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Helen 'The Swinging Girl' Neon Sign
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark591
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- Commercial building.
- Associated Dates
- 1956
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Other Names
- Helen's Childrens Wear Sign
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Other Names
- Helen's Childrens Wear Sign
- Geographic Access
- Hastings Street
- Associated Dates
- 1956
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Enactment Type
- Bylaw No. 12771
- Enactment Date
- 19/04/2010
- Description
- Commercial building.
- Heritage Value
- While the building here is of some importance as the former North Burnaby municipal office, its primary importance is its delightful neon sign that has become a North Burnaby landmark. Helen Arnold opened Helen’s Childrens Wear shop in the building next door to the old Municipal offices in 1948. In 1955, when North Burnaby moved out, she moved into the vacated building. As part of the renovations, Helen enlisted the assistance of her good friend Jimmy Wallace, owner of Vancouver’s Wallace Neon Company, to create a new sign for her expanded business. One of the company’s designers, Reeve Lehman, created the swinging neon girl that was installed in 1956. Designed in two parts, one section of the sign is cloud shaped and reads ‘Helen’s’ while the other section is a moving representation of a little girl on a swing. The sign is nine feet six inches high and nine feet wide, and the lower section is animated with an internal motor and gears. It immediately became a landmark on Hastings Street, and recently the sign’s design fame has spread far and wide as one of the best surviving examples of kinetic neon art in North America.
- Locality
- Vancouver Heights
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Willingdon Heights Area
- Community
- Burnaby
- Names
- Helen's Childrens Wear
- Street Address
- 4142 Hastings Street
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
Allan Beaton
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36690
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [195-] (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 9 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Allan Beaton inspecting an apple tree in front of a house.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [195-] (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 9 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 315-045
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1994-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Allan Beaton inspecting an apple tree in front of a house.
- Names
- Beaton, Allan
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Parker Street
- Street Address
- 3966 Parker Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Willingdon Heights Area
Images
Garage at 4447 Venables
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51375
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the original garage at the Johnston family home at 4447 Venables Street.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 483-011
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2008-08
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the original garage at the Johnston family home at 4447 Venables Street.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residential - Houses
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Johnston, Harold H.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Venables Street
- Street Address
- 4447 Venables Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Willingdon Heights Area
Images
Johnston family home
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51373
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the home belonging to Harold Johnston and his family, located at 4447 Venables Street.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 483-009
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2008-08
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the home belonging to Harold Johnston and his family, located at 4447 Venables Street.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residential - Houses
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Johnston, Harold H.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Venables Street
- Street Address
- 4447 Venables Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Willingdon Heights Area
Images
Johnston family home
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51374
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the home belonging to Harold Johnston and his family, located at 4447 Venables Street.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1958
- Collection/Fonds
- Harold H. Johnston fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 483-010
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2008-08
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the home belonging to Harold Johnston and his family, located at 4447 Venables Street.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residential - Houses
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Johnston, Harold H.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Venables Street
- Street Address
- 4447 Venables Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Willingdon Heights Area
Images
Knight-Roberts family home on Gilmore Avenue
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15330
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [195-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Margaret Norton fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 6.2 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the front of the Knight-Roberts family home located at 931 Gilmore Avenue in Burnaby. The house was moved to this location from the forty hundred block of Georgia Street, Vancouver in the mid 1920s.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Margaret Norton fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 9 x 6.2 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the front of the Knight-Roberts family home located at 931 Gilmore Avenue in Burnaby. The house was moved to this location from the forty hundred block of Georgia Street, Vancouver in the mid 1920s.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residential - Houses
- Geographic Access
- Gilmore Avenue
- Street Address
- 931 Gilmore Avenue
- Accession Code
- BV020.34.19
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [195-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Willingdon Heights Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- March 22, 2021
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Knight-Roberts family home on Gilmore Avenue
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15331
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [195-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Margaret Norton fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.2 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the front of the Knight-Roberts family home located at 931 Gilmore Avenue in Burnaby. The house was moved to this location from the forty hundred block of Georgia Street, Vancouver in the mid 1920s.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Margaret Norton fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 6.2 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the front of the Knight-Roberts family home located at 931 Gilmore Avenue in Burnaby. The house was moved to this location from the forty hundred block of Georgia Street, Vancouver in the mid 1920s.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residential - Houses
- Geographic Access
- Gilmore Avenue
- Street Address
- 931 Gilmore Avenue
- Accession Code
- BV020.34.20
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [195-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Willingdon Heights Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- March 22, 2021
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Spraggon family home
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38189
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [195-] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.1 x 5.0 cm print on contact sheet 20.4 x 26.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of the Spraggon family home at 3898 Pender Street, built in 1922.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [195-] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.1 x 5.0 cm print on contact sheet 20.4 x 26.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-776
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of the Spraggon family home at 3898 Pender Street, built in 1922.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residential - Houses
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Negative has a pink cast
- Geographic Access
- Pender Street
- Street Address
- 3898 Pender Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Willingdon Heights Area
Images
Stevenson family
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36692
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [195-] (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 9 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two women in the Stevenson family standing in the backyard of their residence. The woman on the right may be Betty Stevenson.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [195-] (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 9 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 315-047
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1994-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two women in the Stevenson family standing in the backyard of their residence. The woman on the right may be Betty Stevenson.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residential - Houses
- Names
- Stevenson, Betty
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Parker Street
- Street Address
- 3966 Parker Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Willingdon Heights Area