1400 Block west side

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North end of 1400 Block west side, looking north, 1920s

1401-1411 Commercial

1908-

WP 5530 1907/8/21 to Howard. Built for Kate Moore. 1909/1/11: “Two suites of eight rooms, all modern conveniences; steam heated; rent moderate; in concrete block corner Park Drive and Bismark” (Vancouver World, p.16). 1909/5/22: BP to Mrs. Moore (owner), A.H. Westrup (builder), $250 stable. In 2015, the exterior of the building was refurbished.

  • 1401-1403 Commercial
  • 1405 Commercial
  • 1407 Commercial
  • 1409 Commercial
  • 1411 Commercial (apartments)

1415-1431 Commercial

1909-

WP 10909 1907/11/4 to D,G, Campbell. BP 1909/4/24 to D.G. Campbell, builder was James Dryden, $1,000 additional framing. BP 8581 1917/5/28 to D.G. Campbell, $250 addition to factory at 1417. 1943/11/9: RE description: “two stores and a 6-room suite … $5,000.”

  • 1415 Commercial
  • 1417 -1419 Commercial
  • 1431 Commercial

1433-1437 Commercial

1904-

BP 1904/9/29 to Mrs. J. Gamble, builder Wylie & Ross, $265 store. BP 1912/2/19 to James Guinet, $6,000 addition. 1920/12/17: BP 12781 to Waghorn, Gwynne & Co (agents), J.B. Sterling (builder), $125 repairs.

The Belmont Building at 1433-37 Commercial is architecturally unique on the Drive, with the open archway between the two bays. The lot was owned by Mrs Gamble and she paid $265 to Wylie & Ross to have a small shack-like store erected here from 1904. In 1912, major Grandview developer James Guinet purchased the property and spent $6,000 putting up the building we know today. In January 1923, the building with stores and three suites offered at $7,500 (Vancouver World, p.10).

In May 1926, Mrs. S. Newman fell from the balcony about twenty feet when the verandah failed and was badly injured (Province 12, p.27)

  • 1433 Commercial
  • 1435 Commercial (apartments)
  • 1437 Commercial

1439-1441 Commercial

1911-

1441 Commercial was damaged by fire in October 1965. In 2012, storefront 1441 Commercial was renovated.

  • 1439 Commercial
  • 1441 Commercial

1443-1447 Commercial

1905-1957

Includes 1683 Kitchener. Demolished in May 1957.

  • 1443-1447 Commercial

1943-1947 Commercial

1957-

1957/8: Concrete block one-storey building erected by the Fred N. Hamilton Co. “an attractive new office, showroom and workshop” In September 1975, 2nd storey added during general renovation of building.

Storefront was 1445 until 1977.

  • 1445 Commercial (apartments)
  • 1447 Commercial

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