The west side of Bowen Island, including Tunstall Bay, Bowen Bay and Bluewater have all been owned by various logging companies (and by Western Explosives) starting from the late 1800's. In 1938, a transition between industrial and residential land use occured, when the Adams family bought 850 acres at Tunstall Bay, accessible only by boat or rough trail at the time. However, Camp Gates was used as insitutional use in 1950 when Camp Gates was established by the Vancouver Sun. In 1943, the Bowen Bay Association, later Bowen Bay Holdings, bought 100 acres at Bowen Bay to create waterfront subdivisions. In 1957, Bluewater Park (Lot 3042) was bought and developed. The aerial view shows the state of Bowen's landscape in the middle of the 20th century.