Overview
Address
106 W Hastings St, Vancouver BC
Neighbourhood
Downtown
type
Commercial
Description
Built in 1904-1905 by architects Parr and Fee for the Thompson Brothers, this was the home of Charley Dunn & Company, tailors who would later open a series of successful retail outlets which continue to this day.
In 1907, the building became the home of the Bismarck Café, one of Vancouver’s elite dining establishments. The Café once had ‘a full orchestra, seating for 115 people, eight private dining rooms and an electric fountain’.
From 1916 to 1935, this was the location of the Black and White Hat Store. It was the home of Owl Drugs for sixty years; they had the main retail floor ‘modernized’ in the 1940s, although the specifications called for the use of the original plate glass wherever possible. In later years, the corner store was the home of David Gordon Shoes.
The building is now used as stores and rental apartments.
Source
Canada's Historic Places
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