Therese Lang News Today

The old Red Lion at the Quay is being demolished to make way for the Port of Vancouver's Terminal One project.

The Red Lion at the Quay is coming down — and no, the fire last month didn’t cause it to come down sooner.

A wind-driven fire that quickly escalated to two alarms burned Tuesday afternoon on the roof of the former Red Lion Hotel at the Quay.

On New Year’s Eve, the center of Vancouver’s holiday celebrations once lay at the foot of Columbia Street, just west of the Interstate 5 Bridge.