You probably know that Gabriola had a millstone quarry, and perhaps you’ve climbed the hill near the Descanso ferry terminal to see all those round holes in the rock, now filled with water. Did you know that Gabriola had a a dimension-stone quarry as well, and that several Vancouver buildings used sandstone from Gabriola? Jenni [...]
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Did you know that one of Vancouver’s famous buildings is called Gabriola? It’s on Davie Street near English Bay in the city’s West End. The City of Vancouver explains: Gabriola, (at the northwest corner of Davie and Nicola), is the last of the community’s truly grand mansions. Built in 1900-1901 for industrialist Benjamin Tingley Rogers [...]
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Recognize this building? It’s Holy Rosary Cathedral in downtown Vancouver. (And yes, those white dots are snow.) Now, have you guessed what the Gabriola connection is? It’s the sandstone. Holy Rosary’s history page explains: Holy Rosary Cathedral is built of sandstone from Gabriola Island on foundations of local granite.
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