Hotel Europe (Flat Iron Building), Vancouver

Hotel Europe stands as a historic six-story structure positioned on Powell Street, at the intersection of Water, Alexander, and Powell Streets within Vancouver's Gastown district. The building's design follows the flatiron architectural style and was completed in the year 1909. This marked a significant milestone, as it became Canada's pioneer in reinforced concrete construction and the earliest fire-resistant hotel in Western Canada.

Dubbed the Angelo Calori Building, the hotel also bears the name of its creator, Angelo Calori, and was strategically placed near the former steamship docks along Columbia Street. An accompanying bus service transported guests from the docks to the hotel. Remarkably, the original Italian tile floors and leaded-glass windows have endured through time, lending an air of authenticity to the structure.

Hotel Europe gained recognition as a backdrop in the suspense film "The Changeling." Within the film, the building serves as the setting for the Seattle Historical Society. Although the hotel sign is visible on the right side of the facade in certain scenes, the rooftop terrace also features in some of the film's sequences. Additionally, the hotel played a role as a filming location for the 1994 epic drama "Legends of the Fall."

Legends of supernatural occurrences at the hotel include hints of one or two ghosts. Reports of paranormal events go back to the 1980s, marked by scratching sounds behind a wall, coinciding with an unsettling feeling in the vacant building. Another ghostly figure, potentially the same as the first, appears as the silhouette of a man in a black coat and flat cap. This entity is seen in a street-level poster shop, first spotted in the early 2000s and observed multiple times since.