https://evelazarus.com/frits-jacobsen-anatomy-of-an-east-van-house/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 14:27:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://evelazarus.com/frits-jacobsen-anatomy-of-an-east-van-house/#comment-59432 Wed, 13 Dec 2023 14:07:05 +0000 https://evelazarus.com/?p=13824#comment-59432 Hello, Nice to see some of Frits’s illustrations and this post. I knew Frits quite well as a neighbour, also living at 522 Shanghai Alley. The front door shown in Harold H Johnston’s photo is the entrance to the building and subsequently to five flats. Frits occupied the top floor space in the building, up three flights of stairs, his live in studio which remained a cold water flat until the day he moved out.

]]> https://evelazarus.com/frits-jacobsen-anatomy-of-an-east-van-house/#comment-59209 Sat, 28 Oct 2023 04:39:23 +0000 https://evelazarus.com/?p=13824#comment-59209 I’m amused by what looks like a “conspiracy theory” sign about the postal code in the door of his studio 😆
I just stumbled across your site by googling 2nd Narrows Bridge after a discussion with my son tonight when he asked where the sulfur piles he saw when we’d visit when he was a kid. I wasn’t sure but thought maybe they could be seen from that bridge, so I was looking for pictures of it.
Found your article about the collapse years ago—which I was unaware of. Very interesting story!
I’m not even Canadian, but have always loved Canada and Vancouver in particular and am enjoying your various, interesting stories!
A Southern California native

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]]> https://evelazarus.com/frits-jacobsen-anatomy-of-an-east-van-house/#comment-58710 Sun, 04 Jun 2023 01:52:41 +0000 https://evelazarus.com/?p=13824#comment-58710 Hi Eve,
Did you know that Frits designed costumes and set pieces for St. James Church “faires” for many years, as well as cards and program covers for St. James services?
Cheers

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