Whistler Conference Centre

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Transparencies

Photographs of Whistler Village under construction from 1978 and 1980, including from the point of view from the mountain down with mountains in the background, and an aerial view of the Village and ski runs. Buildings under construction include: Executive Inn, Clocktower Building, Blackcomb Lodge, Hearthstone Lodge, and the Conference Centre.

Captions:
001: "WHISTLER VILLAGE 1978"
002-004: "Whistler Village Construction 1978-80"

Transparencies

Photographs of Whistler Village under construction from 1978 and 1980. Buildings under construction include: Executive Inn, Clocktower Building, Blackcomb Lodge, Hearthstone Lodge, Fitzsimmons Lodge, the Delta Mountain Inn/Hilton Whistler Resort, the Pan Pacific Mountainside Lodge, and the Conference Centre.

Captions:
001-002: "Whistler Village Construction 1978-80"
003-004: "Whistler Village Early 80s"

Negatives

Aerial photographs of Whistler Mountain, Blackcomb Mountain, Alta Lake, and Whistler Village development.

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  • GRI-01-30-025
  • File
  • March 1978 - October 1982
  • Part of Greg Griffith

Photographs of the Whistler Village welcome sign with Blackcomb Lodge and Rainbow Building in the background, Whistler Village under construction including aerial shots showing Clocktower Building, Executive Inn, Fitzsimmons Lodge, Crystal Lodge, the Conference Centre, Pan Pacific Hotel, Delta Mountain Inn/Hilton Whistler Resort, and Blackcomb Lodge. Also includes photographs of people skiing down Shale Slope at Whistler Peak in 1978, Jack Bright skiing down Blackcomb in 1980, Gord Huxtable skiing the Saudan Couloir Extreme in 1980, a freestyle competition on Whistler Mountain in 1980, a nude dock at Lost Lake in 1979, Chris Blaylock windsurfing on Alta Lake in July 1979, and Darryl Bowie spring skiing on Whistler Mountain in 1980.

Captions:
014: "SHALE SLOPE WHISTLER PEAK, MAR 78"
015: "BLACKCOMB BEFORE [UFB?] JAN '80 JACK BRIGHT"
016: "COULOIR EXTREME BLACKCOMB, 1980 GORDIE HUXTABLE"
017: "FREESTYLE COMP WHISTLER AP. 80"
018: "LOST LAKE NUDE DOCK 79"
019: "WINDSURFING ALTA LAKE CHRIS BLAYLOCK JULY, 79"
020: "[DARRLY?] BOWIE - W.M. SPRING SKIING 1980"

Textual Documents & Ephemera

Letters from Eldon Beck and Mr. Mike Vance, coordinator, planning and design of Whistler Village Land Co. Ltd. Includes various designs and sketches, as well as the initial statement of concept for Whistler Village.

Whistler Village Report issues:
Oct. 1979: articles on the progress of construction in Whistler and the 1988 Olympic bid.
Dec. 1979: pictures and articles on the development of Whistler Village. Includes a picture of mayor Pat Carleton at construction site.
Jan. 1980: articles on phase two of Whistler Village construction.
Mar. 1980: articles on the development of the Mountain Inn Hotel and Whistler Resort Centre.
Apr. 1980: articles on the process of construction in Whistler Village.
July 1980: article on Arnold Palmer and Ed Seay's visit to Whistlers' new golf course. Palmer and Seay designed over 75 golf course in United States and assisted in the development of the Whistler Golf Course.
Feb. 1981: article called 'Whistler - finally a reality'.

Whistler News issues including articles on events and developments in Whistler with maps and pictures from 1979-1980, as well as a summer edition from 1980 including articles on the new 'Resort Centre', getting to Whistler by road, Blackcomb Mountain, and the 'Championship golf course for Whistler'.

"Bank eyes Whistler aid." [1983]: article by William Boei on Whistler's financial troubles and the loan negotiations with the Royal Bank.

"Gold plate to be dropped at Whistler." Jan. 11, 1983: article from The Province by Barbara McLintock on scaling down the Conference Centre in Whistler due to initial overspending on the project.

Whistler Area Map/Lost Lake Park Map: two black and white maps on one sheet from 1979 or 1980.

Poster of Whistler Village from 1979 or 1980.

Whistler Mountain and Blackcomb Mountain trail maps from the 1980-1981 winter season.

2 Whistler pamphlets from the early 1980s

Whistler Village parking guide from the early 1980s including a plan of Whistler with a list of lots in Whistler Village and their developers.

Whistler Tenant Graphics Guidelines from 1979, containing rules on free standing signs, projecting signs, wall signs, canopy signs, marquee signs, window signs, and special purpose signs.

Whistler Economic Effects Study Update from Dec. 1979. Report covers the economic effects of several developments in Whistler. Prepared by Urbanics Consultants Ltd. for Whistler Village Land Co.

Parking Policy and Construction Program for Whistler Village from 1979: a draft outlining anticipated demand and supply of surface and covered parking and to propose construction programs for parking structures. Compiled by Sutcliffe Griggd Moodie, development consultants to mayor and alderman, Resort Municipality of Whistler.

A draft on design guidelines for Whistler Village by RMOW, Sept. 26, 1978.

