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Hans & Anna Hau Residence

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark588
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Description
Residential building.
Associated Dates
c.1935
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Associated Dates
c.1935
Description
Residential building.
Heritage Value
Danish builder Hans Jorgensen Hau (1878-1944) and his wife Anna (née Sorenson, 1874-1956), constructed this highly-distinctive Tudor Revival residence circa 1935. This was a time of entrenched traditionalism, and most domestic architecture reflected period revival styles. Tudor elements have been compressed here into a cottage form, including a distinctive front façade with half timbering and brick noggin; on the sides the nogging is rock-dash stucco. Casement windows contribute to the cottage appearance. The rear façade is clad with more utilitarian shingles. A prominent brick chimney exhibits angled and corbelled brickwork. Hau worked as a bricklayer and stonemason, and this house has common elements with the Moore Residence at 5165 Sperling Avenue, which Hau designed and constructed in 1943.
Locality
Burnaby Lake
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Area
2010.52
Contributing Resource
Building
Ownership
Private
Street Address
5070 Canada Way
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
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Douglas Road School students

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4235
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1938 and 1940]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of students from Douglas Road School, elementary grade. This is possibly a combined class as there are two teachers in the photo and 51 students. The students are in four rows with a male teacher at either end of the third row. Glen Boal is at the left end of the third row standing next …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 13 x 18 cm
Material Details
Handwritten text on back of photograph reads: 'Glen Boal / 3d Row far left beside teacher".
Scope and Content
Photograph of students from Douglas Road School, elementary grade. This is possibly a combined class as there are two teachers in the photo and 51 students. The students are in four rows with a male teacher at either end of the third row. Glen Boal is at the left end of the third row standing next to a teacher.
Subjects
Persons - Students
Names
Douglas Road School
Boal, Glen
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4861 Canada Way
Accession Code
BV017.28.32
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1938 and 1940]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
06-Mar-2018
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20285
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1905-2023] (interview content), interviewed 25 Sep. 2023
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 sound recordings (wav) (121min., 14 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (121 min., 13 sec.)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher Denise Fong on September 25, 2023. The interview is divided into four sections: early life of Harry Toy, the Canada Way Food Market, the Fraser M…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Museum Oral Histories series
Subseries
Many Voices Project Interviews subseries
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 sound recordings (wav) (121min., 14 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (121 min., 13 sec.)
Material Details
Interviewer: Denise Fong Interviewees: Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy Location of Interview: Residence of Harry Toy Interview Date: September 25, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: 02:01:13 Digital master recording (wav) was converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
Scope and Content
Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher Denise Fong on September 25, 2023. The interview is divided into four sections: early life of Harry Toy, the Canada Way Food Market, the Fraser Merchants’ Association and Harry's daughters, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy's memories of growing up in Burnaby. 00:00:00 – 00:23:53 Harry Toy shares biographical information about himself and his ancestors. Harry provides information about his migration to Canada and his life in Manitoba, attending school, working at the family restaurant and teaching high school. 00:23:53 – 00:41:16 Harry talks about moving his family to Burnaby and his experiences owning and operating the Canada Way Food Market. 00:41:17 – 00:54:19 Harry talks about his involvement with the Fraser Merchants Association (FMA) and provides some history about the organization. 00:54:20 – 1:22:44 Harry talks about running the Canada Way Food Market and the alterations that he made to the store over the years. Harry and his daughters comment as they look through photographs of Harry and his store and the Fraser Merchants Association. 1:22:45 – 2:01:14 Beverley and Christina talk about their early childhood in Manitoba and growing up in Burnaby. They recall what it was like growing up and working in the family owned store.
History
Interviewee biography: Harry Wee Koon Toy was born in February 9, 1936 in Taikong, Toisan county, Guangdong, China. Harry's father William Toy came to Canada in the early 1920s when he was ten years old. Harry arrived in Vancouver, Canada on September 9, 1950. After staying in Vancouver for one night, he joined his father in Neepawa, Manitoba where the family operated a cafe business (Royal Cafe). Harry grew up in Neepawa and graduated from the University of Manitoba and teacher's college. He became a high school teacher and worked at schools in Minnedosa and Gladstone, Manitoba teaching various subjects including, science, business, geography, history and physical education. Harry and his wife, had three daughters, Melinda, Beverley and Christina who were all born in Neepawa. When the family decided to move to the west coast, Harry was introduced to the grocery store business through an uncle who was a store operator. Around 1970, Harry purchased a grocery store at 4694 Canada Way in Burnaby which he named "Canada Way Food Market" and Harry and his daughters made their home at the back of the store. Harry owned and operated the store for approximately 40 years between 1970 and 2010. Around 1986, Harry purchased the butcher shop next door (4692 Canada Way) which was no longer in operation, expanding his store and adding a second storey to use a residence. Harry's children helped him operate the store throughout their childhood. In the early 1970s, corner stores were threatened by the spread of small chain-operated convenience stories from Eastern Canada to Vancouver. Formed in April 1972, the Fraser Merchants’ Association was established to protect the rights of corner store operators. With no paid legal help, the association was incorporated in Victoria, BC for the cost of 56 cents. The benefits of being a member of the association included warehouse and group purchasing, common advertising and other advantages of being part of an association. Founded by Gary Lee Ling and five others, Fraser Merchants’ Association’s first member was Graham Grocery. By 1978, the association represented over 200 corner stores in the Lower Mainland (Delta, Surrey, White Rock, Langley, Coquitlam, and New Westminster) and Fraser Valley. The association remained active into the 1980s and 1990s. Harry has served as President of the Fraser Merchants' Association from 1992 to present. Interviewer biography: Denise Fong is a historical researcher at Burnaby Village Museum. She has degrees in Anthropology (BA) and Archaeology (MA), and is completing her doctoral degree at UBC in Interdisciplinary Studies. Her primary research interests are in Chinese Canadian history and critical heritage studies. She is the co-curator of BVM’s “Across the Pacific” exhibition, and the Museum of Vancouver’s “A Seat at the Table – Chinese Immigration and British Columbia”.
Creator
Burnaby Village Museum
Subjects
Education
Migration
Occupations - Teachers
Occupations - Grocers
Organizations
Organizations - Business Associations
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Social Issues
Social Issues - Racism
Buildings - Commercial - Grocery Stores
Names
Toy, Christina
Toy, Harry Wee Koon "Harry"
Babey, Beverley
Canada Way Food Market
Fraser Merchants' Association
Responsibility
Fong, Denise
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4694 Canada Way
Accession Code
BV023.16.19
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1905-2023] (interview content), interviewed 25 Sep. 2023
Media Type
Sound Recording
Related Material
See also: BV023.25 - Harry Toy fonds
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Transcription available
Documents
Audio Tracks

Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy, [1905-2023] (interview content), interviewed 25 Sep. 2023

Interview with Harry Toy, Beverley Babey and Christina Toy, [1905-2023] (interview content), interviewed 25 Sep. 2023

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0019_002.mp3
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Bill Dunbar

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37959
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1938] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.4 x 2.4 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.1 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bill Dunbar working in a field at Sperling Avenue and Douglas Road.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1938] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Image Bank subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.4 x 2.4 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.1 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-546
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bill Dunbar working in a field at Sperling Avenue and Douglas Road.
Subjects
Occupations - Farmers
Agricultural Tools and Equipment
Names
Dunbar, Bill
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Sperling Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
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Burnaby Lake Riding Academy

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36506
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1939]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 17.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of seventeen men and women on horseback, with their horses lined up in a row at the Burnaby Lake Riding Academy at the Lubbock farm, 3455 Grandview Highway (old street numbering system). The riders are; A.H. Trunkfield, Bob Trunkfield, unidentified, two Storer boys, Vern Ferrier, Leola L…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1939]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Lubbock family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 17.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
286-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1992-17
Scope and Content
Photograph of seventeen men and women on horseback, with their horses lined up in a row at the Burnaby Lake Riding Academy at the Lubbock farm, 3455 Grandview Highway (old street numbering system). The riders are; A.H. Trunkfield, Bob Trunkfield, unidentified, two Storer boys, Vern Ferrier, Leola Legge, Dr. Coss, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, Alison Sutherland, Kay Trunkfield, unidenitifed, and Gaden Legge.
Subjects
Animals - Horses
Names
Burnaby Lake Riding Academy
Trunkfield, A.H.
Trunkfield, Bob
Ferrier, Vern
Legge, Leola
Sutherland, Alison
Trunkfield, Kay
Legge, Gaden
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Note on verso of photograph idenifies some of the individuals
Geographic Access
Grandview Highway
Canada Way
Burris Street
Street Address
7803 Burris Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
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Burnaby Lake Riding Academy

