Wednesday, April 21, 2010
The Top of the World

Skyline Drive is above Montroyal Blvd.in the District of North Vancouver.  It wanders snake like on the edge of the mountain and seems to be at "the top of the world" with views of Stanley Park, the Lion's Gate Bridge, the ocean, and the mountains of Vancouver Island. Here with that magnificent view sits a large white stucco house in the process of demolition.

4819 Skyline Drive was issued a building permit on April 16, 1963 making this the month of its 47th birthday. The single level wood frame home cost $17,000 to build and the owners moved into it on September 9th of that year. Two years later, in 1965, Marie L. and Wolf Dannenberg were the residents admiring the spectacular view from the home's south facing windows. In 1971 Shirley E. and William G. Maddess were the owners of the house. William worked as a fireman for Vancouver City. They continued to live there in 1980, with William still working as a fireman. However, there was no response to inquiries from the City Directory for either the 1991 or 1995/96 editions.  Soon the view from this prime spot on Skyline Drive will belong to the owners of the new home to be built there.

Thank you: To Elaine Oakes at the District Hall for her research on the building permit to 4819 Skyline Drive.
Demolition: Permit applied for in March 2010.
Photo: Taken in March 2010 by SW.