Friday, September 3, 2010
A View of the World

The house at 739 Westmoreland Crescent was designed by architect W. Birmingham in 1939. The owner of the $2,800 home was D. F. McCrimmon. In 1943 D. F. McCrimmon added a $200 garage to the property. Douglas and Phyllis M. McCrimmon were the owners in 1945 as well. At this time Douglas McCrimmon was the manager at Goodwin and Johnson. And in 1950 L. Harry and Kathleen M. Langford were the owners. L. Harry Langford was employed as a salesman at Parsons Brown Ltd.

By 1955 the owners were Dr. Robert T. M and Doris Puddicombe. It seems the Puddicombe's remained the owners until recent years. They reported to the 1955, 1960, 1980, 1991 and 1995/1996 City Directories that they were living in the house. In 1955 Dr. Robert Puddicombe was a physician at Pearson T. B. Hospital. In 1960 he was a physician at Vancouver General Hospital. In 1991 he reported to the City Directory that he was retired.

In 1971 other residents were reported as living in the house. They were Hugh nd Averil McCreadie. Hugh McCreadie was a sales representative for Allis-Chalmers.

The house sits on the south side of  the Westmoreland Crescent escarpment. From the glassed in back porch is "a view of the world", our world here in North Vancouver at least. (See photo below.) You can see downtown Vancouver with its distinctive Sear's Tower, Stanley Park, and even across Georgia Strait to Vancouver Island.

Puddicombe, Robert Thomas Mardi, North Vancouver, British Columbia; University of London, London, England, 1942, diagnostic radiology. Died Dec. 17, 2007, aged 89. His office was at 135 East 13th Street, North Vancouver, B.C.

The property is listed For Sale at $1,690,000. There are possibly 4 lots.  The existing home is 2,049 sq. ft. with a lower level.

Demolition Permit: Applied for in July 2010.
Photos: Taken in August 2010 by SW.
Linkhttp://www.garrymonahan.ca/739westmoreland.html