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Consolidating Vancouver Public Library's Central Branch, Federal Office Tower, and retail and service facilities, the Library Square occupies a city block in Downtown Vancouver. Centred on the block, the library is a nine-story rectangular box containing book stacks and services, surrounded by a free-standing, elliptical, colonnaded wall ...
750 Burrard Street (also known as 969 Robson Street, or "Robson Central") is a building in Downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, at the northeast corner of Robson Street and Burrard Street. This modern architecture building was constructed in 1957 and was designed by local architects Harold Semmens and Douglas Simpson [ 1 ] and was home ...
In 1901 Vancouver requested $50,000 from industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie for the purpose of building a library. Carnegie agreed, provided the City of Vancouver supplied the site and contributed $5000 a year. [1] The original public library was completed in 1903. For decades, the top floor was the home of the Vancouver Museum.
24.44 Simon Fraser University Downtown Campus. 24.45 Stanley Park. ... 24.51 Vancouver Public Library. 24.52 Vancouver Technical Secondary School. 24.53 Vanier Park.
Vancouver Public Library: 750 Burrard This is the second Vancouver Public Library central branch building after the Carnegie and before the current Library Square opened in 1995. The building is occupied by a lingerie store, the studios of CTV Vancouver station CIVT-TV, part of Bell Media and The Beat 94.5, 103.5 QM/FM, Team 1040, and Team1410 ...
Waterfall Robson Square Ice Rink Garden pathway UBC Robson Square. Robson Square is a landmark civic centre and public plaza, located in Downtown Vancouver, British Columbia.It is the site of the Provincial Law Courts, UBC Robson Square, government office buildings, and public space connecting the newer development to the Vancouver Art Gallery.
Kerrisdale Community Centre is home to the Kerrisdale Branch of the Vancouver Public Library, and Kerrisdale Pool. North of 41st Avenue on East Boulevard is the Kerrisdale Cyclone Taylor Arena, built in 1949 as a hockey arena and was used as wrestling venue for 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
Harbour Centre is located at 555 West Hastings Street in Downtown Vancouver. It is steps away from Waterfront Station , a major multi-modal transit hub which serves as the Downtown Vancouver terminal for various TransLink operations including SeaBus , West Coast Express , SkyTrain , Canada Line and buses.