Monday, November 29, 2010
Pumpkin on the Porch
The house on the corner of East 12th Street and Ridgeway Avenue had a pumpkin standing guard on the corner of its porch. This grey stucco house at 362 East 12th Street is not listed in the Building Permit Book or the 1950 City Directory at the North Vancouver Archives. However, it was listed in the 1960 City Directory. The owners were William F. and Margaret H. Cocks. William Cocks worked as a ticket agent for the Black Ball Ferries. In 2009 the Black Ball Ferries celebrated their 50th anniversary.
"In 1959, Black Ball Transport, Inc. built an auto and passenger ferry, naming it the M.V. Coho, after the magnificent silver salmon found in Puget Sound and adjacent waters. Philip F. Spaulding and Associates of Seattle designed the vessel, and her keel was laid January 12, 1959 at the Puget Sound Bridge & Dry Dock in Seattle. She made her first commercial sailing to Victoria, B.C. on December 29, 1959. Initially, the M.V. Coho not only serviced the Port Angeles to Victoria vehicle and passenger route, but also carried freight trucks between Seattle, Port Angeles, Port Townsend and Victoria for Black Ball Freight Service. In 1973, Black Ball Freight Service was sold to ROCOR International, but Black Ball Transport, Inc. has continued to operate the M.V. Coho on the Port Angeles to Victoria vehicle and passenger route to this day. " (See Link 2.)
Public notice of a public hearing on November 15, 2010 considered the amendment to Zoning Bylaw 1995 #6700 to reclassify the property from "One-Unit Residential 1" to "Comprehensive Development 596". ( NSNews 10/10/2010) This will allow the existing corner lot to be divided into two equal lots with a single family house on each. The house closest to the corner will also have an accessory secondary suite. (See Link 1.)
Photo: Taken in November 2010 by SW.
