Friday, July 30, 2010
A View of the World

On the street above Montroyal Boulevard at the very top of Delbrook Avenue in the District of North Vancouver sits the house at 390 Monteray Avenue. The  mountain side lot demands the steep front driveway and the twenty steps beside it just to get to the steps leading to the front door. The view from the top of all these steps is the reward-Burrard Inlet and downtown Vancouver.

The white house with its large front garage and sundeck above was built in 1962 for $13,000 by Ocean Builders. In 1965 Robert J. and Maggie McCarthy were the owners. Robert McCarthy was employed as a salesman. In 1971 Norman M. Barker, the chief clerk at the Vancouver School Board lived in the house. By 1980 the resident was Mrs. Vera Kulish.

In 1991 and 1995/1996 Andresen International Inc. reported its address as 390 Monteray Avenue. Andresen International Inc. did import export marketing. Hans-Uwe Andresen was the president. Both he and his wife Ann Marie Andresen were the home owners of 390 Monteray Ave. The Andresen's are also listed as having their home at 390 Monteray Ave. in the year 2000 and the year 2006/2007 North and West Phone Directory.

This 2,803 sq. ft. home has 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms.  It is For Sale for
$1,098,000.  That includes the view. (See Link.)

Demolition Permit: Applied for in July 2010.
Photo: Taken in July 2010 by SW.
Link: http://www.greatervancouvergroup.com/agents.html/al=14421/SearchResults.form?page=1&lvm=default