Overview
Address
721 Main St, Vancouver BC
Neighbourhood
Strathcona
type
Institutional
Description
The Murrin Substation was constructed between 1945 and 1947. It was built by the BC Electric Company, the private firm that operated Vancouver’s electrical and transportation systems. The substation is a concrete product of the BC Electric Company’s ambitious post-war development plans, which were formulated under President W.G. Murrin and put into action by his successor, Del Grauer.
The substation was designed by the Vancouver architectural firm of McCartner and Nairne and constructed by Northern Construction Ltd. McCarter and Nairne, who are best known for landmark buildings such as the Marine Building and the Post Office, also designed other substations for BC Electric.
The power supplied by the Murrin Substation supplies the entire downtown area. For many years, a smaller adjacent building (now demolished) fed power to the city’s electric trolley buses.
More information
http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=2748
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