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collection. The Sun Job Presses, in Vancouver, printed the brochures for a grand t o t a l of $575, according to the o f f i c i a l receipt i n i t i a l e d by Reeve Vinson. The r e c e i p t , the two posters used for the cover of the brochure are reproduced here. The front cover (on the l e f t ) features four of West Vancouver's most prominent homes at the time. From top to bottom: the Salter house, also known as Hampton Court located on the northeast corner of 18th and Marine Drive, the Vinson House - located at 1425 Gordon Avenue (and s t i l l standing), the Spencer House - located at 2089 Westdean Crescent ( s t i l l standing) and the Godfrey house - located at 1366 Inglewood Avenue. The f i r s t three homes have been p r o f i l e d i n previous issues of Memories. The poster on the r i g h t features the homes and gardens of prominent West Vancouver residents. From top to bottom: West Vancouver's f i r s t Reeve Charles Nelson - located on the southeast corner of 23rd Street and Marine Drive; George By, former Reeve - located i n the 1500 block of Inglewood Avenue; David Morgan, former Councilor and Reeve of West Vancouver - located at 2651 Ottawa and J . J . Banna's home located on the northwest corner of 22nd Street and Mathers Avenue. Follow the l i n k below to view a PDF of the complete brochure i n the West Vancouver Archives' website http://archives.westvancouver.ca/ permalink/8 64 2/default.aspx Visit West Vancouver by Carol Howie Assistant Archivist In t h e f a l l o f 1918, West Vancouver M u n i c i p a l C o u n c i l , under t h e l e a d e r s h i p o f Reeve Valient Vinson , a u t h o r i z e d t h e p u b l i c a t i o n o f 10,000 c o p i e s o f a s m a l l p u b l i c i t y brochure e n t i t l e d Visit West Vancouver, The 8 page b r o c h u r e , p r i n t e d i n two c o l o u r s , f e a t u r e d i n f o r m a t i o n on s c h o o l s and p u b l i c b u i l d i n g s ; parks and d r i v e w a y s ; t h e development of West Vancouver; t h e Pacific Great Eastern Railway ; s p o r t s and r e c r e a t i o n , and water transportation. The c o n t e n t s e x t o l l e d t h e v i r t u e s of l i v i n g i n t h e M u n i c i p a l i t y , "The garden spot of Greater Vancouver...On the sunny side of English Bay", and encouraged people t o v i s i t and make i t t h e i r home. The brochure was l a v i s h l y i l l u s t r a t e d w i t h photographs; may o f which are i n t h e West VAncouver Archives' BAS COLLINS AWARDED QUEEN ELIZABETH II DIAMOND JUBILEE MEDAL West Van's collector of all things pertaining to West Van, spoken and physical, has just been awarded the Queen Elizabeth I I Diamond Jubilee Medal. Bas's work in maintaing the history of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #600 and his activity in preserving West Vancouver's memorabilia were the reasons for this award. CONGRATULATIONS BAS! i [8]