North Shore Archives | Eve Lazarus Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:26:10 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 Presentation House: Love it or List it? https://evelazarus.com/presentation-house-love-it-or-list-it/ https://evelazarus.com/presentation-house-love-it-or-list-it/#comments Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:40:33 +0000 https://evelazarus.com/?p=18103 Presentation House sits on a Canadian football field-sized chunk of land at Lower Lonsdale in North Vancouver. Should we love it or list it?

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]]> https://evelazarus.com/urban-repurpose-and-the-st-alice-hotel/feed/ 1 A Short History of Maplewood Flats https://evelazarus.com/a-short-history-of-maplewood-flats/ https://evelazarus.com/a-short-history-of-maplewood-flats/#comments Sat, 29 Nov 2025 15:38:54 +0000 https://evelazarus.com/?p=17885 North Vancouver’s Maplewood Flats is a wildlife sanctuary about one-third the size of Stanley Park. In the 1970s, it was home to a group of artists and environmentalists, and for a couple of weeks, it hosted the Dollarton Pleasure Faire.
Warning: some of Bruce Stewart’s photos contain nudity (and maybe your grandparents)

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]]> https://evelazarus.com/passage-island/feed/ 3 Fire at the Grain Elevators https://evelazarus.com/fire-at-the-grain-elevators/ https://evelazarus.com/fire-at-the-grain-elevators/#comments Sat, 27 Sep 2025 14:04:28 +0000 https://evelazarus.com/?p=17318 October 3, 1975, marks the 50th anniversary of the fire at Burrard Terminals which killed five men, severely burned twelve others, caused $8 million in damages, and destroyed the workhouse, track shed and a large part of the shipping gallery in the former Moodyville area.

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]]> https://evelazarus.com/fire-at-the-grain-elevators/feed/ 1 A Fountain, a Ferry and Superyacht https://evelazarus.com/fountains-ferries-and-superyachts/ https://evelazarus.com/fountains-ferries-and-superyachts/#comments Sat, 06 Sep 2025 14:25:10 +0000 https://evelazarus.com/?p=17191 The Lonsdale Quay fountain broke down in 2020 and cost $300,000 to fix. So we didn't. Now we can gaze upon the $200 million Superyacht instead

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]]> https://evelazarus.com/fountains-ferries-and-superyachts/feed/ 14 Third Crossing – Here we go again https://evelazarus.com/third-crossing-here-we-go-again/ https://evelazarus.com/third-crossing-here-we-go-again/#comments Sat, 16 Aug 2025 14:38:33 +0000 https://evelazarus.com/?p=16995 If you’ve tried to drive on or off the North Shore, you’re likely no stranger to gridlock and road rage. An online petition was posted on change.org last week hoping to tap into that frustration. The petition is asking for a third crossing to take pressure off our aging bridges in the face of massive… Continue reading Third Crossing – Here we go again

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]]> https://evelazarus.com/third-crossing-here-we-go-again/feed/ 11 A Brief History of Ambleside Beach https://evelazarus.com/a-brief-history-of-ambleside-beach/ https://evelazarus.com/a-brief-history-of-ambleside-beach/#comments Sat, 09 Aug 2025 13:41:19 +0000 https://evelazarus.com/?p=16960 If you live on the North Shore, chances are that you spend at least some of your summer at West Vancouver’s Ambleside Beach. Did you know that you are sitting on reclaimed land? Prior to 1965, much of this land was a swamp. In 1914, Ambleside was subdivided into lots and filled with makeshift homes… Continue reading A Brief History of Ambleside Beach

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]]> https://evelazarus.com/a-brief-history-of-ambleside-beach/feed/ 14 Selwyn Pullan’s Studio https://evelazarus.com/selwyn-pullans-west-coast-studio-faces-demolition/ https://evelazarus.com/selwyn-pullans-west-coast-studio-faces-demolition/#comments Mon, 28 Jul 2025 14:32:41 +0000 https://evelazarus.com/?p=16846 A Fred Hollingworth designed studio and carport, has been given a last-minute reprieve from the bulldozer, as the District of North Vancouver looks for a way to save the structures, according to an article by Brent Richter in the North Shore News this week. I spent quite a bit of time in that studio with… Continue reading Selwyn Pullan’s Studio

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]]> https://evelazarus.com/the-tomahawk-restaurant-2/feed/ 15 Whey-ah-Wichen Canoe Festival https://evelazarus.com/whey-ah-wichen-canoe-festival/ https://evelazarus.com/whey-ah-wichen-canoe-festival/#comments Fri, 04 Jul 2025 16:10:27 +0000 https://evelazarus.com/?p=16745 In the mid-1970s Bruce Stewart took his camera down to North Vancouver’s Cates Park and captured these fabulous images of the annual Canoe Festival hosted by the Tsleil-Waututh Nation. The Whey-ah-Wichen (Cates Park) Canoe Festival kicks off today (July 4) in North Vancouver and runs until Sunday. It’s a chance to see one of the… Continue reading Whey-ah-Wichen Canoe Festival

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]]> https://evelazarus.com/whey-ah-wichen-canoe-festival/feed/ 6 Shalal Gardens and the Disappearing West Coast Modern Houses https://evelazarus.com/shalal-gardens-and-the-disappearing-west-coast-modern-houses/ https://evelazarus.com/shalal-gardens-and-the-disappearing-west-coast-modern-houses/#comments Sat, 12 Apr 2025 13:58:46 +0000 https://evelazarus.com/?p=15526 On March 17, the District of North Vancouver unanimously approved a luxury townhome development on a chunk of land minutes from Edgemont Village. The North Shore News reported that the project included a community amenity contribution of $136,000 that could go to the district’s affordable housing fund. How generous. The 30,000 SF site was listed… Continue reading Shalal Gardens and the Disappearing West Coast Modern Houses

