End of Month Index

July 2010

Arranged by Subject and Address Country, State/Province, City, Street: numerical East, alphabetical, numerical West.

CANADA

British Columbia

City of North Vancouver

1404 Bewicke Avenue, Big Changes on Bewicke-1, Monday, July 12, 2010.

1416 Bewicke Avenue, Big Changes on Bewicke-2, Tuesday, July 13, 2010.
1428 Bewicke Avenue, Big Changes on Bewicke-3, Wednesday, July 14, 2010.
1436 Bewicke Avenue, Big Changes on Bewicke-4, Thursday, July 15, 2010.
1456 Bewicke Avenue, Big Changes on Bewicke-5, Friday, July 16, 2010.

1707 Grand Boulevard, Let the World Hear Music, Tuesday, July 6, 2010.

402 East Keith Road, Perhaps Two Families, Monday, July 5, 2010.

502 East Keith Road, Happy Canada Day, Flag Flying on East Keith Road,

        Thursday, July 1, 2010.

1624 St. Andrew's Avenue, St. Andrew, Wednesday, July 7, 2010.

120 West 14th Street, Saturday Special Feature, New City NV Library a Beaut!

        Saturday, July 10, 2010.

215 West 15th Street, The House Behind the Gate, Friday, July 9, 2010.

322 West 21st Street, Address Around f0r 87 Years, Thursday, July 8, 2010.

309 West 27th Street, 1911 Wallace Home, Friday, July 2, 2010.
235 West 28th Street, Just in the City of NV, Friday, July 23, 2010.

North Vancouver District

260 Institute Road, Sunday Church Feature, "Posthumous-Methodist Church",

        Lynn Valley, B.C., Sunday, July 11, 2010.

548 Kings Road, "The English on King's Road", Monday, July 19, 2010.
390 Monteray Avenue, "A View of the World", Friday, July 20, 2010.
2398 Panorama Dr., "Additions to Panorama Park", Tuesday, July 27, 2010.
2412 Panorama Dr., "Turquoise Cottage", Wednesday, July 28, 2010.
2420 Panorama Dr., "On the Beach", Thursday, July 29, 2010.

3738 Phyllis Road, "One Block of Phyllis", July 21, 2010.
388 Tempe Crescent, "71 Years of Pink Azaleas and Purple Rhodos",
        Monday, July 26, 2010.

1842 Westover Road, "High on the Westover Hill", July 20, 2010.

ISRAEL

Sea of Galilee, Sunday Church Feature, Church of the Beatitudes, Israel.

        Sunday, July 25, 2010.

Bet She'an, Sunday Church Feature, Bet She'an, Israel, Saturday Travel
        Feature, Saturday, July 24, 2010.

KOREA

Seoul

1988 Seoul, Korea, Olympic Site, Saturday Travel Feature, Seoul Olympic Park,

        Seoul Korea, Saturday, July 17, 2010.

Young Nak Presbyterian Church, Seoul, Korea, Sunday Church Feature, Young

        Nak Presbyterian Church in Seoul, Korea, Sunday, July 18, 2010.

UNITED STATES

California

540 Alabama Street, San Francisco, California, Saturday Travel Feature,

        Developing Environments, SF, Saturday, July 3, 2010.
1520 Green Street, Happy July 4th, Sunday Church Feature, Holy Trinity

       Cathedral, San Francisco, California, Sunday, July 4, 2010.

Washington

Riverfront Park Carousel, Spokane, Washington, Special Birthday Feature,
     Happy Third Birthday, Holly!  Thursday, July 22, 2010.

FEATURES

Saturday Travel Features

540 Alabama Street, San Francisco, California, Saturday Travel Feature,

        Developing Environments, SF, Saturday, July 3, 2010.

1988 Seoul, Korea, Olympic Site, Saturday Travel Feature, Seoul Olympic Park,

        Seoul Korea, Saturday, July 17, 2010.

Bet She'an, Sunday Church Feature, Bet She'an, Israel, Saturday Travel

Feature, Saturday, July 24, 2010.

Sunday Church Features

260 Institute Road, Sunday Church Feature," Posthumous-Methodist Church
        Lynn Valley", B.C., Sunday, July 11, 2010.

1520 Green Street, Happy July 4th, Sunday Church Feature, "Holy Trinity  
        Cathedral", San Francisco, California, Sunday, July 4, 2010.

