A storied piece of Vancouver history
Once the Dominion Hotel in 1899, its ground level Rubinowitz's department store was converted to The Lamplighter Public house in 1925 and received BC's first liquor license.
Celebration events
- October 25th
Kickoff Party ft. Yukon Blonde
We're kicking off our 100th year celebration with Yukon Blonde live on stage followed by DJ Krisp Kutz
- October 28th
Lobster Auction
Fundraising for BC Children's Hospital, we'll be auctioning off live lobsters and a sea of silent auction items
- November 1 - 17th
Grey Cup Festival Pop-up
An official Grey Cup house with full audio/visual, chances with win tickets to the cup, and an official tailgating party on cup day with DJ's
1925 Craft Pilsner
This crisp and sessionable old style pilsner brewed by our pals at P49 is a nod to 100 years of revelry and merriment at The Lamplighter. May there be 100 more.
Regular events
History
The property itself has stood since 1899 when it was opened as The Dominion Hotel by Sven Sherdahl, a Swede who arrived in Vancouver via Kansas in 1890. The ground floor where Lamplighter still sits today was originally Rubinowitz's department store until 1925, shortly after public liquor prohibition was fully repealed, when it was turned into The Lamplighter Public House. It was named after John Clough, the lamplighter of Vancouver, who lit each gas lamp with his one arm before each night's revelry.
Historic firsts
In 1925, The Lamplighter not only received the first beer parlour licence issued in the province after prohibition was repealed, but it was also the first speakeasy of its kind to serve alcohol to women in the area.
