Balmoral neon sign set to be taken down Sunday
Vancouver will see another iconic neon sign removed as the Balmoral Hotel gets closer to being demolished.
The City of Vancouver announced the move, saying in a statement the Balmoral hotel neon sign is being removed “due to the deteriorating condition and risk of injury to the public.”
The city says removal will start around 9 a.m. on Sunday, and it is set to be completed by 1 p.m., with traffic and sidewalk closures in effect from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
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“The sidewalk adjacent to the building will be temporarily closed off. Only one lane of roadway will be available for westbound traffic, eastbound traffic is not anticipated to be disrupted,” says a city statement.
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In February of 2022, more than a year after seizing it from its previous owners, the City of Vancouver decided to demolish the decrepit hotel.
Council voted to expropriate the Balmoral, along with the Regent Hotel, from the Sahota family for $1 each in November 2020, after failing to compel the owners to bring the decaying buildings up to code.
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At the time, the city estimated it would cost $46 million to fix the Balmoral and $40 million for the Regent Hotel.
With files from Katarina Szulc
