Sam Kee Building

The Sam Kee Building, also known as the Jack Chow Insurance Building, is a two-storey commercial building in , British Columbia, Canada, located near the entrance to .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Commercial building
  • Description: Shallow building in Vancouver
  • Address: 8 West Pender Street, Vancouver, BC

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rogers Arena and Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden.

Stadium
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is a multi-purpose arena at 800 Griffiths Way in , British Columbia, Canada. Opened in 1995, the arena was known as General Motors Place from its opening until July 6, 2010, when General Motors Canada ended its naming rights sponsorship and a new agreement for those rights was reached with Rogers Communications. is situated 410 metres southwest of Sam Kee Building.

Garden
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The is a Chinese garden in , , Canada. Located in the , it was the first Chinese garden built outside of Asia.

Stadium
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is a multi-purpose stadium in , British Columbia, Canada. Located at the north side of , it is owned and operated by the BC Pavilion Corporation, a Crown corporation of the province. is situated 670 metres southwest of Sam Kee Building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gastown-Chinatown and Gastown.

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Gastown and Chinatown are in the east end of downtown between and . The area is one of the oldest parts of the city and much of the early architecture and character remains, giving it a different look and feel to the glass and concrete of the rest of downtown.

Neighborhood
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is the original settlement that became the core of the city of , , , and a national historic site and a neighbourhood in the northwest section of the , adjacent to .

Neighborhood
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The is a neighbourhood in , , Canada. One of the city's oldest neighbourhoods, the DTES is the site of a complex set of social issues, including disproportionately high levels of drug use, homelessness, poverty, crime, mental illness and sex work.

Sam Kee Building

Latitude
49.28043° or 49° 16′ 50″ north
Longitude
-123.10475° or 123° 6′ 17″ west
Inception
1913
Levels
2
Width
1.5 metres (4.9 feet)
Open location code
84XR7VJW+54
Open­Street­Map ID
way 147226229
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­commercial
Wiki­data ID
Q4263314
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Satellite Map

Discover Sam Kee Building from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Spanish—“Sam Kee Building” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սեմ Կի շենք”
  • Bengali: “স্যাম কি ভবন”
  • Chinese: “三记号”
  • French: “immeuble Sam Kee”
  • French: “Immeuble Sam Kee”
  • German: “Sam Kee Building”
  • Indonesian: “Sam Kee Building”
  • Inuktitut: “ᓵᒻ ᑮ ᐃᒡᓗ”
  • Japanese: “サム・キー・ビル”
  • Polish: “Sam Kee Building”
  • Spanish: “Edificio Sam Kee”
  • Spanish: “Sam Kee Building”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Chinese Freemasons Building and 8EAST.

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