Thursday, July 15, 2010
Big Changes On Bewicke-4

The house at 1436 Bewicke Avenue peeks from behind the layers of leaves on its front yard trees. But what can be seen shows that the original stucco and cedar clapboard exterior has been replace by white clapboard siding. This fourth house on the 1400 block of Bewicke Avenue was owned by E. G. and Margaret E. Martin in 1955. The City Directories report them as the in the 1995/1996 issue as well. That is at least 40 years that they lived in the 1400 block of Bewicke Avenue. This wasn't unusual for that block since their neighbors Jean E. and Alfred H. Richardson at 1404 Bewicke Avenue lived there even longer, 45 years. (See Blog Post July 12, 2010.)

The only job that Edwin Martin reported during the 40 years that they lived at 1436 Bewicke Avenue was as an employee of Eaton's Department Store. From at least 1955 to 1971 he was a window cleaner for Eaton's. In 1980 he reported that his job was as a maintenance man for Eaton's. In the 1991 and 1995/1996 Edward and Mary Martin were listed as retired.

Demolition: Permit applied for in March 2010.

Photo: Digital colored above taken in June 2010 by SW.
Reference 1: See Blog Post June 12, 2010 for more information on Bewicke Avenue.
Reference 2: See Blog Post July 13, for more information about the homes in the 1400 block of Bewicke Avenue.