"Construction" found 45 records

Yanko family house under construction

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79952

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1950 or 1951]

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Yanko family house at 7385 Broadway (later renumbered 7391) in Burnaby midway through its construction.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1950 or 1951]

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Material Details: Secured to album page with photo corners

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 545-464

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2012-09

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Yanko family house at 7385 Broadway (later renumbered 7391) in Burnaby midway through its construction.

Subjects: Construction; Buildings - Residential - Houses

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Transcribed title (from album page); Note written on album page reads: "'Our House' / May 1950 to April 5, 1951"; Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "#14 May 1950 House"

Street Address: 7391 Broadway

Planning Study Area: Sperling-Broadway Area

Images

Yanko family house under construction

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79953

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1950 or 1951]

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Yanko family house at 7385 Broadway (later renumbered 7391) in Burnaby midway through its construction.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1950 or 1951]

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Material Details: Secured to album page with photo corners

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 545-465

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2012-09

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Yanko family house at 7385 Broadway (later renumbered 7391) in Burnaby midway through its construction.

Subjects: Construction; Buildings - Residential - Houses

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Transcribed title (from album page); Note written on album page reads: "'Our House' / May 1950 to April 5, 1951"; Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "May 1950 House"

Street Address: 7391 Broadway

Planning Study Area: Sperling-Broadway Area

Images

Yanko family house under construction

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79954

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1950 or 1951]

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Yanko family house at 7385 Broadway (later renumbered 7391) in Burnaby midway through its construction. An unidentified man is standing at the doorway to the house.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1950 or 1951]

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Material Details: Secured to album page with photo corners

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 545-466

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2012-09

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Yanko family house at 7385 Broadway (later renumbered 7391) in Burnaby midway through its construction. An unidentified man is standing at the doorway to the house.

Subjects: Construction; Buildings - Residential - Houses

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Transcribed title (from album page); Note written on album page reads: "'Our House' / May 1950 to April 5, 1951"; Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "#16 May 1950 House"

Street Address: 7391 Broadway

Planning Study Area: Sperling-Broadway Area

Images

Yanko family house under construction

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79956

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1950 or 1951]

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Yanko family house at 7385 Broadway (later renumbered 7391) in Burnaby with its construction almost complete.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1950 or 1951]

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Material Details: Secured to album page with photo corners

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 545-467

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2012-09

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Yanko family house at 7385 Broadway (later renumbered 7391) in Burnaby with its construction almost complete.

Subjects: Construction; Buildings - Residential - Houses

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Transcribed title (from album page); Note written on album page reads: "'Our House' / May 1950 to April 5, 1951"; Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "#18 House May 1950"

Street Address: 7391 Broadway

Planning Study Area: Sperling-Broadway Area

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2924 Silver Avenue

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37753

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: June 1954 (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.6 x 3.9 cm print on contact sheet 20.5 x 26.4 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the construction of an addition to 2924 Silver Avenue (later renumbered 6113 Silver Avenue). Three people are on the roof of the house, and two others are on a ladder.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: June 1954 (date of original), copied 1991

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Image Bank subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.6 x 3.9 cm print on contact sheet 20.5 x 26.4 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 370-341

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1999-03

Scope and Content: Photograph of the construction of an addition to 2924 Silver Avenue (later renumbered 6113 Silver Avenue). Three people are on the roof of the house, and two others are on a ladder.

Subjects: Construction; 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: Silver Avenue

Street Address: 6113 Silver Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Maywood Area

Images

2924 Silver Avenue, June 1954 (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail

Birth of a House

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79788

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 1950

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the construction site for the Yanko family house at 7385 Broadway (later renumbered 7391) in Burnaby.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 1950

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 5.5 cm

Material Details: Secured to album page with photo corners

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 545-438

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2012-09

Scope and Content: Photograph of the construction site for the Yanko family house at 7385 Broadway (later renumbered 7391) in Burnaby.

Subjects: Construction; Land Clearing

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Transcribed title (from album page); Note written on album page reads: "'Birth of a House' / Started May 1950 / Moved in April 6, 1951"; Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "#6 House May 1950"

Street Address: 7391 Broadway

Planning Study Area: Sperling-Broadway Area

Images

Birth of a House

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79793

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 1950

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the construction of the Yanko family house at 7385 Broadway (later renumbered 7391) in Burnaby. Two unidentified men are visible at left, working to install wood beams, joists and support posts.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 1950

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Material Details: Secured to album page with photo corners

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 545-439

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2012-09

Scope and Content: Photograph of the construction of the Yanko family house at 7385 Broadway (later renumbered 7391) in Burnaby. Two unidentified men are visible at left, working to install wood beams, joists and support posts.

