May 4, 2010

End of Month Index

May 2010

Arranged by Subject and Address Country, State/Province, City, Street: numerical East, alphabetical, numerical West.

CANADA

British Columbia

City of North Vancouver

701 East 5th Street, East 5th on Queensbury, Wednesday, May 5, 2010
420 East 8th Street, Ridgeway Elementary School, Seismic Upgrading,
                  Thursday, May 20, 2010.
264 East 11th Street, Typical 1950's, Thursday, May 6, 2010
152 East 12th Street, Typical Early 1900 Home, Friday, May 7, 2010
338 East 12th Street, White Horizontal Clapaboard, Monday, May 10, 2010
535 East 12th Street, Built by a Shipright, Tuesday, May 11, 2010
529 East 13th Street, They Liked to Celebrate Halloween, Wednesday,
                May 12, 2010
325 East 14th Street, Two for One, Thursday, May 13, 2010
424 East 14th Street, Christmas on 14th Street, Friday, May 14, 2010
744 East 15th Street, Buchanan 744, Monday, May 17, 2010
260 East 17th Street, Behind the Wrought Iron Fence, Tuesday, May 18, 2010
211 East 18th Street, Bay Window Shingled Home, Wednesday, May 19, 2010
261 East 19th Street, Historic 200 Block of East 19th Street,
                Friday, May 21, 2010
647 East 22nd Street, Victoria Day, House of Multipaned Windows,
                Monday, May 24, 2010
306 East 23rd Street, The Galon's formal Garden, Tuesday, May 25, 2010

North Vancouver District

913 Belmont Avenue, "Fifty-five Years in the Capilano Highlands",

              May 27, 2010.

2580 Colwood Dr., "The Hughes Home for 35 Years", Wednesday, May 26, 2010.

3570 Glenview Cr., "The Red Door", May 4, 2010.

912 Wavertree Road, "Wavertree in Spring", Monday, May 3, 2010.

ITALY

Rome

Trinita dei Monti, Rome, Happy Mother's Day, Sunday Church Feature

            Trinita dei Monti, Rome, Sunday, May 9, 2010

MONACO

Royal Palace, Monaco, Saturday Travel Feature, Saturyday, May 1, 2010

St. Nicholas Cathedral, Monaco, Sunday Church Feature, Sunday, May 2, 2010

Monte Carlo

Ni Box, Monte-Carlo, Saturday Travel Feature, The Ni Box, Monte-Carlo,

             Monaco, Saturday, May 8, 2010

SPAIN

Barcelona

Customs House, Columbus Monument, Barcelona, Saturday Travel Feature,

Customs and Columbus, Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, May 15, 2010

Sangrada Familia, Sunday Church Feature, Sagrada Failia, Barcelona, Spain,

              Sunday, May 16, 2010

Mallorca

Town Hall, Saturday Travel Feature, Ayuntamiento of Palma de Mallorca

            Mallorca, Spain, Saturday, May 22, 2010
Le Seu Cathedral, Palma, Mallorca, Sunday Church Feature, Se Seu Cathedral

            Palma, Mallorca Sunday, May 2010

TUNISIA

Tunisia

Old Town Tunis, Saturday Travel Feature, Narrow Streets of Tunis, Tunisia,

           May 29, 2010

Cathedral of St. Louis, Tunis/Carthage, Tunisia, Cathedral of St. Louis,

           Tunis/Carthage Tunisia, May 30, 2010

FEATURES

Saturday Travel Features

Royal Palace, Monaco, Saturday Travel Feature, Saturyday, May 1, 2010
Ni Box, Monte-Carlo, Saturday Travel Feature, The Ni Box, Monte-Carlo,
           Monaco, Saturday, May 8, 2010

Customs House, Columbus Monument, Barcelona, Saturday Travel Feature,
           Customs and Columbus, Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, May 15, 2010

Town Hall, Saturday Travel Feature, Ayuntamiento of Palma de Mallorca,
           Mallorca, Spain, Saturday, May 22, 2010
Old Town Tunis, Saturday Travel Feature, Narrow Streets of Tunis, Tunisia,
          May 29, 2010

Sunday Church Features

"Trinita dei Monti, Rome", Happy Mother's Day, Sunday Church Feature,
           May 9, 2010.

"St. Nicholas Cathedral", Monaco, Sunday Church Feature, Sunday, May 2, 2010.
"Le Seu Cathedral", Palma, Mallorca, Sunday Church Feature, Le Seu
           Cathedral,  Palma, Mallorca Sunday, May 2010.
Cathedral of St. Louis, Tunis/Carthage, Tunisia, "Cathedral of St. Louis",
          Tunis/Carthage Tunisia, May 30, 2010.

"Sangrada Familia", Sunday Church Feature, Sagrada Failia, Barcelona, Spain,
          May 16, 2010.


