This 1907 photo by Phillip T. Timms of a drayman and wagon on Chesterfield Avenue also shows workers completing the final stages of an addition to the Central School.
Built in 1903 (with later additions), the Central School building operated a school until 1915. The building then became the location of North Vancouver City Hall (1915-1975) and after that was known as Presentation House – former home to the North Vancouver Museum and Archives, Presentation House Gallery (now Polygon Gallery), and current home to the Presentation House Theatre.
In 2006, the Archives of North Vancouver moved into another repurposed building, the old Lynn Valley Elementary School.
For more information about the history of the North Shore and to learn about MONOVA: Museum of North Vancouver opening in 2021, please visit monova.ca.
Currently, the Archives of North Vancouver at 3203 Institute Road in Lynn Valley is open by appointment only. Contact: [email protected]