Young Nak Presbyterian Church, Seoul, Korea, Sunday Church Feature, "Young

       Nak Presbyterian Church" in Seoul, Korea, Sunday, July 18, 2010.

Sea of Galilee, Sunday Church Feature, "Church of the Beatitudes", Israel,

       Sunday, July 25, 2010.

Photo: North Shore mountains taken from East Broadway in Vancouver, B.C. by SW in 2006.

Friday, July 30, 2010
A View of the World

On the street above Montroyal Boulevard at the very top of Delbrook Avenue in the District of North Vancouver sits the house at 390 Monteray Avenue. The  mountain side lot demands the steep front driveway and the twenty steps beside it just to get to the steps leading to the front door. The view from the top of all these steps is the reward-Burrard Inlet and downtown Vancouver.

The white house with its large front garage and sundeck above was built in 1962 for $13,000 by Ocean Builders. In 1965 Robert J. and Maggie McCarthy were the owners. Robert McCarthy was employed as a salesman. In 1971 Norman M. Barker, the chief clerk at the Vancouver School Board lived in the house. By 1980 the resident was Mrs. Vera Kulish.

In 1991 and 1995/1996 Andresen International Inc. reported its address as 390 Monteray Avenue. Andresen International Inc. did import export marketing. Hans-Uwe Andresen was the president. Both he and his wife Ann Marie Andresen were the home owners of 390 Monteray Ave. The Andresen's are also listed as having their home at 390 Monteray Ave. in the year 2000 and the year 2006/2007 North and West Phone Directory.

This 2,803 sq. ft. home has 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.  It is For Sale for
$1,098,000.  That includes the view. (See Link.)

Demolition Permit: Applied for in July 2010.
Photo: Taken in July 2010 by SW.
Link: http://www.greatervancouvergroup.com/agents.html/al=14421/SearchResults.form?page=1&lvm=default

Thursday, July 29, 2010
On the Beach

The two storey house at 2420 Panorama Dr. is the most northern of the three houses owned by the District of North Vancouver to be demolished with the land being added to Panorama Park in Deep Cove. The Building Permit book's only listing for this address is for a 1962 $200 carport to be constructed at the request of G. H. Robinson. Mrs. Betty Robinson, the widow of G. H., is listed in the 1965 City Directory as still owning the house.

In 1971 the residents were Keith E. and Nancy A. Byers. Keith Byers was employed as a mechanic at Western Outboard and Equipment. In 1980 the owner was Mary Nakano. Mary Nakano worked as a receptionist for Dr's. P. K. Will and J. K. Poole.

The owner in 1991 was Joshua Stimpson, the manager at Harmony Silks and Designs. For the 1995/1996 City Directory he reported that he had lived in the house for more than 9 years. So, he had moved in during the mid 1980's. Also living in the house in 1995/1996 was Peter B. Stimpson. Joshua Stimpson was still the manager at Harmony Silks and Designs and Peter B. Stimpson was the manager at Dana Designs. The 1999/2000 North and West Vancouver Phone Directories list Joshua Stimpson's address as  2420 Panorama Dr. The 2006/2007 and the 2008/2010 issues list Joshua Stimpson and A. L. Stimpson as living at that address.

The photo above is the rear of the house facing Panorama Dr. The photo below is the front of the house facing the Panorama Park path and the waters of Deep Cove. For more information on the three houses on Panorama Dr. to be demolished, Panorama Park, and Deep Cove see the Blogs July 27 "Additions to Panorama Park", July 28 "Turquoise Cottage", and the Links listed below.

Demolition Permit: Applied for in July 2010.

Photos: Taken in July 2010 by SW.

Link 1: http://www.yelp.ca/biz/panorama-park-north-vancouver

Link 2: http://www.deepcovebc.com/parkspanorama.html

Link 3: http://www.deepcoveyc.com/history.php

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Turquoise Cottage

This turquoise cottage at 2412 Panorama Dr. was built in 1929 right on the beach in Deep Cove at the most eastern point of the District of North Vancouver. At this time there was no Panorama Dr. address. The listing in the 1931 City Directory for this location was "Burns Ave. North Vancouver north across 2nd St. at Deep Water B-15 on Map". In the 1940 and 1950 City Directories there is no Panorama Dr., Burns Ave., or Burns Crescent listed. In the 1960 City Directory Burns Ave. is listed but not the address 2412. The photo above is the back of the house sitting among the tall trees next to Panorama Dr. The photo below is the front of the house featuring an upper deck with a view of the waters of Deep Cove.

