North Vancouver's Lonsdale NeighbourhoodNorth Vancouver occupies one of the world's most scenic urban settings. Lonsdale Avenue, running from the waters of Burrard Inlet to the mountains of the Coast Range, is the community's de facto main street. In early 1903, Alfred St. George Hamersley purchased a substantial parcel of land from Henry Heywood Lonsdale and James Pemberton Fell's Lonsdale Estate. Hamersley's property, called the Town of Lonsdale, later became the town site of North Vancouver. In North Vancouver's early years, Lonsdale Avenue was the spine along which the community developed. Lonsdale is still North Vancouver's most important street and acts as the main artery for commercial, political, and social life. Through rare vintage photographs illustrating how people lived, played, and worked, North Vancouver's Lonsdale Neighbourhood explores the community's fascinating history. |
Contents
Acknowledgements | 6 |
Infrastructure | 33 |
Business Activity | 47 |
Parks | 69 |
Tents Houses Hotels and HighRises | 91 |
Living in the Neighbourhood | 109 |
About the North Vancouver Museum Archives | 128 |
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6th Field Company Alderman Baker Bank of Hamilton block of Lonsdale British Columbia building built Burrard Dry Burrard Dry Dock Burrard Inlet Canadian Capilano Central Lonsdale centre city hall City of North corner of Lonsdale council decorated Diplock District of North Dominion Day early foot of Lonsdale George Hamersley Grand Boulevard Grocery Grouse Mountain Hotel North Vancouver Indian Irwin & Billings Jack Joe Capilano John Kealy left to right located Lonsdale Avenue Lonsdale Estate Lonsdale Quay Lower Lonsdale Lynn Valley Mahon Park mayor McMillan Mission Reserve Moodyville municipality Museum & Archives North Shore Museum North Vancouver Ferry North Vancouver Museum North Vancouver's Lonsdale NVMA Palace Hotel Pete Larson photograph shows photograph taken photograph was taken real estate sawmill Seabus second row seen Seymour Lumber side of Lonsdale Squamish Nation streetcar tent townsite unidentified Vancouver City Hall Vancouver's Lonsdale neighbourhood Victoria Park Wallace Shipyards waterfront West Esplanade