Norgate

The shingle that is North Vancouver's Norgate neighbourhood is nothing like the cuspate forelands of Dungeness but a gravel covered stump field prone to sinkholes. No matter. The houses are all ranchers, so it's not like one of them is gonna tip over and crush you.

I know a little bit about the neighbourhood, but in an effort to know more I went looking online. The first two sites that offered histories were real estate companies. Imagine that.

Here they are, in order: Team Clarke/Stilhavn Real Estate Services and Faith Wilson (Christie's).

Now here is the indefatigable Eve Lazarus, from her Every Place Has a Story blog.