Gingerbread Trim

Only a week into the New Year and already it appears a demolition permit has been issued for this gingerbread bungalow. Despite its period charm and classic curbside appeal it could not withstand the advance of the proverbial wrecking ball in this rapidly densifying urban metropolis of Vancouver.

Fortunately the "Hobbit House" (as it has become known) on W. King Edward Street, just off Cambie has been spared a similar fate. Over the Christmas break I noticed work is about to commence on the main floor of the townhouses, since the below-grade parking garage structure is complete. The vintage Hobbit House is intended to be placed on top of the parking garage. In the end it'll look like it was never moved.