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| Keywords: building architecture outdoor "Carnegie Library, Vancouver, B.C." The Valentine & Sons' Publishing Co., Ltd. Montreal and Toronto. Printed in Great Britain. SW corner of East Hastings Street and Westminster Avenue (now Main Street). (The telephone poles appear to have been 'airbrushed' out of the scene). Carnegie Library: Built 1902-03 on the site of a public market with a $50,000 bequest from American philanthropist and steel tycoon Andrew Carnegie. The library's site was selected by plebiscite after West End residents had waged an unsuccessful battle to have the library erected in their part of the city. Architect: G.W. Grant. On the far left is the City Hall building: Built in 1888-89 as the city's Market Hall. The theatre which occupied the back half of the upstairs floor was converted into council chambers and offices in 1898. The building was used as City Hall until 1928, and was thereafter again used as a market hall until its demolition in 1958. "Carnegie Library, Vancouver, B.C." The Valentine & Sons' Publishing Co., Ltd. Montreal and Toronto. Printed in Great Britain. SW corner of East Hastings Street and Westminster Avenue (now Main Street). (The telephone poles appear to have been 'airbrushed' out of the scene). Carnegie Library: Built 1902-03 on the site of a public market with a $50,000 bequest from American philanthropist and steel tycoon Andrew Carnegie. The library's site was selected by plebiscite after West End residents had waged an unsuccessful battle to have the library erected in their part of the city. Architect: G.W. Grant. On the far left is the City Hall building: Built in 1888-89 as the city's Market Hall. The theatre which occupied the back half of the upstairs floor was converted into council chambers and offices in 1898. The building was used as City Hall until 1928, and was thereafter again used as a market hall until its demolition in 1958. | ||||
