Pipes and Drums of the 231st Battalion C.E.F. (Seaforth Highlanders) on the Cambie Street Grounds, Vancouver, 1917. The piper in front facing the band is Pipe Major William Strachan. The name of the Drum Major is unknown. There are civilians watching the performance. The photograph shows the houses on the west side of the 600 Block Cambie Street. In the background is the sign for the Alcazar Hotel. The Hotel Alcazar sat on Dunsmuir Street, close to the Dunsmuir Hotel. It was completed in 1912, in the boom that saw much of Downtown Vancouver developed. It cost $140,000 to build. It was demolished in 1982 and the headquarters for BC Hydro were constructed on the site.