When C. E. Scott built the house on the beach in 1929 the construction cost $500. In 1959 the Building Permit book lists W. J. White as building a $500 addition to the house. The widow of W. J. White, Mrs. J. O. White, owned the house until at least 1971. In 1980 George Walkem was the owner of 2412 Panorama Dr. In 1991 he reported to the City Directory that he was a dyslexia tutor. R. George Walkem continued to live there until at least 1995/1996.

2412 Panorama Dr. is one of the three houses that are presently owned by North Vancouver District and will be demolished with the land added to Panorama Park. (For more information see the July 27th Blog "Additions to Panorama Park" and July 29 Blog, "On the Beach".)


Demolition Permit: Applied for in July 2010.
Photo: Taken in July 2010 by SW.

Link 1: http://www.yelp.ca/biz/panorama-park-north-vancouver
Link 2: http://www.deepcovebc.com/parkspanorama.html
Link 3: http://www.deepcoveyc.com/history.php

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Additions to Panorama Park

Three houses situated in the Panorama Park (See Link 2.) area at the bend in Panorama Dr. will be demolished and the land added to this public park. The three houses, 2398, 2412, and 2420 Panorama Dr. are presently not lived in and are owned by  North Vancouver District. This triangle of land on the north end of the park is already surrounded by Panorama Park. (See map in Link 1.) the backs of the houses are accessible by Panorama Dr. (See photo above.) The front of the houses (See photo below.) sit just behind the large hedges separating them from the path that runs along the water through Panorama Park.

The yellow house at 2398 Panorama Dr. was built in 1958 for $11,500 by E. Chute. That same year the Building Permit book shows that he had a house moved at the 2398 Panorama Dr. address. The Chute family owned the house until at least 2006 as they are reported as still living there in the 2006/2007 North and West Vancouver Phone Directory.

In 1965 E. Gale and Frances M. Chute were listed as the owners in the City Directory. E. Gale was employed as a skipper at Vancouver Tug Boat. In 1971 E. Gale Chute reported his job as being a master mariner at Vancouver Tug Boat. By 1980 E. Gail Chute was a captain mariner at Seaspan International. And in 1991 Edward G. and Frances M. Chute reported to the City Directory that they were retired.

Panorama Drive was not always named that. There is no listing in the 1960 City Directory under that street name. At that time the street was named Burns Ave. and Crescent or Burns Crescent. Burns Crescent is listed in the 1960 City Directory, however, there are no street numbers under that listing. Panorama Dr. with numeric addresses is listed in the 1965 City Directory.

One of the landmarks of Panorama Park is the Deep Cove Yacht Club. For its complete history starting in 1936 see Link 3.

Demolition Permit: Applied for July 2010.
Photo: Taken in July 2010 by SW.

Link 1: http://www.yelp.ca/biz/panorama-park-north-vancouver
Link 2: http://www.deepcovebc.com/parkspanorama.html
Link 3: http://www.deepcoveyc.com/history.php

Monday, July 26, 2010
71 Years of Pink Azaleas and Purple Rhodos

The house on the double lot at 388 Tempe Crescent was built for $4,500 in 1939 by C. Notzel. The contractor was F. J. Pew, although, the grandson reports that his grandmother designed the house. His mother, Stephanie Barnes,  reports that her mother  also designed the garden.This one storey multilevel home has been owned by the Notzel family ever since. That makes it their home for 71 years, the longest by far of any family owning a home reported on in this Blog.

The 1940 City Directory lists both Cliff A. and Ruth Notzel as owners of the house at 388 Tempe Crescent. Cliff Notzel was employed as the secretary-treasurer at Pumps and Power of which Bernard Notzel was the president.  Cliff Notzel died in 1944.  By 1950 Ruth E. Notzel is listed as the widow of C. A. Notzel and employed as a bookkeeper at Pumps and Power. In 1960 she was the office manager there, and in 1980 she is listed as being retired.   Ruth Notzel  lived in the house until she died in 1995. The family then used the house when they were in town until  they rented it out in 1997. 

Ruth Notzel went to the Vancouver School of Art before she was married and her love of art lasted throughout her life. She was the driving force behind the volunteers at the Art Gallery in Presentation House in the 1970's and   was recognized as such during a "Ruth Notzel Day" celebration by the Art Galley.

