The McPherson's Forever
The house with the enclosed entrance porch and the side picket fence was built at 823 East Keith Road in 1939. The owner at that time was A. McPherson and the cost of the house $235. In 1941 A. McPherson added a $75 garage. He continued to live there for at least 56 years, at least until 1995/1996.
In 1945 Andrew M. and Mary M. McPherson were the owners. At that time Andrew McPherson worked as a molder for W. McPhail and Sons. In 1960 Andrew McPherson reported to the City Directory that he was working as a shipper at Canadian Pittsburgh Industry. In 1971 his employment was that of a dock warehouse man at the same company. And in 1980, 1991, and 1995/1996 Andrew and Mary reported that they were retired.
The photo of 823 East Keith Road 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.
Demolition: Demolition Permit applied for in 2003.
Photo: Taken for the Year 2000 Photography Project, Your House/Our Home by SW and available at the North Vancouver Archives.
Note: 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 823 East Keith Road had been demolished and a new craftsman style home had been built.
