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Garage construction
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51756
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two men working on a garage identified as belonging to Sean Pepere. Construction material and debris are visible around the worksite The photograph was most likely taken in the Venables Street area of Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 483-084
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2008-08
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two men working on a garage identified as belonging to Sean Pepere. Construction material and debris are visible around the worksite The photograph was most likely taken in the Venables Street area of Burnaby.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Johnston, Harold H.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Venables Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Willingdon Heights Area
Images
Cabin
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13061
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1973 (date of original), digitized in 2020
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 film reel (22 min., 22 sec.) : 24 fps, polyester, positive, col., sd. ; 16 mm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a film titled "Cabin" that is produced and directed by James Bizzochi. The film documents the building of a log cabin using pioneer tools. The building takes place at Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum) and includes a commentary by the craftsman, Earl Carter. Opening foot…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Film and Video collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 film reel (22 min., 22 sec.) : 24 fps, polyester, positive, col., sd. ; 16 mm
- Material Details
- Producer and Director - James Bizzocchi
- Cabin building and narration - Earl Carter
- Editing- Justine Dancy
- Director of Cinematography - Selwyn Pullan
- Music- Ralph Dyck
- Titles - Carl Chaplin
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a film titled "Cabin" that is produced and directed by James Bizzochi. The film documents the building of a log cabin using pioneer tools. The building takes place at Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum) and includes a commentary by the craftsman, Earl Carter. Opening footage includes historic photographs from the Vancouver Public Library Photographic collection.
- History
- Film director and producer James (Jim) Bizzochi is a moving image artist living and working in British Columbia. Jim created the film while working as a professor with Simon Fraser University. Cinematographer Selwyn Pullan is a distinguised Canadian photographer who specialized in building photography documenting B.C. mid-century modernism.
- Publisher
- Copyright 1973, Jim Bizzocchi. All rights reserved,
- Other Title Information
- Copyright 1973, Jim Bizzocchi. All rights reserved,
- Names
- Carter, Earl
- Bizzocchi, James
- Pullan, Selwyn
- Chaplin, Carl
- Dancy, Justine
- Dyck, Ralph
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.709
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1973 (date of original), digitized in 2020
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Photographer
- Pullan, Selwyn
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Copyright MCMLXXIII
- Film under copyright - for Fair Dealing Purposes only
- End Credits : "Thanks to / Heritage Village Museum - Burnaby / Simon Fraser University Film Workshop / Vancouver Public Library Photographic Collection"
Images
Video
Cabin, 1973 (date of original), digitized in 2020
Cabin, 1973 (date of original), digitized in 2020
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Moving_Images/2020_0005_0709_001.mp4Irvine house being installed
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1877
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- April 6, 1975
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Tom Irvine's house during its installation at Heritage Village (now the Burnaby Village Museum). Men surround the house as it sits on a gooseneck trailer stationed inside a fence.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Tom Irvine's house during its installation at Heritage Village (now the Burnaby Village Museum). Men surround the house as it sits on a gooseneck trailer stationed inside a fence.
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Drive
- Accession Code
- BV005.14.31
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- April 6, 1975
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 11-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "April/75"
Images
Irvine house being installed
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1878
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- April 6, 1975
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Tom Irvine's house during its installation at Heritage Village (now the Burnaby Village Museum). The house is raised on a cribbing and surrounded by workmen. A truck parked next to it has a sign that reads, "L.W. ZEBIAK HOUSE RAISING COMPLETE BASEMENTS."
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Tom Irvine's house during its installation at Heritage Village (now the Burnaby Village Museum). The house is raised on a cribbing and surrounded by workmen. A truck parked next to it has a sign that reads, "L.W. ZEBIAK HOUSE RAISING COMPLETE BASEMENTS."
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residential - Houses
- Tools and Equipment
- Transportation - Trucks
- Occupations - Labourers
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Drive
- Accession Code
- BV005.14.32
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- April 6, 1975
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 11-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "April/75"
Images
Irvine house being installed
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1880
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- April 6, 1975
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Tom Irvine's house during its installation at Heritage Village (now the Burnaby Village Museum). Three people are visible at the basement side entrance looking in. The house's foundation is made of horizontal wood planks and there is a pile of lumber visible in the foreground.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Tom Irvine's house during its installation at Heritage Village (now the Burnaby Village Museum). Three people are visible at the basement side entrance looking in. The house's foundation is made of horizontal wood planks and there is a pile of lumber visible in the foreground.
