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/