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Built in 1928 as the first phase of the Jewish Community Centre, plans for a gymnasium and theatre addition had to be abandoned due to the Great Depression.  Nonetheless, the Centre was the hub of Jewish life in Vancouver until 1960. During World War II it served as Canadian Red Cross blood drive centre. Today it is home to the BC Lung Asociation.  

The origins of the Odd Fellows organization have been lost over time, although they date back to at least 1745. This lodge, now the home of the Vancouver Chapter, was built a little more recently, in 1922. 

This small warehouse was built in 1913 next to the train tracks, and was originally used to service the fur trade. Over the years it housed a variety of merchandise from gloves to mining supplies. For the past twenty years or so it has been home to the Alibi Room, a popular restaurant whose men's room was once lined with the bricks from the St Valentine's Massacre wall.   

Built in 1912 by William Ingram with money from the Klondike gold rush, the hotel cost $17,000 to build and boasted hot and cold running water and a billiards room when it first opened. In 1926 a beer parlour took over the main floor, and is still there almost 100 years later, surrounded by a growing number of craft breweries. 

This was originally the site of Vancouver's first hospital. The present building has been here since 1923, and currently serves as a retirement home. St James Anglican Church can be seen under construction in the background. 

At the turn of the 20th century the eastern edge of False Creek was a tidal mud flat, extending almost to Clark Drive. As the rail line was being completed, the Grandview cut was dug out, providing much of the fill for the area. The station was completed in 1919, and Canadian Northern merged with Canadian National in 1923.

This is one of photographer Fred Herzog's most notable images from 1965. When BC Housing took over the 1912 hotel a few years ago they converted the building to an SRO and restored the hotel entrance on the ground floor. 

Possibly one of Vancouver's first fusion restaurants, Fuji Chop Suey straddled the boundary between Chinatown and Japantown. It was built in 1931 and operated until the early 1940s, when the property was confiscated and Japanese Canadians were forcibly removed from the Coast. In fact, the banquet room on the upper floor was used by the federal government to administer the uprooting of Japanese citizens, according to Audrey Kobayashi. After the war, Sunrise Market opened here, and the owners made small batches of tofu in the back. That small business blossomed over the years to become Sunrise Soya Foods, the largest manufacturer of tofu in Canada. 

Located at the eastern edge of Chinatown, the The Chinese Nationalist League or Kuomintang (KMT) built their Western Canadian headquarters here in 1920. The KMT ruled China from 1927 until the communist takeover in 1948. The building is notable both for its architectural features as well as its cultural value. 

The Clarence was built in 1894 by the Marquis of Queensberry, who owned other properties in the area. It has changed hands (and appearances) many times over the years. The arched entrance and cornices are long gone, and its rugged exterior stands in sharp contrast to the gleaming towers nearby. But when you've managed to survive for over 120 years you can wear that grime with pride. Today it's a thriving sports bar with a hostel in the upper rooms.