The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver was officially opened in May 1939 by King George VI and his wife, Queen Elizabeth, who stayed in hotel's Royal Suites. Legend has it that Jennie Pearl Cox, a Vancouver socialite who frequented the hotel, died in a crash in 1944. (Evan Mitsui/CBC)The Hotel Vancouver was the tallest building in the city until the TD Tower was built in 1972. (CBC Image Research Library)This is the 3rd Hotel VancouverThere have actually been three Hotel Vancouvers in the city. It was torn down in the 1940s to make way for the current hotel, located at 900 West Georgia Street.

Source: CBC News May 26, 2019 12:56 UTC