Friday, October 1, 2010
A Pool on Tall Tree Lane

Sunset Boulevard, Pelly Road, Carolyn Drive,  Lodge Road, and Grace Crescent all lead to the Tall Tree Lane cul de sac in the Canyon Heights area of the District of North Vancouver.  And there at 1072 Tall Tree Lane the Novak's and Rose's lived in their one storey home amid a nest of over a dozen tall cedar trees with a swimming pool in the backyard.

The 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom ranch style home on a 75 by 175 foot lot with a view of Grouse Mountain and in walking distance from both Handsworth Secondary School and Edgemont Village was listed for sale for $1,198,000.  (See Link 1.) In September of 2010 a Permit for Demolition was applied for.  Demolition has been started and a new home will be built by Noort Homes.

"A Building Permit for the construction of a house and  carport at 1072 Tall Tree Lane  was issued to Bary Construction in 1954.  In 1961 a Building Permit was issued to enclose the existing carport and add a new carport." (Elaine Oakes.) In the 1960 and 1965 City Directory the owners were listed as Anton T. and Dorothy J. Novak.  Anton Novak was employed as a manager of Continental Marble during these years. 

The 1971, 1980, 1991, and 1995/1996 City Directories all report the owners as Ernest G. and Jean A. Rose.  In 1971 Earnest Rose was employed as the vice president of engineering at BCTV Broadcasting Systems.  In 1980 he was the vice president of BCTV Broadcasting.  And in 1991 Earnest Rose reported that he was retired.  Ernie Rose was listed in the 2008/2010 North and West Vancouver Phone Directory to still be living at 1072 Tall Tree Lane.  That is 40 years on Tall Tree Lane for the Rose family in a home with a yard true to the name of the street, with the over a dozen tall cedar trees. 

"ERNIE ROSE, former VP Engineering at CHAN-TV/8 Vancouver (later BCTV and now Global) died Friday at age 92.  He served as announcer/technician then Chief Engineer at CKMO Vancouver from 1934-40, operator/technician then assistant technical director at CBC Vancouver during the 1940-50s and oversaw construction of CHAN-TV in the late 1950s.  He was the recipient of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters Engineering Award in 1973 and the British Columbia Association of Broadcasters Broadcaster of the Year Award in 1980.  He retired as BCTV Vice President of Engineering in 1981." (See Link 2.)


Thank you: To Elaine Oakes, Records Management Clerk at the District of North Vancouver for her research on Demolition Permits.
Demolition: Permit applied for to North Vancouver District in September 2010.
Photo: Taken in September 2010 by SW.  For more photos see Link.
Link1:  http://www.soprovich.com/home1937.html
Link 2:http://fyimusic.ca/industry-news/obituaries/obituaries-mike-halleran-ernie-rose

Wednesday, June 2, 2010
"Life's a Holiday"

The old song goes "Life's a Holiday on Primrose Lane."  Well in the District of North Vancouver the lyrics change to "Life's a Holiday on Tall Tree Lane," and in particular 1096 Tall Tree Lane.

Tall Tree Lane sits off the ends of Sunset Boulevard and Pelly Road. 1096 Tall Tree Lane was built on this short street in 1959 for $15,000 by J. Kimbe. There is no listing of even the 1096 address in the 1960 City Directory. The last listing in that year was 1090. But in the 1965 City Directory W. Douglas and Daphne H. Crowe are listed as owners. W. Douglas was a manager at Midland-Osler Securities, Investment Dealers and Stock Brokers at 717 W. Pender in Vancouver.

This is a typical North Vancouver home with the large windows, open car port, and sundeck. The first floor large windows in both the front of the house and the back usually are those of a family room that opens with sliding glass doors into the backyard. There is a fireplace on the east wall of both the first floor family room and the second floor living room. The kitchen and bedrooms would be on the second floor as well. An open car port is all that is necessary in the Lower Mainland of B.C. because although there is an abundance of rain, there is little weather cold enough for snow. During the limited number of sunny days of life nestled against the North Shore Mountains sun decks are well used.

By 1970 Bernard A. and Janice de Verteuil were the owners of 1096 Tall Tree Lane. Bernard was a sales representative for Rutherford Thompson and McRae Ltd., Integrated Real Estate Services with a branch at 1295 Marine Drive, North Vancouver. Another de Verteuil, Frank, who lived at a different address was also a sales representative at that same company. The de Verteuil's continued to live on Tall Tree Lane until the present. That is at least 39 years. In 1980 and 1991 Bernard de Verteuil reported he was employed as a salesman at Canada Permanent that had a branch at 1604 Lonsdale Avenue in North Vancouver. In 1995 Bernard listed himself as a real estate agent.

Let's hope that "Life (was) a holiday on Tall Tree Lane" for the Verteuil's.

Thank you: To Arne Carlson for helping me remember the lyrics to the song "Life's a Holiday on Primrose Lane."
Building Permit: Applied for in May 2010.
Photo: Taken in May 2010 by SW.