Overview
Address
2490 Main St, Vancouver BC
Neighbourhood
Mount Pleasant
type
Commercial
Description
The Bank of Montreal building was built in 1929 and is located at the intersection of Main and Broadway. It was designed by architects J. J. Honeyman and George Curtis – partners who had ties to the bank and who were responsible for designing many of its branches in Vancouver during the 1920s and 30s.
Along with other landmark heritage buildings in Mount Pleasant, the building is made from stone and yellow or brownish bricks from the Clayburn Brick Plant in Abbotsford, BC.
The use of bricks was utilised by the BMO when each of the Big Five banks of Canada had a preferred material to represent their revamped image during the post-Second World War era. Although the building in question was built before the WWII, its small size and single-storey stature would be emblematic of the bank’s attempt to create an image.
Today, the building continues to be occupied by another financial services company while the name of the bank remains engraved on top of the main entrance.
Source
Mount Pleasant Historic Context Statement, "Bank Architecture" in The Canadian Encyclopedia (Kalman and Vattay 2012), Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada 1800 - 1950
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