Beck, Eldon

Negatives

Photographs of Whistler Village at night, the Whistler Conference Centre, and canoeing.

1978-2007

Photographs of various people skiing and snowboarding on Whistler and Blackcomb Mountains, cross-country skiing, aerial shots of the mountains and Whistler Village, early construction of Whistler Village, Creekside Gondola, the Squamish Days Logger Sports Festival, mountain views, Arnold Palmer golfing at Whistler Golf Course, the Delta Mountain Inn, ski racing at the Molson World Cup Downhill and Hochtaler Cup, canoeing, chairifts, the water slide at the Springs, hang gliding, hockey on a frozen lake, tennis, events on the mountain, Ski Scamps, RCMP, Willie Whistler, Christine's Restaurant at Rendezvous Lodge, snow bikes, sledding, catskiing, heli-skiing, snowboarding, fishing, alpenglow, deer, a gambling event at Whistler Conference Centre, Alta Lake, Whistler Cay, Andy and Bonnie Munster's cabin, Lyall Featherstone's cabin, Green Lake, the rescue cable car over the Cheakamus River in Cheakamus Crossing, a helicopter evacuating someone, Roundhouse Lodge, a helicopter at the microwave tower, alpenglow on Mt. Weart and Wedge Mountain, adaptive ski racing, fireworks, trampolining at the Highland Lodge, an event in the Myrtle Philip School gym, a car show in Village Square, Skier's Chapel, Nasty Jack's, Longhorn Saloon & Grill, Dos Senoritas Restaurant, the Jazz Festival on the mountain, Cheakamus Lake, aerobics, choir, sunsets, swimming pools, hotels, a Labatt's hot air balloon, Whistler Resort & Club at Nita Lake, freestyle skiing and snowboarding, ski ballet, Fitzsimmons Creek, Vale Inn, backcountry skiing, condominiums in the Benchlands, Secret Bowl, the Saudan Couloir, Black Tusk, Excalibur Gondola, Harmony Bowl, Symphony Bowl, Christmas lights, Whistler Peak, Village North, and Birkenhead Peak in Pemberton.

Slides

Photographs of a 3-person chairlift covered in snow, a skier competing in a race on Whistler Mountain, a group of people gambling at a roulette table located at the [Whistler Conference Centre?], a large group of skiers on Blackcomb Mountain, Garry Watson with children playing miniature golf, a group of heli-skiers loading onto a helicopter, Whistler Village at night as seen from a ski run on Blackcomb Mountain, horses in a forest near a lake, a man with sunscreen all over his face, and aerials of Whistler Conference Centre in Whistler Village.

Prints

Photographs of Whistler Village from the early to mid 1980s showing Whistler Mountain and Red Chair in the background and Whistler Village in the foreground, Stephanie Sloan in the early 1980s skiing on Blackcomb Mountain, the Fitzsimmons Lodge in Whistler Village with a crowd enjoying apres-ski and Blackcomb Mountain in the background, an aerial view of Whistler Village in the early 1980s with Blackcomb and Whistler Mountain in the background, Village Square in the winter with Fitzsimmons Lodge, Blackcomb Lodge, and Crystal Lodge in the background, Roundhouse on Whistler Mountain in the spring with a crowd enjoying apres-ski and the sun, and a photograph of Pierre Trudeau and his son skiing on Blackcomb Mountain in 1984.

Captions:
002: "STEPHANIE SLOAN - EARLY 80'S ON BLACKCOMB MTN: NO CROWDS?"
003: "APRES SKI IN VILLAGE - MID 1980'S"
004: "WHISTLER VILLAGE IN MID 1980'S WITH BLACKCOMB MTN"
007: "ROUNDHOUSE IN SPRING - EARLY 80'S"
008: "WHISTLER VILLAGE + WHISTLER MTN - MID 1980'S"
009: "WHISTLER VILLAGE - APPROX 1985"
010: "PIERRE TRUDEAU & SON ON BLACKCOMB 1984"

1974-2007

Photographs of skiing, ski racing, a picnic on Whistler Mountain, chairlifts, group portraits, signs, events, restaurants, chairlift construction, Jordan's Lodge on Nita Lake, Ski Scamps, Crazy Canucks Day at Whistler Mountain, Whistler Village, Sunrise Condominiums on Eagle Drive in Whistler Cay, Rendezvous Lodge on Blackcomb Mountain, portraits of Hugh Smythe, La Vallee Blanche restaurant, the Marquise hotel, aerial photography, Nancy Green Raine and Al Raine in front of Nancy Greene Olympic Lodge (Crystal Lodge), swimming pools, Meadow Park Sports Centre, weightlifting, the Village Stroll, chefs and people dining, Whistler and Blackcomb Mountain trail map drawings by Murray Hay, the Rimrock Cafe at Highland Lodge, helicopters, Village Chair, ski school, docks on the lake, canoeing, Stephanie Sloan practicing ski ballet, the daycare in Whistler Cay/Nesters, Chalet Luise, Stoney's, Alpine Meadows, Green Lake, Lost Lake, Wedge Mountain, the Gondola Barn in Creekside, cross-country skiing, Alta Lake, apres ski, Molson World Cup Downhill, Roundhouse Lodge, and the Vale Inn.

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