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Drive
- Accession Code
- BV005.14.34
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- April 6, 1975
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 11-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in pencil on verso of photograph reads: "April/75"
Images
Garage construction
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51757
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a partially completed garage identified as belonging to Sean Pepere. Construction material and debris are visible around the worksite. The photograph was most likely taken in the Venables Street area of Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 483-085
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2008-08
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a partially completed garage identified as belonging to Sean Pepere. Construction material and debris are visible around the worksite. The photograph was most likely taken in the Venables Street area of Burnaby.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Johnston, Harold H.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Venables Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Willingdon Heights Area
Images
High-rise at Kingsway and Edmonds
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45986
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1979
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 18.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the construction of a "senior citizen's" high-rise at Kingsway and Edmonds.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1979
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 18.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-881
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the construction of a "senior citizen's" high-rise at Kingsway and Edmonds.
- Subjects
- Construction
- Buildings - Residential - Apartments
- Buildings - Residential - Seniors Housing
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Symonds, John
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "New senior citizen's high-rise is rapidly taking shape at Kingsway and Edmonds in Burnaby. Burnaby municipal council is currently considering plans for construction of a senior citizen's recreation centre ajoining the site."
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Edmonds Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Richmond Park Area
Images
Bob Prittie with George McNeil
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46025
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1969 and 1973]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Bob Prittie sitting in a excavator with YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association) President George McNeil standing next to him, holding an architectural drawing. They are at the site of the "new" Burnaby YMCA.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1969 and 1973]
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 9 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-913
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Bob Prittie sitting in a excavator with YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association) President George McNeil standing next to him, holding an architectural drawing. They are at the site of the "new" Burnaby YMCA.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Burnaby Works Yard
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93643
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- November 20, 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of garbage trucks, other City vehicles, and construction equipment in a parking lot at the Laurel Street Works Yard. The photograph is taken facing north, from a high point.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- November 20, 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 556-600
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2017-57
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of garbage trucks, other City vehicles, and construction equipment in a parking lot at the Laurel Street Works Yard. The photograph is taken facing north, from a high point.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Chapman, Fred
- Notes
- Title taken from project information form
- Accompanied by a project information form and 1 photograph (b&w negative ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm)
- BPL no. 50
- Geographic Access
- Laurel Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
Burnaby Works Yard
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93652
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- November 20, 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Laurel Street Works Yard. The photograph is taken from a high point, facing southwest. The photograph shows pipes and other pieces of construction materials stacked on a paved area, with the residential neighbourhood visible in the background.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- November 20, 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 556-609
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2017-57
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Laurel Street Works Yard. The photograph is taken from a high point, facing southwest. The photograph shows pipes and other pieces of construction materials stacked on a paved area, with the residential neighbourhood visible in the background.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Surridge, Jack
- Notes
- Title taken from project information form
- Accompanied by a project information form and 1 photograph (b&w negative ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm)
- BPL no. 59
- Geographic Access
- Laurel Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
Construction of MacInnis Place
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45401
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1975
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 14.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of caterpiliar operator Casey Logan moving a large pile of earth to build a sound barrier for the British Columbia government housing project at MacInnis Place.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1975
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 14.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-296
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of caterpiliar operator Casey Logan moving a large pile of earth to build a sound barrier for the British Columbia government housing project at MacInnis Place.
- Names
- MacInnis Place
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "BIG BARRIER Mountain of earth is moved by 'cat' operator Casey Logan to build a sound barrier for the new B.C. government housing project at MacInnis Place in Burnaby."
