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Brentwood Shopping Centre

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35132
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[196-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. postcard ; 8.9 x 14.0 cm
Scope and Content
Postcard cosisting of four photographs of Brentwood Shopping Centre. The description printed on the back of the postcard reads, "Brentwood Shopping Centre / Lougheed and Willingdon, Burnaby, B.C. Free parking for 2500 cars. Eaton's of Canada - three floors of air-conditioned shopping comfort. Fo…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[196-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Evelyn Salisbury subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. postcard ; 8.9 x 14.0 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
195-002
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1987-04
Scope and Content
Postcard cosisting of four photographs of Brentwood Shopping Centre. The description printed on the back of the postcard reads, "Brentwood Shopping Centre / Lougheed and Willingdon, Burnaby, B.C. Free parking for 2500 cars. Eaton's of Canada - three floors of air-conditioned shopping comfort. Fountain Square. Loblaw's ... B.C.'s Largest Supermarket." The cost to mail the postcard is listed as four cents. Some of the stores visible are: Bank of Montreal, Heywood Floors, The Doll House Restaurant, Eaton's of Canada, Loblaws, Fields, and Zeller's.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Automobile Parking Lots
Fountains
Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
Buildings - Commercial - Malls
Names
Brentwood Shopping Centre
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Ford, Rolly
Responsibility
Printed on back of postcard: "Pub, by Natural Color Productions, Ltd., Vancouver, B.C.," "Made in Canada, Grant-Mann," and "GM: Lithography, Photography, Design"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Lougheed Highway
Street Address
4567 Lougheed Highway
Planning Study Area
Brentwood Area
Images
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Hotel Burnaby Ltd.

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38656
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1955]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. postcard ; 9 x 14 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of Burnaby Hotel located at 1385 Kingsway (old street numbering system). Printed at the bottom of the postcard is the following: Hotel Burnaby Ltd. / 1385 Kingsway at 14th Avenue / Burnaby 3, New Westminster, B.C., Telephone LA 1-8891. On the reverse is written: "Hotel Burna…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1955]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Jim Wolf subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. postcard ; 9 x 14 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
474-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS2005-6
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of Burnaby Hotel located at 1385 Kingsway (old street numbering system). Printed at the bottom of the postcard is the following: Hotel Burnaby Ltd. / 1385 Kingsway at 14th Avenue / Burnaby 3, New Westminster, B.C., Telephone LA 1-8891. On the reverse is written: "Hotel Burnaby: Located between new Simpson-Sears and new Woodwards shopping centres. You will remember Hotel Burnaby for the rest of your life."
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Hotels and Motels
Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
Advertising Medium
Names
Hotel Burnaby Limited
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Grant-Mann Lithographers Limited
Notes
Title based on caption of postcard
Made by Grant-Mann Lithographers Ltd. "Colour Card" Division, Vancouver British Columbia
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
Images
Less detail

Sambo's Pancake House

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35138
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[196-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. postcard ; 8.9 x 14.0 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of the exterior and parking lot of Sambo's Pancake House, Kingsway. Printed on the top of the front of the postcard is "Sambo's Pancake House," and a sign on the building read's "Sambo's." Written on the back of the postcard: "Please surrender this card for 10% discount on you…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[196-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. postcard ; 8.9 x 14.0 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
201-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1987-10
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of the exterior and parking lot of Sambo's Pancake House, Kingsway. Printed on the top of the front of the postcard is "Sambo's Pancake House," and a sign on the building read's "Sambo's." Written on the back of the postcard: "Please surrender this card for 10% discount on your next visit to Sambo's, 5550 Kingsway, Burnaby. Offer good until Feb. 28th, 1969. Your host Sambo's."
Subjects
Geographic Features - Automobile Parking Lots
Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
Buildings - Commercial - Restaurants
Names
Sambo's Pancake House
Media Type
Photograph
Responsibility
Printed on back of postcard: "Pub. by Living Colour Advertising Agencies, 809 21st St., New West'r, BC - 526-6612" and "Made in Canada / Dexter Color, Canada Ltd., Cornwall, Ontario"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
5550 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Windsor Area
Images
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CPR passenger train wreckage in Ontario