Subjects: Construction; Buildings - Residential - Houses

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Transcribed title (from album page); Note written on album page reads: "'Birth of a House' / Started May 1950 / Moved in April 6, 1951"; Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "#1 House May 1950" and "up to that line; is all our land 84' x 86' / 26'6" 34' 23' [diagram] - House / I'll send you the plan"

Street Address: 7391 Broadway

Planning Study Area: Sperling-Broadway Area

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Birth of a House

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 24, 1950

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of three unidentified men at the construction site for the Yanko family house at 7385 Broadway (later renumbered 7391) in Burnaby.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 24, 1950

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Material Details: Secured to album page with photo corners

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 545-440

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2012-09

Scope and Content: Photograph of three unidentified men at the construction site for the Yanko family house at 7385 Broadway (later renumbered 7391) in Burnaby.

Subjects: Construction

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Transcribed title (from album page); Note written on album page reads: "'Birth of a House' / Started May 1950 / Moved in April 6, 1951" and "24 May 1950"; Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "House # 2" and "May 24/50"

Street Address: 7391 Broadway

Planning Study Area: Sperling-Broadway Area

Images

Birth of a House

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 1950

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified man who appears to be hammering wooden support posts into a concrete foundation during the construction of the Yanko family house at 7385 Broadway (later renumbered 7391) in Burnaby.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: May 1950

Collection/Fonds: Yanko family fonds

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 8 cm

Material Details: Secured to album page with photo corners

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 545-441

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2012-09

Scope and Content: Photograph of an unidentified man who appears to be hammering wooden support posts into a concrete foundation during the construction of the Yanko family house at 7385 Broadway (later renumbered 7391) in Burnaby.

Subjects: Construction; Buildings - Residential - Houses

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Transcribed title (from album page); Note written on album page reads: "'Birth of a House' / Started May 1950 / Moved in April 6, 1951"; Note in black ink on verso of photograph reads: "House # 4" and "May 1950"

Street Address: 7391 Broadway

Planning Study Area: Sperling-Broadway Area

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Demolition debris at Douglas Road School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38645

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1956

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of demolition debris outside the Douglas Road School.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1956

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Douglas Road School subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 471-006

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS2005-3

Scope and Content: Photograph of demolition debris outside the Douglas Road School.

Subjects: Buildings - Schools; Construction

Names: Douglas Road School

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Gordon, Ethel

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Canada Way

Street Address: 4861 Canada Way

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

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Douglas Road School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38642

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1956

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the partially demolished building at the Douglas Road School site.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1956

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Douglas Road School subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 10 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 471-003

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS2005-3

Scope and Content: Photograph of the partially demolished building at the Douglas Road School site.

Subjects: Buildings - Schools; Construction

Names: Douglas Road School

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Gordon, Ethel

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph.

Geographic Access: Canada Way

Street Address: 4861 Canada Way

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

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Douglas Road School renovation

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1956

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of a the Douglas Road school under renovations.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1956

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Douglas Road School subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 471-008

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS2005-3

Scope and Content: Photograph of a the Douglas Road school under renovations.

Subjects: Construction; Buildings - Schools

Names: Douglas Road School

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Gordon, Ethel

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Canada Way

Street Address: 4861 Canada Way

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Douglas-Gilpin Area

Images

Douglas Road School renovation, 1956 thumbnail

Edmonds School trustees with architect and inspector

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36578

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1952 and 1956]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 19.5 x 24 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of six men consulting blueprints outside in the snow at the site of the Edmonds Street School addition under construction. Standing in a row are;Trustee W. Maxwell, Architect Davies, Inspector Fredrickson, School Board Secretary Durkin, Trustee Samuel Norman Noble, and Principal Davis.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [between 1952 and 1956]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Photographs subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : sepia ; 19.5 x 24 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 302-001

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1992-43

Scope and Content: Photograph of six men consulting blueprints outside in the snow at the site of the Edmonds Street School addition under construction. Standing in a row are;Trustee W. Maxwell, Architect Davies, Inspector Fredrickson, School Board Secretary Durkin, Trustee Samuel Norman Noble, and Principal Davis.

Subjects: Buildings - Schools; Construction

Names: Maxwell, W.; Noble, Samuel Norman

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Handwritten note on verso of photograph identifies the individuals in the photograph and comments on them; Copyright note: Images provided on this website are intended for research purposes only. Further use of any image is subject to the terms of the Copyright Act of Canada.

