tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586814264042577004.comments2024-03-15T04:32:01.401-07:00When An Old House Whispers...lamiasabina.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03535143523922444685noreply@blogger.comBlogger242125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586814264042577004.post-11408186467388595322022-01-21T12:40:48.500-08:002022-01-21T12:40:48.500-08:00Hi there. Would you remember, more or less how far...Hi there. Would you remember, more or less how far back on your instagram account these photos of Hawks Avenue were posted? It took we a while to get on instagram. ;)<br />lamiasabina.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535143523922444685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586814264042577004.post-64072285320528939352018-07-13T06:26:31.747-07:002018-07-13T06:26:31.747-07:00Thank you so much! I hope you will check out my up...Thank you so much! I hope you will check out my upcoming West End History Walk on Saturday, August 25th. Tour departs SE corner of Robson and Bute at 10am. Details can be found on the link. <br />https://historywalksinvancouver.blogspot.com/2018/06/history-walk-schedule-for.html<br />More house history and History Walk related info can be found on Instagram @historywalksvancouverlamiasabina.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535143523922444685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586814264042577004.post-80733152169431341942018-05-01T22:50:18.177-07:002018-05-01T22:50:18.177-07:00My name is Fred John, I know this house and have p...My name is Fred John, I know this house and have photographed the front a number of times and it has the same color as the photo of the back of the house. I originally made a pen -ink drawing of this house and subsequently made it into a hand painted water color limited edition print. It is one of about 30 drawing of the houses in the Historic Strathcona areaFred Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586814264042577004.post-46921126911093309722018-03-07T18:39:28.329-08:002018-03-07T18:39:28.329-08:00oh la la. It's worth $5,000,000 as of 2017!oh la la. It's worth $5,000,000 as of 2017!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586814264042577004.post-52422689588225410742018-02-11T18:52:17.884-08:002018-02-11T18:52:17.884-08:00It's really quite interesting reading about th...It's really quite interesting reading about the history of this place Amanda82https://www.blogger.com/profile/16145353680451352215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586814264042577004.post-6923336290483993082017-11-08T16:37:15.208-08:002017-11-08T16:37:15.208-08:00What a lovely story... R.M. Blair was my great-gra...What a lovely story... R.M. Blair was my great-grandad and my daughter is doing a research project on him through school. I will certainly share this article with the family. Many thanks for your research. Sara BlairAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02928008502622496922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586814264042577004.post-83857726765678553652017-11-08T16:35:11.704-08:002017-11-08T16:35:11.704-08:00This is a wonderful article... R.M. Blair was my g...This is a wonderful article... R.M. Blair was my great-grandad and my daughter is doing a research project on him through her school. I will certainly share this article. Thank you. Sara BlairAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02928008502622496922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586814264042577004.post-7630272283360635902017-10-09T09:10:37.393-07:002017-10-09T09:10:37.393-07:00Hello,
I have enjoyed reading your brief write-up ...Hello,<br />I have enjoyed reading your brief write-up on Andrew Lees. <br />Somehow I acquired a promotional card from A.E. Lees & Co. - "The Cash Clothiers" and an internet search of his name led me here. <br />Keep up the great work!RPowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15472482084232015268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586814264042577004.post-61687595197837773532017-08-19T16:42:25.957-07:002017-08-19T16:42:25.957-07:00very cool stuff. I found a few today, dominion and...very cool stuff. I found a few today, dominion and clayburn. in Haney but no Haney ones~Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08287324065084076226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586814264042577004.post-8897563743941975382017-06-07T17:55:14.457-07:002017-06-07T17:55:14.457-07:00This is so great, I LOVE this neighbourhood & ...This is so great, I LOVE this neighbourhood & live nearby.. VeRRy motivated to help preserve Vancouver's heritage! Sarah Chesterman (Saz)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02701156194932764863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586814264042577004.post-54750591633306043322017-06-07T17:27:39.661-07:002017-06-07T17:27:39.661-07:00Thank you for this, I too totally LUV this history...Thank you for this, I too totally LUV this history-laden part of Vancouver.. & in fact have some history of my own with the little house @ 502 Alexander, which was occupied for several years in the 90s by a sweet girl named Kim (forgot her last name, but she was probably its last tenant) who became a friend when my ex Max the Axe (guitar player in several bands lol) rented the pristine upstairs room. I fondly recall times spent there, often alone cleaning up after their parties (!), as the house was immaculately maintained & its vibe so serene. Not once did I see a whisper of an insect or rodent there, thanks no doubt to Kim's huge cat who basically ran the place! I was very sad when I saw this beautiful old treasure had been removed & replaced by an ill-fitting block of hipster architecture: shame..<br /><br />Today I'm newly concerned about the City's planned 'redesign' of Blood Alley in Gastown, a sickening insult to this heritage area I'm sure you'll agree (stubbornly set to go even after a highly questionable excavation on Carrall St. btwn. Hastings & Cordova compromised the foundation of the adjacent Mission, one of Gastown's oldest structures, so that it's now leaning on giant metal lathes: another Planning-dept disgrace) How do we curtail this new nightmare of an epic potential heritage travesty? I'm worried -- & willing to do what it takes to preserve what's left of our history..Sarah Chesterman (Saz)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02701156194932764863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586814264042577004.post-79253243799494530342017-05-02T12:15:57.966-07:002017-05-02T12:15:57.966-07:00Hello Margaret,
