Monday, October 4, 2010
Down in the Gully

It looks like the house "down in the gully" at 2063 Parkside Lane was the home of Berna Mounce and possibly only Berna Mounce. There is no listing in the Building Permit book at the North Vancouver Archives or the 1950 or 1960 City Directories.  However, in 1971 Berna Mounce is listed as the owner, no other information is given.  In fact no other information seems to given until 1991 when her employment was as a custodian in the North Vancouver School District.  Burna Mounce continued to report that she owned the house in the 1995/1996 City Directory and is listed at the 2063 Parkside Lane address in the year 1999/2000 North and West Vancouver Phone Directory.  In the 2006/2007 North and West Vancouver Phone Directory her address is listed as 341 24th Street, North Vancouver.

"2063 Parkside Lane was formerly addressed as 208 Parkside Lane." (Elaine Oakes)  But even at that address there is no further information as to when it was built or who built it and lived in it until about 1971.  A further note from Elaine Oakes indicated that the house was 700 square feet  had a concrete foundation resting on bedrock. In 1996 the DNV building official declared "that the perimeter crawlspace framing walls were rotten with the entire structure being unstable.  Remedial work was done up to a minimum standard as required by the building code."

Real Estate ads on the internet give more information about the house "down in the gully".  REMAX reported that the house was offered for sale for $735,000.  Another site states that "plans are approved for a 2400 sq. ft. house" to be built.

Parkside Lane is a short street in the Deep Cove area of the District of North Vancouver.  Although it borders the east side of Deep Cove Park and ends at the water, to get there requires snaking around the park through the streets of Deep Cove. 

Thank you: To Elaine Oakes, Records Management Clerk, District of North Vancouver for information regarding building of the 2063 Parkside Lane home.
Demolition: Permit applied for in September 2010.
Photo: Taken in September 2010 by SW.