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Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 6
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory507
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1947-1954
- Length
- 00:05:44
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about the paving and widening of Kingsway in 1953, the development along main roads, and the end of the Interurban tram system
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview is about the paving and widening of Kingsway in 1953, the development along main roads, and the end of the Interurban tram system
- Date Range
- 1947-1954
- Photo Info
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown, November 2, 1997. Item no. 535-0979
- Length
- 00:05:44
- Subjects
- Accidents - Automobile Accidents
- Transportation - Automobiles
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Interviewer
- Fowler, Rod
- Interview Date
- February 26, 1990
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Don Brown, conducted by Rod Fowler. Don Brown was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about Don Brown’s description of the changes in Burnaby’s built and natural landscapes and socioeconomic conditions, especially between 1947 and 1975, the strong impression made on him by those changes evident in the interview. He talks about his work and career as a police officer with the Burnaby Provincial Police and RCMP. The interview also details his involvement in Burnaby politics and volunteer community groups. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
- Biographical Notes
- Donald Neil “Don” Brown was born in Birmingham, England May 4, 1919, and immigrated with his parents and siblings to Winnipeg in 1922. At the outbreak of WWII Don Brown left high school and enlisted in the 12th Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers, serving six years in the army. Before going overseas he married Helen Birch in 1939. In 1947 Don Brown joined the B.C. Provincial Police which was absorbed by the RCMP in 1950. He worked as a police officer in Burnaby from 1947 to 1954, and then was transferred to Ottawa (with a stop in Regina) for nine and a half years where he attended Carleton University to study forensics. In 1963 Don Brown was transferred back to Vancouver and bought and moved into a house on Watling Street in Burnaby where he still lived in 1990. Another transfer took him to Edmonton for five years, returning to Burnaby in 1975. Following retirement in 1980 with the rank of Supervisor and after 22 years in forensic laboratories, Don Brown started his own business as a private document examiner. Don Brown was active in Burnaby politics, serving as Alderman from 1979-1985. He was also involved in many community groups including the South Burnaby Men’s Club, which he helped found in 1952, as well as active in the Burnaby Historical Society, and served on the Burnaby School Board, Burnaby Centennial Committee, and the Community College for the Retired. Don and Helen Brown had six children: Donna, Don, Gina, Patricia, Christopher and Susan. Don Brown died May 16, 2009.
- Total Tracks
- 14
- Total Length
- 01:35:07
- Interviewee Name
- Brown, Donald N. "Don"
- Interviewer Bio
- Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
- Collection/Fonds
- SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
- Transcript Available
- Transcript available
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Web Notes
- Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
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Audio Tracks
Track six of interview with Don Brown
Track six of interview with Don Brown
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS187-016/MSS187-016_Track%206.mp3![Collision, [194-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/513/521-016.jpg?width=280)
Collision
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65783
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [194-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Field family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) ; 600 ppi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of spectators surrounding a collision involving a British Columbia Electric Railway tram and a car.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [194-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Field family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) ; 600 ppi
- Material Details
- Item is a scan of a faded sepia photograph
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 521-016
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2010-14
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of spectators surrounding a collision involving a British Columbia Electric Railway tram and a car.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Collision, [194-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/513/521-016.jpg)
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Collision
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription65784
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [194-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Field family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) ; 600 ppi
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a car and the damage it suffered in a collision involving a British Columbia Electric Railway tram.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [194-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Field family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) ; 600 ppi
- Material Details
- Item is a scan of a b&w photograph
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 521-017
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2010-14
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a car and the damage it suffered in a collision involving a British Columbia Electric Railway tram.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Collision, [194-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/513/521-017.jpg)
Bus Service Organizing Committee
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2975
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- August 1941
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w hand-tinted to col. ; 17.5 x 24.5 cm, mounted on card 28 x 35.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of John Matheson, Dave Fleming, Sid Playfoot, unidentified and Harold Keys in suits and hats, standing in front of a red bus with a sign over the windshield that reads, "LOCHDALE". These men made up the organizing committee for the first bus service that was to run beyond the route of th…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w hand-tinted to col. ; 17.5 x 24.5 cm, mounted on card 28 x 35.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of John Matheson, Dave Fleming, Sid Playfoot, unidentified and Harold Keys in suits and hats, standing in front of a red bus with a sign over the windshield that reads, "LOCHDALE". These men made up the organizing committee for the first bus service that was to run beyond the route of the Hastings East Street cars (the Lochdale bus was built by Ed Collins and owned and operated by Ed Neville).
