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English Bay Cannery

Two figures on the beach at low tide in front of the English Bay Cannery.

English Bay Cannery site, west of Baywater Street, 1907. Image Bu P110 courtesy of City of Vancouver Archives

1898-1905

49°16’22.6″N 123°11’45.1″W

  • Built in 1898 at the foot of Bayswater Street in Vancouver by Malcolm, Cannon & Co.
  • Acquired in 1899 by the United Canneries Ltd.
  • Closed in 1905 possibly because area residents were offended by the smell
  • Lumber from the cannery buildings was used to repair cottages on the shore