Built in 1916 but obviously renovated over the years with a dormer added and more, on this 50 foot lot. For sale in June 2012 for over 2 million and torn down April or May 2013. Also featured on Vancouver Vanishes. 3866 West 18th Avenue.
The housing stock in the Dunbar area of Vancouver has undergone significant change in the past five years. Originally a working class neighbourhood with many quite modest homes surrounded by lovely gardens, it is now a neighbourhood that 99% of the people working in Vancouver cannot afford because the replacement homes are built to the maximum footprint and cost millions. Greenspace has been reduced. Included on this website are photos of many (not all) of the disappeared houses.
View Teardowns in the Dunbar area of Vancouver, BC in a larger map
View Teardowns in the Dunbar area of Vancouver, BC in a larger map
Demolitions West of the Dunbar Community Centre
Sunday, June 30, 2013
Monday, June 24, 2013
4490 Blenheim
It was difficult to determine the age of this house, perhaps a remodel of an older one. Although on a large corner lot, it took a long time to sell but then was quickly torn down, in May 2013. 4490 Blenheim Street.
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
The Candy Cane House
In early January 2011, this candy cane was still celebrating Christmas, but there were signs that the house, built in 1945, would be torn down.
Early February--is that a flowering witch hazel?
By February 23, the house was gone, but the candy cane still stands!
The new house was completed in 2012, and it is currently for sale in June 2013. Perhaps if the candy cane was included it would sell...
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