One of the things I really love about my summer job is the heritage building that we’re located in. I love history and heritage; and when I go to new cities I always enjoy exploring the historical sites. And it’s always great to play “tourist” in your own city. Here’s a little tour of the building I work in: The Dominion Building.
Here is the Dominion Building. Look at the top right hand corner. I drew a blue arrow to my window (it’s on the other side of the triangle-shaped building)
Dominion Building 1910
Deemed a Heritage Building by the City of Vancouver. If you keep your eyes peeled, you can see these plaques all over the city!
Just across the street from Victory Square — well known for homeless and druggies. / View from the office — unfortunately not my side of the office. I look out at other buildings and construction sites.
Great archival photo collage in the elevators
A photo of the Dominion Building being built in 1909.
“Tallest Building in the British Empire 1909″. Look at the gorgeous marble reflected on the sign. / What’s wrong with the elevator buttons? (answer at the bottom of the post).
Great heritage staircases! (Our office doors are visible in the background).
The Word on the Street — old artwork from a previous festival.
Did you catch what was wrong with the elevator buttons? There is no 13th floor! People were so superstitious that it was “bad luck” to have anything with the number 13, so the top floor, technically the 13th floor, is labelled the 14th!
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That’s too funny about the number 13.
What a great building… I enjoyed the tour.
I love seeing pictures of places in the world I’ve never visited – thanks for sharing these! The building looks fabulous, and it’s great seeing so many details.
Yup. I caught the 13th floor thing. Looks like a great place to go to work.btw, some places are easier to be a “tourist” in than others. I think the highlight here is the Ag. “museum:.
That whole no #13 thing is so stupid. Clearly, there’s a 13th floor, whether you call it that or not. I see it more and more around here. SIGH…
Love historical buildings though, so thanks for that “tour.”
That’s one of my favourite buildings in Vancouver, along with the one a few blocks away with the green copper roof (can’t remember its name) and the Marine building downtown. Thanks for the interior pictures – I always wonder what my favourite buildings look like on the inside.
I love that building and the staircase! Interesting about floor #13. I still can’t get over our Ranch 99 supermarket having numbered aisles except for #4. (Yes, I understand why)