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Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Now & Then: Looking north on Beatty Street at Dunsmuir nearly a century apart

This view used to boast the city's tallest tower, back in its early years.
John Bentley - Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Now & Then
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Looking north on Beatty Street at Dunsmuir in 1926 and 2020.John Bentley/Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Now & Then and Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Archives

There are a number of buildings appearing in both pictures (taken in 1926 and 2020), including the imposing World Building in the background.

The green-domed structure (also called the Sun Tower) once laid claim to being the tallest building in the British Empire for a time, boasting an impressive 17 floors.

These days it seems to be in a constant state of repair - not surprising, given its age and extreme vertical-ness. 

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Looking north on Beatty Street at Dunsmuir in 1926 and 2020. John Bentley/Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Now & Then and Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Archives

John Bentley is an architectural photographer who has photographed the inside and outside of thousands of buildings around Vancouver. Using images from the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­Archives he offers a glimpse of the past and present on his site .