Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Additions to Panorama Park

Three houses situated in the Panorama Park (See Link 2.) area at the bend in Panorama Dr. will be demolished and the land added to this public park. The three houses, 2398, 2412, and 2420 Panorama Dr. are presently not lived in and are owned by  North Vancouver District. This triangle of land on the north end of the park is already surrounded by Panorama Park. (See map in Link 1.) the backs of the houses are accessible by Panorama Dr. (See photo above.) The front of the houses (See photo below.) sit just behind the large hedges separating them from the path that runs along the water through Panorama Park.

The yellow house at 2398 Panorama Dr. was built in 1958 for $11,500 by E. Chute. That same year the Building Permit book shows that he had a house moved at the 2398 Panorama Dr. address. The Chute family owned the house until at least 2006 as they are reported as still living there in the 2006/2007 North and West Vancouver Phone Directory.

In 1965 E. Gale and Frances M. Chute were listed as the owners in the City Directory. E. Gale was employed as a skipper at Vancouver Tug Boat. In 1971 E. Gale Chute reported his job as being a master mariner at Vancouver Tug Boat. By 1980 E. Gail Chute was a captain mariner at Seaspan International. And in 1991 Edward G. and Frances M. Chute reported to the City Directory that they were retired.

Panorama Drive was not always named that. There is no listing in the 1960 City Directory under that street name. At that time the street was named Burns Ave. and Crescent or Burns Crescent. Burns Crescent is listed in the 1960 City Directory, however, there are no street numbers under that listing. Panorama Dr. with numeric addresses is listed in the 1965 City Directory.

One of the landmarks of Panorama Park is the Deep Cove Yacht Club. For its complete history starting in 1936 see Link 3.

Demolition Permit: Applied for July 2010.
Photo: Taken in July 2010 by SW.

Link 1: http://www.yelp.ca/biz/panorama-park-north-vancouver
Link 2: http://www.deepcovebc.com/parkspanorama.html
Link 3: http://www.deepcoveyc.com/history.php