- Accession Code
- BV988.8.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- August 1941
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 1/11/2010
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in blue ink on recto of card mount reads: "John Matheson Dave Fleming Sid Playfoot HAROLD Keys/ ORGANIZING COMMITTEE FOR FIRST BUS SERVICE BEYOND/ HASTINGS EAST STREET CARS AUGUST 1941/ BUS - OWNER ED. NEVILLE/ BODY BUILT BY ED COLLINS VANCOUVER B.C."
- Note in pencil on recto of card mount reads: "PINKERTON"
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Interview with Bob Lowe 2005 - Track 6
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4498
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 2005
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:05:45 min)
- Scope and Content
- Track 6: This portion of the recording pertains to Bob’s feelings about Burnaby as a place to live, and continues the subject of change. Bob talks of his property in Burnaby, which he purchased as acreage. He compares the Burnaby of his childhood to that of pioneers such as Tommy Irvine, describing…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Subseries
- Growing Up in Burnaby subseries
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:05:45 min)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Tom Gooden Interviewee: Bob Lowe Date of interview: May 2005 Total Number of Tracks: 6 Total length of all Tracks: 0:43:36
- Scope and Content
- Track 6: This portion of the recording pertains to Bob’s feelings about Burnaby as a place to live, and continues the subject of change. Bob talks of his property in Burnaby, which he purchased as acreage. He compares the Burnaby of his childhood to that of pioneers such as Tommy Irvine, describing himself as a relative newcomer. He speaks of the preservation of the Deer Lake and Burnaby Lake areas. Bob describes his disorientation in the more newly densified parts of Burnaby, and observes that traffic has increased on Burnaby streets. Bob recalls that he mostly travelled on foot or by bike. He notes that the Neville Transport Company operated the school bus he used as well as the only North-South bus route in Burnaby at that time. He mentions Pacific Stage Lines as a later operator through Burnaby.
- History
- Recording of an interview with Bob Lowe recording by Tom Gooden in 2005. This recording was completed for an exhibit, Growing Up in Burnaby, for the Burnaby Village Museum. Major themes discussed are growing up in Burnaby in the 1930s and 40s.
- Creator
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby Lake
- Deer Lake
- Accession Code
- BV017.45.6
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 2005
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Notes
- Tiltle based on cotents of item
Audio Tracks
Interview with Bob Lowe 2005 - Track 6, 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 2005
Interview with Bob Lowe 2005 - Track 6, 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 2005
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2017_0045_0006_006.mp3
Interview with Robert Lowe by Eric Damer November 5, 2012 - Track 3
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory355
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1939-1972
- Length
- 0:10:04
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Robert "Bob" Lowe's memories of growing up in Burnaby. He discusses transportation in Burnaby, including the first cars in his family. Bob talks about recreational activities available to Burnaby residents in the late nineteen-thirties and early nineteen-fo…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Robert "Bob" Lowe's memories of growing up in Burnaby. He discusses transportation in Burnaby, including the first cars in his family. Bob talks about recreational activities available to Burnaby residents in the late nineteen-thirties and early nineteen-forties, as well as changes that he has seen from his time growing up to the time of raising his own children.
- Date Range
- 1939-1972
- Photo Info
- Robert "Bob" Lowe (at center) and friends riding soap box race cars, [1939]. Item no. 549-041.
