Hotel Vancouver (1888)
The Hotel Vancouver was a hotel in Vancouver, British Columbia that operated between 1888 and 1913. The hotel was built by the Canadian Pacific Railway and was designed by Thomas Charles Sorby. Originally the railway had planned a much larger hotel, but would up scaling back its plans and built a reduced design. An addition was built in 1893, however, by the turn of the century, the hotel was deemed inadequate. In 1900, the railway held a design competition for a new hotel, and the winning entry announced in 1901 was by Francis Rattenbury. Later in 1901, the railway passed over Rattenbury's winning design and asked him to provide a more inexpensive plan. In 1902, Rattenbury's new design was built partially but never completed. In 1912, Canadian Pacific commissioned a new hotel by Francis S. Swales. The design by Swales incorporated the one section of Rattenbury's design that had been completed, while the original hotel by Sorby was demolished.
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West Georgia Street, Vancouver Downtown
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N 49.282631 ° | E -123.118865 ° |
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West Georgia Street 700
V7Y Vancouver, Downtown
British Columbia, Canada
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