Wing Sang Building
51–67 East Pender Street
This building is actually a group of structures built over a 12-year
period. The part inscribed "1889" is the oldest standing
building in Chinatown. The brick addition and third floor were built
in 1901 and designed by architect T.E. Julian. The builders were
the Wing Sang Company, one of the wealthy firms at the top of Chinatown's
pyramid of power. Established in 1888, the firm prospered by supplying
Chinese contract labourers to build the CPR, selling tickets for
the CPR's steamship lines and operating a herring plant in Vancouver.
Much of the interior of this building is still intact.
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