- Length
- 0:10:04
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- November 5, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with Robert "Bob" Lowe conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 5, 2012. Major theme discussed: the rise of the automobile and its effect on development in Burnaby.
- Biographical Notes
- Robert "Bob" Lowe has lived his entire life in Burnaby. During his childhood, Bob’s family lived at several addresses near Royal Oak and what is now Canada Way. He attended Douglas Road Elementary and South Burnaby High Schools. After graduating, Bob worked for a few years before enrolling in Normal School for a teaching certificate. He began teaching in Vancouver, married in 1952, and started a family. The Lowes moved to Government Road in 1961 and began a hobby farm, while Bob upgraded his formal education and became an administrator in the new college system.
- Total Tracks
- 4
- Total Length
- 0:36:54
- Interviewee Name
- Lowe, Robert "Bob"
- Interview Location
- Interviewee's residence
- Interviewer Bio
- Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Images
Audio Tracks
Track three of recording of interview with Bob Lowe
Track three of recording of interview with Bob Lowe
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-016/MSS171-016_Track_3.mp3![Neville Transportation Co. Bus, [between 1941 and 1948] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/126/128-001.jpg?width=280)
Neville Transportation Co. Bus
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34751
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1941 and 1948]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.4 x 8.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a Neville Transportation Company bus parked on a road.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1941 and 1948]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.4 x 8.9 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 128-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a Neville Transportation Company bus parked on a road.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Buses
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Neville Transportation Co. Bus, [between 1941 and 1948] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/126/128-001.jpg)
Train wreck
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription74184
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 1941
- Collection/Fonds
- Gordon McDonald collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the aftermath of a train wreck that took place in the North Road cut due to a head-on collision between Canadian National Railway (CNR) and Great Northern Railway (GNR) trains.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 1941
- Collection/Fonds
- Gordon McDonald collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 542-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2012-23
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the aftermath of a train wreck that took place in the North Road cut due to a head-on collision between Canadian National Railway (CNR) and Great Northern Railway (GNR) trains.
- Subjects
- Accidents - Train Accidents
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in pen on border (recto) of photograph reads: "Head-On Collision - Between - "
Images
Train wreck
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription74185
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 1941
- Collection/Fonds
- Gordon McDonald collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the aftermath of a train wreck that took place in the North Road cut due to a head-on collision between Canadian National Railway (CNR) and Great Northern Railway (GNR) trains.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 1941
- Collection/Fonds
- Gordon McDonald collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 542-002
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2012-23
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the aftermath of a train wreck that took place in the North Road cut due to a head-on collision between Canadian National Railway (CNR) and Great Northern Railway (GNR) trains.
- Subjects
- Accidents - Train Accidents
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in pen on border (recto) of photograph reads: "CNR + GNR - July [?]4, 41"
Images
Train wreck
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription74186
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 1941
- Collection/Fonds
- Gordon McDonald collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of people viewing the aftermath of a train wreck that took place in the North Road cut due to a head-on collision between Canadian National Railway (CNR) and Great Northern Railway (GNR) trains.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 1941
- Collection/Fonds
- Gordon McDonald collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 542-003
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2012-23
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of people viewing the aftermath of a train wreck that took place in the North Road cut due to a head-on collision between Canadian National Railway (CNR) and Great Northern Railway (GNR) trains.
- Subjects
- Accidents - Train Accidents
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in pen on border (recto) of photograph reads: "In - North - Road Cut."
Images
Train wreck
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription74187
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 1941
- Collection/Fonds
- Gordon McDonald collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a Great Northern Railway train-car damaged from a train wreck that took place in the North Road cut. This was a head-on collision between Canadian National Railway (CNR) and Great Northern Railway (GNR) trains.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 1941
- Collection/Fonds
- Gordon McDonald collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 11.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 542-004
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2012-23
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a Great Northern Railway train-car damaged from a train wreck that took place in the North Road cut. This was a head-on collision between Canadian National Railway (CNR) and Great Northern Railway (GNR) trains.
