Central Vancouver in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia — Canada’s West Coast (North America)

Deutschesland Café

City of Vancouver Heritage Building

— Architect: Max B. Downing —

Deutschesland Café Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 9, 2010

1. Deutschesland Café Marker

Inscription. This unusual building is one of the few surviving Art Deco buildings in downtown Vancouver. Its roofline an exuberant crenelated cornice built in cast concrete and designed in a curvilinear waterfall theme. Downing is best known as the architect of the Art Deco Federal Buildings in Prince Rupert and Powell River. The original owner of this was the nearby Hudson's Bay Company, and it was tenanted by the Deutschesland Café until 1939.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Art Deco, and the Canada, Vancouver, City of Vancouver Heritage Buildings series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1939.

Location. 49° 16.969′ N, 123° 6.951′ W. Marker is in Vancouver, British Columbia, in Metro Vancouver. It is in Central Vancouver. It is on Seymour Street just south of Dunsmuir Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 615 Seymour Street, Vancouver BC V6B 3K4, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: St. Regis Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); Randall Building (about 150 meters away, measured in a direct line); Hotel Georgia (about 240 meters away); Canadian Bank of Commerce Building

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(approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Bank of Toronto (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Meet You Under the Clock (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Financial District (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); BC Permanent Building (approx. 0.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Vancouver.

Deutschesland Café Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 9, 2010

2. Deutschesland Café Marker - wide view

The marker is visible here just to the right of the door.

Photographed by Adam Margolis, October 14, 2023

3. Deutschesland Café Marker

The marker can be seen to the right of the main entrance.

Deutschesland Café building detail - the "exuberant crenelated cornice" image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 9, 2010

4. Deutschesland Café building detail - the "exuberant crenelated cornice"

The Gotham Steakhouse and Cocktail Bar - (formerly the Deutschesland Café) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, June 9, 2010

5. The Gotham Steakhouse and Cocktail Bar - (formerly the Deutschesland Café)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 22, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 23, 2011, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 1,069 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 23, 2011, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. 2. submitted on April 24, 2011, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. 3. submitted on November 24, 2023, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. 4, 5. submitted on April 24, 2011, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.