The Hobbit House Sold
June 22, 2013
Vancouver Hobbit House has sold. It’s one of three in Metro Vancouver designed by Ross Lort The Hobbit House has sold. David Mooney already owns the properties to the west and is looking to incorporate the West Kind Edward property into a town house development. Mooney works with W.T. Leung Architects and has retained heritage consultant Don… Continue reading The Hobbit House Sold
The Hunting Lodge on Somerset Street in North Vancouver
February 24, 2013
The house on Somerset Street in North Vancouver was built in 1912 as a hunting lodge for Alvo von Alvensleben. The story of Alvo von Alvensleben and the hunting lodge on Somerset appears in At Home with History: the secrets of Vancouver’s heritage houses: A couple of weeks ago I was taking photos of this… Continue reading The Hunting Lodge on Somerset Street in North Vancouver
The Trend House – North Vancouver
April 24, 2012
The Trend House at 4342 Skyline Drive in North Vancouver has just sold for $1,375,000. The house was one of 11 built in 1954 for Ted and Cora Backer, designed by Porter & Davidson Architects, and sponsored by BC forest industries to boost retail lumber, plywood and shingle sales in the province. The house needs… Continue reading The Trend House – North Vancouver
2400 Motel: Vancouver’s 10th most endangered heritage site
June 7, 2011
The 2400 Motel on Kingsway opened in 1946. It still has an old fashioned, retro feel and its huge red and blue neon sign. I discovered the 2400 Motel on Kingsway when I wrote Frommer’s With Kids Vancouver about a decade or so ago. Loved the old fashioned, retro feel of the place and its… Continue reading 2400 Motel: Vancouver’s 10th most endangered heritage site