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| Keywords: outdoor architecture "Court House, Dominion Trust Bldg., Carter-Cotton Bldg. Vancouver, B. C." Private Post Card. No. 10. Printed in Germany. View looking north down Cambie Street from the intersection at West Pender Street in Vancouver, BC. The old Courthouse, viewed at the NW corner of Cambie and Pender Streets. Built in 1888 (wing with dome completed in 1890), it was the first major public building outside the old Gastown area. Demolished in 1912 when the new Courthouse opened at Georgia and Hornby Sts., the site was used for recruiting during the Great War years. After the war, a Cenotaph was erected and the park officially dedicated as Victory Square (1924). "Court House, Dominion Trust Bldg., Carter-Cotton Bldg. Vancouver, B. C." Private Post Card. No. 10. Printed in Germany. View looking north down Cambie Street from the intersection at West Pender Street in Vancouver, BC. The old Courthouse, viewed at the NW corner of Cambie and Pender Streets. Built in 1888 (wing with dome completed in 1890), it was the first major public building outside the old Gastown area. Demolished in 1912 when the new Courthouse opened at Georgia and Hornby Sts., the site was used for recruiting during the Great War years. After the war, a Cenotaph was erected and the park officially dedicated as Victory Square (1924). | ||||
