{"id":51301,"date":"2013-07-30T18:36:37","date_gmt":"2013-07-30T22:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.buzzbuzzhome.com\/?p=51301"},"modified":"2024-02-19T02:56:43","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T07:56:43","slug":"vancouver-skyline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/guides\/vancouver-skyline","title":{"rendered":"The Vancouver skyline: Past, present and future"},"content":{"rendered":"

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British Columbia’s southwest coast has gone through many drastic changes since Captain George Vancouver landed on its soggy shores at the end of the 18th century. No doubt one could make the argument that the the most salient progressions\u00a0came in the last few decades. In any case, we’re going back more than 100 years and looking a few more into the future as we examine Lotus Land’s always evolving skyline and some of its most notable structures.<\/p>\n

Science World ca. 1984\"Science<\/a><\/strong>Photo: City of Vancouver Archives<\/a>
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1985\"Science<\/a><\/em><\/strong>Photo: <\/em>City of Vancouver Archives<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

2012\"Science<\/a><\/strong>Photo:\u00a0christianyves\/Flickr\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Coal Harbour ca. 1930\"Vancouver<\/a><\/strong>Photo: City of Vancouver Archives<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

2010<\/strong>\"Vancouver<\/a>Photo:\u00a0ecstaticist\/Flickr<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Downtown ca.\u00a0<\/strong>1974<\/strong>\"Looking<\/a><\/strong>Photo:\u00a0R R Horne\/Flickr<\/a><\/p>\n

2011\"Vancouver\"<\/a><\/strong>Photo: UBC<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Granville Bridge ca. 1934\"Granville<\/a><\/strong>Photo: City of Vancouver Archives<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

201–?\"Granville<\/a><\/strong>Photo: designboom<\/a><\/em>
\n<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n

Lions Gate Bridge ca. 1938<\/strong>\"Lions<\/a>Photo: City of Vancouver Archives<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

2012\"Lions<\/a><\/strong>Photo: ChiliGrenade<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Granville Street ca. 1967\"Granville<\/a><\/strong>Photo: City of Vancouver Archives<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

2010\"Granville<\/a><\/strong>Photo:\u00a0caseyyee\/Flickr<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Vancouver<\/b>\u00a0ca. 1931<\/strong>\"Vancouver<\/a>Photo: City of Vancouver Archives<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

2009<\/strong>\"Vancouver<\/a>Photo:\u00a0ecstaticist\/Flickr<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Gastown ca. 1913<\/strong>\"Sun<\/a>Photo: City of Vancouver Archives<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

2013<\/strong>\"Sun<\/a>Photo:\u00a0no1nose\/Flickr<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Chinatown ca. 1945<\/strong>\"Chinatown<\/a>Photo: City of Vancouver Archives<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

1978<\/strong>\"Chinatown<\/a>Photo: City of Vancouver Archives<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

2012<\/strong>\"Chinatown<\/a>Photo:\u00a0mzzoomer<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

False Creek ca. 1970<\/strong>\"False<\/a>Photo: City of Vancouver Archives<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

2013<\/strong>\"False<\/a>Photo:\u00a0Milo Vosch\/Flickr<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

202–?\"Vancouver<\/a><\/strong>Rendering: City of Vancouver<\/em><\/p>\n

Sun Tower ca. 1911\"Sun<\/a><\/strong>Photo: City of Vancouver Archives<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

1927\"Sun<\/a><\/strong>Photo: City of Vancouver Archives<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

2011\"Sun<\/a><\/strong>Photo: SunTowerBuilding.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Hotel Vancouver ca. 1931<\/strong>\"Hotel<\/a>Photo: City of Vancouver Archives<\/a><\/p>\n

2013<\/strong>
\n\"Hotel<\/a>Photo: BuzzBuzzHome\/Instagram<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Downtown and Stanley Park ca. 1930<\/strong>\"Vancouver<\/a>Photo: City of Vancouver Archives<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

2011<\/strong>\"Vancouver<\/a>Photo:\u00a0TIA International Photography<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

2016\"Trump<\/a><\/strong>Photo:\u00a0Trump International Hotel & Tower Vancouver<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Harbour Centre ca. 1977<\/strong>\"Vancouver<\/a>Photo:\u00a0Gregory Melle\/Flickr<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

2013<\/strong>\"vancouver<\/a>Photo: BuzzBuzzHome\/Instagram<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Carnegie Community Centre ca. 1931\"photo<\/a><\/strong>Photo: City of Vancouver Archives<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

2013\"photo\"<\/a><\/strong>Photo: BuzzBuzzHome\/Instagram<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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