Endangered Places

BENS Deli Restaurant

Montreal, QC

LANDMARK EATERY DESTINED FOR THE DUMP BENS Delicatessen, a Montréal Art Deco landmark with its famous wrap-around illuminated corner sign,…

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Herschel Island (Qikiqtaruk)

Beaufort Sea, YK

Background: Herschel Island, an important cultural heritage site, is being slowly washed away by rising sea levels that are attributed…

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Town of Tilting

Fogo Island, NL

Why it’s important: The Fogo Island town of Tilting has been identified by Parks Canada as one of the country’s…

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Sir Louis-Hippolyte La Fontaine House

Montreal, QC

Why It Matters: This three-storey Georgian mansion, located on prime real estate below René Levesque Boulevard, was built between 1844…

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Creston Downtown Grain Elevators

Creston, BC

Background: In the southern B.C. interior town of Creston, two wooden grain elevators are up for sale and facing an…

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King Building

Winnipeg, MB

Background: Following a fire in 1991, the boarded-up King building has been left to the elements—a classic case of demolition…

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Vogue Theatre

Vancouver, BC

Background: The Vogue Theatre, a landmark on downtown Vancouver’s Granville Street and a magnificent example of the Art Deco style,…

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Seal Island Lighthouse

Bay of Fundy, NS

Background: Dating from 1831, Seal Island is the oldest wooden lighthouse in Nova Scotia but is quickly falling into ruin….

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Central Pentecostal Tabernacle

Edmonton, AB

Background: Advocates for the preservation of the Central Pentecostal Tabernacle, a pair of landmark modernist buildings that have been described…

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48 Abell Street (John Abell Factory)

Toronto, ON

Background: The fight to save 48 Abell Street, a large 19th-century agricultural implements and farm machinery factory on Toronto’s Queen…

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Royal Canadian Legion Building

Saskatoon, SK

Background: Built in 1929 by veterans of the First World War, the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch #63, was constructed as…

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Bata Shoe Headquarters

Toronto, ON

Background: Last September, Toronto city council voted 36-1 to reject a special heritage designation for North York’s former Bata shoe…

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Alma College

St. Thomas, ON

Background: For 129 years, the distinctive high Victorian Gothic Revival architecture of Alma College has stood proudly in St. Thomas,…

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Bell Barn

Indian Head, SK

Why it matters: Built by Major William Bell in 1882, the round fieldstone Bell Barn is one of Saskatchewan’s oldest…

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Lister Block

Hamilton, ON

Update: This endangered site was successfully rehabilitated thanks to a team of creative and dedicated people. Inclusion on the list helped…

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Burrard Bridge

Vancouver, BC

Why It Matters: Completed in 1932 to provide a high-level crossing to western Vancouver neighbourhoods, the bridge is considered a…

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Lessard House

Edmonton, AB

Background: Built in 1913, the Queen Anne style house with large attic gable, distinctive round tower and wrap around verandah…

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Officers’ Mess and Quarters, Work Point Military Base

Esquimalt, BC

Background: Built in 1888 on a short spit of land extending into the entrance of Victoria Harbour, the Officers’ Mess…

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“Twisted Sisters” Citadel Views

Halifax, NS

Background: United Gulf Development Ltd. has applied for a development agreement to permit the construction of two 27-storey towers on…

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York Street Train Station

Fredericton, NB

Background: Once a busy transportation hub, today Fredericton’s York Street railway station stands abandoned and dilapidated. Its windows are boarded…

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Southwest Point Lighthouse

Anticosti Island, QC

Background: Dating from 1831, this magnificent 24 m. tall stone tower with lantern and gallery originally painted white with two…

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E & N Railway Roundhouse

Victoria, BC

Background: The 10-stall roundhouse on the Esquimalt to Nanaimo (E&N) Railway dates from 1912, is municipally designated and, with several…

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5 Place Ville Marie

Montreal, QC

Background: Part of an outstanding example of modern heritage in Quebec and an urban landmark in Montréal, 5 Place Ville-Marie…

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Woodward’s Department Store

Vancouver, BC

Background: Empty for several years and regarded as the key to revitalizing Vancouver’s troubled Eastside, the City purchased the Woodward’s…

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Immigration Hall

Edmonton, AB

Background: Edmonton’s Immigration Hall sits abandoned and decaying. Located at 10534 100th Street, the handsome brick building could well be…

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Port Dalhousie

St. Catharines, ON

Background: Only months after it was formerly designated under the Ontario Heritage Act, Port Dalhousie’s heritage conservation district is being threatened…

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St. Joachim Church

Lakeshore, ON

Background: After four long years and one significant legal victory the members of Save Our Sanctuaries (SOS), a mostly francophone…

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South House, Rothesay Netherwood School

Rothesay, NB

Why it matters: The 135-year-old South House is not only the oldest building on the campus of Rothesay Netherwood School…

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Tivoli Theatre

Hamilton, ON

As several of Hamilton’s heritage buildings stand vacant, conservationists are hoping the preservation of the remains of the city’s historic…

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Wright-Scott House

Gatineau, QC

Background: Built in 1852 for Philemon Wright, the founder of Hull, this historic stone residence is one of the last…

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Harding House

Regina, SK

Background: Designated under the provincial Heritage Property Act in 1980, Harding House is one of five Collegiate Gothic-style heritage buildings located on…

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