Monday, June 21, 2010
Black and White
Dowsley Court

The permanent collection of photographs at the North Vancouver Archives is preserved in black and white photos, negatives, and slides. There are over 45,000 of these available for viewing and research. Copies can be obtained of most. One part of the collection is the 2001 to 2010 Demolition and Construction project by Suzanne Wilson.There are over 3000 black and white photos recorded on negatives and contact sheets that have been taken since 2001. These photos are mostly of houses where Demolition Permits have been applied for. Others document construction, important buildings, and streetscapes. The home in the photo above is at 3502 Dowsley Court and is in that collection.

The house at 3502 Dowsley Court was built in 1956 for $11,000 by Hazel Brod Construction. This street off East Carisbrooke Road in the North Lonsdale Area of the District of North Vancouver didn't even appear in the City Directories until about that time. In 1960 the owners were Ray J. and Anne Rice. Ray Rice worked as an operator at B. C. Sugar. Mrs. Anne Rice was a foreman at Mrs. William's Cake shop. Raymond Rice continued to work at B. C. Sugar. In 1991 Raymond and Anne Rice reported that they had retired. The City Directories records them owning the home at least until 1995.

Demolition: Application applied for in 2006.
Photo: Digital copy of photo taken in April 2006 on Roll #69 of Demolition and Construction Collection by SW.