This fascinating structure is what is known as the Black House, on E. 6th by Main. Bruce Macdonald has been researching this property and is sure it is from 1889 and is perhaps the oldest building extant in Vancouver outside of the old downtown core. It is in solid shape and is currently occupied by … Continue reading Mount Pleasant Heritage Group
Here are Maria and Eric manning our booth just as the torrential downpour began to ease off. Thank goodness for sunshine later! We had a wonderful time on the Drive yesterday, meeting folks and having a number of fascinating conversations about heritage houses and local history. Thanks to everyone who stopped by, and to all … Continue reading GHG At Car Free Day 2014
Today is the third anniversary of the first ever meeting of the Grandview Heritage Group, sitting around Penny's table wondering what we might do with ourselves now that we were working together. Looking back, I don't think we have anything to worry about; what we have achieved in three short years has been magnificent. The … Continue reading Birthday #3 !!!
In the early 1960s there was great concern about the health, welfare and education of children in Grandview, and the apparent slumming down of the neighbourhood in general. In that period, much of the health and welfare delivery system was in the hands of United Community Services (UCS, which eventually morphed into United Way). On … Continue reading Fifty Years Ago Today
Last Thursday evening, the GHG met for its November meeting. It was another conversation full of interest, with a good turn our and new people attending. In brief, we discussed: 1872 Parker Street. Craig Ollenberger gave a history of the last few years of Brookhouse, leading to the current situation where we will almost certainly … Continue reading Meeting Notes: November 2013
The following message is from Bruce Macdonald who has been intimately involved in the events described: Grandview, the only of Vancouver's 22 local areas to have its own heritage group, this week helped to spawn the founding of a new heritage group. On November 13, 2013 Danielle Peacock and Alyssa Myshok organized the founding meeting of the Mount Pleasant … Continue reading GHG Helps to Spawn the New Mount Pleasant Heritage Group
Excellent meeting last night with a number of new people in attendance, including two from Mount Pleasant who have been inspired to start a heritage group in their neighbourhood -- that's what we want to see all over the City! There were a number of interesting items on the agenda: We started with an announcement … Continue reading Meeting Notes: October
Many thanks to Karen Reed for these images!
Last Sunday we were involved in the Vancouver Heritage Foundation's Annual House Tour. For the first time, they had what they called a Heritage Fair which happened to be at the rear of a tour house on Kitchener. This was our table. ... with Penny and Christine handling the duties. Several of us took shifts … Continue reading Heritage Fair
In today's edition of the Vancouver Courier, an edition featuring all sorts of stories about Grandview, there are two articles about the Group. One tells the tale of the restoration of the Shelly sign, and the other celebrates our 2013 City of Vancouver Heritage Award for Advocacy. Thanks to the Courier!
We had another full and fascinating meeting of the Group last night, welcoming a number of first-time visitors. We began with a series of celebrations and good news. We have received confirmation that the Group has been selected for an Award of Merit for Heritage Advocacy in the 2013 City of Vancouver Heritage Awards. The … Continue reading April Meeting Notes
Mary Lindfield was one of the many women who have made Commercial Drive such a wonderful place to live, and it is through her that we celebrate International Women's Day 2013. Mary Lindfield was born in Mosside, Alberta, where her parents were visiting from South Africa. By the mid-1940s she was travelling supervisor for Harriet … Continue reading International Women’s Day: Mary Lindfield
Just a quick note to wish all of our readers a wonderful season! We have managed to get a lot done for Grandview Heritage in the last 12 months and we are looking forward to even more success in the New Year. Thanks for your interest and donations!
One of the items we are most proud of here at the Grandview Heritage Group is the unrivaled collection of historical photographs of the neighbourhood that we are happy to display as the Pictorial History of Grandview. But there must be many more, probably in family albums and personal collections. The history of Grandview overlaps … Continue reading Building Our History
We had an interesting meeting last night, spending a long time discussing how we can "incentivize" the retention of heritage-worthy buildings, both in the residential and commercial districts of Grandview. James Evans noted that he had recovered a copy of the Toronto Post dated 25th January 1906 from his renovation of the Jeffs House. The … Continue reading Miscellanea
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