J.M. Fromme was generally known as the ‘father of Lynn Valley’ and has a distinguished mountain named after him. These are his youngsters, having some enjoyable in 1917
Pictured listed below are the youngsters of Julius M. Fromme – Julia, Vera, Margaret, and Harold – within the backyard of their North Vancouver home at 1466 Ross Rd., ca. 1917. In their barely overstaffed, unofficial medical clinic, they’re proven treating their pet cat.
Such a picturesque second of childhood was made doable by way of the work of their father, J.M. Fromme, the “father of Lynn Valley” (1857-1941).
Fromme constructed the primary European-style home in Lynn Valley and labored as a lumber camp foreman. During his tenure because the mayor of North Vancouver, Mount Fromme got here to bear his identify.
Visit the MONOVA web site for extra details about the historical past of the North Shore and to plan your go to 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 tradition on the North Shore through the use of the North Shore Culture Compass.