Photo #1. 16th Ave. (North Bluff Rd.) Looking west to 128th St.(Stevenson Rd.) intersection.On the left is Ocean Park Pizza and on the right the entrance to the current Safeway Parking Lot. (Jewellers going out of business??)
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Photo #2. The old Ocean Park Pizza & Steak House as most would remember it in the 70's. In October 2003 this facility was replaced with the "Village Pub". The orginal Ocean Park Pizza and Steak House was founded over 30 years ago by Costa and Maria Docolas with the commitment to serving superior "home cooking" at affordable prices.
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Photo #3. BOOKMOBILE (circa 1940) This was a regular library service that came to Ocean Park. This picture is mounted & hanging at the HALLThat was then...this is nowView here
Photo #4. OCEAN PARK CAFE FIRE: The Ocean Park Cafe was located on the south-east corner of Stevenson Road (128th St.) and North Bluff Road. The original cafe and hardware were destroyed by fire, after which Paul Uren built this new cafe building. Owner of the Ocean Park Cafe, Wilbur (Wib) Hoover looks on as Fire Chief Aubrey Stevens directs Peter Allanson in the fire truck pulling the burning storage building away from the main cafe.
Back when all local firefighters were volunteers, Aubrey Stevens was chief. Sometimes the firefighters used unorthodox methods to get the job done. In June 1960, a call came in one night that there was a fire at the corner of 128th Street (Stevenson Road) and 16th Avenue (North Bluff). When the heavy tanker truck arrived, the fire had a head start as a small building next to the Ocean Park Cafe was engulfed in flames. As the flames started spreading to the roof of the cafe, Stevens never missed a beat; he ordered the firefighters to ready the building for a quick tow. The building was hitched to the heavy tanker truck and pulled from the restaurant by Peter Allanson at the wheel. The building was a complete loss, the cafe saved. This photograph was taken the next day showing Stevens inspecting the damage. The photo is part of the Hastings collection at the Surrey Museum and Archives. This picture is mounted & hanging at the HALLThat was then...this is nowView here
Photo #5. MAY DAY PARADE May Day Parade leaving Crescent Park School heading for Ocean Park. (circa 1950).That was then...this is nowView here
Photo #6. CRESCENT BEACH - OCEAN PARK EARLY TURNOFF Travelling south on the King George Highway, the Crescent Beach-Ocean Park turnoff was located after passing Mud Bay Road (40th Ave.) and then exiting to proceed over the Nicomekl Bridge-Dam. This picture is mounted & hanging at the HALLThat was then...this is nowView here
Photo #7. CRESCENT BEACH HOTEL (circa 1928) This is the original Crescent Beach Hotel which later burned down. The site today is Crescent Beach's community facility Beecher Place Hall. That was then...this is nowView here
Photo #8. CRESCENT BEACH RAILROAD STATION The Crescent Beach Railroad Station was at the south-west of the railroad crossing at Sullivan Street where Heron Park is located. A Speeder car parked in front of the station was used to travel the tracks ahead of the train to check for landslides that were prevalent during this era. That was then...this is nowView here
Photo #9. GREAT NORTHERN’S NEW DIESEL TRAIN (1950) Canada’s first Streamliner Train introduced in June 1950. That was then...this is nowView here
