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Front of vintage RPPC showing grand Post Office building in Vancouver BC with Beaux-Arts architecture domed cupola and street scene
Post Office Vancouver British Columbia Canada RPPC Vintage Postcard SP22
$25.00

Post Office Vancouver British Columbia Canada RPPC Vintage Postcard SP22

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This vintage real photo postcard (RPPC) features the Post Office building in Vancouver, British Columbia. The sepia-toned photograph captures the magnificent Beaux-Arts architecture of this grand civic building, with its distinctive domed cupola crowned with a decorative finial and weather vane.

Architectural Details:

  • Ornate Beaux-Arts style architecture with classical elements
  • Prominent central dome with cupola, clock faces, and decorative crown
  • Grand arched entrance with columns and detailed stonework
  • Multiple stories with uniform window arrangements
  • Street-level view showing pedestrians, early automobiles, and street lamps
  • Corner perspective highlighting the building's impressive scale
  • Caption reads "Post Office, Vancouver, B.C."

This historic Post Office served as a central hub for mail and communications in early Vancouver. The building's grand architecture reflected the city's growing importance as a major Pacific coast port and commercial center.

Published by The Gowen, Sutton Co. Ltd., Vancouver, B.C.

Please zoom into and look closely at the front and back photos to view condition, and feel free to send me a message if you have any questions. Thank you, D