Thank you for your kind comment. ...Hello Margaret, <br />Thank you for your kind comment. The Archivist for the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada Museum and Archives, a gentleman named James Calhoun contacted me regarding some research that he is doing on R. M. Blair saying that he is also doing research on your great grandfather, Samuel Buttrey Birds, He is interested in talking to you and asked me for your e-mail, which of course I do not have. There is this link to their website with their contact page. http://www.seaforthhighlanders.ca/contact/ I hope that the two of you connect.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br />James C. Johnstone<br />lamiasabina.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535143523922444685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586814264042577004.post-81187481172746317672017-04-21T18:02:49.982-07:002017-04-21T18:02:49.982-07:00JS April 21, 2017 Thank you for writing about my h...JS April 21, 2017 Thank you for writing about my house I once lived in with my sisters including Norah and my cousin Bettina Shuen. Even tho the house is gone... there is still a spirt of the house in China town still standing with many memories...JShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11505868972260777884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586814264042577004.post-31791062180100386572017-04-19T23:28:23.954-07:002017-04-19T23:28:23.954-07:00JS April 19, 2017 At the Sun Yet Sen Garden at the...JS April 19, 2017 At the Sun Yet Sen Garden at the front entrance you will see Johnny Shuen and George Shuen's name engraved among others that were war veteransJShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11505868972260777884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586814264042577004.post-15067404894242310422017-04-19T23:25:15.733-07:002017-04-19T23:25:15.733-07:00Jade Shuen In the Sun Yet Sen Garden at the front ...Jade Shuen In the Sun Yet Sen Garden at the front entrance you will see Johnny Shuen and George Shuen's name engraved among others that fought in the war.JShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11505868972260777884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586814264042577004.post-19752293748804347522017-02-07T19:47:25.682-08:002017-02-07T19:47:25.682-08:00This is a truly wonderful blog about historical St...This is a truly wonderful blog about historical Strathcona. I've seen pictures here that no one else has published (that I've seen) thank you so much for your hard work and relentless attention to detail, I feel like no address has been overlooked or deemed insignificant.gladasallgetouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16264164430911554001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586814264042577004.post-59049553112993914902017-02-07T19:44:01.766-08:002017-02-07T19:44:01.766-08:00My grandmother lived in that little white house du...My grandmother lived in that little white house during the late sixties, it was 629 1/2 then also. I remember those steep stairs up to the bedroom. I used to wander around the back yard of the main house (I was a little girl then) and remember it as being like a secret garden.gladasallgetouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16264164430911554001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586814264042577004.post-61697850695873719102016-10-03T10:38:50.949-07:002016-10-03T10:38:50.949-07:00I have a brick with a medicine wheel imprint. Does...I have a brick with a medicine wheel imprint. Does anyone know where it was made and why they used the medicine wheel imprint?Fred Finsterwaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09097329906756787169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586814264042577004.post-91539572269733472442016-10-03T10:37:52.921-07:002016-10-03T10:37:52.921-07:00I have a brick with an American Indian medicine wh...I have a brick with an American Indian medicine wheel imprint. Does anyone know where it was made and why the medicine wheel imprint?<br />Fred Finsterwaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09097329906756787169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586814264042577004.post-9586922983060481202016-07-12T19:31:13.654-07:002016-07-12T19:31:13.654-07:00That figures. I am Vie Moore's grandson and fi...That figures. I am Vie Moore's grandson and find that most offensive. The people in the know will surely let that owner know there is only one 209 Union St. and he ain't it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06427809356570527255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586814264042577004.post-81518433374854704942016-03-17T08:46:04.023-07:002016-03-17T08:46:04.023-07:00I'm the homeowner... I'd love to hear more...I'm the homeowner... I'd love to hear more about that... Doris died shortly after they split up. Vmayne113@gmail.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658544351894834655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586814264042577004.post-79994105801188626032016-02-15T02:19:38.964-08:002016-02-15T02:19:38.964-08:00Hi there! I am not sure where the Dominion Bricks ...Hi there! I am not sure where the Dominion Bricks came from. It seems strange that so many would have been shipped to Vancouver all the way from Alberta, as you find a lot of them here. Perhaps Dominion Brick was a nationwide company that had brick kilns in a number of location, but I really do not know.lamiasabina.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03535143523922444685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586814264042577004.post-72089567995051982412016-02-14T21:28:39.696-08:002016-02-14T21:28:39.696-08:00Hi, Just curious if your Dominion brick my have co...Hi, Just curious if your Dominion brick my have come from Redcliff, AB? Just curious as I've found a whole bunch where I live. Thanks so much for all the info!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586814264042577004.post-39823720435118558492016-01-05T20:03:41.179-08:002016-01-05T20:03:41.179-08:00I'm a spiritual and financial sponsor of '...I'm a spiritual and financial sponsor of 'Revelstoke: A Kiss in the Wind', and am delighted to find this support and writings for that documentary at this late date. Knowing the film will soon premiere in Vancouver (Spring 2016), I would like to make personal contact with you so to help promote it. How might we do so 'off-camera'? Excellent work, by the way.Tom Parkinhttp://www.ssmasonry.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2586814264042577004.post-35554027299984328732015-11-18T21:03:27.126-08:002015-11-18T21:03:27.126-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.lizo128https://www.blogger.com/profile/04900177137505906988noreply@blogger.com