Thursday, June 24, 2010
Burdett's on the Boulevard

This house with its bright red maple tree and driveway leading to the front door sat on the east side of Grand Boulevard at 1136. There is no entry in the Building Permit book at the North Vancouver Archives as to when it was built. However, building permits are only listed in the book up to 1947. In 1950 there is also no entry in the City Directory. However in 1960 there is an entry and it is for the Burdett's. All listing to the present in both the City Directories and the North Vancouver phone books continue to be for the Burdett's.

In 1960 Richard F. and Audrey L. Burdett were recorded as the owners of the long house that stretched across the lot at 1136 Grand Boulevard. Richard Burdett was the president of Burdett Construction building contractors. Burdett Construction was also listed as a resident of 1136 Grand Boulevard. Richard F. and Audrey L. Burdett and Burdett Construction were listed as being at 1136 in 1971 and 1980. In 1980 Audrey was  employed as the secretary for Burdett Construction. In 1991 and 1995 three Burdett's were reported as living in the house: Audrey-the owner, and Michael A. and Christine. In 1991 Michael A. was working as a carpenter for Burdett Construction. The 2008/2010 North Vancouver phone book lists the address of Michael Burdett as 1136 Grand Boulevard.

1136 Grand Boulevard was one of the homes included in Suzanne Wilson's Year 2000 Photography Project, Your House/Our Home. 2000 photos of homes in the City of North Vancouver were photographed. Because of the prominence of Grand Boulevard in the City of North Vancouver all of the homes on Grand Boulevard were photographed for the Y2K Project.

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 1136 Grand Boulevard had been demolished and two new homes had been built.

Photo: Taken in the year 2000 by SW. Black and white negative and contact sheet print available on Roll #48 of the Demolition and Construction Project at the North Vancouver Archives.
Demolition: Permit applied for in 2004.
Reference: See June 23rd, 2010 Blog Post for more information on Grand Boulevard.
Reference: See Blog Post June 21 for more information on Demolition and Construction Project by SW.