Carnegie Centre
401 Main Street
Today this building's monumental Romanesque design with a domed
and pillared porch seems imposing for its use as a community centre.
It was designed by G.W. Grant and built to house Vancouver's public
library in 1902-03. In 1957, the library relocated to Burrard Street
and the Vancouver Museum and City Archives used the building until
they moved into new quarters in Vanier Park in 1968. The building
was then converted to a community centre for the residents of the
Downtown Eastside by architects Downs/Archambault in 1978-79.
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