Tuesday, May 4, 2010

The Red Door

The unique red door behind the rhododendron bush  walling the front entrance from the street is waiting to greet visitors.  The door is vintage 1950's with its two triangular windows of ribbed glass.  The ribbed glass is repeated in the vertical panel to the right of the door. This is the entrance to 3570 Glenview Crescent.  And the 1950's door is appropriate since the home was built in 1952.  The owner applying for the Building Permit was Don McLeod and the price he paid for its construction was $10,000.  Don was a photographer for the Province Newspaper. In 1960 he won a National Newspaper Award. Don and Joyce I. McLeod continued to live on Glenview Crescent in1970.

The next  year, 1971, Robert E. and Doreen Kirk owned the house on Glenview Crescent.  Robert was employed as an accountant.    In 1980 the owners were Loren and Marilyn DeLong and Loren was a manager for IBM.  There was no return to inquiries by the City Directory in 1991.  But in response to their inquiries for the 1995/96 issue the owner Hugh Swan stated he had lived there for four years.  So Hugh must have been the one opening and closing the red door with the two triangular windows around the year 1991.

Note: To view another house on Glenview Crescent  see Blog Post Feb. 11, 2010

Demolition: Permit applied for in April 2010.

Photo: Taken in April 2010 by SW.