Lightheart's West End: A Lost Ledger's Tale
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Unveiled after six decades, a ledger belonging to Vancouver builder William Akitt Lightheart reveals a treasure trove of photos and details about the citys apartment blocks from the 1930s and 1940s. The handmade booklet, with its addable pages, lists names, addresses, unit counts, and purchase prices, offering a unique snapshot of the West Ends transformation before the 1950s changes. Heritage expert John Atkin praises the find as invaluable, highlighting gems like English Bay Mansions and a turreted mansion by top architects Parr and Fee, now gone for highrises. The family built standouts like Stanley Park Manor and the six-story Lightheart Apartments, preserving a slice of Vancouvers architectural diversity and reminding us of the early blocks that shaped the city we walk today.
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