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January 2003 West Vancouver Historical Society Page 3 SCRAPBOOK Anne Vernon This page contains scraps of West Vancouver's past -from personal memories, magazine or newspaper articles, from stories told by parents and grandparents, also from letters or diaries passed down through families. Local events are not necessarily made by community leaders only, but by all who have lived and enjoyed being part of our commnity. We welcome your contributions - an important way to help preserve our history. The following memories were sent in to us by our President, Dave Barker. From the Lions Gate Times - Progress edition October, 1967. First Planner FRANCIS CAULFEILD HAD A VISION The foresight of West Vancouver's first town planner still brings pleasure to residents and visitors. Chance brought Francis W, Caulfeild to the area that bears his name while he and his daughter, Mrs. Basil Williams of Edinburgh, were making a tour of Canada in 1898. Steaming along West Vancouver's shoreline in Capt. Cates' "5.S. Defiance" Caulfeild went ashore in Skunk cove (now Caulfeild Cove) to explore and decided to stay. He bought a large acreage running from Howe Sound and Cypress Park back to Cypress Falls and, in the words of an early Caulfeild resident, H.A. Stone, who recorded the history of the area, he said: "Here is a spot they shall not spoil. I will plan a village of good design according to the contours of nature. I will reserve the waterfront as a public park for the estate. I will lay the foundations of a village of beauty with wise restrictions." And that is Caulfeild today, a planner's dream of contoured roads and gracefully sited homes. When Caulfeild came to his estate, there were few people or buildings in the area. The lighthouse stood at Point Atkinson and a pilot's boat was anchored in the cove. Nearby was a small cottage where Mr. Grafton, pilot's assistant, lived with his family. They owned a cow which persistently wandered onto the grounds of the first house Caulfeild built, so he constructed a monument to her - an English-style gate designed to let people through but not a cow. Remains of the gate stood until a few years ago on the small bit of road that now leads to the government dock in the cove. The great Northern Cannery and a few lonely dwellings on the timbered land stretching from there to the Capilano River were the only other signs of civilization. Caulfeild built a cottage for himself which later became the village store and post office. (Contd. on page 5) ********* "Mother, Jean and Myself: Sentinel Hill Tower" PHOTO:West Vancouver Archives -1994-043-020 Sentinel Hill By: Ian Macdonald Do you remember the Lookout Tower? It rose from the top of Sentinel Hill and was in place during World War II. After the Japanese entered the war Vancouver had at least one air raid blackout practice and on that occasion our family climbed the Tower and watched as all but a handful of lights went out over the Lower Mainland - an impressive sight which I remember well to this day. A few years ago it occured to me that I had never heard who built the Tower, or when and for what purpose. I also could not find out when it came down, although one could presume it was when the property was developed for housing. I have enquired at the West Vancouver Archives and, while they have the picture shown here, they have nothing else on file. I have talked to several people who lived nearby, and also to Rupert Harrison. They all remember the Tower, but have no further information. So, dear readers, do you have the answers to this question - who, when, why, and so on. If so, please write me c/o West Vancouver Historical Society, 680- 17th Street, West Vancouver, B.C. V7V 3T2, or call me at 604-922-0726. I will make sure that any information received is sent in to the Archives and available to all. Although the figures at the top of this very faded photograph of the Lookout Tower on Sentinel Hill are almost invisible, you may know who they are. If so, please contact us as the Archivist would like to be able to include the informationin the records.