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Unraveling the Story of 1350 Graveley Street, Vancouver

Discover the intriguing history of a heritage house moved to 1350 Graveley Street in 1955. Uncover the saga spanning generations and find out how the Terminal Viaduct shaped Grandview's fate.

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Unraveling the Story of 1350 Graveley Street, Vancouver

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  1. Presentation for the Grandview Heritage Group MAP 86 - Plan of the City of Vancouver, Western Terminus of the Canadian Pacific Railway, False Creek 1891

  2. The house that wouldn’t fade – it’s front door never faced south1350 Graveley Street – Donato Calogero 2016 Map 384 Easterly End False Creek 1901

  3. 1358 + 1350 Graveley Street, Vancouver BC Growing up in the house on the left (The Roth-Calogero House, Heritage C today), we had always heard stories that the house on the right had not been built there but rather, had been moved there.

  4. DL 264a, Block 60, Lot 81975 The owners, Mike Shawchuk and his wife, lived at 1346 Parker Street and rented out the house between 1955 and 1966. An elderly Ukrainian couple, the Shawchuks moved into the house in 1966. His wife passed first and Mike passed later in 1975. My father, Rocco Calogero, bought the house from Mike’s niece that year for $37,000. Unable to finish the renovations to the house in 1976, we moved into the unfinished house and rented out the house next door. The story of the house being moved persisted. Our neighbour often talked about having worked on the foundation for the house during the move.

  5. A Christmas Gift Still intrigued by the story of the house that moved and hoping to locate a picture of the house in it’s original location, research began early in the new millennium. Hopes were to frame the picture of the house as a Christmas gift for my parents. After calling The City of Vancouver’s how old is my house line, it was confirmed. It was true, the house had been moved to 1350 Graveley Street from 1726 Clark Drive. On Thursday, October 20, 1955, Building Permit #1415DA was issued to Modern Building Movers 909 12th Avenue in New Westminster (believed to be 12th Street as there is no such address on 12th Avenue). The cost of the move was $1200. The Water Permit #72067 is dated 23 February 1956. Goad's Fire Insurance Map 1912

  6. 1726 Clark DriveDL 264a, Block 67, Lot 4 Understanding that although a picture of a specific building may not exist, sometimes the building may show up in the background of another photograph. Having almost given up hope, two photographs were found at the Vancouver Public Library (City of Vancouver Archives shown). Map 610 East 1st Avenue, Clark Drive + Graveley Street 1945-1966

  7. 1726 Clark Drive today looking east on the Terminal viaduct

  8. M-13-20 - First Avenue Viaduct - Dominion Construction Company Limited, Contractors 15 July 1937

  9. 1726 Clark Drive today

  10. M-13-20 - First Avenue Viaduct - Dominion Construction Company Limited, Contractors 15 July 1937

  11. M-13-36 - First Avenue Viaduct - Dominion Construction Company Limited, Contractors 21 October 1937

  12. M-13-36 - First Avenue Viaduct - Dominion Construction Company Limited, Contractors 21 October 1937

  13. Back of the house today

  14. The Christmas Gift

  15. City View GasWith two major streets intersecting, East 1st Avenue and Clark Drive, this was a prime location for vehicle traffic. In 1955, Mike bought the house and moved it to the vacant lot at 1350 Graveley Street which allowed City View Gas to set up business. It is believed that Mike received a beneficial offer to move his house and sell the lot which was merged with lot 3 in the late 1950’s. My friend Mark Jackson worked at this station for his father. Chevron later took this location which it has had for many years. Map 610 East 1st Avenue + Clark Drive with City View Gas noted as SERVICE STN 1945-1966 Looking northwest from 1726 Clark Drive today

  16. 1726 Clark Drive1937-1955 The house first appears in the British Columbia and Yukon Directory in 1937. The house appears new in the 1937 photograph and was sold upon the owner’s death, Thomas Wheeling to Mike Shawchuk by family.

