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West Vancouver Memories VOLUME 31, NUMBER 1 WEST VANCOUVER HISTORICAL SOCIETY John Lawson Park - A Place of History T h e present site o f John Lawson Park has been a centre of West Vancouver for over lOO years focal point of leisure and This past year the Municipality renovated what is now known as John Lawson Park into an excellent Navvy Jack Thomas built his home here in the 188o's. John Lawson obtained this house in 1907 . The house is still being lived in today. In the 30's a coffee shop and boat rental was built on the site. It was run by my great-grandparents for several years in the mid to late 30's The early settlers of West Vancouver saw the foot of what was then known as Lawson Avenue (renamed 17th Street) as a major In the 40's area was added. a children's play Swimming was . recreational area for toddlers to pre-teens. residential activity. very popular in the ocean east of the pier until the 6o's. Page 4 & 5 the Harrison House Page 6 &7 I John Lawson I Park 1960-2000 I Page 8 General Meeting)