Comments on: Vancouver’s Peace House and the Grateful Dead

By: Michael Skorulski

Michael Skorulski — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 10:31:31 +0000

In reply to Eve Lazarus. I lived in a basement room in the house in the late 60s. Whenever you reached into the basement rafters you might pull out dope. Smoked dope with a girl who was a regular at the house. She claimed to have slept with Ginger Baker when he stayed there.

By: Johanna Haveman

Johanna Haveman — Sat, 27 Jan 2024 03:36:43 +0000

Loved this story. As people tap in to add valuable info, is just fabulous.

By: Phil Larsen

Phil Larsen — Sun, 06 Aug 2023 00:30:37 +0000

Here is a photo of the city of Vancouver plaque that used to be across the street from the Peace House on a street light pole. It has some interesting information. It disappeared when the city rebuilt the street and side walks creating the non through road Point Grey Road Boulevard a few years ago.
In the basement of the house you can still see the paint from the English Bay Cannery on one edge of the prices cut up and recycled to build the Peace House in 1908. Recycling lumber has been taking place for a long time!

By: Geoffrey Erickson

Geoffrey Erickson — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 20:30:03 +0000

Great article! Lois (Spence) Milsom bought this house and developed Vancouver’s first townhouses across the street on Point Grey Rd, designed by Arthur Erickson. I am told that for a while Lois rented part of the house to Bill & Martine Reid.
I did not know about the other hippie era history, which is wild!

By: Ace Wong

Ace Wong — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 04:30:36 +0000

I’m in the upper turret as I type this, July 18, 2023. I practice bass guitar here ( we’re staying here for a month or two ). So cool to know the Dead crashed here! My wife’s cousin’s husband owns this heritage house. Thx for the info.

By: Oriel and Roland Morrison

Oriel and Roland Morrison — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 05:54:31 +0000

In reply to Eve Lazarus.

Hi Eve. Was the Murder of Candy Gail Knowles in 1973 or4 from Gunshots in Vancouver a Cold Case.???? She was only 16 or 17 years old.
Roland
1941.pearlharbour@gmail.com

By: William Leeper

William Leeper — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 08:59:21 +0000

In the Winter of ’67 I moved from a small town in the Interior to live with my Mom & John in Kitsilano, so I would have been about 10 at the time. We lived on the top floor of 1872 W.3rd and at the time Mom & John owned The Hippogryff store down on W.Georgia & Stanley Park. Mom would tell me stories about The Peace House, pre ’66. The wonderful gatherings of people there, but more of a Folk Scene during those times. Sam Perry living there of Addle Chromish notoriety & Mom babysitting for his children. But the times they were a changing ..
I kind of remember visiting the Peace House, mainly because it was different & so were the people compared to the rest of that neighborhood.. lol For me growing up in Kits at the time, all the great people that lived in the house on W. 3rd & in the neighborhood. All the special & fantastic people from The Blind Owl, all the assorted characters from 4th Ave. It was a Very Magical Place & Time. Thank-you so much for your story & memories, Eve

By: Carolyn Affleck

Carolyn Affleck — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 06:57:16 +0000

Wow, I know this house well from the outside. It’s so cool to hear some of its history!!

Also interesting is the line in the ad: “lots in Belgravia”. I have never once heard this name in reference to Vancouver. Fid the developer just make it up? How long did it stick?

By: Ellis

Ellis — Sat, 15 Jul 2023 19:27:26 +0000

Enjoy your articles on line as well as your books. Keep up the great stories of our city and area THANKS…….Ellis

By: Susan Anderson

Susan Anderson — Sat, 15 Jul 2023 17:32:41 +0000

I ran into Peter Light in Marrakesh around 1970 when he was leading a bus full of paying tourists on a road trip across the Sahara Desert. It was a modified bus, with two levels one for sleeping the other for storage. They all stayed in the Municipal Campground in Marrakesh while Peter and my partner ran around collecting supplies for the trip. The bus left once they were supplied, heading for Tiznit and Goulimine and then the crossing. The bus had started in London and had collected the passengers from there. I have no idea how Peter got involved but it seemed like a usual thing for him to do… I think I saw an Obituary Notice for Peter in the Globe and Mail recently…certainly early this year.

By: kelvin

kelvin — Sat, 15 Jul 2023 16:21:41 +0000

Nice story.