"Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)" found 14 records

Scope and Content: Photograph of Division IX at Kingsway West School standing in three rows on the front steps to the school. The students are; top row (l to r): Billy Turner, John Ward, Reginald Stalker, George Russell, David Amos, Bernard Dermott, Owen Mills, John Harding, Freddy Eaglestone, Jack Dalziel and Jack R…

Scope and Content: Photograph of Division IX at Kingsway West School standing in three rows on the front steps to the school. The students are; top row (l to r): Billy Turner, John Ward, Reginald Stalker, George Russell, David Amos, Bernard Dermott, Owen Mills, John Harding, Freddy Eaglestone, Jack Dalziel and Jack Rohins. Middle row: Charles Nixon, Alex Lester, Vernon Ardagh, Lester Beech, Margaret Guthrie, Hazel King, Thelma Geocott, Richard Glassman, Arthur Hope, Willie Hill, John Derwick, Ian Cameron and Matthew Summerfield. Bottom row: Margaret Dingwall, Kathleen Kennedy, Georgine Stone, Sylvia Wright, Lesley Hill, Mary McLean, Katherine Lawe, Eileen Dodge, Mary Garside, Dorothy Kent and Eileen Collins.

Names: Kingsway West School; Turner, Billy; Ward, John; Stalker, Reginald; Russell, George; Amos, David; Dermott, Bernard; Mills, Owen; Harding, John; Eaglestone, Freddy; Dalziel, Jack; Rohins, Jack; Nixon, Charles; Lester, Alex; Ardagh, Vernon; Beech, Lester; Guthrie, Margaret; King, Hazel; Geocott, Thelma; Glassman, Richard; Hope, Arthur; Hill, Willie; Derwick, John; Cameron, Ian; Summerfield, Matthew; Dingwall, Margaret; Kennedy, Kathleen; Stone, Georgine; Wright, Sylvia; Hill, Lesley; McLean, Mary; Lawe, Katherine; Dodge, Eileen; Dodd, Mary Garside; Kent, Dorothy; Collins, Eileen

Notes: Title based on note on verso of photograph; Printed on verso of photograph: "Bridgman VANCOUVER"; Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "June - 1922. Div. IX Kingsway West./ Top row, Left to right./ Billy Turner, John Ward, Reginald Stalker, George Russell, David Amos, Bernard Dermott, Owen Mills, John Harding, Freddy Eaglestone, Jack Dalziel, Jack Rohins. / Middle Row, - Charles Nixon, Alex Lester, Vernon Ardagh, Lester Beech, Margaret Guthrie, Hazel King, Thelma Geocott, Richard Glassman, Arthur Hope, Willie Hill, John Derwick, Ian Cameron, Matthew Summerfield / Lowest Row, Margaret Dingwall, Kathleen Kennedy, Georgine Stone, Sylvia Wright, Lesley Hill, Mary McLean, Katherine Lawe, Eileen Dodge, Mary Garside, Dorothy Kent, Eileen Collins."

Scope and Content: Track 1: This portion of the recording pertains to Cice Brown talking about growing up in West Burnaby near Central Park, between West Burnaby and McKay tram station. Cice describes the area in which she lived; talks about attending school at Kingsway West and highschool at Burnaby South. Interview…

Material Details: Interviewer: Tom Gooden Interviewee: Cice Brown Date of interview: May 13, 2005 Total Number of Tracks: 7 Total length of all Tracks: 0:40:19

Scope and Content: Track 1: This portion of the recording pertains to Cice Brown talking about growing up in West Burnaby near Central Park, between West Burnaby and McKay tram station. Cice describes the area in which she lived; talks about attending school at Kingsway West and highschool at Burnaby South. Interviewer asks about the types of activities she was involved while growing up. Cice recalls being a member of the school choir at Kingsway West, the music teacher and winning a competition. Cice talks about attending Burnaby South highschool at the start of World War II, her involvement with cadets as well as the "Hi-Y" club and playing outside in the Central Park neighbourhood.

History: Recording of an interview with Cice Brown, interviewed by Tom Gooden on May 13 2005. This recording was completed for an exhibit, Growing Up in Burnaby, for the Burnaby Village Museum. Major themes discussed are growing up in Burnaby in the 1930s and 40s.