Comments on: The Manor House on Howe Street

By: Derek Court

Derek Court — Mon, 14 Jun 2021 23:52:17 +0000

Well.
In a final bizarre twist to the story of 625 Howe St.
I worked for Standard Life for 20 years as a Building Maintenance engineer at several of their Vancouver and Burnaby Properties..
In the last years of my employment with Standard Life I worked at 625 Howe maintaining the building.
I saw an earlier article about the various buildings at this address.
So,
When I left, I found an small , inconspicuous place down in the bowels of the building to leave a plaque with an earlier Van Sun article about 625 Howe with my business card.
My name is Derek Court.

By: David Gibson

David Gibson — Sun, 14 Jun 2020 19:36:51 +0000

My Dad used to buy hats from Calhoun’s. I remember a black Fedora, a black Homburg with a silk ribbon, and a killer grey Stetson. At out summer house, he wore a wide handmade straw hat he bought in Fiji. He wasn’t a fashion plate, but he always looked perfectly suited to his surroundings. That’s the meaning of “style.”

When I went to work at Woodward’s Downtown Mens Wear as a student, I condensed his example into my own mantra: “Fashion is what they try to sell you. Style is what you need.”

By: Doug Parks

Doug Parks — Sun, 14 Jun 2020 15:21:58 +0000

Having spent the first 17 years of my life in the West End I love the memories these stories inspire. School friends live in homes located on Howe and Hornby. I think a few of these houses still exist. Very few of the homes I lived in or visited friends at still exist.

By: Skip Savage

Skip Savage — Sat, 13 Jun 2020 21:49:53 +0000

Interesting that 625 Howe was the same architect as 349 West Georgia. I had jobs at both locations and vive la différence!