Wednesday, August 18, 2010

1921 Home

The original home at 133 West 23rd Street was built for $1,500 in 1921 by H. Hutchenson for owner R. W. Reid. Robert W. Reid was still living in the house in 1925 at which time he worked in sales at Spencers Department Store.

In 1931 the resident was Edward M. Dennis who was employed at IXL Laundry. In 1940 Frank A. and Bessie S. Canessa were living in the house. Frank Canessa was a master mariner. In 1950 the residents were Sam and Margaret Erskine. Sam Erskine was employed as a laborer by North Vancouver City. In 1955 the owners were Arthur and Frances A. Westmoreland. Arthur Westmoreland was a helper at Burrard Dry Dock. The Westmorelands continued to own the house in 1960 when they reported that they were retired.

There was "no return" to inquiries by the City Directory staff in both 1971 and 1991. But in 1980 Karen Lister reported that she was living in the house. And in 1995 Darren Wright, a stationary wholesaler for Mills Printing, responded that he had lived in the house for 2 years.

The photo of 133 West 23rd Street was taken by Suzanne Wilson as part of her

Year 2000 Photography Project, Your House/Our Home. 2000 photos of homes in the City of North Vancouver were photographed.

In the month of June 2007 Suzanne Wilson celebrated the City of North Vancouver's 100 birthday by distributing to their home owners copies of 1000 photos taken for the Y2K Project. At this time it was discovered that the home photographed at 133 West 23rd Street had been demolished.

Photo: Taken in the year 2000 by SW.
Reference: The Year 2000 project was donated by Suzanne and Alan Wilson to the North Vancouver Archives and is available for viewing.