Although the house address is 388 Tempe Crescent, because it is on a steep hill it must be approached from the street above, Brand Street. Both Tempe Crescent and Brand Street are two of the three crescent shaped streets just south of the top of the East 29th Street hill in the Tempe Heights area of the City of North Vancouver.

The house seems to occupy only half of the double lot. The other half as can be seen in the photo below is park like grounds with the pink azalea and purple rhododendron bushes nestled in tall trees and accented with stone retaining walls. The camellia bush beside the front window was planted Cliff Notzel in about 1940.   The view is expansive, of downtown Vancouver and stretching to Vancouver Island.

A new single family home will be built on this 6036 sq. ft. lot by Noort Homes.  It will be 4451 sq. ft. with three bedrooms, a den and three bathrooms and of course the fantastic panoramic view of  Vancouver. (See Link.) 

 Demolition Permit: Applied for to the City of North Vancouver in June 2010.

Thank You: To Ruth Notzel's daughter Stephanie Barnes and her son for information about the house and their family.

Photo: Taken in June 2010 by SW.

Link: http://www.noorthomes.com/index.cfm?method=residential.list&cityid=d6069024-2fd6-4149-b3aa-7f1ef03e56dd

Sunday Church Feature

Church of the Beatitutes, Israel

"The Church of the Beatitudes is a Roman Catholic church located on the Sea of Galilee near Tabgha and Capernaum in Israel.

"Located on a small hill overlooking the Sea of Galilee, and built on the traditional site of Jesus' delivery of the Sermon on the Mount,[1] pilgrims are known to have commemorated this site since at least the 4th century. In her itinerary of the Holy Land, after describing the Church of the Loaves and Fishes, the pilgrim Egeria (c.381) writes, "Near there on a mountain is the cave to which the Savior climbed and spoke the Beatitudes." The current church sits near the ruins of a small Byzantine era church dating to the late 4th century[2], which contains a rock-cut cistern beneath it and the remains of a small monastery to its southeast. Part of the original mosaic floor has also been recovered and is now on display in Capernaum. Both Popes Paul VI and John Paul II celebrated Mass at the church during their pastoral visits to the Holy Land.[2]

"The modern church was built between 1936 and 1938 near the site of the fourth century Byzantine ruins. The floor plan is octagonal, the eight sides representing the eight Beatitudes.[2] The church is Byzantine in style with a marble veneer casing the lower walls and gold mosaic in the dome. In front of the church are mosaic symbols on the pavement representing Justice, Prudence, Fortitude, Charity, Faith, and Temperance.

"Jerome Murphy-O'Connor describes the selection of the site thus; "It was perhaps inevitable that this well-watered area with its shade trees on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, where Byzantine pilgrims ate their picnics, should have been identified as the location of two episodes involving the consumption of food, the multiplication of the loaves and fishes and the conferral on Peter of the responsibility of leadership after a fish breakfast. Then it became convenient to localize the Sermon of the Mount on the small hill nearby." (The Holy Land: An Oxford Archaeological Guide from Earliest Times to 1700, p.277) Regardless of whether this is the very spot, the Church of the Beatitudes stands in the general area and in a very similar setting to where Jesus would have stood as he delivered his famous sermon. As Murphy-O'Connor puts it, "from here one can see virtually all the places in which Jesus lived and worked" (p.280).

"The church was commissioned by Italian dictator Benito Mussolini and designed by the architect Antonio Barluzzi.



"The church is maintained and overseen by the Franciscan Order." (See Link.)

Link:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_the_Beatitudes

Photo 1: Exterior of church-post card purchased in Israel in 1992 by SW.

Photo 2: Interior of church--post card purchased in Israel in 1992 by SW

Photo 3: Mosaic in interior of church taken in 1992 by SW.

Note: See Blog Post July 24 for more about Suzanne Wilson's 1992 trip to Israel

Saturday Travel Feature
Bet She'an, Israel

"The City of Bet She'an stratregically situated at the crossroads of major highways that stretched between the Mediterranean, Damascus and the north, and between Jeruselem and the Galilee, played an important role in the early history of the country.

"Archiologists have uncovered about twenty layers of civilization at the Bet She'an mound.  The city was founded in the fifth millenium B.C.E., on the banks of a small river, Nahal Herod, between the fifteenth and twelfth centuries B.C.E.  It served the Egyptians as an important stronghold.  During the 11th century it was held by the Phillistins who, after defeating the Israelites in battle, displayed the bodies of Saul and his sons on the city walls.
King David conquered Bet She'an from the Phillistines and King Solomn made it one of his administrative centers.