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45211
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
August 21, 1964, published August 21, 1964
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 24.5 x 18.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of twisted rails and uprooted railway ties from an accident involving a Canadian Pacific Railway passenger train in Ontario. Eight were killed and fifteen were injured when a gravel truck collided with the passenger train and derailed it at a grade crossing near Ottawa. One of the many w…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
August 21, 1964, published August 21, 1964
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 24.5 x 18.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-097
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of twisted rails and uprooted railway ties from an accident involving a Canadian Pacific Railway passenger train in Ontario. Eight were killed and fifteen were injured when a gravel truck collided with the passenger train and derailed it at a grade crossing near Ottawa. One of the many wounded was Burnaby school teacher; sculpture and painter Jack Hardman.
Subjects
Accidents - Train Accidents
Transportation - Rail
Names
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Hardman, Jack
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
United Press International (UPI) Radio Telephoto
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Texaco Station

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51471
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1968
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w, panorama
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a panoramic view of a Texaco gasoline station
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1968
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w, panorama
Description Level
Item
Record No.
483-072
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2008-08
Scope and Content
Photograph shows a panoramic view of a Texaco gasoline station
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Service Stations
Names
Texaco Canada Incorporated
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Johnston, Harold H.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Personal material

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82732
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1910-1978]
Collection/Fonds
Hazel Simnett collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
9 paintings : colour print, 2 photographs : b&w, and 1 folder of textual records
Scope and Content
File consists of application for a driver's license, Kingsway Driving School report card, driver's examination receipt and a letter addressed to Hazel Simnett from the Victorian Order of Nurses for Canada. Also included is an immigration inspection card of Fred Simnett aboard the S.S. Lake Champlai…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1910-1978]
Collection/Fonds
Hazel Simnett collection
Series
Simnett personal papers series
Physical Description
9 paintings : colour print, 2 photographs : b&w, and 1 folder of textual records
Description Level
File
Record No.
MSS167-008
Accession Number
2013-22
Scope and Content
File consists of application for a driver's license, Kingsway Driving School report card, driver's examination receipt and a letter addressed to Hazel Simnett from the Victorian Order of Nurses for Canada. Also included is an immigration inspection card of Fred Simnett aboard the S.S. Lake Champlain from Liverpool and a letter from the Office of the Mayor addressed to Mary Ann Simnett for her ninetieth birthday. Also included is a photograph (see item 559-001). Also included are newsclippings regarding Robert Burnaby and the "Bygones of Burnaby" book, a programme of the Robert Burnaby Commemorative Dinner, a photocopy of "The Argus" (Burnaby South High School's newspaper) from 1938, a programme from Madys Pridmore Brown's Variety Programme, "The Buzzer" Volume 40 Issue 16 advertising Vancouver street cars, New Vista Society certificate addressed to Hazel Simnett, an envelope of Fenwick Lansdowne bird prints from 1957 and a print of the Royal Family found in a cardboard envelope postmarked 1972.
Subjects
Arts - Paintings
Documentary Artifacts - Newspapers
Documentary Artifacts - Photographs
Performances - Concerts
Organizations - Societies and Clubs
Personal Symbols - Certificates
Transportation
Persons - Royalty
Names
Simnett, Hazel
Simnett, Frederick "Fred"
Simnett, Mary Ann
Lansdowne, James Fenwick
Media Type
Textual Record
Photograph
Graphic Material
Notes
Title based on note accompanying file on folder ; The Argue was stapled together
Simnett personal papers series
Historic Neighbourhood
Alta-Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Clinton-Glenwood Area
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Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 4

