Vancouver Centennial Plaque #93 – Carleton School

Address:           Sir Guy Carleton Elementary School, 3250 Kingsway

Status:             Found, but gone

Photo credit: South Vancouver Revue (14 December 1986)

“CARLETON SCHOOL

Opened in 1896, in what was then the school district of East Vancouver, this school was named after Sir Guy Carleton, colonial Governor of Quebec. It includes the oldest classroom still in use and has been a community focal point for 90 years.”

Credit: Vancouver Centennial Commission, Historic Plaque Program – list and documentation plaques 50-100 (June 18, 1986). Courtesy of Vancouver Archives

Photo credit: Vancouver Archives (AM54-S4- LGN 495)