 Although the majority of housing is single-family, the size and value of land increases towards the top of the hill as does the view of downtown Vancouver, the mountains and the water.One of Canada's most notable inventors, Donald Lewes Hings, CM MBE (November 6, 1907 – February 25, 2004) lived at the peak of Capitol Hill.In 1937 he created a portable radio signaling system for his employer CM&S, which he called a "packset", but which later became known as the "Walkie-Talkie".