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The History of Kitsilano, Vancouver
February 5th, 2010 Categories: Kitsilano History, Vancouver Real Estate
History: Named after a chief of the Squamish Nation Khahtsahlanough. Kitsilano has the distinction of being the second most recognized neighbourhood in Canada.
One of the area’s first non-native settlers, Sam Greer, lived on Kits Beach, currently voted the world’s third sexiest beach! In 1882 Sam, an Irishman, who had been an unsuccessful gold prospector in the Cariboo, claimed he bought 160 acres, bounded by lst Avenue, Trafalgar and the beach. He moved his wife and daughter into a small cabin at the present site of the Kits Beach bathhouse. His land claim was never recognized by the CPR. They began proceedings to prove his claim was worthless and that the railway had legal title. The CPR was given authority to evict Sam and sent in the sheriff. Sam grazed the sheriff with buckshot and was convicted of common assault in 1891. He died in 1925 at the age of 82. Greer Street commemorates this colourful early citizen. Read the rest of this entry »
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