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| Keywords: blackandwhite monochrome building complex building architecture outdoor black and white Canada Customs Building, 1001 West Pender Street, Vancouver, BC. Architect: C.B.K. Van Norman. Built 1950-54, demolished 1993. This bulky, 6-storey, H-plan building occupied an awkward site and represented one of Vancouver's earlier large ventures into the International Style. Aluminum-framed windows alternated with granite spandrels, and the composition was framed by end piers of Haddon Island stone. The triangular site for a new customs house in downtown Vancouver was at the intersection of Burrard, Pender and Hornby Streets. Demolition of this Modernist landmark prompted the establishment of Vancouver’s Recent Landmark program, which affords heritage status if a building is at least 20 years old. Photo taken January 15, 1955. [City of Vancouver Archives; Walter E. Frost, photographer] Canada Customs Building, 1001 West Pender Street, Vancouver, BC. Architect: C.B.K. Van Norman. Built 1950-54, demolished 1993. This bulky, 6-storey, H-plan building occupied an awkward site and represented one of Vancouver's earlier large ventures into the International Style. Aluminum-framed windows alternated with granite spandrels, and the composition was framed by end piers of Haddon Island stone. The triangular site for a new customs house in downtown Vancouver was at the intersection of Burrard, Pender and Hornby Streets. Demolition of this Modernist landmark prompted the establishment of Vancouver’s Recent Landmark program, which affords heritage status if a building is at least 20 years old. Photo taken January 15, 1955. [City of Vancouver Archives; Walter E. Frost, photographer] | ||||
