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Heritage Vancouver Society – A History of Granville Street
July 23, 2016 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Join historian and Senior Planner for Downtown Vancouver, Michael Gordon and Vancouver Heritage Commission member, Anthony Norfolk in an exploration of one of Vancouver’s most famous streets – Granville Street, south of West Georgia Street.
Important historic Granville Street buildings and key events that occurred on the street will be discussed along with the past and current roles of the street as a transit hub, a shopping street, an office, hotel and entertainment district and a cultural and neon mecca.
Granville Street’s heritage buildings are primarily from the 1909 – 1915 building boom, with some notable examples of buildings built between 1929 and the 1940’s -their architectural details and historic significance will be covered.
Date: Saturday, July 23 2016
Time: 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Location: Meet at the entrance to the Granville/City Centre Canada Line station (southwest corner of West Georgia and Granville Streets)
Cost: $10 Heritage Vancouver Members, $15 General
AIBC Learning Units (LUs): 2 Non-core LUs
To register: http://heritagevancouver.org/event/walking-tour-a-history-of-granville-street/