"In the Hellenistic Period it was given the names Sythopolis, City of the Sythians, and Nysa for Dionysos nurse. (Dionysos was the chief god of the city, and according to tradition his nurse was buried here.)  The inhabitants also preserved the ancient name Ben She'an.  The population of the Roman city was mixed, and included Pagans as well as Jews and Samaritans.  When Christianity took hold in the fourth century C.E., most of the inhabitants converted to Christianity, although sizable minorities of Jews and Samaritans remained.  In the early fifth century C.E. Bet She'an became the capitol of the province called Palaestina Secunda, with an estimated population of 40,000.  In the seventh century the city passed into the hands of the Muslems, and in the mid eighth it was destroyed by an earthquake.  Bet She'an never quite recovered its former splendor and importance.  The Crusaders fortified this important crossroads by building a Citidel here.  From then through to the end of the British mandate, Bet She'an had a small but unbroken chain of settlement. With the establishment of the State of Israel the city began to flourish once again.

"Through the ages Bet She'an expanded over a large area and the ancient mound became its acropolis.  At  the height of the city's importance, during the Byzantine Period, it was surrounded by a wall four kilometers long.  The archeologican remains, the majority of which are from the Roman and Byzantine Periods, reveal the magnificance of this ancient metropolis."(See Reference.)

Photo: Taken of Bet She'an, Israel in 1992 by SW.  Suzanne and her high school friend Diane joined a tour of Baptist ministers from Mississippi and Georgia for ten days in Israel.
Reference:  This quote is from the sign posted at the site of the Bet She'an ruins seen in the photo.
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beit_She'an

Friday, July 23, 2010
Just in the City of NV

The City of North Vancouver extends north to the south side of 29th Street. So the house at 235 West 28th Street is in the most northern part of the City of North Vancouver just within its borders.

This house with its white stucco and blue cedar clapboard exterior is one of the typical designs of houses in the area. There is no listing in the Building Permit for the house, but the 1960 City Directory reports the owners to be John P. and Jean M. Moore. John Moore was employed as an estimator by Welsh and Son.

In 1965 William F. and Lois A. M. Hare were the residents. William Hare was a sargeant in the RCMP. By 1971 Nelson E. and Jeanette Teskey were the residents. Again Nelson Teskey was a sergeant in the RCMP. However, by 1980, William F. and Lois Hare were again living in the house and now they were reported as being the owners. William Hare was now a justice of the peace for the Province of B.C.

In 1991 and 1995/1996 Larry L. and Corrine Gillanders were the owners of the 235 West 28th Street home. During this time the Coastline Appraisal Group was also listed at that address. The year 2000 phone book also lists the Gillanders as living at the 235 West 28th Street address.

This 6 bedroom, 2 bathroom home has recently sold for $1,189,000. (See Link.)

Building Permit: Applied for in July 2010.
Photo: Taken in July 2010 by SW.
Link: http://www.kenspong.com/listings.html

Special Birthday Feature
Happy Third Birthday Holly!

"The Riverfront Park Carousel, also known as the Looff Carousel and the Natatorium Park Carousel is a carousel in Spokane, Washington originally built in 1909 by Charles I. D. Looff. The carousel was a gift for Looff's daughter Emma Vogel and her husband Louis Vogel, who owned Natatorium Park in Spokane.[1] It remained at the park until 1968 when the park closed. The carousel was relocated to its present location at Riverfront Park in 1975 where it continues to operate.[2][3]


"The carousel still contains its original 1900 Ruth & Sohn Band Organ, although due to deteriorating player rolls, a digitized recording is played during the carousel's operation[3]. The organ was manufactured in Waldkirch, Germany and imported by Looff around 1900.


"The carousel contains 54 horses, 1 giraffe, 1 tiger and 2 chariots, all hand carved by Looff himself. It also has a brass ring dispenser that allows the outside riders to grab a ring during each pass and then toss the ring at a clown with a hole for his mouth. If the rider is successful in capturing the brass ring, he or she can turn it in to win a free ride on the carousel[4]." (See Link.)

Happy Third Birthday Holly!