- Subjects
- Accidents - Train Accidents
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
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Bill Grieve's Car Sales
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66401
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1948
- Collection/Fonds
- Grieve family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of "Bill Grieve's Car Sales" on Hastings Street.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1948
- Collection/Fonds
- Grieve family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 8 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 523-015
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2011-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of "Bill Grieve's Car Sales" on Hastings Street.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on verso of photograph reads: "1948"
- Geographic Access
- Hastings Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
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Building and opening the Digney Speedway
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription85334
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1948 and 1949]
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 film clip (10 min., 47sec.) : digital, b&w, col., si.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a digitized silent film segment identified as Reel 16. The film footage shows land being cleared to make way for the Digney Speedway located near the corner of Irmin Street and MacPherson Avenue, one of the men seen in this footage clearing the land is named Lucky Fordham. The film continue…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1948 and 1949]
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 film clip (10 min., 47sec.) : digital, b&w, col., si.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 562-003-16
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2014-04
- Scope and Content
- Item is a digitized silent film segment identified as Reel 16. The film footage shows land being cleared to make way for the Digney Speedway located near the corner of Irmin Street and MacPherson Avenue, one of the men seen in this footage clearing the land is named Lucky Fordham. The film continues with footage of a press dinner in the garden of Andy Digney's home on Bonsor Avenue in Burnaby and is followed with footage of the Digney Speedway in operation for the grand opening on July 8, 1948. Midget cars and jalopies (stock cars) can be seen racing on the speedway. Some of the footage of the raceway pit and races switches to black and white.The film closes with colour footage of a truck moving Lucky Fordham's house from Bonsor Ave to the speedway.
- Subjects
- Sports - Automobile Racing
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Photographer
- Digney, Andy
- Creator
- Digney, Andy
- Notes
- Title based on contents of film
- Geographic Access
- Bonsor Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Clinton-Glenwood Area
- Maywood Area
Images
![Building and opening the Digney Speedway, [between 1948 and 1949] thumbnail](/media/Hpo/_Data/_Archives_Moving_Images/_Unrestricted/562-003-16.jpg)
Video
Building and opening the Digney Speedway, [between 1948 and 1949]
Building and opening the Digney Speedway, [between 1948 and 1949]
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Moving_Images/_Unrestricted/562-003-16.m4vGrieves car dealership
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66398
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949
- Collection/Fonds
- Grieve family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 13.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of William Ewart "Bill" Grieve standing next to a car parked in front of his dealership.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949
- Collection/Fonds
- Grieve family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 13.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 523-012
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2011-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of William Ewart "Bill" Grieve standing next to a car parked in front of his dealership.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on verso of photograph reads: "1949. Garage at / 4507 E. Hastings / Bill Grieve standing by / car. Standard Oil leased it to him. / North East Corner of Willingdon and / Hastings". "606Y", stamped on back.
- Street Address
- 4507 Hastings Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
Johnstone Motor Co. Ltd.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66397
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1940 and 1946]
- Collection/Fonds
- Grieve family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the staff of Johnstone Motor Co. Ltd., standing outside the dealership. Only Archie Proctor, Herbert and Bill Johnstone and Bill Grieve have been identified.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1940 and 1946]
- Collection/Fonds
- Grieve family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 523-011
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2011-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the staff of Johnstone Motor Co. Ltd., standing outside the dealership. Only Archie Proctor, Herbert and Bill Johnstone and Bill Grieve have been identified.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bridgman's Studio Ltd.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photographer's stamp on verso reads: "From: Bridgeman's Studio 413 Granville St. Vancouver, B.C."
- Note on photograph's border reads: "Archie Proctor / 1940's / Herbert + Bill Johnstone / Dad"
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2861 at Drake Street Yard
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3298
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [after 1940]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Canadian Pacific Railway steam locomotive no. 2861 (built in 1940) at Drake Street Yard in Vancouver.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Canadian Pacific Railway steam locomotive no. 2861 (built in 1940) at Drake Street Yard in Vancouver.
