezzanine floor and 2 …
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Photographer / Studio
Labeski, Walter
Date
Date not available
Content
reverse: Most modern of Vancouver's buildings, completed in summer of 1957, is the diamond-shaped BC Electric Building which towers 285 feet above the intersection of Burrard and Nelson Streets. Building contains 21 stories of offices in addition to two basements, main floor, mezzanine floor and 2 1/2-story service tower. The large building in the background is the Hotel Vancouver. Pub. by Vancouver Magazine Serv. Ltd. Vancouver, BC
Corporation
BC Electric
Electra Building (Vancouver, B.C.)
Topic
Postcards
Waterfronts
Buildings
Geographic Location
British Columbia - Vancouver - Downtown
British Columbia - Vancouver - Burrard Street
Accession Number
88588
Material Type
photograph
Physical Description
Postcard (9x14 cm)
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49.280832,-123.126573

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