Photo: Of the Carousel in Riverfront Park, Spokane October 2003  taken by her
Nana, Suzanne Wilson.
Photo: Of Holly taken on the Carousel in Riverfront Park in Spokane, July 2010 by her mother, Laura (Wilson) Misner.
Link:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riverfront_Park_Carousel

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

One Block of Phyllis

Phyllis Road is but one block long and just west of the Centennial Ecology Centre in Lynn Canyon Park in Lynn Valley. A Building Permit was applied for in 1954 for this one storey white house with the matching fence at 3738 Phyllis Road.  It was built in for $7,000 by L. J. Seabrook.

In 1960 and 1971 Svend A. and Gilda E. Mariager were the owners of this small house. During this time Svend Mariager was employed as a service engineer at Walken Machinery and Equipment. In 1980 the City Directory reported that Wolfgang J. Klein lived in the house, but did not designate him as the owner. Then in the 1991 and 1995/1996 City Directories the owner was listed as D. William Frith. The 1995/1996 listing indicated that he had owned the house for more than nine years, making the date he bought it in the mid 1980's. During his more than 9 years in the house William Frith was an operator at Advance Cabs.

The 890 sq. ft. house with 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom was for sale in 2009 for $655,000.  (See Link.)

Phyllis isn't the only woman honored in the street names of Lynn Valley. There is also Evelyn Street and Evelyn Park, Ruth Crescent, Irene Place and Ronayne Road. Lynn (of Lynn Valley, Lynn Canyon Park, Lynn Creek, Lynn Valley Road) is also a woman's name. However, all these Lynns were named for John Linn one of the pioneers of this part of the North Shore.

Demolition Permit: Applied to the District of North Vancouver in June 2010.
Photo: Taken in July 2010 by SW.

Link: http://www.buyinginnorthvancouver.com/real-estate-north-vancouver-property-details/257840525/no/3738-phyllis-rd/north-vancouver/overview

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

High on the Westover Hill

The now abandoned house high on the hill at 1842 Westover Road was originally built in 1948 for $6,000 by J. Cathill. In the 1950 City Directory the only listing at that address is "new house". By 1960 Andrew and Mary Korabo were the owners. Andrew Korabo was the president of Karibou Glass. Mary is  listed as a widow. Another Korabo was also resident Ted Korabo, a glazier at Karibou Glass. In 1971 William G. and Helen B. Reynolds were the owners at 1642 Westover Road. William Reynolds was employed as a salesman at Beaver Lumber. In 1980 William was the manager of the Eagles Club. Helen Reynolds was president of the Eagles Ladies Auxiliary. Requests from the staff of the 1991 and 1995/1996 City Directories were not returned or could not be verified.

Westover Road runs from Allan Road to Lynn Canyon Park in the Lynn Creek area of Lynn Valley. On one side of Westover Road is Draycott Park and on the other side is Westover Park. In fact, the house at 1842 Westover Road looks down on the tennis courts of Draycott Park.

Building Permit: Applied to the District of North Vancouver in June 2010.

Photo: Taken in June 2010 by SW.

Monday, July 19, 2010
The English on Kings Road

In 1955 G. Reid built the ranch style home at 548 Kings Road for $12,000. By 1960 the English family had bought it. The English reigned there for at least 50 years. Arthur B. and Olwen E. English are listed as owners in the 1960, 1970, 1980, 1991, and 1995/1996 City Directories. Arthur English is also listed at 548 Kings Road in the 1999/2000 North and West Vancouver City Directory.

During their ownership of 548 Kings Road, Arthur English was the president of A. English Diesel Service. In 1980 Olwen English was the secretary/treasurer of A. English Diesel Service.

This home at 548 Kings Road is  1,393 sq. ft. with 3 bedrooms and 1 1/2 bathrooms.  It has been listed For Sale for $870,000. (See Link.)

There is not only a King's Road in the District of North Vancouver, but there is also a Queens Road. Both cross Lonsdale Avenue with Kings Road ending in the west at Delbrook Rec Centre. Queens Road runs south of the Delbrook Rec Centre then ends in the west at Edgemont Boulevard. To the east of Lonsdale Avenue Queens Road ends appropriately at Princess Avenue and Kings Road runs a bit further to end at Princess Park. Other royal and distinguished English street names in the District of North Vancouver include: Windsor Rd., Shakespeare Ave., Royal Ave., Duchess Avenue, St. Georges Ave., St. Andrews Ave., Kensington Ave., Wellington Dr., and Chamberlain Dr.

