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c1920s -- The Dance Pavilion at Selma Park

Built in 1920 by the Union Steamship Company Ltd. it commanded a splendid view of the islands in the gulf. It stood above Government Road (now Highway 101) and when the hall was illuminated on a summer's evening it appeared very beautiful. Dance bands were brought up from Vancouver on the company's S.S. Capilano on a semi-weekly service with special excursions on Sundays. In 1944 the Selma Park properties were put up for sale and the dance hall became the Totem Lodge which was destroyed by fire in April, 1952, one resident losing his life.

Photograph # 1235 by Charles Bradbury, courtesy Vancouver City Archives