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Construction on a four-storey east wing was begun in 1968 (completed in 1970) and in 2012, city staff gradually started moving out when a study found it would not withstand an earthquake. In 1969, a coat of arms was added, and the original building was declared a Schedule A heritage building in March
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neighbourhood). The panel recommended the Strathcona Park site, and City Council approved the selection in 1935, making Vancouver the first major Canadian city to locate its city hall outside its downtown.
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Construction cost $ 1 million and was completed on December 1, 1936, allowing the building to be opened in the same year as construction began. Each lock plate on the outer doors displays the
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and Matheson, and built by Carter, Halls, Aldinger and Company. The building has a 12-storey tower (the point is 98 metres tall) with a clock on the top.
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appointed a three-man committee to select the location for a new city hall; choices included the former Central School site at
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became the first mayor of Vancouver to occupy the then-new city hall, on January 2, 1937.
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Between 1897 and 1929, the Vancouver City Hall was located on
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Construction of the new City Hall began in 1936 (Vancouver's
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and West 12th Avenue (no relation to the current park in the
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The Lovers II - Sculpture by Gerhard Juchum at City Hall
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Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britannique
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After winning the civic election on December 9, 1936,
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City hall
Art Deco
Vancouver
British Columbia
Coordinates
49°15′39″N 123°6′50″W / 49.26083°N 123.11389°W / 49.26083; -123.11389
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Townley
Broadway–City Hall station
Vancouver City Council
Vancouver
Fred Townley
Broadway–City Hall station
SkyTrain
Canada Line
Main Street
Carnegie Library
mayor
Gerry McGeer
Victory Square
Cambie Street
Strathcona

Golden Jubilee
statue of Capt. George Vancouver
Charles Marega
Lord Mayor of London
Isaac Newton
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