Demolition Permit: Applied for in June 2010.
Photo: Taken in June 2010 by SW.
Link: http://www.vopenhouse.ca/vid/5943_Kings/

Sunday Church Feature
Young Nak Presbyterian Church in Seoul, Korea

"To Church, To Church"

"Yes, two churches in one day. First Jennifer B. and I took the subway to the Presbyterian church.   The European type church held about 1500 worshipers.  It featured stained glass windows, spiral staircases to the balcony, and a choir of 100. 

"We were late for the 10 am English service; we waited at the "foreigner's door" during the first prayer. Then the usher seated us in a special roped off section for "foreigners". We listed to the translation on earphones and put our collection in a velvet bag. In other buildings the total congregation of 10,000 watched the service on TV or attended Bible Classes.

"After the Presbyterian service a man we met on the street led us to the Catholic church.  The 12 o'clock service that we thought would be in English was in Korean.  The church and singing was magestic and beautiful.  We took communion in the aisle and circled the pews to place our offering in an urn type basket on the floor.  The heaters under the pews warmed our feet." (See Reference)

"Young Nak (YN) Presbyterian Church was founded on December 2, 1945 by 1992 Templeton Prize recipient, Kyung-Chik Han. Inaugurated by twenty-seven refugees from Soviet occupied Korea, Young Nak steadily increased in membership as more refugees sought religious freedom below the 38th parallel.[1] On March 24, 1949, ground was broken for a new facility to replace the building and tent that had become too small for the growing congregation.[2] By the time the new church building was completed in May 1950, membership had increased to over 4,000.[3] By 1992, when Rev. Han was awarded the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion, membership had grown to 60,000 (making it, at that time, the largest Presbyterian congregation in the world), excluding 500 sister churches planted by members of the original congregation.[4] In 1998, under the auspices of Rev. Han, who at the time was a Pastor Emeritus, Young Nak gained an English language ministry, International Worship in English, which was founded by an American missionary to Korea, Bill Majors. For his efforts, Majors was made an Honorary Citizen of Seoul in 2005.[5] Presently the senior pastor of YN is Rev. Chul Shin Lee (1997-present)." (See Link.)

Photo: Origin unknown.

Link:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Nak_Presbyterian_Church
Reference: From the "Seoul Star" a newsletter written by Suzanne Wilson for family and friends during her six week trip to Seoul, Korea in January and February 1996. Suzanne was visiting her daughter who was teaching English.  Jennifer B. was her daughter's roommate and fellow ESL teacher. 

Saturday Travel Feature
Seoul Olympic Park, Seoul, Korea

"Seoul (Korean pronunciation: [sʌ.ul] ( listen)), officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Korea (South Korea). With a population of over 10 million, it is one of the world's largest cities[4] and is by far the most densely populated city among OECD nations.[5] The Seoul National Capital Area, which includes the Incheon metropolis and most of Gyeonggi province, has 24.5 million inhabitants,[6] and is the world's second largest metropolitan area.[7] Almost half of South Korea's population live in the Seoul National Capital Area, and nearly a quarter in Seoul itself, making it the country's foremost economic, political, and cultural center.

"Seoul is located on the Han River in the center of the Korean Peninsula, and was settled in 18 B.C. when Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, established its capital in what is now south-east Seoul. The city then became the capital of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty and the Korean Empire. The Seoul National Capital Area is home to four UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Changdeokgung, Hwaseong Fortress, Jongmyo Shrine and the Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty.[8]" (See Link .)

"Covering over 1.5 million square meters and the ancient site of the Mongchon Toseong Fortress (with its moat dating back to the early Baekche Kingdom), Olympic Park preserves the spirit of the 1988 Seoul Olympics. The stadiums, arranged in a fan-shaped pattern around the park, were the main stages for the sports events. With extensive grassy fields, sculpture gardens, walking paths, and rest areas, the park is open all day as a multi-purpose area for leisure, sports, and cultural activities." (See Link 1.)

Teaching English in Seoul, Korea was the destination for many Canadian young people during the 1990's. Suzanne Wilson's son and daughter were among those that went for a three month period in this pursuit. During the time that her daughter was there in 1996, Suzanne Wilson visited for six weeks and as a retired ESL teacher also taught in a girls high school classroom and tutored younger children. The photo above was taken on a snowy January day when she took the subway to visit the 1988 Summer Olympic Site. The Pagoda was at the entrance to the site. The photo won a first prize in a 1996 Richmond Museum Photography contest.