Photo: "Kitsilano Rainbow" taken in Vancouver B.C., November 2005 by SW.

Sunday Church Feature
Cathedral of St. Louis, Tunis/Carthage, Tunisia


"In the late 19th century, Hussein II Bey authorised the French consul-general to build a cathedral on the site of ancient Carthage, and to take all the land necessary for the project. The consul charged his son Jules, with this duty and having closely examined possible sites, he concluded that the chapel ought to be built on Byrsa Hill, in the centre of the Punic acropolis, where the temple of Aesculapius was once located.


"King Louis-Philippe approved the project. The architect chosen conceived a building of modest proportions that contained a mix of Gothic and Byzantine styles. In any case, he succeeded in giving it the look of a rich marabout similar to the royal chapel at Dreux. A cross, the only one standing at that time in Tunisia, topped the building. Descendants of crusaders' families, and companions of the sovereign, helped finance the construction.

"Built between 1884 and 1890, under the French protectorate, the cathedral acquired primacy for all of Africa when the title of primate of Africa was restored for the benefit of Cardinal Lavigerie, titular of the Archdioceses of Algiers and Carthage. The building was consecrated with great pomp in the presence of numerous dignitaries." Link 2

The cathedral of Saint Louis, which crowns the hill is now a cultural center. It is near the   national museum of Carthage which holds an impressive collection of Punic statues, steles and urns .  If you walk down to the bottom of the wide staircase on the other side of the parking lot in front of the cathedral parts of the walls of Carthage are exposed: you can touch this part of history that is 2000 years old.

Photo: Copy of Carthage post card taken in April 2010 by SW.
Link 1: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Louis_Cathedral,_Carthage
Link 2:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/curreyuk/3474429010/

Saturday Travel Feature
Narrow Streets of Tunis, Tunisia

"Tunisia ...officially the Tunisian Republic... is the northernmost country in Africa. It is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its size is almost 165,000 km², with an estimated population of just over 10.3 million. Its name is derived from the capital Tunis located in the north-east.



"Tunisia is the smallest of the nations situated along the Atlas mountain range. The south of the country is composed of the Sahara desert, with much of the remainder consisting of particularly fertile soil and 1,300 km of coastline. Both played a prominent role in ancient times, first with the famous Phoenician city of Carthage, then as the Africa Province which was known as the "bread basket" of the Roman Empire. Later, Tunisia was occupied by Vandals during the 5th century AD, Byzantines in the 6th century, and Arabs in the 8th century. Under the Ottoman Empire, Tunisia was known as "Regency of Tunis". It passed under French protectorate in 1881. After obtaining independence in 1956, the country took the official name of the "Kingdom of Tunisia" at the end of the reign of Lamine Bey and the Husainid Dynasty. With the proclamation of the Tunisian republic in July 25, 1957, the nationalist leader Habib Bourguiba became its first president and led the modernization of the country." Link 1.

The narrow streets of old Tunis are lined with residences featuring gaily painted doors and wrought iron balconies. (See photo detail below.) The arches with signs in Arabic, as in the photo above, lead to even narrower streets lined on both sides with stores. Owners hawk their wares beckoning shoppers to come in and bargain. The bargaining can reduce the price of purchase as much as 80%.

Photos: Taken in Tunis, Tunisia in April 2010 by SW.
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunisia

Friday, May 28, 2010
The Blue House With the Rock Wall

The cheery blue house at 303 East 18th Street was built in 1946. The owner of the $2,700 house was Stanley G. Evans and the architect was Jacobson. Stanley Evans was employed as a builder. He continued to live in the house  until at least 1971 at which time he reported to the City Directory that he was retired. In 1980, 1991, and 1995 the house was vacant, there was no return to City Directory inquiries, or the resident could not be verified.

The photo of 393 East 18th Street was taken by Suzanne Wilson as part of her Year 2000 Photography Project, Your House/Our Home. 2000 photos of homes in the City of North Vancouver were photographed. Approximately 800 of these were accompanied by some history from the present or previous home owner sometimes including personal photographs.



In the month of June 2007 Suzanne Wilson celebrated the City of North Vancouver's 100 birthday by distributing to their home owners copies of 1000 photos taken for the Y2K Project. At this time it was discovered that the home photographed at 303 East 18th Street had been demolished and a new house had been built.


Photo: Taken in the year 2000 by SW.


Reference: The Year 2000 project was donated by Suzanne and Alan Wilson to the North Vancouver Archives and is available for viewing.

Thursday, May 27, 2010
Fifty-five Years in the Capilano Highlands

This $7,500 1947 home was built in the heart of Capilano Highlands in the District of North Vancouver. 913 Belmont Avenue was the address and H. M. Fisher was the owner. Only three years later in 1950 Don F. and Joan K. Corbett owned the house. Don Corbett was the manager at Perfex Ltd., manufacturers of sodium hypo-chlorite bleach and disinfectants at 3460 Commercial Drive in Vancouver.

