In 1892, in the fledgling city of Vancouver, the mayor and a group of optimistic merchants founded a businessmen’s club that some years later evolved into the Terminal City Club. Vancouver had recently become the terminus of the Canadian Pacific Railway which had helped transform Vancouver into one of the great seaports of the world. Many of the Club’s early Members were involved in the port, the railway and allied businesses. For most of its life, the Club has made its home in a building that overlooks Vancouver’s port and first train station.

The Club’s founding fathers were men of energy and ambition, who exerted a strong and beneficial influence on the city of Vancouver. In more than 100 years, this membership trait has only become more pronounced.