Comments on: Our Missing Heritage: The Stuart Building

By: Nick Kennedy

Nick Kennedy — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 03:08:41 +0000

In reply to Bob Hawkins. I remember the Bike Rentals store in a building on the SW corner of Davie/Georgia, bcuz I was in there at one time renting something, probably in the early 1970s.

By: Nick Kennedy

Nick Kennedy — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 03:05:13 +0000

In reply to Eric Brighton. Thanx Eric! That old trees foundation story sounds a 'bit' FAKE doesn't it?

By: Nick Kennedy

Nick Kennedy — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 03:01:12 +0000

In reply to Doug Parks. I got one of those Schwinn bikes with the banana seat for Xmas,circa 1963-65ish. I didn't know it was called a Mustang? Mine had red sparkles in the seat area, but I don't remember much else about it.

By: Eric Brighton

Eric Brighton — Sat, 15 Mar 2025 17:12:46 +0000

In reply to Brad Williams. You are 100% incorrect and merely sharing hearsay. When they tore it down it was revealed the building was still solid as a rock. Old, but solid. The foundation was concrete and solid as well. It was not built on stumps! Spreading false information is a fools game.

By: Perry

Perry — Sun, 02 May 2021 21:08:49 +0000

In reply to Brett Wilkie. Yea, it utterly destroyed the place

By: Marilyn Bueckert

Marilyn Bueckert — Sun, 25 Apr 2021 17:21:14 +0000

My first home was above Capps Cycles. Was brought there as a baby.

By: Bob Hawkins

Bob Hawkins — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 18:06:55 +0000

For quite a few years starting in 1956, I turned the corner at Chilco after departing Stanley Park. But I can’t remember the Stuart Building. I was probably paying more attention to the turn and avoiding a rear ender from too close traffic behind me. It’s strange but I have better memories of the marine oriented businesses occupying the buildings east of the Stuart up to Denman. The popular Sangster boats were built in that area.

By: Brad Williams

Brad Williams — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 18:05:33 +0000

It was well built thats for sure. I think we want buildings to remain with us, because its a bit like loosing a lit of our own youth/past. Same goes for music, we long for ‘The Beatles’ in their prime, reminds us of our youth and dreams ahead. We just saved a 205 year old Cedar tree in NV, thank God for small miracles.

By: John Bentley

John Bentley — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 17:56:36 +0000

I read a post from someone who lived in that building and was the caretaker for a while. He said it was so poorly built it had to be torn down. The foundation rested on the stumps of some old growth trees and were rotting away. It wasn’t greed that caused the building to be demolished, it was common sense. Not everything was built to last.

By: Skip Savage

Skip Savage — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 17:49:38 +0000

I miss The Gallery of BC Arts store on the corner of the old building, which showed top artists like Wayne Ngan and Walter Dexter.

Interesting how the replacement building tips its hat to the original, without the culture. When the replacement building stood alone (before the condos went in), it had a large mural on the blank east side that was the epitome of nouveau riche decoration.

Can you do a story on the roads of the West End, before and after the diversions? That anecdote about Chilco was fascinating.

By: Doug Parks

Doug Parks — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 17:44:44 +0000

You have featured this iconic building in earlier blogs. Stanley Park Bike Rentals sponsored the Little League team I played for. They also rented the Shwin Mustang Bicycle . We had to go there to pickup our uniforms every year and I was lucky enough that my parents bought me a green and white Mustang bike.
The councilors that voted to demolish that building have (had) to live with the guilt and shame

By: Brett Wilkie

Brett Wilkie — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 16:44:36 +0000

I used to frequently visit Stanley Park back in the day and would sometime pause just to gaze at the Stuart Building after it became controversial. I remember the talk around town at the time about how foreign investment is going to ruin the place, in my opinion it certainly wrecked a good thing here.

By: Ruth Enns

Ruth Enns — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 16:10:37 +0000

I read of the old building & weep!