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PULTE FA ANN
3396 Marine Or., West Vancouver (1922)

The Black Cat

West Van landmark originally built on stilts

BETWEEN DUNDARAVE and
Horseshce Bay, on Marine Drive
in West Vancouver, is an impos-

/ing brown wooden-shingled struc-
- ture known as the Black Cat.

“Built close to the road on a
-Steeply sloping site, it has the ad-
vantage of facing both the street
and the water. |

_ It was first operated as a

grocery store. An Englishman by ©

the name of Bailey sold vegetables
and fish from its premises.
It is believed that Bailey gave

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NORTH SHORE
HERITAGE

the building its name, and an oval
picture depicting a black cat re-
mains to identify this commercial
landmark.

From 1928 on it was also the
site of the Wedsley Post Office.

Later it was operated as a
grocery store in the front and a

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tea room in the back, taking ad-
vantage of the beautiful view of
the ocean.

Originally built on stilts at the
rear, the lower section of the
building was closed in to provide

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