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36508
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1939] (date of original), copied [2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 7 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of nine men and women on horseback, with english tack and wearing english riding boots. They are outdoors at the Burnaby Lake Riding Academy at the Lubbock farm, 3455 Grandview Highway (old street numbering system).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1939] (date of original), copied [2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Lubbock family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 7 x 9 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
286-003
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1992-17
Scope and Content
Photograph of nine men and women on horseback, with english tack and wearing english riding boots. They are outdoors at the Burnaby Lake Riding Academy at the Lubbock farm, 3455 Grandview Highway (old street numbering system).
Subjects
Animals - Horses
Names
Burnaby Lake Riding Academy
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Grandview Highway
Canada Way
Burris Street
Street Address
7803 Burris Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
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Car Accident

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37961
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1937 or 1938] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.3 x 2.5 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.1 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a damaged car belonging to Bob Pontifex, after an accident at Sperling Avenue and Douglas Road.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1937 or 1938] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Image Bank subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 3.3 x 2.5 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.1 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-548
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of a damaged car belonging to Bob Pontifex, after an accident at Sperling Avenue and Douglas Road.
Subjects
Accidents - Automobile Accidents
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Geographic Access
Douglas Road
Sperling Avenue
Canada Way
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Images
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Eight Clergymen at Saint Theresa's Roman Catholic Church

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[192-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.7 x 8.2 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of eight unidentified clergymen posed outside in front of a brick building. Four are standing and the other four are seated in front of the standing men. On the right side of the photo, there is a sign that reads, "In Your Prayers / Kindly Remember." The location has been identified as…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.7 x 8.2 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of eight unidentified clergymen posed outside in front of a brick building. Four are standing and the other four are seated in front of the standing men. On the right side of the photo, there is a sign that reads, "In Your Prayers / Kindly Remember." The location has been identified as Saint Theresa's Roman Catholic Church. The church was located at the southeast corner of Canada Way and Laurel Street. Built in 1929, it was torn down in 1974, and a new church, St.Theresa's Parish, was built across the street.
Subjects
Occupations - Clergy
Names
St. Theresa's Roman Catholic Church
Geographic Access
Douglas Road
Canada Way
Laurel Street
Accession Code
HV975.105.3
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[192-]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-06-13
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Gordon Lubbock

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37253
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1930]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Gordon Lubbock in a suit and tie, standing outside the Lubbock farmhouse.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1930]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Lubbock family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
342-027
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1994-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Gordon Lubbock in a suit and tie, standing outside the Lubbock farmhouse.
Names
Lubbock, Gordon
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Grandview Highway
Canada Way
Burris Street
Street Address
7803 Burris Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
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John Barker Lubbock and James Henry Jones

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37231
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1930]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of John Barker Lubbock, father of the Lubbock children, and his friend, James Henry Jones smoking cigars in the yard at the Lubbock family farm house.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1930]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Lubbock family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
342-005
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1994-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of John Barker Lubbock, father of the Lubbock children, and his friend, James Henry Jones smoking cigars in the yard at the Lubbock family farm house.
Names
Lubbock, John Barker
Jones, James Henry
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Grandview Highway
Canada Way
Burris Street
Street Address
7803 Burris Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
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John Lubbock with two horses

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37250
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1930]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5 x 7.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of John Lubbock with a horse on either side of him, standing in front of his family's farmhouse. He is holding both horses by their halters.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1930]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Lubbock family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5 x 7.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
342-024
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1994-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of John Lubbock with a horse on either side of him, standing in front of his family's farmhouse. He is holding both horses by their halters.
Subjects
Animals - Horses
Names
Lubbock, John
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Grandview Highway
Canada Way
Burris Street
Street Address
7803 Burris Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
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Lubbock farmhouse

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37227
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1935]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of the Lubbock farmhouse at Canada Way and Burris.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1935]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Lubbock family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
342-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1994-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of the Lubbock farmhouse at Canada Way and Burris.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Agriculture - Farms
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Grandview Highway
Canada Way
Burris Street
Street Address
7803 Burris Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
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Lubbock farmhouse