By 1955 the Rudd family owned the house. They are listed at this address in the City Directories and the North Vancouver phone books through the 2008/2010 issues. That is a total of 55 years in the home at 913 Belmont Avenue for the Rudd family.  In 1955 Wilfred V. and Margaret M. Rudd are listed as the owners. Wilfred was employed as an engineer at H. A. Simons Ltd. In 1960 Wilfred was working as a civic design supervisor at International Power and Engineering Consultants at 570 Dunsmuir in Vancouver. By 1971 Wilfred was an assistant project manager of construction for B.C. Hydro. In 1980 and 1991 only M. M. Rudd was reported as the owner of 913 Belmont Avenue. In 1995 along with M. M. Rudd, Jerrfrey M. Rudd, a physicist at SFU was listed at living at that address as well. The listings in the year 2000 and 2008/2010 phone books is under W. V. Rudd.

There is only one other North Vancouver family researched for this blog that lived in their home longer than the Rudd's 55 years. That family is the Watt's whose house was at 343 Seymour River Place. The Watt's lived in that home for 57  years. (See Thursday, March 25, 2010 Blog Post.)

Building Permit: Applied for May 2010.
Photo: Taken in May 2010 by SW.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010
The Hughes Home for 35 Years

The house with its broad front wall fireplace is set back in a  grove of tall cedar trees at 2580 Colwood Dr.  When it was built in 1957 this area of Colwood Drive was a new street. There was no listing for the 2500 block of Colwood Drive even in the 1960 City Directory. F. J. Hamilton built the house on the new street near Edgemont Village for $17,500.  F. Jason Hamilton was still the owner in 1962. At this time he reported to the City Directory that he was a student.

By 1965 the address was listed and Andrew N. and Barbara C. Jacox were the owners. Mrs. Barbara Jacox was employed as a saleswoman at F. Howe and Co. In 1971 Douglas C. and Patricia Miles were the owners of the house. Douglas Miles was a salesman at Carlisle Douglas and Co., stock broker and investment dealers at 890 Pender St. in Vancouver.

The Hughes family moved in 1975 and they stayed. Donald W. and Gwendolyn M. Hughes have lived at 2580 Colwood Dr. for 35 years. In 1980 Donald was president of Steven Jenter Laboratories at 1940 Lonsdale Avenue. In 1991 he reported to the City Directory that he was a physician at 1940 Lonsdale Avenue. He was also a physician in 1995.  As well  in 1995  Jennifer and Stephanie Hughes were listed as students  living at the 2580 Colwood Drive address.

Now there are  new owners  at 2580 Colwood Drive.  The house will be demolished and an architect has been hired to design a new contemporary home in the grove of tall cedar trees.

Photo: Taken in May 2010 by SW.
Demolition: Permit appied for in May 2010.

Tuesday, May 25, 2010
The Galon's Formal Garden

The house with the amazing formal garden in the front yard sat at 306 East 23rd Street. It didn't start out with this garden when it was built for $400 in 1939 by T. Joy Sr. But the Building Permit book does reveal that it did start out with a garage that T. Joy moved onto the property at a cost of $100. In 1944 R. W. Hughes applied for a building permit for a $350 house alteration. The next year, 1945, the residents at 306 East 23rd Street were Peter D. and Lavina Curbello. Peter Curbello worked as a longshoreman. Soon after that, 1947, T. Joy, the original owner of 306 East 23rd Street, was living at 750 Grand Boulevard and applied to build a $100 garage there. In 1945 Robert and Jennie Hughes, the owners who applied for the 1944 house alteration, were back living in the house at 306 East 23rd Street. By this time Robert Hughes was retired. The next owners were Robert H.and Sharon D. M. Spring. Robert Spring was a constable in the RCMP.

Then by 1971 Michael F. and Helen Galan moved in. Michael Galan was employed as an electrician at Ketco Electric at 110 Lonsdale Avenue and in his spare time worked on the garden. He is the one responsible for the formal front garden with its pillars and walkways. By 1980 Michael Galan was employed as a Botond Shipper at Pac Truck and Trailer. In 1991 his employment was listed in the City Directory as a contractor. And in 1991 he reported that he was retired. Michael and Helen were still living in the house when it was photographed for the Year 2000 Photography Project, Your House/Our Home.

The Galon home and garden at 306 East 23rd Street has been  demolished and two new homes have been built with separate garages on the lane.


Demolition Permit: Applied for in August 2007.
Photo: Taken for the Year 2000 Photography Project, Your House/Our Home by SW. A black and white negative was also taken as part of the Demolition and Construction project by SW. Both are on file at the North Vancouver Archives.