Here is a photo of the Capilano School girls baseball team taken in the early 1920s on a trip to Bowen Island.
Pictured on the far left of the image is Koto Watanabe. Born in 1913, Koto lived with her family at Capilano Beach where her father Kurataro operated a fishing boat.
By the time Koto played on the Capilano School team, baseball had long been a central pastime amongst the Japanese community in Greater Vancouver, and the well-known Vancouver Asahi had emerged as a dominant amateur side. One wonders if Koto ever saw them play….
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]
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