Park Royal

    After the wealthy Guiness family had bought and developed the British Properties and created a much needed link to Vancouver with Lions Gate Bridge in the 1930’s, they had come to the final phase of their development plan.

    The Guiness family felt that the addition of a shopping center would increase the desirability of living in West Vancouver and would provide much needed local services. The head of the Guiness Family, Lord Iveagh, named the shopping mall after an area in London in which one of the Family breweries was located. the Guiness family has a brewery. Park Royal's construction was completed in 1950, a time at which the shopping mall was given the distinction of Being Canada’s first.
 
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  Year Description Source
213cab.gif (13561 bytes) early 1960's North Park Royal, looking toward Woodward's. McP
early 1960's Park Royal, looking north up Taylor Way. McP
1058.jpg (54451 bytes) 4th April 1960 (L to R) P.D. Willough by, W.G. Milne and R.D. Campbell, with plans for Park Royal Shopping Centre. 1058.Wvml
1059.jpg (66396 bytes) Early 1950 Architect's perspective of Park Royal Shopping Centre. 1059.Wvml
1060.jpg (132851 bytes) 24th June, 1949 Turning first sod for Woodwards Department store, Park Royal Shopping Centre. 1060.Wvml
1061.jpg (128253 bytes) 2nd Dec. 1949 Sign at site of Park Royal.
(L to R)  C.K. Van Norman, architect & E. Richardson, B.P.P. engineer. 		1061.Wvml
1062.jpg (93880 bytes) Dec. 1949 Park Royal under construction seen from Marine Drive, West Vancouver, looking north-west. 1062.Wvml
1063.jpg (144129 bytes) Mar. 1949 - Sept. 1950 Park Royal construction seen from the air, showing Sentinel Hill. 1063.Wvml
1065.jpg (89132 bytes) Mar. 1949 - Sept. 1950 Park Royal construction seen from the air, looking east towards Capilano River. 1065.Wvml
1066.jpg (134586 bytes) Mar. 1949 - Sept. 1950 Park Royal construction on site looking north. 1066.Wvml
1071.jpg (61310 bytes) Fall 1950 Looking northeast over completed Park Royal towards Woodwards & Woolworths. 1071.Wvml
1072.jpg (79857 bytes) Fall 1950 Park Royal Shopping Centre shortly after opening, looking north towards Sentinel Hill. 1072.Wvml
1074.jpg (59424 bytes) No Date Carrera marble fountain originally located at west end of Park Royal, in initial state. 1074.Wvml
1075.jpg (56396 bytes) No Date Carrera marble fountain at Park Royal. 1075.Wvml