Leonard Frank photo, Vancouver Public Library VPL 6583D.
1949
Burrard Bridge Controversy
Opened in 1932, the Burrard Bridge still managed to create controversy in 1949 when A.F. Ames of the Vancouver Art School called its pillars “ashcans with a gasoline station on top.” Bridge designer Major John R. Grant retorted, explaining the rationale behind the design, and saying that he’d rather trust the “esthetic ideas of the engineer.”
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