"Buildings - Commercial" found 111 records

Tea Rooms

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912

Collection/Fonds: J.W. Phillips fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 11 x 15.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Tea Rooms that were built about 1910 on the same land as the Dunsford house (the Holdom Family home). Walter Holdom built the Tea Rooms to entertain prospective real estate buyers. Note the Cross soda sign beside the door. The woman sitting on the steps with an infant on her lap appea…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912

Collection/Fonds: J.W. Phillips fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 11 x 15.5 cm

Material Details: Emulsion measures 11 x 15.5 cm on the glass; entire glass plate measures 12 x 16 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 487-006

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2008-18

Scope and Content: Photograph of Tea Rooms that were built about 1910 on the same land as the Dunsford house (the Holdom Family home). Walter Holdom built the Tea Rooms to entertain prospective real estate buyers. Note the Cross soda sign beside the door. The woman sitting on the steps with an infant on her lap appears to be Alice Turner (mother of Hetty Holdom). The other two women are most likely two of the four Turner sisters; Minnie (later Collinson), Rose (later Widdowson), Lilian (later Gledhill) or Henrietta Mary "Hetty" (Turner) Holdom.

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - Restaurants

Names: Turner, Alice

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Phillips, James William "Jim"

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Howard Avenue; Hastings Street

Street Address: 5206 Hastings Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Capitol Hill Area

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Tea Rooms

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912

Collection/Fonds: J.W. Phillips fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 11 x 15.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Tea Rooms that were built about 1910 on the same land as the Dunsford house (the Holdom Family home). Walter Holdom built the Tea Rooms to entertain prospective real estate buyers.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1912

Collection/Fonds: J.W. Phillips fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 11 x 15.5 cm

Material Details: Emulsion measures 11 x 15.5 cm on the glass; entire glass plate measures 12 x 16 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 487-009

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2008-18

Scope and Content: Photograph of Tea Rooms that were built about 1910 on the same land as the Dunsford house (the Holdom Family home). Walter Holdom built the Tea Rooms to entertain prospective real estate buyers.

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - Restaurants

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Phillips, James William "Jim"

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Howard Avenue; Hastings Street

Street Address: 5206 Hastings Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Capitol Hill Area

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Train at Lake Louise Station

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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 Lake Louise station in Alberta. People walking along the platform, next to an awaiting train.

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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

Material Details: stamped on verso, l.r. "426"

Scope and Content: Photograph of Lake Louise station in Alberta. People walking along the platform, next to an awaiting train.

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - Train Stations; Transportation - Rail

Accession Code: BV985.6114.84

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

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Train station

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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 large brick train station at an unidentified location.

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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 large brick train station at an unidentified location.

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - Train Stations; Transportation - Rail

Accession Code: BV985.6114.94

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

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Train station, [between 1930 and 1949] thumbnail

Tram Station at Cumberland Road

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [194-]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.0 x 6.3 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a woman sitting on the rail of a wooden walkway into a building. On the side of the building is painted a sign: "Cumberland / Road." Also visible on the wood plank wall is graffiti of a name: "John Mealings." An annotation on the back of the photo reads: "Eileen Bobergs' friend mid …

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9.0 x 6.3 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a woman sitting on the rail of a wooden walkway into a building. On the side of the building is painted a sign: "Cumberland / Road." Also visible on the wood plank wall is graffiti of a name: "John Mealings." An annotation on the back of the photo reads: "Eileen Bobergs' friend mid 1940's / Burnaby Lake Tram Station." Stamped on the back of the photo: "205."

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - Train Stations

Geographic Access: Cumberland Street; Burnaby Lake Interurban line

Accession Code: HV979.39.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [194-]

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Cariboo-Armstrong Area

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-09-12

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Tram Station at Cumberland Road, [194-] thumbnail

Waplington children at Sapperton Interurban station

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1917 (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of (left to right) John Waplington (brother), Grace Waplington (sister) and Frances Louise Waplington (sister) at Sapperton Interurban station on the Burnaby Lake line. Some central Burnaby residents attended St. Mary's Anglican church in Sapperton.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1917 (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Pioneer Tales subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 204-619

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of (left to right) John Waplington (brother), Grace Waplington (sister) and Frances Louise Waplington (sister) at Sapperton Interurban station on the Burnaby Lake line. Some central Burnaby residents attended St. Mary's Anglican church in Sapperton.

