North Shore News - ‘Tourism Guide "88

| Village atmosphere

TULIPS BRIGHTEN. up’ traffic islands atong Marine Drive in Dundarave. The community
. is currently undertaking an ambitious revitalization project. o

‘tle yet a brief walk from
tee Park Royal Shoyping

|. the municipality’ in the: 1940s; ‘The:
‘ present owners bought it in 1966.
A’ shoreline park encompassing. 7

“THERE EXISTS in? West. Van:

couver a collection of loyal inhab- -

uldn’t dream of leav-

‘To the. peaple who’ live. there,
Dindarave has. what. can only: be
cribed as that community feel-

ing. The’ closely knits. community.
focused between 24th and 25th and

Marine . Drive ‘reveres the: natural
beauty located on its doorstep.

“Dundarave, which” began as’ a.’
logging camp in the early” 1900s,

today boasts «

the. distance and fishin
summer . ‘pastime.

the great
Sunsets fi rom

~ here can’t be missed.

From. the.. pier the.

“meeting place’’.

to.a dancing hall and, -bought., by

t 2 swims,
-ing their own: little village of Dun- |
= darave: With good reason.

* heritage -

“building housing the family Testau+
“rant called’ Peppi’s can be seen’ ini,

, allits glory.” :, .
a The. 1912 building’ “originally

. housed the Clachan Hote! meaning

and was run by-.

¢ two sisters. It-was later converted:,

prcrretatT NS Zod

the. pier, opens the ‘area. ‘up to ‘all
kinds ‘of. possibilities. : Picnics,”
‘group « games, and i: sun-
bathing all have a place here.,

. ‘Another heritage. building in the |: .
” village stands at Marine and 24th?.-

Built in 1913 for the Conservative «

J ‘Party, it was. fi rst’ dubbed the Con-

servative Kall. :

Later it became Dune darav: tall :

: and acted asa public’ meeting hall,

que shop in: "1956;
Sagers, Maple ‘Shop ‘ibtea and fo

decades’ to come:
“Although the little ‘village’ ‘of

" Dundarave has grown considerably

since: those early days, it still. re-

tains sonie of the charm associated

with the friendly cor;snunity.
Shopkeepers know ‘many of their:

‘customers by name‘and try to keep |

the atmosphere: alive despite’ the:
growing population.

*" A’ walk’ from Ambleside to.
Dundarave along the seawall is still
perfectly topped off. with. lunch in

.- one of the charming . festaurants /

and cafes, ° ties