This Week in History: 1924 The Devonshire Hotel ushers in a new era downtown

It took a few years for the Vancouver economy to recover after the First World War. But things started to pick up in the fall of 1923, when the Vancouver World ran a banner headline across the front page, “Prosperity Begins For City.”
“The news of the day is crowded with cheerful announcements relating to the return of prosperity to Canada, British Columbia and Vancouver,” said the Sept. 12, 1923 World.
“Work ordered to start on Second Narrows Bridge to cost $1,450,