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“A farnily owned business since 1984”

1388 Crown St. N. Van. 986-4263 | —

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AS Tri is heritage v weekend, 1
Qn Friday evening Ron Rule, a

hose to illustrate one of the ©

Tas SHORE.

city’s” earliest surviving
‘houses,, ‘the Gross House.

i “decided ’ to depict | this Edwar-
dian ‘one; ; because it is very famil-

North Shore. '-
It is located in. the. Lower: Lons-

dale “area, ‘and: wis :more ; _ easily?

5 Tecognized’ as‘-.the:. Ming * Court. «
-Called . the -

restaurant ~ (formerly
Samurai, then the Marco Polo).

- How. many -readers ‘would have’
guessed’: that: this’: was ‘a heritage:

building? , :

~ Charles: “Gross;
boot ‘and, ‘shoe: dealer,” whose store
was on‘Carrall Street, contracted

. Albert Nye.to build this: home for °

himself and his family.
“It, was erected: for. $900, spot

cash on completion,’ “and.was to be .

finished in one month's time. :
The. contract was. signed May
23, 1904.-
“Although it ‘was “altered during
its: conversion for restaurant use,
‘its form remains virtually intact.

iar to. so many Fesidents of the.

HEAITAGE
by Dorothy Foster

It stands alone as a reminder of.
. the, original residential nature of -
“this area: “

“In fact, this jome® was in’ the
heart ‘of -the new City: of: North -:
Vancouver because. ofits: location
at Chesterfield'‘and Esplanade.“

The land ‘that it was built on.

was “formerly: the _Tom Turner

“Ranch, which even existed’ before

“a Vancouver . the Moodyville Mill.

Peter’ Larson’s Hotel’
Vancouver and dance hall. were
located’ immediately .across . the
street... . .

The first .-school, Jaundry,
grocery store and bank were all
close "by and the first streetcar
passed along First Street in 1907.

Celebrate North Shore Heritage
Weekend (Sept. 17-19): by ‘getting
involved in one of the several free
events Which are planned in

North .

‘local heritage landscape architect,

is giving a presentation.

Saturday and Sunday. events in-
clude walking tours of heritage
sites from Deep Cove to Caulfeild
Village in West Vancouver. :

Other Stours. .inchude ’ logging
sites, the industrial waterfront,
“and, early urban” and" residential
settlements. “|.

The new . Gertrude. “Lawson

* House.: Museura in 2 West’. Van--

couver will be open for inspection,
and North Vancouver’s’ Museum.
will launch three new displays: ‘A
Waterfront Transformed,”’ ‘‘From’,
Logs to’ Lumber,” and “Bridging
the Lions Gate.’’.

Free boat tours along the North. .
Shore waterfront on board the SS
Constitution will take’ place on
Sunday. . -

, Advance’ fi ree ‘tickets for this trip |

: ‘may be obtained from: the North”

Vancouver Museum and the North

Vancouver City Hall.
For more information about
these events call 987-7529..° =

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