  17. The WheelingsIn researching the Wheeling Family, it clearly showed that the family lived on 1200 East 1st Avenue prior to moving to the new house at 1726 Clark Drive in 1937. It was believed that they had moved there and their home demolished to make way for the building of the Terminal Viaduct. 1200 East 1st Avenue is below mid span of the Viaduct today. Certificate of Registration of Marriage Jessie Anita Wheeling to William Pennycook Rankin 30 August 1929 Henderson's BC Gazetteer and Directory 1903

  18. The Terminal ViaductIn the mid-1930s Grandview was failing as a neighbourhood, so local businessmen called for a viaduct to connect it to the city. It was that project that saved Grandview as a neighbourhood and kept it viable - Jak King Vancouver Courier 23 May 2013The Terminal Viaduct was critical in linking Grandview to downtown and becoming part of the transportation network that included the Lions Gate Bridge to the west and the Lougheed Highway to the east. M-13-21 - First Avenue Viaduct - Dominion Construction Company Limited, Contractors 20 July 1937 M-13-22 - First Avenue Viaduct - Dominion Construction Company Limited, Contractors 20 July 1937

  19. Contacting the Wheelings Looking to get some interior photographs of the house, a search was done on Ancestry. Contact was made with Grace Rankin, married to Jack Rankin, grandson of Thomas Wheeling. Grace and Jack live in California. Contact was made in May 2016. Grace had played cards with Thomas at the house and Jack and his family lived there during the war years. She had photos of the house… and what came next…

  20. 1200 E. 1st Avenue DL 264a, Block 59, Lot 9The Vancouver Sun 4 March 1937

  21. 1200 E. 1st Avenue DL 264a, Block 59, Lot 9House Will Make Way for ViaductThe Vancouver Sun 4 March 1937

  22. 1200 E. 1st Avenue DL 264a, Block 59, Lot 9The Vancouver Sun 12 March 1937

  23. 1200 E. 1st Avenue DL 264a, Block 59, Lot 9First Avenue Work StartsThe Vancouver Sun 12 March 1937

  24. 1200 E. 1st Avenue DL 264a, Block 59, Lot 9The Vancouver Sun 17 March 1937

  25. 1200 E. 1st Avenue DL 264a, Block 59, Lot 9Start Work on New ViaductThe Vancouver Sun 17 March 1937

  26. 1200 E. 1st Avenue DL 264a, Block 59, Lot 91900-1937Seen in the left in place. From Grace – ‘Tom first owned several blocks in downtown Vancouver. It was covered with stumps so he traded for the "farm" on False Creek’.Below is a picture showing the appeal of the waterfront property on False Creek. Major Mathews photo False Creek shoreline 1904 Goad's atlas of the city of Vancouver Plate 83 Grandview December 1912

  27. Thomas WheelingVancouver Pioneer1867-1955 Born in Hamilton, Scotland on November 16th 1867, he immigrated to Canada in 1888 with his wife Margaret ‘Maggie’ Main. They were parents to six children. Thomas Wheeling, core maker (“moulder for Albion Iron Works” in 1907), lived at 243 Prior in 1900. A ‘Vancouver Pioneer’ who had to row back home from work because of a lack of city roads back in 1888, built his house on East 1st Avenue (Clark Drive) when False Creek ran into Grandview. Thomas on the front deck of the house in it’s second location – 1726 Clark Drive

  28. 1200 East 1st Avenue - The First Move DL 264a, Block 59, Lot 9 Building Permits started in Vancouver on 1 January 1901. There is no listing for a Wheeling (or similar) in the building permit registers for 1901 or 1902. He is listed on Prior in the Directories for 1900. In the Sun newspaper report of 17 March 1937, Thomas Wheeling is said to have built this house in 1902, Water Permit #5444 was issued to Thomas Wheeling for the property on 11 July 1902. However, the building could have actually been constructed earlier, and this is just when the water was made available. A building permit was issued to Frederick Gosse on 13 March 1937 to move the house from 1200 East 1st Avenue to 1726 Clark Drive. 1938 Property Tax Assessment DL 264a Block 59 Lot 9 building moved Building Permit #433 13 March 1937

  29. CVA 447-106 - Site o[f] Viaduct. 1st Ave.[being prepared for construction] 10 March 1937

  30. CVA 447-106 - Site o[f] Viaduct. 1st Ave.[being prepared for construction] 10 March 1937

  31. East 1st Avenue at Clark Drive Today

  32. East 1st Avenue at Clark Drive in 1938 - Br P20 - [First Avenue viaduct under construction] 1938

  33. East 1st Avenue at Clark Drive in 1935 - CVA 447-107 - 1st Ave. Bridge site looking west1 November 1935

  34. 1200 East First Avenue 1900-1937The front door faced East

  35. 1726 Clark Drive 1937-1955The front door faced West

  36. 1350 Graveley Street 1955-presentThe front door faces NorthNor Front door nor house has yet to fade

  37. I would confidently attach the title “Grandview’s oldest house” – Jak King

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