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37228
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1935]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Lubbock family farmhouse at Burris Street and Canada Way.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1935]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Lubbock family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
342-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1994-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Lubbock family farmhouse at Burris Street and Canada Way.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Agriculture - Farms
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Grandview Highway
Canada Way
Burris Street
Street Address
7803 Burris Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
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Lubbock farmhouse

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37229
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1935]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Lubbock family farmhouse and garden at Burris Street and Canada Way.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1935]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Lubbock family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 8 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
342-003
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1994-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Lubbock family farmhouse and garden at Burris Street and Canada Way.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Agriculture - Farms
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Grandview Highway
Canada Way
Burris Street
Street Address
7803 Burris Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
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Ross Service Station, Douglas Road and Grandview Highway

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37354
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1930 (date of original), copied [1998]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of a man on a motorcycle, most likely Fred Ross's assistant, Terry Rowley, outside the Ross Service Station at Douglas road and Grandview Highway (now Canada Way). This station was built, owned and operated by Fred Ross.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1930 (date of original), copied [1998]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Ross family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
358-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1998-05
Scope and Content
Photograph of a man on a motorcycle, most likely Fred Ross's assistant, Terry Rowley, outside the Ross Service Station at Douglas road and Grandview Highway (now Canada Way). This station was built, owned and operated by Fred Ross.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Service Stations
Names
Ross Service Station
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph.
The 1925 Burnaby Business Guide gives the address of this site as Douglas Road and Sprott Street.
Geographic Access
Douglas Road
Sprott Street
Canada Way
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
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Sperling Avenue and Douglas Road

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37950
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1937 or 1938] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 2.7 x 3.8 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.1 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Sperling Avenue and Douglas Road area.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1937 or 1938] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Image Bank subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 2.7 x 3.8 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.1 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-537
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Sperling Avenue and Douglas Road area.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Fields
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Geographic Access
Douglas Road
Sperling Avenue
Canada Way
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
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Trick Jumping

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36507
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1939]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 7 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bud Oddy and Ainsly Lubbock jumping horses over a small fence, while a large crowd watches from the bleachers in the background. This photograph was taken at the Burnaby Lake Riding Academy at the Lubbock farm, 3455 Grandview Highway (old street numbering system). Ainsly Lubbock is t…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1939]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Lubbock family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w copy negative ; 7 x 9 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
286-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1992-17
Scope and Content
Photograph of Bud Oddy and Ainsly Lubbock jumping horses over a small fence, while a large crowd watches from the bleachers in the background. This photograph was taken at the Burnaby Lake Riding Academy at the Lubbock farm, 3455 Grandview Highway (old street numbering system). Ainsly Lubbock is the man wearing the fedora.
Subjects
Events - Competitions
Animals - Horses
Names
Lubbock, Ainsly
Oddy, Bud
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Grandview Highway
Canada Way
Burris Street
Street Address
7803 Burris Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
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Interview with Leonard Evenden and Allen Seager by Kathy Bossort November 18, 2015 - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory621
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1925-2015
Length
0:12:50
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Dr. Evenden and Dr. Seager’s description of their early years at Simon Fraser University. They talk about the challenges to commuting up and down Burnaby Mountain and the solutions people used, particularly hitchhiking. Dr. Seager talks about living in Monteci…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Dr. Evenden and Dr. Seager’s description of their early years at Simon Fraser University. They talk about the challenges to commuting up and down Burnaby Mountain and the solutions people used, particularly hitchhiking. Dr. Seager talks about living in Montecito in the 1980s. Dr. Evenden talks about the early use of Burnaby Mountain and its undeveloped state when the site for SFU was proposed in 1963.
Date Range
1925-2015
Length
0:12:50
Names
Simon Fraser University
Subjects
Education
Transportation
Geographic Access
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Historic Neighbourhood
Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Sperling-Broadway Area
Interviewer
Bossort, Kathy
Interview Date
November 18, 2015
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Dr. Leonard Evenden and Dr. Allen Seager conducted by Kathy Bossort. Leonard Evenden and Allen Seager were two of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about aspects of Simon Fraser University’s history that is related to its site on Burnaby Mountain, as told by two retired SFU professors, Dr. Evenden of the Geography Department and Dr. Seager of the Department of History. The interview ranges over campus access and housing issues created by the isolated mountain site; the relationship of the university to the local community and the dispute over land ownership and control with the City of Burnaby; SFU’s environmental stewardship; the development of UniverCity; and the future of parkland in the conservation area on Burnaby Mountain.
Biographical Notes
Dr. Leonard J. Evenden was born 1937 in Beijing, China, to parents and Salvation Army missionaries Leonard Evenden and Elsie Pearl March. Dr. Evenden attended McMaster University (B.A. 1960), University of Georgia (M.A. 1962) and University of Edinburgh (Ph.D. 1970). He was appointed to Simon Fraser University’s Department of Geography in 1966, shortly after SFU opened in the fall of 1965, and retired in 2002. Dr. Evenden’s research has focused on Canadian urban geography. He edited a collection of essays about Burnaby titled “Suburb of Happy Homes: Burnaby centennial themes” (1995), and directed “Voices of Burnaby”, an SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee oral history project (1992). Dr. Evenden is married with three children. Dr. Allen Seager was born 1953 in Montreal, Quebec, to parents C.F.B. Seager and Evelyn DeGex Chesam. Dr. Seager is a retired Simon Fraser University professor, being a member of SFU’s Department of History from 1981 to 2014, and has current links with SFU as an instructor for Continuing Studies. His research interests include history of Canada and Western Canada, and labour and working class history, particularly in the coal mining and railway industries. Dr. Seager moved to Burnaby and the Montecito area in 1981 where he continues to live and enjoy the hiking trails on Burnaby Mountain and the amenities at SFU. Dr. Seager is a member of the Burnaby North NDP, and has volunteered with Scouts Canada and the Burnaby Centennial Committee.
Total Tracks
6
Total Length
1:11:28
Interviewee Name
Evenden, Leonard J.
Seager, Allen
Interview Location
Clubhouse at Burnaby Mountain Golf Course Restaurant
Interviewer Bio
Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series
Media Type
Sound Recording
Audio Tracks

