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Hudson's Bay (department store) blue plaque

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Hudson's Bay (department store) blue plaque

Hudson’s Bay Company Architects: Burke, Horwood & White This magnificent department store, built between 1913 and 1950, established this part of downtown as a prime retail area. Although the store was built in four sections, a respect for the original design makes it appear as one. Architecturally t

his building inspired other Company stores in Victoria, Calgary, and Winnipeg. The Hudson’s Bay Company, chartered in 1670, operated fur trading posts and promoted real estate development in western a

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