West End

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Fred's Pages - Page 1

Structures (mostly heritage) and Details

#1 -English Bay Bath House, since 1931 an integral part of the beach at English Bay.	#2 - Nelson House Bed & Breakfast on Broughton Street. Built 1910	#3 - The balcony gardens of the Charlotte, a source of pride to its residents since 1928.

#4 - A view of what is now the Balthazar restaurant on Bidwell. Constructed in 1905, this building had a series of tunnels connecting it to the beach at English Bay and to the Gabriola mansion up the street, servicing the rum running trade during the 1920s. During the 1930s and '40s it was home to a bordello known as Maxine's College of Beauty Culture. In later decades it was the Maxine Apartments.

#5 - The Banff Apartments at Bute and Georgia built in 1909, an intriguing reminder of an earlier West End.	#6 - A rare Edwardian survivor, the stain glass window at the side of 1050 Nicola. The shadows are of the monkey tree planted when the house was built in 1909.	#7 - West End Guest House, a bed & breakfast on Haro, dates back to 1906.

#8 - The recessed balconies of the Charlotte built in 1928 by Dominion Construction at the corner of Nicola and Pendrell. A touch of Spanish, along with Italianate can be found as part of select buildings in the West End.	#9 - Barclay Manor constructed in 1890 was once a private hospital. Since 1990 it has served as a Seniors' Community Centre.	#10 - A landmark residence in the West End, the exquisite Charlotte, a view of its entrance.

#11 - 'O Canada House', 1114 Barclay, built in 1897 is the house in which the national anthem, O Canada, was written in 1909.	#12 - The inviting entrance of Stanley Park Place on Robson.	#13 - Mole Hill back porch. This area of the West End featuring 1890's and turn of the century homes was named for early resident Henry Mole.

#14 - The entrance of the Clifton Apartments, at 1460 Nelson since 1910.	#15 -The entrance to the Thomas Fee house, built in 1904 at Broughton and Pendrell. Check out those hinges!	#16 - Haro Street's majestic Stanley Park Manor.

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#24 - Magnificent Roedde House, built in 1893 and likely designed by Francis Rathenbury (Empress Hotel, Parliament Buildings, Vancouver Court House). The striking turret, a Rathenbury specialty, was designed so Mrs. Roedde could view the sea.	#25 - Late summer afternoon on the north side of Barclay Manor, part of Barclay Heritage Square.	#26 - View of the east side of Barclay Manor. Note the delicate details of one of the few remaining Edwardian homes in Vancouver.

#27 - As if it should be on the beaches of Italy, it is the Italianate look of the Kensington Apartments on Beach Avenue.	#28 - The balconies of the Kensington, a West End landmark since 1912.	#29 - Mediterranean villa? It's actually the 90 year old Kensington looking out over Beach Avenue.