LANP TRAMSPORTATION - continued to improve communication along the coast. During 1913, the Pacific Great Eastern Railway was busy building a line that was to run from Lonsdale in North Vancouver to Horseshoe Bay. Service was opened as far west as 25 Street on 1 January 1914, and extended to Horseshoe Bay on 1 July 1914. The opening of the train service did not in itself affect the pocket development of West Vancouver, but when coupled with an action of the municipality, it did have an effect on Hoilyburn. The municipal action was the buying out of the West Vancouver Transportation Company, and the transfer of the now municipal ferry service to a new wharf at the foot of 14 Street. Commercial building immediately grew up around the new sea terminus, taking the focus off 17 Street at least to some extent. But the combination of the train and the new ferry slip had another consequence. It goes without saying that there had to be a train stop at 14 Street, and the train stop had to have a name. Some one with roots in the old country suggested Ambleside, and Arnbleside It became (no doubt to the great delight of Len Norris sometime later.) The name does not have the local association of Hollyburn, which Lawson named after the holly trees he planted near his burn or creek, but the area it described limited the application ofthe name Hollyburn. Since Hollyburn properly only applied to the land owned by Lawson, it is perhaps natural, if regrettable, that Parks should decide to omit Hollyburn in favour of Ambleside. Another factor in the decision was certainly the change from pocket development to ribbon development. This was brought about by another improvement in land communication. In 1915, a new bridge across the Capilano, together with a new main street. Marine Drive, made car travel much easier and quicker. The municipality took advantage with the introduction of a bus service which ran at first only from the ferry to 25 Street, but which expanded as housing moved further down Marine - it was as easy to walk three blocks from 28 to 25 Street as it was three blocks down the hill. The clusters of stores at the train stops became a chain of stores along the bus route. With ease of access, the significance of the local place names became less. But there are reasons why Hollyburn should be maintained. THE POST OFFICE John Lawson was astute enough to know that people will move to the area with services, and one of the services that he contrived to supply was the mail. The first post office was in his own home with Mr. Lawson as Postmaster, and Mrs. Lawson no doubt doing much of the work. When the volume became too much, the post office was moved into the general store, by this time renamed the Hollyburn General Store. The next move was significant, into a small building next to the store -there was now enough mail to justify a full time postal clerk. In 1935, John Lawson was still Post Master when a new post office was built at the N.W. corner of 17 Street and Marine Drive, a fine looking bricK structure. And of course, the present Post Office remains in Hollyburn at the N.W. corner of Belleville and 17 Street. ENTERTAINMENT West Vancouver has never lacked places for meetings and social gatherings, and Hollyburn had its share. Mr. Lawson had put up a building on the S.E. corner of 18 Street and Marine Drive in 1912, and had given its use to the Presbyterian Church, and to the first school class in the area. As indicated earlier it was used in the evenings for Counci1 and School Board meetings. It was a centre for social events as well. In the 1920's. the Hollyburn Pavilion was erected at the N.W. corner of Belleville and 17 street. It was a roller skating rink in summer and a dance hall in winter. In the early 1940's, the Lions Club bought the building for $4300 and operated it until it was torn down to make way for the present post office. The Hollyburn Theatre, the first in West Vancouver, operated by Mr. Howarth, was