Vancouver Public Library

Over the years the Central Library at 750 Burrard Street had become increasingly outdated and overcrowded, making it unable to meet the needs of its users. In November 1990, Vancouver voters endorsed capital funds for a new central library. Next, the City bought the construction site at 350 West Georgia Street (Georgia and Homer) from the federal government. The provincial government agreed to a long-term lease of two floors in the proposed new building.

Architects Moshe Safdie, Richard Archambault and Barry Downs won the design competition for the new library. PCL Constructors Pacific Ltd. were the general contractors for the project. The ground-breaking ceremony took place on February 1, 1993, and Library Square was officially opened on May 26, 1995.

Funded by the City of Vancouver, Vancouver Public Library is the third largest public library system in Canada, with over 373,000 cardholders and more than 9 million items borrowed annually. The library's origins go back as far as 1869. Today, with the Central Library, 20 branches, collections available in a variety of formats & languages, and Outreach Services to home-bound patrons, VPL is accessible to all citizens of Vancouver.

Church of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary

In 1916 the Church of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary was declared a Cathedral. The Cathedral, was built in 490 days, is Gothic in style with the pointed arch, vaulted ceiling, clerestory windows, buttresses, and large stained-glass windows. Holy Rosary Cathedral is built of sandstone from Gabriola Island on foundations of local granite.

The Cathedral was designed by T. E. Julian and H. J. Williams. R. P. Forshaw was the contractor. A number of renovations have taken place through the years. In 1983-1984 restoration work was done in preparation for Pope John Paul II visit to Vancouver on September 19, 1984. From 1995-1997, the Cathedral was re-roofed and the interior was repainted. In 1999 the Cathedral organ was restored by Casavant Freres.


溫哥華市展覽演藝商業區建築歷史解說步行
集合： 溫哥華市總圖書館(Central Library at 350 West Georgia St.)Robson街入口。
交通： Robson & Hamilton街公車站。Skytrain Stadium站附近。停車場位於圖書館地下室(Hemilton街入口)。
特點：
溫哥華的市中心區 (Downtown)東南區，包含溫哥華市總圖書館、魏思丁大飯店、溫哥華表演藝術中心、 郵政總局、蒙特婁銀行、聖玫瑰大教堂、卑斯水電中心、伊莉莎白劇院、軍事訓練城堡。

我們將藉由該社區消失的電車軌道、歷史背景、傳奇人物、古蹟建築、公共藝術、人口結構、機構組織、或文化節慶，述說溫哥華市百年來的都市發展、社會變遷，以及精彩的多元文化。