Site of Seaforth Armoury before its construction on the Kitsilano Indian Reserve. B.C. Electric Railway repair shops near Burrard Street Bridge in the background. From their creation in 1910 until 1935 The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada paraded at the Beatty Street Drill Hall with the Duke of Connaught’s Own Rifles. The government was petitioned for a separate armoury to house the regiment and in the early 1930s a site was selected. The site selected was a plot of unused land at the south end of the recently completed Burrard Street Bridge. The address was fixed at 1650 on what had been called Cedar Street but upon completion of the bridge Cedar Street became Burrard Street. Work began in 1935 and construction was finished in 1936. The Armoury was opened on 26 August 1936. The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada formed up in a hollow square and The Governor General, Lord Tweedsmuir took the Royal Salute as the first parade was held on the Square. From the Regimental History, pages 34 and 35: " ... on 19 June, 1934 came the good news everyone was waiting for. In the federal government's estimates (Item 174 of Bill 113) was a vote of $240,000 for the purpose of building an armoury for the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada. The committee which had been working on the plans for the armoury turned them over to the Commanding Officer, Lt-Col. R. W. Brock, who in turn instructed the architects to make certain amendments before forwarding them for approval to the Department of National Defence. The main amendment to the plan was a pleasant revision which came as a result of the efforts of Clark and Blair. The Department of Indian Affairs was persuaded to sell part of the reservation, and four acres were secured at an exceptionally good price. Since double the space was available at almost half the cost of any available alternative site - more money could be spent on the armoury itself. In March 1935~ tenders were called and in May, Smith Brothers and Wilson were awarded the contract. Early in June a start was made on clearing the site and in the months which followed the building began to rise, providing, incidentally, employment for a fairly large number of militiamen who were going to use it. On 30 March, 1936 the regiment and the cadets marched into their new building and every officer and man was delighted with the finished product."