Wednesday, February 24, 2010
The Dollar Mill
"Robert Dollar came to Canada in 1857 from his native Scotland. By the late 1880’s he was living in California and involved in shipbuilding. Around the turn of the century he started a lumber mill in Everett, Washington from which he shipped lumber all around the Pacific Rim. His ships, all adorned with a large dollar sign on their funnels were common throughout the ports of the Pacific. In 1916, Robert Dollar acquired a 100 acres in what is now known as the Roche Point area.(In the south eastern part of the District of North Vancouver.) Soon a townsite developed around the mill which supplied it with power from it's own generating plant. It became known as Dollarton." See Link. The Dollar Mill operated from 1917 to 1943. Dollarton Highway and Old Dollarton Road are also named after Robert Dollar.
The east end of Old Dollarton Road now dead ends where it meets with Dollarton Highway. On the north side just before the dead end sit two houses, 2284 and 2290. Both these houses are slated for demolition. 2284 Old Dollarton Highway with its prominent address is pictured above. "The building permit for the house at 2284 Old Dollarton Rd. was issued in January 1968 and listed the construction cost at $14,000." Elaine Oakes. By 1971 Alfred E. Forsyth and his wife Gina were residents. Alfred was retired. In 1980 Hoford Lennox lived there, as he did in 1995/96. "The house was purchased by the District in June 1994 and has been a rental property since then. The previous address was 2284 Dollarton Highway which was renamed Old Dollarton Rd. in 2002 when the Dollarton Highway realignment project was completed. " Elaine Oakes.
Thank You: To Elaine Oakes RAM Clerk Admin. Svcs. North Vancouver
District Hall.
Demolition Permit: Applied for in February 2009.
Photo: Taken in January 2010 by SW.