Subjects: Transportation - Electric Railroads; Buildings - Commercial - Train Stations

Names: Fleming, Frances Waplington; Waplington, John; British Columbia Electric Railway Company

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Waplington children at Sapperton Interurban station, 1917 (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail

Whitechurch Hardware building

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1940 and 1945]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 10.5 x 5.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Maurice (Maury) Whitechurch standing at the door of Whitechurch Hardware Store with his mother in-law's springer spaniel, Peggy. Whitechurch Hardware was located at 1316 Sixth Street (later, 7685 Sixth Street) and in operation between 1937 and 1973. The building formerly housed Bell's…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 10.5 x 5.5 cm

Material Details: Border of photograph has scalloped edges

Scope and Content: Photograph of Maurice (Maury) Whitechurch standing at the door of Whitechurch Hardware Store with his mother in-law's springer spaniel, Peggy. Whitechurch Hardware was located at 1316 Sixth Street (later, 7685 Sixth Street) and in operation between 1937 and 1973. The building formerly housed Bell's Dry Goods store until 1937 (with address 1314 Sixth Street) when it was moved slightly north to make room for a two storey building that was built on the corner, maintaining the address of 1314 Sixth Street. In 1974, this building was relocated to Burnaby Village Museum and restored to the former Bell's Dry Goods store.

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - Hardware Stores

Names: Whitechurch Hardware

Geographic Access: 6th Street

Street Address: 7685 6th Street; 7695 6th Street

Accession Code: BV995.29.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1940 and 1945]

Media Type: Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood: East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Second Street Area

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2024-05-22

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on verso of photograph reads: "early 1940's"

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Whitechurch Hardware building, [between 1940 and 1945] thumbnail

Wigwam Inn

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1918

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 7.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph shows a building surrounded by trees and mountains.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1918

Collection/Fonds: Hill family and Vidal family fonds

Series: Hill family and Vidal family photograph series

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 7.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 550-087

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: 2013-03

Scope and Content: Photograph shows a building surrounded by trees and mountains.

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - Hotels and Motels; Geographic Features - Forests

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on note accompanying photograph; Note in pencil on album page reads: "1918 / Wigwam Inn"

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The Woman's Bakery

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1948]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Woman's Bakery on Hastings Street.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1948]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Hazel L'Estrange subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 6.5 x 9.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 248-002

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1991-02

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Woman's Bakery on Hastings Street.

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - Stores

Names: The Woman's Bakery

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Hastings Street

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Woman standing outside a Grocery Store

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [191-?]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 9.1 x 13.9 cm

Scope and Content: Photographic postcard of an unidentified woman standing outside a grocery store. The store is a unit on the ground level of a brick building, behind which another building is visible. The display window includes stacks of canned goods, and advertisements for Rowntree's Cocoa, butter and margarine.…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w postcard ; 9.1 x 13.9 cm

Scope and Content: Photographic postcard of an unidentified woman standing outside a grocery store. The store is a unit on the ground level of a brick building, behind which another building is visible. The display window includes stacks of canned goods, and advertisements for Rowntree's Cocoa, butter and margarine. The sign on top of the display window was partially blocked by putting something over the area while printing the photograph. It reads, "Family Grocer [blocked letters] & Corn Dealer."

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - Grocery Stores; Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards; Documentary Artifacts - Postcards

Accession Code: HV984.51.54

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [191-?]

Media Type: Photograph

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2023-10-31

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Woman standing outside a Grocery Store, [191-?] thumbnail

Yorston family home

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1910 (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Yorston family home and Yorston real estate office at 4080 East Hastings (later 4050 Hastings Street), built in 1909. This was one of the first structures in Vancouver Heights on Hastings Street east of Boundary Road It was the home of Ernest A. Yorston, his wife Florence L. Yors…

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1910 (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Pioneer Tales subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 204-337

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1988-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Yorston family home and Yorston real estate office at 4080 East Hastings (later 4050 Hastings Street), built in 1909. This was one of the first structures in Vancouver Heights on Hastings Street east of Boundary Road It was the home of Ernest A. Yorston, his wife Florence L. Yorston (nee Marston) and their children. The L.C. Tull furniture store can be seen in the background.