Track one of interview with Dr. Leonard Evenden and Dr. Allen Seager

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Interview with Alfred Bingham June 10, 1975 - Track 3

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory60
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1917-1935
Length
0:08:22
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to Alfred Bingham's memories of tree felling in Burnaby.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to Alfred Bingham's memories of tree felling in Burnaby.
Date Range
1917-1935
Photo Info
Alfred Bingham, April 20, 1947. Item no. 010-066
Length
0:08:22
Subjects
Occupations - Lumberjacks
Plants - Trees
Geographic Access
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Interviewer
Bradbury, Dr. Bettina
Interview Date
June 10, 1975
Scope and Content
Recording is a taped interview with Alfred Bingham by SFU graduate student Bettina Bradbury June 10, 1975. Major themes discussed are: the Depression, Pioneers, and the Co-operative Movement. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
Biographical Notes
Alfred "Alf" Bingham was born in England in 1892 and moved to Canada in 1912. His first job in Canada was laying track for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway (GTPR) from Edmonton to McBride in 1912. His second was in Vancouver at the Rat Portage Mill on False Creek, working on the Resaw machine. He quit after one week due to poor working conditions. After taking part in the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike as a delegate of the Retail and Mailorder Union (A.F.L.) on the Winnipeg Trades and Labour Council, Alfred moved to Burnaby where he and fellow Burnaby residents Angus McLean and Percy Little worked ten hour days to build a Shingle Mill on the edge of Burnaby Lake for Simpson & Giberson. George Green, carpenter and millwright (author of “The History of Burnaby”) also helped in the construction of the mill. Alfred built his own home from lumber cut from the mill in the Lochdale area on Sherlock Street between Curtis Street and Kitchener Street. On April 10, 1920 Alfred married Mary Jane “Ada” Reynolds. Alfred and Ada often took in foster children during their marriage. Due to her nursing experience, Ada was often called upon to deliver babies in the Burnaby area. Alfred and Ada Bingham were instrumental members of the Army of the Common Good, collecting vegetables and grains from growers in the area and even producing over 125 tons of vegetables from its own gardens to feed children and youth suffering from the lack of resources during the Depression years. The army was in operation for ten years and during that time the members organised the Credit Union movement of British Columbia and drew up the Credit Union act thorough the Vancouver Co-operative Council. They also started Co-Op stores and the Co-Op Wholesale Society. Alfred was also Secretary of the Burnaby Housing committee and in 1946 he became the Secretary of the North Burnaby Labour Progressive Party (LPP). Mary Jane “Ada” (Reynolds) Bingham died on August 9, 1969. Her husband Alfred died on April 29, 1979.
Total Tracks
14
Total Length
1:57:27
Interviewee Name
Bingham, Alfred "Alf"
Interviewer Bio
Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
Images
Audio Tracks

