One may enjoy the charm of country life in Capilano Estate and yet be only fifteen minutes from the centre of the city of Vancouver- The Golf Club is already built on 161 acres of rolling country, at an elevation of from 350 to 640 feet above sea level, with an 18-hole championship course, the work of Stanley Thompson nationally known golf architect The site for this estate has been developed with meticulous care and it stands in the midst of a forest in an area where the rumble of machine: in factories and their smoking stacks are for ever banned, Roads were built, avenues planted, lawns laid out and shrubs set out before any house was erected. Amongst the tall timbers left standing on each plot the founder of a home can create his own garden, retaining as much or as little of the virgin growth as will fit in best with his needs and ideals. The land, rising gently from sea level, stretches up the southern slope of the mountains facing Vancouver to an elevation of 1,500 feet. The careful grading of the wide roads makes it possible to drive to the highest point on the estate without ever changing gears.
Set in a region of exceptional natural beauty the Capilano Estates at the same time provide all the cultural and trade advantages of a prospering city, with splendid schools and other favourable influences for children, The standard of living is a gracious one but it should be noted that taxes are comparatively low and that there is abundance of opportunity for every one,
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