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![Aerial photograph of Douglas Road and Sperling Avenue, [1938] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1990/199200470001.jpg?width=280)
Aerial photograph of Douglas Road and Sperling Avenue
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1165
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1938]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 24 cm
- Scope and Content
- Aerial photograph of the area surrounding Douglas Road and Sperling Avenue.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 24 cm
- Scope and Content
- Aerial photograph of the area surrounding Douglas Road and Sperling Avenue.
- Subjects
- Aerial Photographs
- Geographic Access
- Douglas Road
- Sperling Avenue
- Accession Code
- BV992.47.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- [1938]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 01-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Notes on verso of photograph read: "Burnaby Image Bank #532" and "DOUGLAS ROAD AND SPERLING c. 1938"
- Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "Copyright Simon Fraser/ University Archives"
Images
![Aerial photograph of Douglas Road and Sperling Avenue, [1938] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1990/199200470001.jpg)
Application for Barbeque License at Corner of Douglas Road and Sperling Avenue
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport57107
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 71945
- Meeting Date
- 29-Feb-1932
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 71945
- Meeting Date
- 29-Feb-1932
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Application for Water Service to Claude Avenue and Sperling Avenue
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport56927
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 71696
- Meeting Date
- 23-Aug-1933
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 71696
- Meeting Date
- 23-Aug-1933
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
BC Electric Railway Pole Plans K8800/2427 on Claude Avenue East of Sperling Avenue
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport80161
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 84593
- Meeting Date
- 16-Aug-1939
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 84593
- Meeting Date
- 16-Aug-1939
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
BC Telephone Co. Pole Plans 13326-A South of Hastings Street and East of Sperling Avenue, 13327-A on Broadway East of Bainbridge Avenue
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport80173
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 84604
- Meeting Date
- 15-Nov-1939
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 84604
- Meeting Date
- 15-Nov-1939
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Condition of Sperling Avenue Near Broadway
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport56598
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 72324
- Meeting Date
- 17-Oct-1934
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 72324
- Meeting Date
- 17-Oct-1934
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Fire Hall Station No. 1 (4867 Sperling Avenue) - Facility Upgrades
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport82576
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Report ID
- 93181
- Meeting Date
- 24-Feb-2020
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Item No.
- 15
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- Legislative Services
- Report ID
- 93181
- Meeting Date
- 24-Feb-2020
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Item No.
- 15
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Improvement of Portion of Sperling Avenue
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport56569
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 72295
- Meeting Date
- 12-Sep-1934
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 72295
- Meeting Date
- 12-Sep-1934
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Petition for Direct Access to Sperling Avenue School from Cliff Avenue
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport56652
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 72378
- Meeting Date
- 28-Nov-1934
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 72378
- Meeting Date
- 28-Nov-1934
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Removal of Brush North and South of Great Northern Railway at Sperling Avenue
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport64437
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 55619
- Meeting Date
- 10-Mar-1930
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 55619
- Meeting Date
- 10-Mar-1930
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Report and Recommendation re Sperling Avenue Crossing
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport65261
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 56289
- Meeting Date
- 20-Oct-1930
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 56289
- Meeting Date
- 20-Oct-1930
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Request to Acquire Private Road Allowance from Sperling Avenue west along south shore of Deer Lake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport55519
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 71839
- Meeting Date
- 19-Jun-1935
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 71839
- Meeting Date
- 19-Jun-1935
- Format
- Council - Mayor/Councillor/Staff Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
![Sperling Avenue and Douglas Road, [between 1938 and 1940] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/370/370-534.jpg?width=280)
Sperling Avenue and Douglas Road
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37947
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1938 and 1940] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.8 x 3.7 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.1 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Sperling Avenue and Douglas Road. World Bros. Hardware can be seen on the north side of Douglas Road, with the General Store across the street.There are four people on horseback. The photograph was taken from Sperling Avenue.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1938 and 1940] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.8 x 3.7 cm print on contact sheet 20.6 x 26.1 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-534
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Sperling Avenue and Douglas Road. World Bros. Hardware can be seen on the north side of Douglas Road, with the General Store across the street.There are four people on horseback. The photograph was taken from Sperling Avenue.
- Names
- World Brothers Hardware
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Sperling Avenue
- Douglas Road
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
![Sperling Avenue and Douglas Road, [between 1938 and 1940] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/370/370-534.jpg)
![Sperling Avenue and Douglas Road, [1937 or 1938] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/370/370-537.jpg?width=280)
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
- 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
![Sperling Avenue and Douglas Road, [1937 or 1938] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/370/370-537.jpg)
Sum for Improvemet of Sprott Street from BC Electric Railway to Sperling Avenue
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport65406
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 56497
- Meeting Date
- 15-Dec-1930
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 56497
- Meeting Date
- 15-Dec-1930
- Format
- Council - Committee Report
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
![Toward Burnaby Lake from Sperling Avenue, [between 1930 and 1935] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/370/370-052.jpg?width=280)
Toward Burnaby Lake from Sperling Avenue
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37464
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1930 and 1935] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.1 x 2.8 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph taken looking south from Sperling Avenue. Burnaby Lake, the southern ridge of Burnaby, and the central valley of Burnaby are all visible.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1930 and 1935] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.1 x 2.8 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-052
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph taken looking south from Sperling Avenue. Burnaby Lake, the southern ridge of Burnaby, and the central valley of Burnaby are all visible.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bellinger, Bernard
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Sperling Avenue
- Burnaby Lake
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Lake Area
Images
![Toward Burnaby Lake from Sperling Avenue, [between 1930 and 1935] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/370/370-052.jpg)
Interview with Jack Davy and Thomas James Sanderson 22-Jul-75 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory86
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1931-1940
- Length
- 0:09:31
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Jack Davy and Tommy Sanderson's descriptions of the neighbourhoods surrounding the schools that they worked at during the Depression. They also discuss the structure of elementary through high school as it was during this time.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the interview pertains to Jack Davy and Tommy Sanderson's descriptions of the neighbourhoods surrounding the schools that they worked at during the Depression. They also discuss the structure of elementary through high school as it was during this time.
