Keywords: blackandwhite monochrome building architecture black and white Birks Building, 718 Granville Street (SE corner Granville and West Georgia Streets), Vancouver, BC. June 1946 photograph. Architects: Somervell and Putnam. Built 1912-13. Demolished 1974 to make way for the Vancouver Centre development. Public outrage over the loss of this elegant building launched Vancouver's heritage conservation era. [City of Vancouver Archives; Don Coltman, photographer] I make this my first entrant in my "In Memoriam" set. Birks Building, 718 Granville Street (SE corner Granville and West Georgia Streets), Vancouver, BC. June 1946 photograph. Architects: Somervell and Putnam. Built 1912-13. Demolished 1974 to make way for the Vancouver Centre development. Public outrage over the loss of this elegant building launched Vancouver's heritage conservation era. [City of Vancouver Archives; Don Coltman, photographer] I make this my first entrant in my "In Memoriam" set. |