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Accession Code
- BV985.6114.70
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [after 1940]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2024-03-19
- Notes
- Title based on part of note written on verso of photograph
- Handwritten note in black ball-point pen on verso of photograph reads: "CP 2861/ Drake St Yard"
- Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "068"
Images
![2861 at Drake Street Yard, [after 1940] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1985/1985_6114_0070_001.jpg)
![3001 at Edmonton, [between 1930 and 1949] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1985/1985_6114_0054_001.jpg?width=280)
3001 at Edmonton
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3282
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1930 and 1949]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Canadian Pacific Railway locomotive no. 3001 at Edmonton with an engineer inside (at the locomotive's window). The train also bears the name "CHINOOK".
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Canadian Pacific Railway locomotive no. 3001 at Edmonton with an engineer inside (at the locomotive's window). The train also bears the name "CHINOOK".
- Accession Code
- BV985.6114.54
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1930 and 1949]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2024-03-19
- Notes
- Title based on note written on verso of photograph
- Handwritten note in black ball-point pen on verso of photograph reads: "CP 3001 at Edmonton"
- Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "41 9"
Images
![3001 at Edmonton, [between 1930 and 1949] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1985/1985_6114_0054_001.jpg)
![At a railway crossing, [between 1930 and 1949] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1985/1985_6114_0072_001.jpg?width=280)
At a railway crossing
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3299
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1930 and 1949]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a train at a railway crossing at an unidentified location. One man is leaning against the front of the train, another man is standing by the railway crossing sign and a third man is climbing up a ladder on the side of a pole. A house is visible in the distance on the right.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a train at a railway crossing at an unidentified location. One man is leaning against the front of the train, another man is standing by the railway crossing sign and a third man is climbing up a ladder on the side of a pole. A house is visible in the distance on the right.
- Accession Code
- BV985.6114.72
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1930 and 1949]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2024-03-26
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "012"
Images
![At a railway crossing, [between 1930 and 1949] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1985/1985_6114_0072_001.jpg)
![Canadian Pacific box cars, [between 1930 and 1949] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1985/1985_6114_0022_001.jpg?width=280)
Canadian Pacific box cars
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3250
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1930 and 1949]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Canadian Pacific Railway box cars in front of a grain elevator with a large sign that reads "POOL No. 1". The location looks to be next to the shipping yards on the Vancouver side of the Second Narrows bridge.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Canadian Pacific Railway box cars in front of a grain elevator with a large sign that reads "POOL No. 1". The location looks to be next to the shipping yards on the Vancouver side of the Second Narrows bridge.
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Accession Code
- BV985.6114.22
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1930 and 1949]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2024-03-12
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "816"
Images
![Canadian Pacific box cars, [between 1930 and 1949] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1985/1985_6114_0022_001.jpg)
![Cariboo Station on B.C. Electric Interurban Burnaby Lake Line, 1949 (date of original), copied [1988] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1988/1988_0007_0007_001.jpg?width=280)
Cariboo Station on B.C. Electric Interurban Burnaby Lake Line
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription89
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1949 (date of original), copied [1988]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w print ; 20 x 25.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Cariboo Station on B.C. Electric Interurban Burnaby Lake Line, 1949
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w print ; 20 x 25.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Cariboo Station on B.C. Electric Interurban Burnaby Lake Line, 1949
- Accession Code
- BV988.7.7
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1949 (date of original), copied [1988]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Date
- 2024-04-09
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Cariboo Rd. station, Burnaby Lake line - 1949 / Ernier Plant photo form / the Henry Ewert collection / photo produced by / Robert Bodlak / 1/88"
Images
![Cariboo Station on B.C. Electric Interurban Burnaby Lake Line, 1949 (date of original), copied [1988] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1988/1988_0007_0007_001.jpg)