The Lions Gate Bridge, connecting Vancouver to the North Shore region, opened to traffic on November 14, 1938.

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1.4 Barsalou’s soap factory 1995, 1600 De Lorimier Avenue.

The Dominion Bridge construction company began the construction of the bridge on May 26th, 1925. Philip Louis Pratley, an English Canadian engineer, designed the blueprints for the project. The cost for the construction of the bridge was upwards of 23 million dollars. When the bridge was first built, it was nicknamed “the crooked bridge” because it was curved near the Montreal end. Entrepreneur, Hector Barsalou, stood his ground and refused to give up his soap factory. Barsalou had developed a new technological system enabling his factory to produce 6000 pounds of soap  in only one and a half hours. Typically, it would have taken a week to produce that amount. His business was thriving, therefore, he declined the purchase offer to give up his factory. This led to the construction of an unusual curve on the bridge. The building is still there today on 1600 avenue de Lorimier.

The Lions Gate Bridge, connecting Vancouver to the North Shore region, opened to traffic on November 14, 1938.

The Lions Gate Bridge, connecting Vancouver to the North Shore region, opened to traffic on November 14, 1938.

The Lions Gate Bridge, connecting Vancouver to the North Shore region, opened to traffic on November 14, 1938.