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1 Marine Building
355 Burrard St. Map 3 A1.
 Waterfront. @ 2, 22.
g SeaBus: Waterfront.
Architects McCarter and Nairne
described the Marine Building
as “a great crag rising from the
sea.” Their design, built in 1929
in an extravagant Art Deco style
near the waterfront, cost its
Toronto developers $2.35
million before they went broke.
The 25-story buff-brick tower,
meant to house Vancouver’s
marine-related businesses, was
sold in 1933 for a mere $900,000
to Ireland’s Guinness family.
This now-beloved office
building has seen $20 million
worth of restoration and repair
since the mid-1980s. Outside
and in, it is the most impressive
of all Vancouver’s historic Canada Place, resembling a sailing ship setting out to sea
buildings. On the façade, terra-
cotta marine fauna, including 2 Canada Place Visitors can also soar over
sea horses, frolic amid frothy 999 Canada Pl. Map 3 B1. spectacular scenery in the
waves. The main entrance,  Waterfront. @ 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 50. FlyOver Canada flight simulation
with its double revolving doors, g SeaBus: Waterfront. ride, a popular attraction at
features bronze grilles and brass Open daily. 7 Canada Place.
bas-relief castings of starfish,
crabs, and seashells. A 40-ft- Built for Expo ’86, Canada Place 3 Waterfront
(12 m) high terracotta arch was the flagship pavilion of
includes depictions of a jutting the Government of Canada. Station
ship’s prow and Canada geese. Today, Canada Place is home 601 W Cordova St. Map 3 B2.
The lobby is a dramatic to a cruise ship terminal, the  Waterfront. @ 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 50.
step back in time, with aqua- Vancouver Convention Centre, g SeaBus: Waterfront. 7 - =
green and blue tiles and carved Vancouver’s World Trade
maritime-inspired friezes. The Centre, and an upscale hotel. A busy transportation hub,
elevator, inlaid with 12 varieties The structure’s five white Waterfront Station is the
of BC hardwood, whisks visitors Teflon-coated fabric “sails,” convergence point of the
up to the second floor, from aside from being a pleasing SeaBus, SkyTrain, and West
where there is a bird’s-eye sight on the waterfront, make Coast Express trains. Built by
view of the lobby. possible a huge interior area Canadian Pacific Railway, the
free of support structures. On current Waterfront Station is
the west side of the complex, the third passenger train station
a cooling fountain, shady trees, built on the site (see p215).
and ample outdoor seating The first cross-Canada
provide an oasis in the heart passenger train pulled into the
of the bustling city. original timber station on May
The three-block, open-air 23, 1887. The second station
Canada Place Promenade juts here was a chateau-style
into Vancouver Harbour and structure built in 1898–9.
offers a panorama of busy
sea and air traffic. More than
200 cruise ships a year dock
alongside the promenade
en route to Alaska or Seattle.
Every year on July 1 (see p35),
Canada Place hosts a
spectacular celebratory
fireworks display over the
Entrance to the Art Deco Marine Building, harbor; the promenade offers The grand columned entrance
with its bronze grilles the best view in town. to Waterfront Station
For hotels and restaurants see p290 and pp302–3

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