Central Vancouver in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia — Canadas West Coast (North America)
Abrams Block
City of Vancouver Heritage Building
Photographed by Adam Margolis, October 14, 2023
1. Abrams Block Marker
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Abrams Block. . This hotel dates back to 1887, part of the rapid development of the city prior to and upon arrival of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The original hotel here, known as Tremont House, was a wood frame building with a second floor balcony spanning the entire width. After the devastating fire of June 1886 all buildings in Gastown were required to have brick or stone exteriors. The Tremont was re-built following the same general form as its predecessor, and was advertised as Vancouver's first brick-clad hotel. For a number of years it had a wooden balcony over the sidewalk, typical of frontier hotels. Rehabilitation was completed in 2008, which included reinstating a compatible historic storefront and two doors on the second floor at the same place where the wooden balcony would have been accessed.
This hotel dates back to 1887, part of the rapid development of the city prior to and upon arrival of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The original hotel here, known as Tremont House, was a wood frame building with a second floor balcony spanning the entire width. After the devastating fire of June 1886 all buildings in Gastown were required to have brick or stone exteriors. The Tremont was re-built following the same general form as its predecessor, and was advertised as Vancouver's first brick-clad hotel. For a number of years it had a wooden balcony over the sidewalk, typical of frontier hotels. Rehabilitation was completed in 2008, which included reinstating a compatible historic storefront and two doors on the second floor at the same place where the wooden balcony would have been accessed.
Location. 49° 16.971′ N, 123° 6.253′ W. Marker is in Vancouver, British Columbia, in Metro Vancouver. It is in Central Vancouver. It is on Carrall Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 212 Carrall Street, Vancouver BC V6B 2J1, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on British Columbia’s Lower Mainland and in Coast & Mountains. Globally, it is in North America, in the Cascade Range, in the Inside Passage, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 23, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 19, 2023, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. This page has been viewed 289 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on November 19, 2023, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