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1954-1963
Length
00:05:41
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Don Brown’s memories of what familiar places were like in 1954 and how they had changed when he returned to Burnaby in 1963, particularly mentioning Kingsway, Grandview, and the Lake City industrial park on Burnaby Mountain
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Don Brown’s memories of what familiar places were like in 1954 and how they had changed when he returned to Burnaby in 1963, particularly mentioning Kingsway, Grandview, and the Lake City industrial park on Burnaby Mountain
Date Range
1954-1963
Photo Info
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown, November 2, 1997. Item no. 535-0979
Length
00:05:41
Subjects
Buildings
Buildings - Commercial - Drive-In Theatres
Industries
Transportation - Automobiles
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Lake City Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Maywood Area
Interviewer
Fowler, Rod
Interview Date
February 26, 1990
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Don Brown, conducted by Rod Fowler. Don Brown was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about Don Brown’s description of the changes in Burnaby’s built and natural landscapes and socioeconomic conditions, especially between 1947 and 1975, the strong impression made on him by those changes evident in the interview. He talks about his work and career as a police officer with the Burnaby Provincial Police and RCMP. The interview also details his involvement in Burnaby politics and volunteer community groups. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
Biographical Notes
Donald Neil “Don” Brown was born in Birmingham, England May 4, 1919, and immigrated with his parents and siblings to Winnipeg in 1922. At the outbreak of WWII Don Brown left high school and enlisted in the 12th Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers, serving six years in the army. Before going overseas he married Helen Birch in 1939. In 1947 Don Brown joined the B.C. Provincial Police which was absorbed by the RCMP in 1950. He worked as a police officer in Burnaby from 1947 to 1954, and then was transferred to Ottawa (with a stop in Regina) for nine and a half years where he attended Carleton University to study forensics. In 1963 Don Brown was transferred back to Vancouver and bought and moved into a house on Watling Street in Burnaby where he still lived in 1990. Another transfer took him to Edmonton for five years, returning to Burnaby in 1975. Following retirement in 1980 with the rank of Supervisor and after 22 years in forensic laboratories, Don Brown started his own business as a private document examiner. Don Brown was active in Burnaby politics, serving as Alderman from 1979-1985. He was also involved in many community groups including the South Burnaby Men’s Club, which he helped found in 1952, as well as active in the Burnaby Historical Society, and served on the Burnaby School Board, Burnaby Centennial Committee, and the Community College for the Retired. Don and Helen Brown had six children: Donna, Don, Gina, Patricia, Christopher and Susan. Don Brown died May 16, 2009.
Total Tracks
14
Total Length
01:35:07
Interviewee Name
Brown, Donald N. "Don"
Interviewer Bio
Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
Collection/Fonds
SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
Series
Centennial Oral History project series
Transcript Available
Transcript available
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
Images
Audio Tracks
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Story time

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription52968
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1957 and 1968]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 7.5 x 7.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Tinkerbell Kindergarten class sitting in their classroom in small wooden chairs, with the front row sitting on the carpet, for "story time". One child stands up and points to the book as the adult reading leans in and listens to his comment as she holds the book up for everyone to…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1957 and 1968]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Tinkerbell Kindergarten subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 7.5 x 7.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
246-008
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1990-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Tinkerbell Kindergarten class sitting in their classroom in small wooden chairs, with the front row sitting on the carpet, for "story time". One child stands up and points to the book as the adult reading leans in and listens to his comment as she holds the book up for everyone to see.
Subjects
Buildings - Schools
Documentary Artifacts - Books
Names
Tinkerbell Cooperative Kindergarten
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Ellesmere Avenue
Hastings Street
Street Address
300 Ellesmere Avenue North
Historic Neighbourhood
Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Capitol Hill Area
Images
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Story time with Mrs. Brown

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription52981
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 27, 1964
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 10.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Tinkerbell Cooperative Kindergarten class listening to Mrs. Brown read to them for story time. The kindergartners are sitting in chairs in a half circle and on the floor in front.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 27, 1964
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Tinkerbell Kindergarten subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 10.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
246-021
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1990-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Tinkerbell Cooperative Kindergarten class listening to Mrs. Brown read to them for story time. The kindergartners are sitting in chairs in a half circle and on the floor in front.
Subjects
Buildings - Schools
Documentary Artifacts - Books
Names
Tinkerbell Cooperative Kindergarten
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on recto of photograph reads: "63 - 64"
Stamp on recto of photograph reads: "M119C / GAGEL FOTO / SERVICE / 27.4.64"
Handwritten note attached to paper mount reads: "We enjoy story time / Mrs. Brown reads to us."
Geographic Access
Ellesmere Avenue
Hastings Street
Street Address
300 Ellesmere Avenue North
Historic Neighbourhood
Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Capitol Hill Area
Images
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Tinkerbell Kindergarten class

