Checking out 26 Vancouver character apartment buildings ALL constructed in 1927, with their original names shown – a long thread... #vanre 1/28
ST MARGARET APARTMENTS – 1104 Haro at Thurlow, original owner John Joseph Perrigo, designed in 1927 by W.T. Whiteway, built for $85k #vanre 2/28
SILVERDENE APARTMENTS – Denman at Nelson (NW corner), designed in 1927 by Richard Thomas Perry, built for $86k. Building permit: bit.ly/3vaql1q #vanre 3/28
INVERNESS APARTMENTS – 1325 Pendrell St, owner Moxam & Tod Ltd., designed in 1927 by Richard Thomas Perry, built for $50k #vanre 4/28
SANTA MONICA APARTMENTS – 1546 W 12th Ave, owner Federal Loan & Investors Co., designed by Richard Thomas Perry, built for $50k #vanre 5/28
WILLINGDON LODGE APARTMENTS – 1591 W 16th Ave, owner C. A. Copp, designed in 1927 by J.S.D. Taylor, built for $125k #vanre 6/28
TUDOR MANOR – 1311-1321-1331 Beach Avenue, owner Pacific Apartments Ltd., designed in 1927 by Townley & Matheson, built for $150k. Now facaded with new build and a rear tower #vanre 7/28
GEORGIAN APARTMENTS – 2625 Hemlock St, owner/developer T. Carson, designed in 1927 by E. Evans & Son, built for $65k #vanre 8/28
REGINA APARTMENTS [now EDINA APTS] – 1555 W 14th Ave, owner Mrs. A. Erickson, designed in 1927 by E. Evans & Son, built for $15k #vanre 9/28
OTTAWA COURT APARTMENT [now THE CASSANDRA] – 1551 W 16th Ave, Owner/developer H.P. Falls, designed in 1927 by Richard Thomas Perry, built for $43k #vanre 10/28
WALDRON APARTMENTS – 1825 [or 1835] Barclay St (demolished), owner Moxam & Tod Ltd., designed in 1927 by Richard Thomas Perry, built for $50k #vanre 11/28 NOTE no known images 😕
BUCKINGHAM APARTMENTS – 925 Cardero St, owner C.S. Gustafson, designed in 1927 by H.H. Simmonds, built for $60k #vanre 12/28
CUMBERLAND APARTMENTS – 485 W 14th Ave at Cambie, owner H.J. Bremner, designed by W.M. Dodd & Co. in 1927, built for $60k #vanre 13/28
HUNTLY LODGE APARTMENTS – 3050 Oak St, owner/developer E.W. Falls, designed by Robert Wilson in 1927, built for $27k #vanre 14/28
CASA REY – 1765 W Broadway (demolished), owner Hugh A. Warner, designed by E. Evans & Son in 1927, built for $70k #vanre 15/28
HARTING MANOR APARTMENTS – 2268 Cornwall Ave, owner F.M. Scudamore, designed by W.F. Gardiner in 1927, built for $27k #vanre 16/28
CLEARY COURT APARTMENTS – 2925 Oak St, owner W. Cleary, designed by H.S. Griffith in 1927, built for $16k #vanre 17/28
VALLEJO COURT APARTMENTS – 1009 W 10th Ave, owners/developers W.A. & J.R. Lightheart, built for $80k #vanre 18/28
NORMANDIE APARTMENTS – 1425 Haro St, owner Gordon Drysdale Ltd., designed in 1927 by W.T. Whiteway, built for $46k #vanre 19/28
QUEEN CHARLOTTE APARTMENTS – 1101-1105 Nicola St, designed/built by Dominion Construction Co. in 1927 for $170k #vanre 20/28
MOUNT ROYAL APARTMENTS – 1590 W 15th Ave, designed by Gardiner & Mercer in 1927, built for $90k #vanre 21/28
VENTURA APARTMENTS – 1886 W Broadway, designed by E. Evans & Son, for Hugh A. Warner, built for $30k 22/28
PLAZA APARTMENTS – 925 Bute at Barclay, owner/developer Hugh A. Warner, designed by E. Evans & Son, built for $65k #vanre 23/28
ST CHARLES APARTMENTS – 1535 W 16th Ave, owner Mrs. K. Parker, designed by R.T. Perry, built for $40k #vanre 24/28
All 1927 apartment data was pulled from the @heritagevan historic building permits database, w/ over 78,000 building permits transcribed from orig. handwritten ledgers held by the @vanarchives permits.heritagevancouver.org #vanre 25/28
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