Leslie
Lane House
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Once slated for demolition, the Victorian cottage
on the lane behind Umberto's well-known Yellow House
restaurant was donated by Mr Menghi to the
Vancouver Heritage Foundation, and renovated into
a delightful urban home. At the beginning of July
2002, the Leslie Lane House house moved down Pacific
Street and up onto its new site in the Mole Hilll
heritage neighbourhood. The move and subsequent
restoration of the 1620 square foot house was a fundraising
project of the Vancouver Heritage Foundation, a
charitable organization committed to the preservation
of Vancouver's built heritage for its public benefit.
The 1903 lane house behind the 1888 Victorian-style
Leslie House at 1380 Hornby Street was one of the
last remaining lane houses in the downtown area.
It began life as a stable in 1901, then was framed
in and finished in 1903 for Mr. George Leslie's
daughter and son-in-law. It was subsequently occupied
by a succession of tradespeople, including lathers,
plasterers and carpenters, until the late 1940's
when it became the home of Leslie Interiors, under
the proprietorship of Miss Wilhelmine Meilicke.
Through the 1970's the lane house was home to Olive
and Mano Herendy who operated a couturier business.
Many baby boomer brides can recall hours of wedding
dress fittings here.
Lane House Project Team and Donors
This Old House Committee, Vancouver Heritage Foundation:
Joost Bakker, chair; Paul Becker; Dale McClanaghan;
Diane Switzer.
CORPORATE SPONSORS & CONTRIBUTORS
Umberto Menghi
City of Vancouver
Ramsay Worden Architects Ltd.
Kindred Construction Ltd.
Alexander Holburn Beaudin & Lang
John Bryson & Partners
Durante Kreuk Ltd.
Vintage Woodworks
Benjamin Moore & Co. & Limited
Hoe! Hoe! Hoe! Gardening Services Ltd.
BC Hardwood Flooring Co. Ltd.
GeoPacific Consultants Ltd.
BC Building Science & Engineering Ltd.
Macdonald Realty Ltd.
Bruce James Contracting
BTY Group
Colliers International
Fred Lee & Associates
Bosch Appliances
Fraser Valley Brick & Block
James C. Johnstone, Home
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