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription52980
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 1961
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 11.5 cm, mounted on heavy-weight paper 17.5 x 27.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Tinkerbell Kindergarten classroom that was housed in the Ellesmere United Church. The kindergarten students are sitting in three rows on a large throw rug in front of a series of bulletin boards. Each of the children in the front row has either a book or else some sort of toy in t…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 1961
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Tinkerbell Kindergarten subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 11.5 cm, mounted on heavy-weight paper 17.5 x 27.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
246-020
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1990-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Tinkerbell Kindergarten classroom that was housed in the Ellesmere United Church. The kindergarten students are sitting in three rows on a large throw rug in front of a series of bulletin boards. Each of the children in the front row has either a book or else some sort of toy in their hands.
Subjects
Buildings - Schools
Toys - Dolls
Documentary Artifacts - Books
Names
Tinkerbell Cooperative Kindergarten
Ellesmere United Church
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Handwritten note on paper mount reads: "Fall Term / 1960 - 61"
Stamp on recto of photograph reads: "MAY 61"
Geographic Access
Ellesmere Avenue
Hastings Street
Street Address
300 Ellesmere Avenue North
Historic Neighbourhood
Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Capitol Hill Area
Images
Less detail

Tinkerbell Kindergarten class

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription52982
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 27, 1964
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 10.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Tinkerbell Kindergarten classroom that was housed in the Ellesmere United Church. The kindergarten students are sitting in three rows on a large throw rug in front of a series of bulletin boards. Each of the children in the front row has either a book or else some sort of toy in t…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
April 27, 1964
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Tinkerbell Kindergarten subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.5 x 10.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
246-022
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1990-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Tinkerbell Kindergarten classroom that was housed in the Ellesmere United Church. The kindergarten students are sitting in three rows on a large throw rug in front of a series of bulletin boards. Each of the children in the front row has either a book or else some sort of toy in their hands. Their teacher is standing behind the last row of children and ducking her head into the photograph.
Subjects
Buildings - Schools
Documentary Artifacts - Books
Toys
Names
Tinkerbell Cooperative Kindergarten
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Stamp on recto of photograph reads: "M119C / GAGEL FOTO / SERVICE / 27.4.64"
Note on verso of photograph reads: "63 - 64"
Geographic Access
Ellesmere Avenue
Hastings Street
Street Address
300 Ellesmere Avenue North
Historic Neighbourhood
Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Capitol Hill Area
Images
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Brentwood

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription51415
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1966
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph is a panoramic view of the Brentwood Shopping Centre, taken from the parking lot.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1966
Collection/Fonds
Harold H. Johnston fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpeg) : b&w
Description Level
Item
Record No.
483-049
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No reproduction permitted
Accession Number
2008-08
Scope and Content
Photograph is a panoramic view of the Brentwood Shopping Centre, taken from the parking lot.
Subjects
Transportation - Automobiles
Buildings - Commercial - Malls
Names
Brentwood Shopping Centre
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Johnston, Harold H.
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Lougheed Highway
Street Address
4567 Lougheed Highway
Planning Study Area
Brentwood Area
Images
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Burnaby Historical Society float

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34656
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[196-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.3 x 17.7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Burnaby Historical Society float in the Pacific National Exhibition's parade on Hastings Street. The float is decorated as Interurban Tram no. 1223. Written on the tram roof is, XXX"Burnaby Historical Society," on the side is "The Last Tram," and on the back is "Burnaby / 1223."…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[196-]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.3 x 17.7 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
081-004
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Burnaby Historical Society float in the Pacific National Exhibition's parade on Hastings Street. The float is decorated as Interurban Tram no. 1223. Written on the tram roof is, XXX"Burnaby Historical Society," on the side is "The Last Tram," and on the back is "Burnaby / 1223." Behind the float are two men seated in an old car with a sign reading, "The Hydro Originals" on the side. The stores that can be seen are: Bank of Montreal, Royal Bank of Canada, Ward Music, Hans Grumme Hairstylists, Susie Wong Fashions, and Canadian Pacific Telegrams. A bus stop sign for Main, Hastings, unidentified, Oak, and Victoria buses can also be seen.
Subjects
Transportation - Parade Floats
Organizations
Events - Parades
Buildings - Commercial
Names
Burnaby Historical Society
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 8

