Early St. Patrick's
There is no listing in the North Vancouver Building Permit for this house at 240 St. Patrick's Avenue. The first listing in the City Directories seems to be 1925 under the name of Fredrick G. Davies. Fredrick Davis was an accountant.
(The 1916 City Directory is listed not by address, but by name and there is no listing of Fredrick G. Davies in that publication.) In 1931 the resident was C. W. Harris. C. W. Harris was the proprietor of Harris Tug Line. By 1940 only Mrs. Madeline Harris is listed, and she is listed as not only the resident but also the owner.
After that were a series of residents but no ownership was reported all the way to 1995. In 1945 the residents were George C. and Muriel M. Curry. George Curry was a carpenter for the North Vancouver Ship Repair. In 1950 the residents were Robert J. and Lucy H. Bone. Robert Bone worked for Home Oil Distributors. In 1960 the residents were Cornelius and Jacoba Sas. Cornelius Sas was a welder at Alsten Wood Products. In 1971 the residents were John M. and Helen Deas. John was a benchman for A. Gair and Sons. In 1980 the property was reported in the City Directory as being "Vacant". Then in 1991 the resident was Donna Whitekerry. In 1995 there were two residents: Audrey Ollnoyk who reported that she moved in the year 1991 and Brian Hicks, a painter. Neither Audrey Ollnoyk nor Brian Hicks were listed as living at the 240 St. Patrick's Avenue address in the 1999/2000 North and West Vancouver Phone Directories.
The photo of 240 St. Patrick's 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 240 St. Patrick's Avenue had been demolished and a new duplex had been built.
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.
