The Marine Building is a twenty-two-story Art Deco tower at three hundred fifty-five Burrard Street, recognizable by its sea-green terracotta facade and intricate exterior carvings of sea life, zeppelins, and steamships. When it opened in…
Downtown Art Deco Landmarks
This walk leads you through the stunning pre-war architecture of Vancouver's financial and civic core, highlighting opulent lobbies, preserved 1920s facades, and breathtaking details of the city's golden-age masterpieces.
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1. Marine Building
2. EXchange Hotel Vancouver - An Executive Hotel
The Exchange Hotel occupies a building that creates a striking visual contrast: a heavy, stone-clad heritage exterior from the nineteen twenties sits at the base of a modern, thirty-one-story glass tower. You can identify the older portion…
3. Cathedral Place Building
Cathedral Place is a twenty-three-story office tower distinguished by a facade of Indiana limestone and blue-green reflective glass, topped with tiered roof lines. It stands at the intersection of Georgia and Hornby Streets, positioned…
4. Gotham Steakhouse & Cocktail Bar
Gotham Steakhouse and Cocktail Bar is located at six hundred fifteen Seymour Street, occupying a heritage building originally constructed in nineteen thirty-three. You can pick it out by the intricate cast concrete detailing along its…
5. Commodore Ballroom
The Commodore Ballroom on Granville Street is recognizable by its Art Deco façade, which features distinctive decorative tilework and a prominent parapet. Built by George Conrad Reifel and opened in December nineteen thirty as the…
6. Vogue Theatre
The Vogue Theatre is defined by a towering neon sign topped with a golden silhouette of the Roman goddess Diana. It stands on Granville Street as one of the last remaining venues from the city's once-famed Theatre Row. Designed by…