Comments on: The Marine Building and the Little House Next Door

By: Jillian Ridington

Jillian Ridington — Fri, 21 Jul 2023 03:13:11 +0000

When I was a child, my father’s office was about two blocks from the Marine Building, and he banked at the Marine Bldg. branch of CIBC. He often took me to his office for the day, and one one of those dayshad about $9000 cash (from his rental properties) that needed to be deposited. He sent me down to the Marine Building to deposit it. All the way there, I was terrified. I was sure that everyone could tell that I was carrying a lot of money and that someone would jumps out from behind a bush or an alleyway and bop me on the head and grab the money. I made it safely and ran all the way back to Dad’s office.

By: Roy Evans

Roy Evans — Wed, 01 May 2019 13:05:34 +0000

Loved this piece of content absolutely fantastic

By: Craig Johannsen

Craig Johannsen — Mon, 17 Apr 2017 03:52:28 +0000

Actually, I should have said “Alfred J.T. Taylor”.

By: Craig Johannsen

Craig Johannsen — Sun, 16 Apr 2017 23:33:43 +0000

That “old shack” by the Marine Building was there well before the Marine Building. It had been rented for 8 schillings per month by J.T. Taylor when he was just a working lad. J.T. Taylor, in case you don’t recognize the name, eventually became the owner of the Marine Building and was the person after whom Taylor Way was named. Taylor liked to look down on the shack from his penthouse in the Marine Building and say he had elevated himself 400 feet.

By: Raymond Parker

Raymond Parker — Sun, 16 Apr 2017 16:35:46 +0000

Fascinating story! And what about W.J. More? Superb large format photo.

By: Lisa Smith

Lisa Smith — Sun, 16 Apr 2017 13:37:25 +0000

Fascinating story Eve! One wonders if efforts would have been made to preserve that house if it hadn’t burned down…

By: Lou McKee

Lou McKee — Sun, 16 Apr 2017 06:42:34 +0000

My father worked in the Marine building in the 50s…Bill McKee, general manager of the BC Shipping Federation. When I looked at the picture on the right at the very top of this page I thought, “That could be my dad!” But this picture was probably taken earlier? Those were certainly the suit, coat and hat he wore…but though, didn’t all business men?

By: Peter Brock

Peter Brock — Sun, 16 Apr 2017 05:34:25 +0000

This story is right up my street, so to speak. John Atkin gave us a great tour of the area where all these private clubs were (and two still are). I learned that it was a cliff-front residential neighbourhood originally. Christchurch was the local place of worship. But within 20 years or so after their construction all the fine houses were torn down and replaced by commercial buildings. I may have the details wrong but I understand the CPR developed the area as tony competition to the commercial centre at Hastings and Main.

By: Susan J Anderson

Susan J Anderson — Sun, 16 Apr 2017 04:57:47 +0000

This is a good one Eve….I am sending the link to my sister Mary Anderson, currently living in Glasgow, and hope she will subscribe. I get irritated when folks ASSUME they know details, and get them wrong….and I am quite tired of trying to suggest to some of those people that they should check their facts….even the facts they are basing their assumptions on….to the point where I generally dont hop in to comment on facebook or in meetings anymore.

Yet I know that if I dont do something, silly things get perpetuated….I have just been through this over some things about the Gibson family…..If it werent that I have a long standing link with the younger Earson Gibson, ( who might turn into an extremely good writer one of these days) I wouldnt have bothered earlier….

I appreciate the research….and the fact you are busy writing…..

Susan