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Courthouse Square, 1924

City of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Archives, CVA 99-1477. Photo Stuart Thomson. 1924 Courthouse Square Prior to World War I, Victory Square was known as Courthouse Square, being the site of an impressive domed provincial courthouse.

 City of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Archives, CVA 99-1477. Photo Stuart Thomson.City of Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Archives, CVA 99-1477. Photo Stuart Thomson.

1924

Courthouse Square

Prior to World War I, Victory Square was known as Courthouse Square, being the site

of an impressive domed provincial courthouse. This building was demolished just prior to the war and the law courts moved uptown to Georgia Street. The site was redeveloped as a park after the war, using money donated by the Southam family, owners of the Province newspaper, located in a building across Cambie Street. When the cenotaph was added, the name was changed to Victory Square.

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