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2. Granite Creek townsite, British Columbia - Wikipedia

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   Granite Creek was mistakenly regarded as one of the largest cities in British Columbia. The town never contained a school, church nor a local governing body. The jail did not have bars on the windows. The windows were one foot square. Gold production dropped sharply by 1889 causing many people to leave, and there was a major fire on April 4, 1907.

3. List of heritage buildings in Vancouver - Wikipedia

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   The following is a list of buildings and structures classified as Schedule "A" and Schedule "B" heritage buildings by the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. These are designated heritage buildings, and as such are legally protected by the city's heritage by-law No. 4837. The list does not include: Buildings in Gastown or Chinatown.

4. Sam Kee Building - Wikipedia

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   The Sam Kee Building is a steel-framed, two-storey building with an unusually narrow depth. [1] Its ground-floor depth, from the storefront to the rear of the building, measures 4 feet 11 inches (1.50 m). Its upper-floor depth is wider at 6 feet (1.8 m) due to its overhanging bay windows, which were characteristic of many buildings in Chinatown ...

5. Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden - Wikipedia

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   The Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden 中山公园 (逸园）is a classical Chinese garden in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is a registered museum and one of Vancouver’s top tourist attractions. This Ming Dynasty-style garden-home is the first among its kind to have been built outside of China, and continues to be unique ...

6. Harbour Centre - Wikipedia

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   harbourcentre.com. Harbour Centre is a skyscraper in the central business district of Downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada which opened in 1977. The "Lookout" tower atop the office building makes it one of the tallest structures in Vancouver and a prominent landmark on the city's skyline. With its 360-degree viewing deck, it also serves ...

7. Canada Place - Wikipedia

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   In 2024, Canada Place was co-named Komagata Maru Place in honor of a 1914 incident when the Komagata Maru steamship (also known as the Guru Nanak Jahaaz) brought 376 Punjabis (337 Sikhs, 27 Muslims and 12 Hindus) to Vancouver, most of whom were denied entry, detained for two months with a lack of medical aid, food or water, and then forced to ...