- When it opened in 1930 at a cost of $2.3 million, ($1.1 million over budget), the Marine Building was the talk of the town.
- Marine Building, Interior. Vancouver, BC, McCarter and Nairne architects, 1929-30 (photo by Leonard Frank, 1930, courtesy Vancouver Public Library/PN 12011).
- The Marine Building was the first skyscraper for McCarter who was the engineer and Nairne who was the architect.
- The imposant building had been named Marine Building, decorated in an Art Deco style , that made it to be the best Art Deco building in the world, on those times.
- A video with short history of the Marine Building - an iconic art deco building in Vancouver, BC.
- Built in the Art Deco style in 1930, the Marine Building is centrally located in downtown Vancouver BC’s Coal Harbour.
- When it opened in 1930, the Marine Building had the distinction of being the tallest building in the British Empire. The building was conceived by Lt.
- The Marine Building at 355 Burrard Street is widely considered one of the best piece of architecture in the city and among the finest examples of Art Deco...
- At 321 ft with 22 floors, Marine Building remained the tallest building in Vancouver for nine years, until it was bested by Hotel Vancouver in 1939.
- The Marine Building is a skyscraper in the Canadian city of Vancouver. ... By 1939, the Marine Building was the tallest building in the city.