Dunbar Community History

The first non-native settlers in the area were the Mounts who purchased a lot on 22nd Avenue in 1912 and built a shack; the lot became 3379 West 22nd Avenue.

The streetcar reached Clare Road (now Dunbar Street) in 1913 and went as far as 41st Avenue by 1925. By 1927,the area was served by three streetcar routes. Dunbar-Southlands became part of Vancouver in 1929 when the Municipality of Point Grey amalgamated with the City of Vancouver.

The first significant land development in Dunbar-Southlands occurred in the mid-1920s and some of the homes built during this period still stand today. Because West Point Grey's 1922 zoning by-laws dictated that these early homes be situated well back on their lots, those that remain standout as neighbourhood landmarks. Subsequent development took place in the years following World War II and then again in the early 1970s when King Edward Place and Salish Park were developed.

Heritage

Dunbar-Southlands has a rich architectural heritage and, fortunately, a number of significant homes and buildings still remain from the area's early settlement days. As of June 1992, there were 21 structures listed on the Vancouver Heritage Register.

Lord Kitchener School located on Blenheim at King Edward was built in 1914. This building features a refined combination of wood surfaces and textures, and is a very good example of the sophisticated use of wood that could be seen in Vancouver prior to the First World War.

Some of the earliest homes in this area are designed in the English Arts and Crafts and the Edwardian Building styles. Many of the homes were built before 1920 and remain as single family homes to this day. The Haigler House at 3537 W. 30th Avenue is a good example of such a building. Community support prompted its preservation.

http://www.city.vancouver.bc.ca/community_profiles/dunbar-southlands/history.htm
Dunbar Residents Association
http://www.discovervancouver.com/GVB/dunbar-southlands.asp

溫哥華市丹巴(Dunbar)社區 行道樹與建築歷史解說
地點：溫哥華市Knox United Church(5600 Balaclava at West 41st Avenue)。
說明：
鄧巴社區集中於第16街和西南方海濱大道(Marine Drive)之間的鄧巴街，是一個安靜，成排樹木的街道，單個家庭的房子，美麗的公園和一個社區中心，有吸引力的社區。鄧巴社區幾乎完全由單個家庭住處組成，並沒有高層建築。

各處可以找到個體建商的建築房屋。有城堡形式的住家散佈於鄧巴街以東的西39街上。一些房子有厚重的支柱和寬闊的前廊，一種來自於南安 大略省的風格。在該地區大多數房屋已經廣泛整修，幾乎每條街道都擁有一個當代新式的西海岸建築。我們將藉由該社區消失的溪流、歷史建築，述說溫哥華市百年來的都市發展，以及精彩的多元文化。