Vancouver Police Museum

Local nameVancouver Police Museum
LocationVancouver, Canada

The Vancouver Police Museum & Archives opened to commemorate the centennial of the Vancouver Police Department and the City of Vancouver, British Columbia in 1986. Located at 240 E. Cordova Street adjacent to Vancouver's Gastown, the museum is housed in a building that was purpose-built in 1932 for use by the City Coroner’s Services and includes the Coroner's Court, morgue and autopsy facilities and the City Analyst’s Laboratory. In 1935, the Coroner's Court was used as a makeshift hospital by police during the Battle of Ballantyne Pier. It was designed by architect Arthur J. Bird, and today it is a municipally designated class "A" heritage building.

The museum is run by the Vancouver Police Historical Society, a non-profit organization established in 1983 with the mandate to foster interest in the history of the Vancouver Police Department and to open a museum for this purpose.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver_Police_Museum

Official Website http://www.vancouverpolicemuseum.com/

YouTube Channel http://www.youtube.com/VanPoliceMuseum

Flickr http://www.flickr.com/groups/vancouverpolicemuseum/

Twitter http://twitter.com/PoliceMuseum

Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/PoliceMuseum

Email info@vancouverpolicemuseum.ca

Phone +1-604-665-3346

Address 240 East Cordova Street, V6A 1L3, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Coordinates 49°16'55.499" N -123°5'53.483" E

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