- Geographic Access
- Keswick Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Cameron Area
Images
Health Minister Dennis Cocke
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45340
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 6, 1975
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Health Minister Dennis Cocke wearing a suit and waving his hard hat at the camera while he sits in the bulldozer that "broke the ground" at the Burnaby General Hospital construction site. Cocke was a provincial minister of health in Dave Barrett's New Democratic Party government, whic…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- May 6, 1975
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 10 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-235
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Health Minister Dennis Cocke wearing a suit and waving his hard hat at the camera while he sits in the bulldozer that "broke the ground" at the Burnaby General Hospital construction site. Cocke was a provincial minister of health in Dave Barrett's New Democratic Party government, which ran the province from 1972 to 1975, and was the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) representing New Westminster from 1969 to 1986.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- King, Basil
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Kincaid Street
- Street Address
- 3935 Kincaid Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Cascade-Schou Area
Images
Interview with Ron Smitherman by Eric Damer November 15, 2012 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory403
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1945-1979
- Length
- 0:08:43
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Ron Smitherman's memories of his early years in construction. Ron discusses what it was like to be in construction during the postwar era. He also discusses his father's work as a carpenter and the changes that occurred with the introduction of electric car…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Ron Smitherman's memories of his early years in construction. Ron discusses what it was like to be in construction during the postwar era. He also discusses his father's work as a carpenter and the changes that occurred with the introduction of electric carpentry tools.
- Date Range
- 1945-1979
- Photo Info
- Ron Smitherman, [199-]. Item no. 549-065.
- Length
- 0:08:43
- Subjects
- Construction Tools and Equipment
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- November 15, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with Ron Smitherman conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 15, 2012. Major theme discussed: building construction and development in Burnaby.
- Biographical Notes
- Born in 1933 and raised in Vancouver, Ron Smitherman learned the construction trade from his father, upgrading his knowledge and skills as techniques and materials changed and improved. Ron built houses and commercial buildings in Burnaby and elsewhere during the nineteen-forties, fifties and sixties. In 1969 Ron and his family settled in Burnaby where he shifted his business to real estate.
- Total Tracks
- 6
- Total Length
- 0:46:51
- Interviewee Name
- Smitherman, Ron
- Interview Location
- Burnaby Village Museum
- 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 one of recording of interview with Ron Smitherman
Track one of recording of interview with Ron Smitherman
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-025/MSS171-025_Track_1.mp3Minard Hill
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82612
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1960-1988]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 6.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of a man identified as Minard Hill, holding a hammer.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1960-1988]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 6.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 550-176
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph is a portrait of a man identified as Minard Hill, holding a hammer.
- Subjects
- Construction Tools and Equipment
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in pencil on verso reads: "Donated by Mrs Piers"
- Accompanying newspaper clipping attached to album page is titled "Surveyors' Examinations"
Images
Real Estate - Surveyor's office building
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14685
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1977]
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Real Estate Office and Surveyor's building on top of a flatbed truck trailer with jacks and wood cribbing piles at the end. The Royal Bank building is visible to the left.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Real Estate Office and Surveyor's building on top of a flatbed truck trailer with jacks and wood cribbing piles at the end. The Royal Bank building is visible to the left.
- History
- The building was originally located at 3043 (pre-1958) / 6108 Patterson Avenue, Lot 22, Block 33, District Lot 151, Plan 2002. It was built ca. 1929, possibly by Mr. Cuthbert Pratt. Over the years it was used as a confectionary store, grocery store, home, and small boarding house. By 1977, it was operating as the Magee Grocery Store. The building was moved to BVM in May 1977 and then adapted to look like the original Dow, Fraser & Co. Ltd. real estate building.
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.1513
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1977]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 2400
- Scan Date
- 17-Nov-2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Real Estate - Surveyor's office building
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14686
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1977]
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Real Estate Office and Surveyor's building on top of a flatbed truck trailer. A man is visible crouching underneath next to a cribbing pile.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Real Estate Office and Surveyor's building on top of a flatbed truck trailer. A man is visible crouching underneath next to a cribbing pile.
- History
- The building was originally located at 3043 (pre-1958) / 6108 Patterson Avenue, Lot 22, Block 33, District Lot 151, Plan 2002. It was built ca. 1929, possibly by Mr. Cuthbert Pratt. Over the years it was used as a confectionary store, grocery store, home, and small boarding house. By 1977, it was operating as the Magee Grocery Store. The building was moved to BVM in May 1977 and then adapted to look like the original Dow, Fraser & Co. Ltd. real estate building.
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.1514
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1977]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 2400
- Scan Date
- 17-Nov-2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Interview with Ron Smitherman by Eric Damer November 15, 2012 - Track 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory404
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1969-2012
- Length
- 0:08:06
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Ron Smitherman's memories of changes to house construction over the years. Ron discusses working in construction, designing his own house and changes to the process of obtaining building permits (including a situation involving direct wiring in his home).