- Date Range
- 1931-1940
- Length
- 0:09:31
- Subjects
- Geographic Features - Neighbourhoods
- Interviewer
- McLeod, Ross S.
- Interview Date
- 22-Jul-75
- Scope and Content
- Recording is a taped interview with two school principals who were working during the depression; John "Jack" Davy and Thomas James "Tommy" Sanderson by Ross S. McLeod. Major themes discussed are: the Depression and scholastic studies. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
- Biographical Notes
- John “Jack” Davy was raised in New Westminster and his family and the Eagles' family were close friends, with the grandparents and parents getting together regularly to play cards. As a child, Jack delivered the Columbian newspaper. Jack Davy worked for Burnaby schools for over fifty years; twenty-five of those years as principal at Edmonds Street School. During the depression, he worked as a principal of Kitchener Street School. Thomas James “Tommy” Sanderson was born to Ellen Jane Garvin and Thomas F. Sanderson. The couple married on January 14, 1903 at Mount Pleasant and lived first at English Bay. Tommy had an older brother, Gordon John and a sister, Flora Jane (later Rawden). The three children were raised in the Sanderson family home at 3812 Inman Avenue, one block north of Central Park. From 1919 to 1920, their father, Thomas F. Sanderson served as Reeve of Burnaby. Tommy Sanderson attended Inman Avenue School, then Kingsway West before graduating from Burnaby South High School in 1926. In 1931, he began his teaching career back at Burnaby South High School. From 1938, Tommy was principal at Sperling Avenue School. During the course of his career, he also worked as vice-principal of Edmonds Street School, principal at Capitol Hill School, Kingsway West School, McPhearson Junior High and Burnaby North High School. Tommy married Dorothy Alberta Reid of Chilliwack July 12, 1932 and had two children Robert “Bobby” and Margaret. The family first lived at 1921 Gilley Avenue, New Westminster then 2073 Waverley Avenue, Burnaby while Bobby and Margaret attended Nelson Avenue School, then Burnaby South High School.
- Total Tracks
- 5
- Total Length
- 0:43:20
- Interviewee Name
- Davy, Jack
- Sanderson, Thomas "Tommy" James
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- 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.
Audio Tracks
Track one of interview with Jack Davy and Thomas James Sanderson
Track one of interview with Jack Davy and Thomas James Sanderson
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/100-13-24/100-13-24_Track_1.mp3
Playground at Sperling Elementary School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14738
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 9 Apr. 2020
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpg) : col. ; 72 dpi.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the playground outside of Sperling Elementary School in Burnaby. The playground equipment is surrounded by yellow caution tape to prevent anyone from using it. The playground was closed down along with other parks by the City of Burnaby in the spring of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandem…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpg) : col. ; 72 dpi.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the playground outside of Sperling Elementary School in Burnaby. The playground equipment is surrounded by yellow caution tape to prevent anyone from using it. The playground was closed down along with other parks by the City of Burnaby in the spring of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and public health orders.
- History
- Tristan Johnson took photos around Burnaby because as a parent of two elementary school aged children during the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the most notable things about COVID-19 during Spring 2020 was the closure of playgrounds and the playgrounds being taped up.
- Names
- Sperling Avenue School
- Accession Code
- BV020.21.3
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 9 Apr. 2020
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Sperling-Broadway Area
- Photographer
- Johnson, Tristan
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Playground in Montecito Park
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription14739
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 9 Apr. 2020
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpg) : col. ; 72 dpi.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the playground inside of Montecito Park in Burnaby. The playground equipment is surrounded by yellow caution tape to prevent anyone from using it. The playground was closed down along with other parks by the City of Burnaby in the spring of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and public…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum COVID-19 collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpg) : col. ; 72 dpi.
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the playground inside of Montecito Park in Burnaby. The playground equipment is surrounded by yellow caution tape to prevent anyone from using it. The playground was closed down along with other parks by the City of Burnaby in the spring of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and public health orders.
- History
- Tristan Johnson took photos around Burnaby because as a parent of two elementary school aged children during the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the most notable things about COVID-19 during Spring 2020 was the closure of playgrounds and the playgrounds being taped up.
- Names
- Sperling Avenue School
- Accession Code
- BV020.21.4
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 9 Apr. 2020
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Sperling-Broadway Area
- Photographer
- Johnson, Tristan
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Lochdale Neighbourhood
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark668
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Associated Dates
- 1925-1954
- Heritage Value
- In the 1931 "Burnaby Year Book" the Lochdale neighbourhood is described as follows: "Lochdale…is situated at the intersection of the Hastings-Barnet road at the point where Sperling Avenue crosses…Situated at the intersection…there are an up to date service station and a general store, at which the Lochdale Post Office is situated. Immediately north of this is the seventy acres on which the Shell Oil Co. are to build an up-to-date refinery...On going south on Sperling Avenue can be found some lovely homes of the residents, all of which possess the most beautiful flower gardens, some of which are hobbies, and some being in the nature of a business. Others are engaged in chicken farming...while others find employment at the Barnet Mill about two miles east on the Hastings-Barnet Road."
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Lochdale Area
Images
