Tuesday, September 21, 2010

West of Fell

The grey stucco and green cedar clapboard house behind the fence at 741 West 20th Street was built up the hill from Capilano Mall in the City of North Vancouver.  It is also just a couple blocks to the east is the lower end of the extensive Mosquito Creek Park.  Mosquito Creek Park eventually stretches all the way to the mountains above the District of North Vancouver.

There is no entry in the Building Permit Book at the North Vancouver Archives for this home.  There is also no entry of the 741 West 20th Street address in the 1950 City Directory.  But in 1955 Paul and Alvele M. Dahl are listed as owners.  Paul Dahl worked as  a millwright at King Lumber.  The Dahls continued to own the house in 1960.  But now, Paul was listed as working as a millworker at King Lumber. In 1971 Arthur and Florence Munro were owners of the house.  They reported that they were a retired couple.  The owners in 1980 were Danny G. and Ann E. Keeble.  Danny Keeble was employed as an electrician at Vancouver Shipyards.

About 1988 John G. Morrison started living in the house on West 20th Street.  The City Directories and  North and West Vancouver Phone  Directories seem to indicate he lived there until at least 2006.  John Morrison's place of employment at least during 1991 and 1995/1996 was The Goalnet, a sports and marine equipment company at 1624 Pemberton Avenue in North Vancouver.

Demolition:  Permit applied for in September 2010.
Photo: Taken in September 2010 by SW.