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Ladner's Landing
of Yesteryear

Two Heritage Walks in
the Historic Village


Twenty-two historical photographs.

The village as it used to be.

The oldest building on Delta Street.

The hold-up at the Royal Bank.

The Charles Lord house and the fate
of its owner.

"Ladner's Landing came into existence as a dropping off point on the Fraser River. Sternwheelers and other watercraft called in here at Ladner's Landing on their way up and down the Fraser River. We can still see the remains of the dock. Until recent years old pilings used to stick up out of the water to remind us of what once was.

Let's start with some history. In 1868 William H. Ladner pre-empted the land on which the village stands, this lot being originally 160 acres in total. In 1882, he sold eight acres to Donald Chisholm, businessman and entrepreneur from New Westminster. A portion of these eight acres was subdivided into lots in 1888 and the townsite as we know it was laid out. Additional acreage was surveyed south of the townsite in 1890."

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