Every House Has a Story- Black History Month: Harry and Valerie Jerome
- In the year of the dragon: the changing face of Chinatown
- How the Chinese saved Strathcona
- Heritage Turkeys
- Seriously–you think your house price won’t tank?
- Peter Pantages and the Polar Bear Swim
- Wah Wong and the Parrot
- The Penthouse Night Club
- Villa Russe
- Fred Thornton Hollingsworth
Author Archives: Eve Lazarus
Black History Month: Harry and Valerie Jerome
Valerie Jerome can still remember the feeling of the first rock that hit her back as she ran from Ridgeway Elementary School. She was eight. Continue reading
In the year of the dragon: the changing face of Chinatown
Last October the Feds designated Vancouver’s Chinatown a National Historical Site. In November, the National Geographic named the Dr. Sun yat-sen Gardens one of the top 10 city gardens in the world. It’s long overdue recognition for one of the … Continue reading
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Tagged 243 Union Street, 51 East Pender Street, Andrew Samuel, Bob Rennie, David Walker, Dr. Sun yat-sen Chinese gardens, emily carr, Georgia Viaduct, Hogan's Alley, Jimi Hendrix Shrine, Kee's Laundry Gallery, Martin Creed, Mona Hatoum, Richard Jackson, St. Bernadine Mission Communications, Wing Sang Building, Yip Sang
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How the Chinese saved Strathcona
The 1960s plan for a downtown freeway system would have wiped out Strathcona, most of Chinatown, much of the West End and turned Vancouver into a mini L.A. Continue reading
Heritage Turkeys
This is one list you don’t want your name on. Crosscut, a blog out of Seattle, released it’s Heritage Turkeys of the Year list, what it calls “who did most to raze, wreck, uproot, neglect and generally trash our historic … Continue reading
Seriously–you think your house price won’t tank?
Want a conversation stopper at your next party? Just bring up the impending real estate meltdown in Vancouver –the one where house prices implode. You’ll be mocked and told how interest rates are at historically low levels and you’ll hear … Continue reading
Peter Pantages and the Polar Bear Swim
Being an Aussie, I really don’t get the appeal of plunging into frigid salty water, but I do love the history behind the Polar Bear Swim. Today marks the 92nd anniversary of the New Year’s Day swim, which Peter Pantages … Continue reading
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Tagged 343 East 13th Avenue, Peter Pan Cafe, Peter Pantages, Polar Bear Swim
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Wah Wong and the Parrot
Louis the celebrity parrot inherited a three-storey mansion and managed to stave off development for 17 years, before the estate succumbed to “progress” and was bulldozed to make way for the Chateau Victoria Hotel in 1966. Continue reading
Villa Russe
Looking for a mansion on the right side of town? 3390 The Crescent is on the market for $31.9 million. I’m guessing the owners are receptive to a lower bid, since it was up for sale last year for only $17.9 million. Continue reading
Fred Thornton Hollingsworth
When it comes to West Coast architecture, Fred Hollingsworth is a rock star. He invented the Neoteric style —affordable family housing with simple post and beam construction. Continue reading
Posted in Modern heritage
Tagged 1205 Ridgewood Drive, 130 South Oxley Street, 2576 Edgemont Boulevard, 3635 Sunnycrest Drive, District of North Vancouver, Edgemont Village, Fred Thornton Hollingsworth, Lee Atwell, Moon Residence, Nat Bosa, Neoteric, North Vancouver, Russell Hollingsworth, the Modern Architecture of North Vancouver, UBC Faculty of Law building, Watt's Residence, West Coast Modernism
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