Meeting Notes: June 20th

We had another well-attended and very productive meeting of the Grandview Heritage Group last night, dealing with a wide range of matters: We reviewed the Heritage Fair and Car Free Day experiences. It was agreed that we met a lot of people at those events, answered a lot of questions and, hopefully, enthused a few … Continue reading Meeting Notes: June 20th →

The Business of Heritage

"Input Magazine", the journal of the Real Estate Institute of British Columbia, has published a number of interesting articles about heritage in their Winter 2013 edition. To quote the Executive Director's introduction: "We have an article that I am sure will make you smile, all the while asking “Who owns heritage?” It gives great background … Continue reading The Business of Heritage →

The Importance of Heritage

The Vancouver Heritage Foundation has published a very interesting piece of research that shows "the importance of heritage to both public and professionals. It gives an overview of past and present municipal heritage conservation programs and policies, and suggest[s a] strategy to ensure that heritage remains an integral part of the urban environment and landscape." … Continue reading The Importance of Heritage →

Notes from the January Meeting

On Thursday evening we had a grand turnout for our monthly meeting. It was, I believe, the largest gathering of its kind that we've had. There were lively discussions about a wide range of topics. We began by discussing the Heritage Workshop put on by the Community Planners that many of us had attended during … Continue reading Notes from the January Meeting →

Heritage and the Community Plan

As part of the ongoing Grandview Woodland Community Plan exercise, the Grandview Heritage Group has submitted a 14-page document to City Planners regarding the protection and enhancement of heritage buildings in our neighbourhood. Note that 50% of all buildings in Grandview were built prior to 1929: Grandview is heritage. The Executive Summary for this document … Continue reading Heritage and the Community Plan →

Meeting Notes: October

Even the torrential rain couldn't keep us away from the latest meeting of the Grandview Heritage Group last night! We began by reviewing the latest news on rezoning following Council's approval of the recommendations from the Mayor's Task Force of Housing Affordability. There was a spirited and articulate discussion that noted the economics of the … Continue reading Meeting Notes: October →

A Heritage Preservation Reading List

Here is a useful starter collection of books on historic building preservation and conservation issued by the (U.S) National Trust For Historic Preservation. (Note additional entries in the comments).

March 25 letter from GHG to Mayor and Council

The photo at the top of this website was taken in about 1920 by Edward Faraday Odlum from the top of the very tall flag pole in Victoria Park. The fire hall at Salsbury and Charles is gone, but pretty well all the original houses you can see in the photo are still here today. … Continue reading March 25 letter from GHG to Mayor and Council →

Grandview Community Plan and Heritage Issues

At our regular meeting last night, Andrew Pask who is heading up the upcoming Community Plan for Grandview-Woodland, gave a presentation on the process. He then listened as we bombarded him with ideas for heritage issues that need to be front and centre in community planning for our neighbourhood. He took a lot of notes … Continue reading Grandview Community Plan and Heritage Issues →