Every Place Has a Story

The Life and Death of the Englesea Lodge (1911-1981)

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From Vancouver Exposed: Searching for the City’s Hidden History

On Sunday February 1, 1981 shortly before 9:00 a.m., George Wright, a 70-something caretaker was working at the Englesea Lodge when he spotted fire coming from the building’s basement storage area.

“There was a big boom and the fire rushed out at me.

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The Former Houses of Beach Avenue

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For the first half of last century, houses lined the water side of Beach Avenue, from the Burrard Street Bridge to Stanley Park

From Vancouver Exposed: Searching for the City’s Hidden History

When I first started researching Alvo von Alvensleben some years ago I made several road trips to see how many of the buildings associated with him had withstood the bulldozer.

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Five Amazing Women of BC

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Five amazing women who put their stamp on BC in unique ways. There is more information about them in At Home with HistorySensational Victoria and Sensational Vancouver, and in the books listed below.

Capi Blanchet (1891–1961)

 

Capi Blanchet was found dead in 1961, slumped over her typewriter while writing a sequel to The Curve of Time.

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