In 1887, The CPR's first train arrives in Vancouver, the final stop of a transcontinental run. In 1889, the original Granville Street bridge is completed. In 1897, the Klondike Gold Rush boosts a continent-wide depression of the 1890s. By 1900, Vancouver displaces Victoria, the provincial capital, as the leading commercial centre on Canada's west coast. In 1898, the Nine o'Clock Gun is placed at Brockton point.
Ferry service begins to West Vancouver.
In 1913, a world-wide depression lasts two years and severely reduces trade and slows railway development. Declining resources also end a provincial mining boom. In 1920, growth resumes and Vancouver soon replaces Winnipeg as the leading city in western Canada. In 1925, the original Second Narrows Bridge connects the city with North Vancouver. In 1926, the Orpheum Theatre opens to the public.