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Ron Smitherman's memories of changes to house construction over the years. Ron discusses working in construction, designing his own house and changes to the process of obtaining building permits (including a situation involving direct wiring in his home).
- Date Range
- 1969-2012
- Photo Info
- Ron Smitherman, [199-]. Item no. 549-065.
- Length
- 0:08:06
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- November 15, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with Ron Smitherman conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 15, 2012. Major theme discussed: building construction and development in Burnaby.
- Biographical Notes
- Born in 1933 and raised in Vancouver, Ron Smitherman learned the construction trade from his father, upgrading his knowledge and skills as techniques and materials changed and improved. Ron built houses and commercial buildings in Burnaby and elsewhere during the nineteen-forties, fifties and sixties. In 1969 Ron and his family settled in Burnaby where he shifted his business to real estate.
- Total Tracks
- 6
- Total Length
- 0:46:51
- Interviewee Name
- Smitherman, Ron
- Interview Location
- Burnaby Village Museum
- 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 two of recording of interview with Ron Smitherman
Track two of recording of interview with Ron Smitherman
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-025/MSS171-025_Track_2.mp3Exterior of Love farmhouse
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1129
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1971 (date of original), copied 1990
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the northern exterior of the Love farmhouse while Elsie (nee Love) Hughes, her husband John and son Brent lived in the house. The one storey section housed the kitchen which was added in 1903 to the original house which was built in 1893. The house is located at 7651 Cumberland Stree…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm print
- Material Details
- Copy print was made from re-photographing an original colour slide
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the northern exterior of the Love farmhouse while Elsie (nee Love) Hughes, her husband John and son Brent lived in the house. The one storey section housed the kitchen which was added in 1903 to the original house which was built in 1893. The house is located at 7651 Cumberland Street (Address pre 1960: 1390 Cumberland Road) and was moved from its original site to the Burnaby Village Museum in 1988 and designated a Municipal Heritage Landmark in 1992.
- Geographic Access
- Cumberland Street
- Street Address
- 7651 Cumberland Street
- Accession Code
- BV992.15.10
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1971 (date of original), copied 1990
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Cariboo-Armstrong Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 01-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Parker, Albert "Bert"
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Exterior of Love farmhouse
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1130
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1971 (date of original), copied 1990
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of the west side of the Love farnhouse while Elsie (nee Love) Hughes, her husband John and son Brent lived in the house.The one storey section housed the kitchen which was attached to the main house in 1903. The house was located at 7651 Cumberland Street (Address pre 196…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm print
- Material Details
- Copy print was made from re-photographing an original colour slide
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of the west side of the Love farnhouse while Elsie (nee Love) Hughes, her husband John and son Brent lived in the house.The one storey section housed the kitchen which was attached to the main house in 1903. The house was located at 7651 Cumberland Street (Address pre 1960: 1390 Cumberland Road) and was moved from its original site to the Burnaby Village Museum in 1988 and designated a Municipal Heritage Landmark in 1992.
- Geographic Access
- Cumberland Street
- Street Address
- 7651 Cumberland Street
- Accession Code
- BV992.15.11
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1971 (date of original), copied 1990
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Cariboo-Armstrong Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 01-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Parker, Albert "Bert"
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Exterior of Love farmhouse
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1131
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1971 (date of original), copied 1990
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of the Love farmhouse taken from the corner of Fourteenth Avenue and Cumberland Street while Elsie (nee Love) Hughes, her husband John and son Brent lived in the house. The house was located at 7651 Cumberland Street (Address pre 1960: 1390 Cumberland Road) and was moved …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Love family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm print
- Material Details
- Copy print was made from re-photographing an original colour slide
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of the Love farmhouse taken from the corner of Fourteenth Avenue and Cumberland Street while Elsie (nee Love) Hughes, her husband John and son Brent lived in the house. The house was located at 7651 Cumberland Street (Address pre 1960: 1390 Cumberland Road) and was moved from its original site to the Burnaby Village Museum in 1988 and designated a Municipal Heritage Landmark in 1992.
- Geographic Access
- Cumberland Street
- 14th Avenue
- Street Address
- 7651 Cumberland Street
- Accession Code
- BV992.15.12
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1971 (date of original), copied 1990
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Cariboo-Armstrong Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 01-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Parker, Albert "Bert"
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph