More than a century separates these two photographs, and the First Baptist Church at 969 Burrard St looks as good as it ever did.
Soon a 60-storey megatower will rise above it, right where the Hobbit House used to be.

John Bentley is an architectural photographer who has photographed the inside and outside of thousands of buildings around Vancouver. Using images from the Vancouver Archives he offers a glimpse of the past and present on his site Vancouver Now & Then.