A Trio of Buildings
Directly across from the Heritage Hall on the west side of Harris once stood a trio of buildings all constructed in the 1950’s. Today only one, the Lion’s Den, survives. The Pitt Meadows Lion’s Club formed in 1951 and built their Den around 1957 using some of the timbers from the 1909 school house that had just been torn down. The volunteer fire department had formed in 1954 (replacing the ARP fire department) and constructed their first purpose-built fire hall just to the south of where the Lions Den would be. The last of the three buildings to go up was the federal post office -- directly to the south of the fire hall. In the late 1980’s, the fire department moved further south to 122nd Avenue but the old fire hall stood until the early 2000’s being used in a variety of ways including many years a deli. Both the post office and fire hall have been gone for years with a condo complex and office/fast food buildings in their place. The first image is of the trio of buildings shot in 1960c. The second image is of the founding members of the Lions Club shot in 1951c. The third image is of the Pitt Meadows volunteer fire department at the Hammond Mill site in the late 1950's. The truck is the No. 2 also known as the "double clutching special".
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Latitude: 49.2295149550800
Longitude: -122.68988829153
Direct Link: https://www.pittmeadowsmuseum.com/locations/a-trio-of-buildings
