© 2020 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc. At the time, it was a small town separated from the rest of the city by many miles of forest.At the turn of the 20th century, Eburne grew and prospered with construction of the Vancouver Lulu Island Railway and the B.C. Abbeyfield House, at 67th Avenue and Hudson Street, was built in 1912 as a private residence. Up to 60 people displaced after ‘extensive’ Vancouver apartment fire “We have 40 to 60 displaced tenants, plus you have everyone using [Marpole Park across the street from the building], so everyone gets tight and anxious with the fire crews going and getting their personal belongings,” he explained. Dozens of residents have been displaced after a big fire at an apartment building in Marpole Saturday morning. The first fire broke out around 6 pm at a construction site near Winona Park. By 1929, when the community amalgamated with Vancouver, Marpole had become one of the city's major industrial centres.When the Oak Street Bridge opened in 1957 the historic business district along Hudson and Marine suffered a serious decline as traffic shifted to Oak Street several blocks to the east.In the 1960s, the area south of 70th Avenue was rezoned and low-rise stucco walkups began to replace the original homes. In 1975, when the Arthur Laing Bridge opened to airport traffic, commercial activity focused once again on Granville Street.Abbeyfield House, at 67th Avenue and Hudson Street, was built in 1912 as a private residence.
Business people realized the riverfront's industrial potential, and gradually sawmills, shingle mills, sand and gravel companies came to the area. Vancouver fire officials say between 40 and 60 people have been displaced after flames ripped through a four-storey apartment building Saturday afternoon.Fire Chief Ken Gemmill said firefighters were called to the area of 72 Avenue and Cartier Street in the Marpole neighbourhood around 3 p.m.“Flames were coming out of the roof” when crews arrived on the scene, Gemmill said, with the fire engulfing the wood-frame building.Crews were able to knock down the blaze, but Gemmill said the damage is extensive, with at least eight units fully gutted.Gemmill said the dozens of displaced tenants from units neighbouring the ones that were destroyed won’t be allowed back into the building “quite possibly for some time.”He added that maintaining physical distancing during the firefight was tough for crews.“So it was difficult at first for crews to keep people away just so we could go in and do our job.”No one was injured in the fire or during the evacuations, and there were no reports of any injured or dead animals, Gemmill said.Get a roundup of the most important and intriguing national stories delivered to your inbox every weekday.Get a roundup of the most important and intriguing national stories delivered to your inbox every weekday. 2 arrested after several officers injured in altercation near Eglinton and Oakwood'Black Panther' star Chadwick Boseman dies after cancer battleCoronavirus: Canada extending international travel restrictions, mandatory quarantine until Sept. 30Hit hard by COVID-19, Filipino Canadians grapple with added pressure to send money abroad2 arrested after several officers injured in altercation near Eglinton and Oakwood'Black Panther' star Chadwick Boseman dies after cancer battleB.C. 22 was converted, with minimal alternation to the exterior, into Marpole Place, a seniors' centre and neighbourhood house. Many tools, weapons and other artifacts were found in what proved to be one of the largest village sites discovered in North America.First settled by non-natives in the 1860s, Marpole was originally called "Eburne Station" after Harry Eburne, the area's first storekeeper and postmaster. Vancouver supports and promotes growing local food, through urban agriculture initiatives.
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