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]]> https://evelazarus.com/shalal-gardens-and-the-disappearing-west-coast-modern-houses/feed/ 6 A postcard from the Wigwam Inn https://evelazarus.com/the-wigwam-inns-swedish-connection/ https://evelazarus.com/the-wigwam-inns-swedish-connection/#comments Sat, 21 Sep 2024 14:20:00 +0000 https://evelazarus.com/?p=15057 One of my favourite parts about writing this blog is getting comments from people that add to the story, and often take it in a whole new and unexpected direction. I get really excited when someone sends me a 100-year-old postcard or a photo of Vancouver that’s never been seen outside the family album. Maria… Continue reading A postcard from the Wigwam Inn

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]]> https://evelazarus.com/the-wigwam-inns-swedish-connection/feed/ 7 The 1972 Dollarton Pleasure Faire https://evelazarus.com/the-1972-dollarton-pleasure-faire/ https://evelazarus.com/the-1972-dollarton-pleasure-faire/#comments Sat, 24 Aug 2024 01:35:26 +0000 https://evelazarus.com/?p=14925 The Dollarton Pleasure Faire was held in the summer of ’72 at the Maplewood Mudflats in North Vancouver. It was a celebration of alternative living, an acknowledgement that its days were numbered, and it was timed to clash with the annual PNE.

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]]> https://evelazarus.com/the-1972-dollarton-pleasure-faire/feed/ 27 The Lonsdale Theatre: Then and Now https://evelazarus.com/lonsdale-theatre/ https://evelazarus.com/lonsdale-theatre/#comments Sat, 29 Jul 2023 13:09:48 +0000 https://evelazarus.com/?p=13999 Opening Night: North Vancouver’s Lonsdale Theatre opened on December 11, 1911, to a packed house and an eclectic line-up. The Orchestra kicked off with Titania, followed by two animated films. The Ernest Fisher Players followed with a performance of “The Devil” and opera singer Grace Maynard sang an aria. The finale was the Graham Miniature… Continue reading The Lonsdale Theatre: Then and Now

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]]> https://evelazarus.com/lonsdale-theatre/feed/ 4 Lynn Valley’s Cedar V Theatre https://evelazarus.com/lynn-valleys-cedar-v-theatre/ https://evelazarus.com/lynn-valleys-cedar-v-theatre/#comments Sat, 25 Mar 2023 15:02:59 +0000 https://evelazarus.com/?p=13667 In March 1953, Steve Chizen was putting the final touches on the Cedar V Theatre on Lynn Valley Road. It would be North Vancouver’s third theatre—the Odeon sat at the corner of Lonsdale and 14th Avenue, and the Lonsdale Theatre that went up in 1911, would close forever in 1954. Steve, who previously managed the… Continue reading Lynn Valley’s Cedar V Theatre

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]]> https://evelazarus.com/lynn-valleys-cedar-v-theatre/feed/ 32 Queenie Albanuff & the Odeon Theatre on Lonsdale https://evelazarus.com/queenie-albanuff-the-odeon-theatre-on-lonsdale/ https://evelazarus.com/queenie-albanuff-the-odeon-theatre-on-lonsdale/#comments Sat, 25 Feb 2023 15:54:55 +0000 https://evelazarus.com/?p=13540 This art deco beauty sat near the corner of Lonsdale Avenue and 14th Street in North Vancouver from 1938 to 1986. The 734-seat Nova Theatre  opened in January 1938 and was owned by W.P. Dewees and managed by Agnes (Queenie) Albanuff. Mrs. Albanuff was clearly good at her job, because when Dewees sold the theatre… Continue reading Queenie Albanuff & the Odeon Theatre on Lonsdale

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]]> https://evelazarus.com/queenie-albanuff-the-odeon-theatre-on-lonsdale/feed/ 30 Edgemont Village: Then and Now https://evelazarus.com/edgemont-village-then-and-now/ https://evelazarus.com/edgemont-village-then-and-now/#comments Sat, 28 Jan 2023 15:50:36 +0000 https://evelazarus.com/?p=13465 Edgemont Village, North Vancouver. Then and Now: 1949-2023 I came across this photo from the North Vancouver Museum and Archives a while back. It shows a fairly ordinary looking building on Edgemont Boulevard taken in 1949. I headed off to Edgemont Village last week to see what we’d replaced it. Instead, I was pleasantly surprised… Continue reading Edgemont Village: Then and Now

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]]> https://evelazarus.com/edgemont-village-then-and-now/feed/ 29 Malcolm Lowry’s North Vancouver https://evelazarus.com/malcolm-lowry-1909-1957-2/ https://evelazarus.com/malcolm-lowry-1909-1957-2/#comments Sat, 25 Jun 2022 13:54:21 +0000 https://evelazarus.com/?p=12755 Malcolm Lowry may be North Vancouver’s most talented, paranoid alcoholic. He wrote Under the Volcano, his most famous book, from a shack in Cates Park. Lowry died on June 26, 1957 at 48. Under the Volcano: Born in England, Lowry lived in Vancouver for more than 15 years. He had a variety of addresses on… Continue reading Malcolm Lowry’s North Vancouver

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