pic.twitter.com/ioCcrgtlO6— Old Hastings Mill Store Museum (@OldHastingsMill) July 17, 2020The facility had recently done some key upgrades, and with the bank account drained and no more visitors, operators said it could go under.
B.C.’s top ‘nerd’ Dr. Bonnie Henry helps Science World with funding campaign Built around 1868, the mill building was one of the few in Vancouver to escape the great fire that same year.Six decades later, a group of women fundraised to save the structure from demolition, and it was moved to its current home at the north end of Alma Street.It now serves as a museum of Vancouver history, home to items like Vancouver City Council’s first table.