Here at the left of the Ferry Wharf at the foot of Lonsdale Avenue is the rarely seen “Surrey.”
Originally used on the Fraser River before being moved over to Burrard Inlet, from the spring to early summer of 1905 the Surrey brought people over to Lonsdale Gardens, a picnic ground tourist attraction at the bottom of St. Patricks Avenue.
The gardens, however, didn’t attract enough day-trippers from Vancouver, and so ended the Surrey service. It was ultimately beached on the North Vancouver side, and most likely was destroyed when the railway line was built in 1928.
Visit the MONOVA website for more information about the history of the North Shore and to plan your visit to MONOVA: Museum of North Vancouver, now open at 115 West Esplanade in The Shipyards.
Currently, MONOVA: Archives of North Vancouver, at 3203 Institute Road in Lynn Valley, is open for drop-ins on Monday and by appointment Tuesday-Friday, 12:30-4 p.m. Contact: [email protected]
Navigate culture on the North Shore by using the North Shore Culture Compass.
