Sir William MacDonald

Address: 1959 East Hastings Street

1905 – present

Named for Sir William Christopher Macdonald (1831-1917), Canadian tobacco manufacturer and educational philanthropist.

Began as Cedar Cove school in temporary buildings at Victoria and Pender.  A new building at the present site was opened in 1906. Burned on December 07, 1947 and rebuilt.

 

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Photo credit: City of Vancouver Archives

 

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