Comprising 59 homes, this 6 storey building, with commercial shops on
the ground floor, is named after The Shortreed family. Robert Shortreed
homesteaded this site on the Old Yale wagon road in 1883 and later went
on to open a general store. By 1891, the store had a post office and two
years later, a telegraph line was installed – the first in the area. Shortreed
Corner was what the area around 264th Street and Fraser Highway was
originally called. In 1904, Robert was part of the posse hunting for train
robber Billy Miner.
