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THE SAGERS AND TriE HALL In 1956, Henry (Hank) Sager had opened a furniture store across the street from the Hall and had done so well with his maple that he needed larger premises. A, first move was to Mrs. Hunter's shop on Lot 15. l\/hen the Church moved out of the Hall, Mr. Sager moved in. He did not abandon the tea house but built a connecting section to unite tea house with Hall. The result was a spacious store and a very pleasing store front. The Maple Shop therefore comprised three distinct eras of West Vancouver construction - the Conservative Hall of 1913, the Tea Room of 1934, and the addition of 1965. Except for the dormer v;indows, the old hall is hard to recognize in the new building and the one storey structure has become two. No busi-ess (except perhaps the Hudson's Bay) lasts forever. In the 1980's the Sagers decided to close their furniture store and open a neighbourhood pub. Unsuccessful in obtaining permission, the Sagers ceased business in West Vancouver entirely. THE PRESENT SITUATION Fortunately, the old Hall remains and has undergone yet another face lift. The ground floor is given over to a number of small shops and the upper floor, the original Hall, now houses the offices of The Hulbert Group, a firm of architects. CONSERVATIVE HALL MAY 4, 1986 - RICHARD HULBERT - FRONT ROW CENTRE At the suggestion of Richard Hulbert, our society was invited to co-host a public meeting on the premises shortly before the firm took up occupancy and moved its drafting tables, etc, into place. (Fxiitor's note: Already an award v^inning architectural firm. The Hulbert Group has gained further recognition for its dynamic development design for the Expo lands. Congratulations, Rick!) Changed and refurbished, the old Conservative Hall remains - a heritage building of Ivest Vancouver, deserving equal stature with the C.lachan (Peppi's) and the old Ferry Ticket Of ice.