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| Keywords: monochrome building architecture outdoor SW view from the corner of Granville and Georgia Streets in Vancouver, BC. 1946 photograph. The grand building in view was the second CPR Hotel Vancouver (1916-1949). Not used as a hotel since the opening of the new CNR Hotel Vancouver in 1939, the building was occupied by the Canadian Army as a militia headquarters during the war years. From 1946 to 1947, it was used to house 1,200 war veterans and their families. The property was purchased by Toronto's T. Eaton Company Ltd. in March 1948 and the buildings demolished beginning January 1949. The site was used as a parking lot for twenty years after. [Vancouver Public Library; Vancouver Province photograph] SW view from the corner of Granville and Georgia Streets in Vancouver, BC. 1946 photograph. The grand building in view was the second CPR Hotel Vancouver (1916-1949). Not used as a hotel since the opening of the new CNR Hotel Vancouver in 1939, the building was occupied by the Canadian Army as a militia headquarters during the war years. From 1946 to 1947, it was used to house 1,200 war veterans and their families. The property was purchased by Toronto's T. Eaton Company Ltd. in March 1948 and the buildings demolished beginning January 1949. The site was used as a parking lot for twenty years after. [Vancouver Public Library; Vancouver Province photograph] | ||||
