Vancouver Centennial Plaque #49 – LD Taylor

Address:           128 W Pender St

Status:             Missing

"L.D. TAYLOR

Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1857, Louis Denison Taylor arrived in 1896. Liberal and progressive, “L.D.” played a pivotal role in Vancouver, first as a newspaperman and publisher of The World, later as mayor, serving a record eight terms. He died in poverty in 1946."

Credit: Vancouver Centennial Commission, Historic Plaque Program – list and documentation plaques 1-49 (June 18, 1986). Courtesy of Vancouver Archives

Photo credit: Vancouver Archives (AM1477-1-S5- CVA 1477-755)