Link 1: http://www.lifeinkorea.com/Travel2/seoul/168
Link 2: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seoul

Friday, July 16, 2010
Big Changes On Bewicke-5

The last house on the 1400 block of Bewicke Avenue is at 1456. As with the other homes on the block no records are available until the mid 1950's. In 1955 The owners were Jean M. and Cliff Halverson. Cliff worked as a plasterer.

By 1960 Mrs. Hillary J. Hurst was the owner. She was the widow of G. Hurst. She continued to own the house at least until 1980. In 1960 she was employed as a stenographer at Eaton's. In 1971 she still worked at Eaton's but as a clerk. And in 1980 she reported that she was retired.

In 1991 Mark Kennedy reported to the City Directory that he was the owner. And in 1995/1996 the only entry in the City Directory for 1456 Bewicke Avenue was "not verified".

All the properties on the 1400 block of Bewicke Avenue are slated for demolition. The house at 1444 is under a blue tarp. The project that has been presented is that of an 18 unit development.

Demolition: Permit applied for in 2009.

Photo: Digital colored above taken in 2010 by SW. A black and white negative and photo on a contact sheet taken in July 2009 as part of the Demolition and Construction Project 2001-2010 is on file at the North Vancouver Archives.
Reference: See Blog Post July 12, 2010 for more information on Bewicke Avenue.
Reference 2: See Blog Post July 13, for more information about the homes in the 1400 block of Bewicke Avenue.

Thursday, July 15, 2010
Big Changes On Bewicke-4

The house at 1436 Bewicke Avenue peeks from behind the layers of leaves on its front yard trees. But what can be seen shows that the original stucco and cedar clapboard exterior has been replace by white clapboard siding. This fourth house on the 1400 block of Bewicke Avenue was owned by E. G. and Margaret E. Martin in 1955. The City Directories report them as the in the 1995/1996 issue as well. That is at least 40 years that they lived in the 1400 block of Bewicke Avenue. This wasn't unusual for that block since their neighbors Jean E. and Alfred H. Richardson at 1404 Bewicke Avenue lived there even longer, 45 years. (See Blog Post July 12, 2010.)

The only job that Edwin Martin reported during the 40 years that they lived at 1436 Bewicke Avenue was as an employee of Eaton's Department Store. From at least 1955 to 1971 he was a window cleaner for Eaton's. In 1980 he reported that his job was as a maintenance man for Eaton's. In the 1991 and 1995/1996 Edward and Mary Martin were listed as retired.

Demolition: Permit applied for in March 2010.

Photo: Digital colored above taken in June 2010 by SW.
Reference 1: See Blog Post June 12, 2010 for more information on Bewicke Avenue.
Reference 2: See Blog Post July 13, for more information about the homes in the 1400 block of Bewicke Avenue.

Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Big Changes On Bewicke-3

The third house on the 1400 block is at 1428 Bewicke Avenue. This house also has the typical features of all the houses in the block: rock retaining wall, cement front steps with a wrought iron railing, large windows on either side of the single front door, and stucco and cedar clapboard exterior walls. It also has a large cherry tree on the south side of the front yard, a row of day lilies hugging the front wall of the house, and gay yellow dandelions and buttercups scattered through the grass.

Again there is no listing of this house in either the Building Permit Book or the 1952 City Directory. But in 1955 and 1960 Alfred N. and Barbara J. Pickering were the owners of 1428 Bewicke Avenue. In both of those years Alfred Pickering was employed as a longshoreman.

In 1971 the owners were Edwin F. and Jenny E. Baumley. Edwin Baumley worked as a handyman at Burrard Dry Dock. "Burrard(Dry Dock had) built over 450 ships, including many warships ... for the Royal Navy and Royal Canadian Navy in World War II."(See Link.)


There was "no return" to inquiries by the City Directory in 1980. In 1991 the resident, but not owner, was Deidre Carrigan. And in the 1995/1996 City Directory the address is not even listed.


Demolition: Permit applied for in 2009.

Photo: Digital colored above taken in 2010 by SW. A black and white negative and photo on a contact sheet taken in July 2009 as part of the Demolition and Construction Project 2001-2010 is on file at the North Vancouver Archives.
Reference 1: See Blog Posts July 12, 13, 15, and 16 for more information about Bewicke Avenue.

Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burrard_Dry_Dock