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Dundarave^s Sidewalks - cont'd. Photograph is a front view of the building, erected in 1913 as Conservative Hall, and which later became known as Dundarave Hall. The Sager's Maple Shop was in business from 1956-1985, and it is now home to several shops and offices. West Vancouver Museum & Archives 02 01 DTW DUN curbs and gutters installed. They approached Ed Richardson, the municipal engineer, who was a great guy for getting things done. He in turn went to Baynes (likely because he was councillor), gave him a slip of paper and said ".... go around and see all these people, get this signed up. We won't give them a curb or gutter until they give us ten feet on both sides". Simply put, Richardson wanted all the property owners on both the north and south sides of Marine Drive to donate 10 feet off the front of their lots. "That was a h... of a job - it took two or three weeks to see all these owners - and the only one I couldn't get was (what later became) the Sager place. This owner said, "I don't give a damn about West Vancouver people". And so, Dundarave got its curbs and gutters and nice 16 foot wide sidewalks, except for the two 6 foot strips. But, can anyone tell us why there is that narrow stretch on the south side? ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ The Construction of Marine Drive We are all very familiar with the heavy traffic now using the approaches to West Vancouver, which seems to increase each year. Let us take a moment to reflect on how the area looked over 100 years ago, starting with what Marine Drive and Taylor Way must have looked like in the beginning. In the early years when settlers first arrived on the north shore, the less populated West Vancouver was incorporated into the Municipality of North Vancouver and was named The District of West Capilano. Being the much smaller community their needs were not priority with the governing council. However by 1912 the population of the District of West Capilano had increased to 700 and was lacking in schools, waterworks and roads. Several community minded residents, one of which was Fage7 Cont'd. next column. Construction of Marine Drive - cont'd. John Lawson, brought pressure on Provincial Between 1909 and 1911 clearing of Marine Drive near Hollyburn, looking west from 18“> Street. Photo source Vancouver City Archives Out N198 P86 Authorities to create an individual municipality and were successful. One of the first issues of the newly formed council was the need for a connecting route across the entire north shore. The proposal by the Pacific Great Eastern Railway to build a connecting rail line for the 2 communities was accepted and work started in 1913. These years also welcomed the automobile, fast becoming a very popular mode of transportation. Previously several attempts had been made to build a road across the north shore, but all exhausted in futility, leaving only a series of half connecting trails. Once again residents pressured the newly formed council and a By-Law was passed, thus the 1300 block Marine Drive circa 1930's Courtesy West Vancouver Memorial Library Photo 1670 clearing and construction of Marine Drive commenced in early 1913. As the road construction progressed from the Capilano River, west along the route that we know now as Marine Drive, residences and businesses soon followed. The first two miles later became the Villages of Park Royal, Ambleside and Dundarave. Cont'd. page eight.