Wow. I have long been looking for information on Steve as I have seen his name on the memorial. I worked with him from 1987-88 at what was then Guaranty Trust at Howe and Pender. He had me over to his place once- it must have been this building!

I have lived in this building at Bute and Harwood for the past 12 years. However, I worked with a man who lived in this building – Steven Blair Brainard (his name is on the Aids memorial) from 1994-95 before his death due to HIV/AIDS. A great deal of the residents in here have lived with HIV/Aids for years, and still houses many elderly people as well. It is so interesting that a great deal of its heritage was as a convalescent home. I’m sure a lot of people have spent their final days in this spot in Vancouver. It really should be bought by the city or federal government as subsidized housing for the more vulnerable members of our community.

My best friend in high school’s (grad ‘77) dad owned and lived on the main floor of the house across the street (SE corner fronting Bute). 1185 had been gone for a while but great cast of interesting and or flaky characters attracted to cheap rent by the beach in the day.