People: Staying Put
Susan Hollis, Vancouver Courier
Published: Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Jean and Charles Russell have lived in a tiny home on Commercial Drive for more than 60 years on what is now a rich piece of real estate. Realtors are hounding them to sell, but they can’t imagine living anywhere else.
Photograph by : Photo-Dan Toulgoet
There is a large patch of grass tucked behind a peeling, boarded-up building on Commercial Drive. The land sits east on the street between McSpadden and Fifth, and is an anomaly amidst the rows of stores and eateries. Not a park, not public land of any kind, it is separated from the hustle by little more than a waist-high shrub, but manages to maintain its privacy. The yard is green and lovingly maintained, though more observant passersby will notice that the once-flourishing gardens have grown sparse over recent years.
Read the full story here.
Published: Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Jean and Charles Russell have lived in a tiny home on Commercial Drive for more than 60 years on what is now a rich piece of real estate. Realtors are hounding them to sell, but they can’t imagine living anywhere else.
Photograph by : Photo-Dan Toulgoet
There is a large patch of grass tucked behind a peeling, boarded-up building on Commercial Drive. The land sits east on the street between McSpadden and Fifth, and is an anomaly amidst the rows of stores and eateries. Not a park, not public land of any kind, it is separated from the hustle by little more than a waist-high shrub, but manages to maintain its privacy. The yard is green and lovingly maintained, though more observant passersby will notice that the once-flourishing gardens have grown sparse over recent years.
Read the full story here.
posted by Unknown @ 1:10 PM
1 comments
