The next-door neighbour alerted me that this house would be demolished today. The first photo was taken in July 2011 when it was for sale. But according to the BC Assessment website, no sale occurred. Notice the greenery.
It was put up for sale again in May 2014. The "bluebells" came up and are flowering despite the attempt a few months before to pull out all the bushes for a barren desert-type landscape. The place was gussied up with nice potted plants on the entrance steps, but no attention was paid to repairing the fence.
The house was finally sold in November 2014. This third photo is from April 2015. Somehow, the large tree in the front has also disappeared.
The house probably suffered some abuse from years of being rented out, evidenced by the garage (which was still there tonight) full of the detritus of the rented house, a mattress, broken chairs, the odd sock, and much more. Built in 1938 on a 44x131 foot lot. Demolished November 6, 2015.
P.S. Here is the scene 2 days later; the garage is gone.
And this is from a neighbour: "Vancouver archives notes a building date of 1930 for 4085 west 33rd ave." I got the 1938 date from the BC Assessment website. I wonder why the discrepancy.