Geographic Access: 18th Avenue

Street Address: 7651 18th Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Edmonds Area

Images

Edmonds School trustees with architect and inspector, [between 1952 and 1956] thumbnail

Extension of McPherson Park School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36489

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: September 1959

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 12.5 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of the A.J. Keel house with excavation for the extension of the McPherson Park School.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: September 1959

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Keel family subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 12.5 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 279-002

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1992-09

Scope and Content: Photograph of the A.J. Keel house with excavation for the extension of the McPherson Park School.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Houses; Buildings - Schools; Construction

Names: McPherson Park School

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Rumble Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Clinton-Glenwood Area

Images

Extension of McPherson Park School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36490

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: September 1959

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 12.5 cm print

Scope and Content: Photograph of the A.J. Keel house with a close-up of the excavation for the extension of McPherson Park School.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: September 1959

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Keel family subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.5 x 12.5 cm print

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 279-003

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1992-09

Scope and Content: Photograph of the A.J. Keel house with a close-up of the excavation for the extension of McPherson Park School.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Houses; Buildings - Schools; Construction

Names: McPherson Park School

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Rumble Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Clinton-Glenwood Area

Images

Interview with Jim and Linda Champion by Eric Damer October 21, 2012 - Track 2

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory316

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1951-1954

Length: 0:09:21

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Jim Champion's memories of the help he received building a house for his family and the barn he built at the back for their horse. He describes household amenities of the time.

1 audio

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Jim Champion's memories of the help he received building a house for his family and the barn he built at the back for their horse. He describes household amenities of the time.

Date Range: 1951-1954

Length: 0:09:21

Subjects: Construction

Interviewer: Damer, Eric

Interview Date: October 21, 2012

Scope and Content: Recording is an interview with Jim Champion and his daughter Linda Champion conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, October 21, 2012. Major themes discussed are: raising a family in Burnaby as well as the experience of growing up in the area as it developed from farmland to suburbia.

Biographical Notes: Although Jim Champion was born in Burnaby in 1924, he grew up and attended school in White Rock. After serving in the navy during the war, Jim Champion came back to Vancouver, met and married Ethel (Danielson) Champion and began working for the Vancouver Fire Department. Jim and Ethel Champion's eldest daughter, Linda Champion, was born in 1948. In 1949, the Champions bought 1.8 undeveloped acres on Gilpin Street and began to build. By the time their house was built, they had become a family of six, so Jim and Ethel worked to built a larger house adjacent to the first. The Champions had chickens and a horse as their neighbourhood changed from farmland to suburbia. Jim has retired from the Vancouver Fire Department and his daughter Linda Champion is currently a City of Burnaby employee.

Total Tracks: 4

Total Length: 0:41:09

Interviewee Name: Champion, Jim; Champion, Linda

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

Series: Burna-Boom Oral History Project series

Transcript Available: None

Media Type: Sound Recording

Audio Tracks

Track two of recording of interview with Jim and Linda Champion

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-007/MSS171-007_Track_2.mp3

Interview with Ron Smitherman by Eric Damer November 15, 2012 - Track 3

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory405

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1949-2012

Length: 0:07:25

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Ron Smitherman's memories of the postwar construction boom in comparison to the modern day. Ron discusses the changes in construction practices which lead to the leaky condo phenomenon.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Ron Smitherman's memories of the postwar construction boom in comparison to the modern day. Ron discusses the changes in construction practices which lead to the leaky condo phenomenon.

Date Range: 1949-2012

Photo Info: Ron Smitherman, [199-]. Item no. 549-065.

Length: 0:07:25

Subjects: Construction; Buildings - Residences

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

Series: Burna-Boom Oral History Project series

Transcript Available: None

Media Type: Sound Recording

Images

Ron Smitherman, [199-]. Item no. 549-065. thumbnail

Audio Tracks

Track three of recording of interview with Ron Smitherman

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-025/MSS171-025_Track_3.mp3

Interview with Ron Smitherman by Eric Damer November 15, 2012 - Track 4

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory406

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1949-2012

Length: 0:09:51

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Ron Smitherman's memories of changes to construction regulations over the years. Ron discusses Burnaby's industrial construction during the postwar era and beyond. He explains environmental and municipal regulations in relation to common practices within th…

1 image 1 audio

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Ron Smitherman's memories of changes to construction regulations over the years. Ron discusses Burnaby's industrial construction during the postwar era and beyond. He explains environmental and municipal regulations in relation to common practices within the construction industry.

Date Range: 1949-2012

Photo Info: Ron Smitherman, [199-]. Item no. 549-065.

Length: 0:09:51

Subjects: Construction; Buildings - Industrial

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

Series: Burna-Boom Oral History Project series

Transcript Available: None

Media Type: Sound Recording

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Audio Tracks

Track four of recording of interview with Ron Smitherman

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-025/MSS171-025_Track_4.mp3

Interview with Ron Smitherman by Eric Damer November 15, 2012 - Track 5

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory407

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1949-2010

Length: 0:04:54

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Ron Smitherman's memories of construction regulations and public policies that made Burnaby unique. Ron discusses the impact of paved lanes and unusual lot widths.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the recording pertains to Ron Smitherman's memories of construction regulations and public policies that made Burnaby unique. Ron discusses the impact of paved lanes and unusual lot widths.

Date Range: 1949-2010

Photo Info: Ron Smitherman, [199-]. Item no. 549-065.

Length: 0:04:54

Subjects: Construction

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.