It’s an interactive kind of day with two blog posts about interactive maps.
One of the many concerns about the housing situation in Vancouver is the large number of heritage and older homes that are being demolished to make room for large, expensive, modern homes — in addition to the soaring prices of houses.
To show what has been lost, the Vancouver Vanishes Facebook Group has produced an interactive map, called Demolished Character Houses in Vancouver, where anyone can see the locations, images, and historical information about the character houses that have been demolished, located predominantly in the west side of Vancouver.
This interactive map is like a good new-bad news resource for genealogists. The good news is you may find a photo of one of your ancestor’s homes. The bad news is the home has been demolished.
Demolished Character Houses in Vancouver
The information for each location on the map includes the address, year built, and name and profession of the first owner(s) of the demolished house. Data on the year built and owners was pulled from city directories.
The Vancouver Vanishes Facebook Group says, “It is not a complete listing of all the character houses or demolitions in Vancouver, and it will be continuously updated monthly as new findings become available on the Vancouver Vanishes Facebook Group page.”
Heritage Vancouver shared this interactive map of Demolished Character Houses in Vancouver on Tweeter with the hashtag, VancouverVanishes. You can follow Heritage Vancouver at @HeritageVan.
