Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Lloyd Avenue Compound
One block above the Upper Levels Highway at 2670 Lloyd Avenue is a compound of three buildings. There is a fenced one storey home with a chimney seeming to indicate a fireplace in the living room. (See top photo.)There is an outbuilding with what seems to be a storage area at one end. It is the length of the house and situated behind it. (See photo directly below.) And there is another out building at the end of a driveway running from Lloyd Avenue passed the front of the main house. (See photo of lower yellow out building.)
Studio built by Pierre Coupey along the back of the main house
The house at the end of Lloyd Avenue was built for $7,200 in 1949 by Bert Sanderson. In 1951 he applied for a building permit for a $300 garage. And in 1955 he applied for a building permit for a $1000 carport. Bert and Constance Sanderson continued to be the owners of the compound of buildings at least until 1960. In 1950 Bert Sanderson reported his employment as that of a commercial artist. In 1955 he reported to the City Directory that he was an artist for the Province Newspaper. In 1971 the City Directory listed 2670 Lloyd Avenue as "Vacant".
Pierre and Patti Coupey resided in the house owned by the North Vancouver District from 1978 to 1990. During that time they built the studio along the back of the house, in the photo above, and there was a swimming pool in the backyard. (Pierre Coupey.) According to the information in the Link (below) Pierre Coupey "... was a founding co-editor of The Georgia Straight in 1967 and the founding Editor of The Capilano Review in 1971...he has published several books of poetry, chapbooks and catalogues, and exhibited paintings and prints in solo and group shows in Montreal, Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, Oregon, Dublin, Nagoya and Tokyo..." The occupancy of 2670 Llyod Avenue could not be verified for the 1995/1996 City Directory.
Pierre and Patti Coupey resided in the house owned by the North Vancouver District from 1978 to 1990. During that time they built the studio along the back of the house, in the photo above, and there was a swimming pool in the backyard. (Pierre Coupey.) According to the information in the Link (below) Pierre Coupey "... was a founding co-editor of The Georgia Straight in 1967 and the founding Editor of The Capilano Review in 1971...he has published several books of poetry, chapbooks and catalogues, and exhibited paintings and prints in solo and group shows in Montreal, Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, Oregon, Dublin, Nagoya and Tokyo..." The occupancy of 2670 Llyod Avenue could not be verified for the 1995/1996 City Directory.
Out building at the end of the driveway
The three building 2670 Lloyd Avenue compound sits across the street from the "old farm house" at 2651 Lloyd Avenue. (See Blog Post October 12th, 2010, Circa 1912 Farm House.) These are the only two homes on this short "stump" of 2600 Lloyd Avenue. The street ends in a path through Murdo Fraser Park. (See bottom photo.)
Start of path through Murdo Fraser Park
Thank you: To Pierre Coupey for information regarding his home ownership,
approximately 1978 to 1990.
Demolition: Applied for in from the District of North Vancouver in September
of 2010.
Photos: Taken in September 2010 by SW.