Track three of interview with Alfred Bingham

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Interview with Maureen Olofson by Kathy Bossort October 14, 2015 - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory569
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1906-1950
Length
0:09:08
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Maureen Olofson’s parents immigration to Saskatchewan, her mother Kerstin in 1912 and father Axel in 1928, Maureen’s birth on a trip to Sweden in 1938, and her family’s move to Burnaby in 1942 and the start of their mink ranch, the GAK Fur Farm, near Curtis Av…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Maureen Olofson’s parents immigration to Saskatchewan, her mother Kerstin in 1912 and father Axel in 1928, Maureen’s birth on a trip to Sweden in 1938, and her family’s move to Burnaby in 1942 and the start of their mink ranch, the GAK Fur Farm, near Curtis Avenue in the old Hastings Grove subdivision on Burnaby Mountain.
Date Range
1906-1950
Length
0:09:08
Names
Olofson, Axel
GAK Fur Farm
Skofteby, Gus
Ericksson, Karin
Subjects
Agriculture
Geographic Access
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
Historic Neighbourhood
Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Westridge Area
Interviewer
Bossort, Kathy
Interview Date
October 14, 2015
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Maureen Olofson conducted by Kathy Bossort. Maureen Olofson was one of 23 participants interviewed as part of the Community Heritage Commission’s Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project. The interview is mainly about Maureen Olofson’s memories of growing up on her parent’s Burnaby Mountain mink ranch between 1942 and 1950 and about the operation of the farm. She also talks about her parents’ history, her teaching career, and her thoughts about the beauty and value of Burnaby Mountain’s natural area.
Biographical Notes
Maureen Olofson was born 1938 in Glote, Harjedalen, Sweden, to Axel (1906-1998) and Kerstin Margareta (1906-1980). Axel and Kerstin Olofson, who had separately immigrated to Canada in 1928 and 1913 respectively, married in Canada and then returned to Sweden where Maureen was born. They moved to Burnaby in 1942 with their daughters Maureen and Anita Lea, and bought land and a mink ranch on Burnaby Mountain with their partners Gus Skofteby and Karin Ericksson (Kerstin’s sister). The GAK Fur Farm, located in the old Hastings Grove subdivision on 4th Avenue near Curtis Street, was one of the largest mink ranches in BC, an award winning operation with over 1200 mink animals. In 1950 the partners sold the land and the Olofson family moved to rented homes on Sperling Avenue. In 1952 Axel sold the last of his minks and opened a sporting goods store on Hastings Street. In 1954 the family moved to North Vancouver where Axel Olofson reestablished his sports business. Maureen attended Sperling Avenue School from Gr. 1 to Gr. 8 and Burnaby North High School to Gr. 11, completing school in North Vancouver, before going to UBC where she trained as a teacher. She returned to Burnaby in 1977 to teach, retiring in 1997. She is a volunteer with the Swedish Canadian Rest Home Association and the Dania Homes Society. Maureen continues to enjoy activities on Burnaby Mountain and works toward preserving the natural beauty of the mountain.
Total Tracks
8
Total Length
1:19:04
Interviewee Name
Olofson, B. Maureen
Interview Location
Maureen Olofson's home in Burnaby
Interviewer Bio
Kathy Bossort is a retired archivist living in Ladner, BC. She worked at the Delta Museum and Archives after graduating from SLAIS (UBC) in 2001 with Masters degrees in library science and archival studies. Kathy grew up in Calgary, Alberta, and, prior to this career change, she lived in the West Kootenays, earning her living as a cook for BC tourist lodges and work camps. She continues to be interested in oral histories as a way to fill the gaps in the written record and bring richer meaning to history.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burnaby Mountain Oral History Project series
Media Type
Sound Recording
Audio Tracks

Track one of interview with Maureen Olofson

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