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory509
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1947-1990
Length
00:11:47
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Don Brown identifying old businesses and stores on Kingsway, and talking about the operation of the interurban, the lack of cars after the war, and the two vehicles used by the Burnaby police in 1948. He talks about the expansion of Burnaby in the 1950‘s and t…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Don Brown identifying old businesses and stores on Kingsway, and talking about the operation of the interurban, the lack of cars after the war, and the two vehicles used by the Burnaby police in 1948. He talks about the expansion of Burnaby in the 1950‘s and the attempts to preserve heritage buildings and trees, historic records, and green space
Date Range
1947-1990
Photo Info
Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown, November 2, 1997. Item no. 535-0979
Length
00:11:47
Subjects
Public Services - Policing
Transportation - Automobiles
Buildings - Commercial
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Marlborough Area
Maywood Area
Interviewer
Fowler, Rod
Interview Date
February 26, 1990
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Don Brown, conducted by Rod Fowler. Don Brown was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about Don Brown’s description of the changes in Burnaby’s built and natural landscapes and socioeconomic conditions, especially between 1947 and 1975, the strong impression made on him by those changes evident in the interview. He talks about his work and career as a police officer with the Burnaby Provincial Police and RCMP. The interview also details his involvement in Burnaby politics and volunteer community groups. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
Biographical Notes
Donald Neil “Don” Brown was born in Birmingham, England May 4, 1919, and immigrated with his parents and siblings to Winnipeg in 1922. At the outbreak of WWII Don Brown left high school and enlisted in the 12th Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers, serving six years in the army. Before going overseas he married Helen Birch in 1939. In 1947 Don Brown joined the B.C. Provincial Police which was absorbed by the RCMP in 1950. He worked as a police officer in Burnaby from 1947 to 1954, and then was transferred to Ottawa (with a stop in Regina) for nine and a half years where he attended Carleton University to study forensics. In 1963 Don Brown was transferred back to Vancouver and bought and moved into a house on Watling Street in Burnaby where he still lived in 1990. Another transfer took him to Edmonton for five years, returning to Burnaby in 1975. Following retirement in 1980 with the rank of Supervisor and after 22 years in forensic laboratories, Don Brown started his own business as a private document examiner. Don Brown was active in Burnaby politics, serving as Alderman from 1979-1985. He was also involved in many community groups including the South Burnaby Men’s Club, which he helped found in 1952, as well as active in the Burnaby Historical Society, and served on the Burnaby School Board, Burnaby Centennial Committee, and the Community College for the Retired. Don and Helen Brown had six children: Donna, Don, Gina, Patricia, Christopher and Susan. Don Brown died May 16, 2009.
Total Tracks
14
Total Length
01:35:07
Interviewee Name
Brown, Donald N. "Don"
Interviewer Bio
Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
Collection/Fonds
SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
Series
Centennial Oral History project series
Transcript Available
Transcript available
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
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Seattle World's fair and McLean family

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription85416
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1961
Collection/Fonds
George H.F. McLean fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 digital file ( 4 min., 23 sec ) : digital , col., si.
Scope and Content
Item consists of one silent, colour film segment providing glimpses of the Seattle Worlds Fair in 1961. The footage provides views of the McLean family touring the sites of the fair including the metropolitan area, the monorail, gondola, rides and architecture. The film closes with Teresa McLean …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1961
Collection/Fonds
George H.F. McLean fonds
Physical Description
1 digital file ( 4 min., 23 sec ) : digital , col., si.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
567-001-1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Accession Number
2014-03
Scope and Content
Item consists of one silent, colour film segment providing glimpses of the Seattle Worlds Fair in 1961. The footage provides views of the McLean family touring the sites of the fair including the metropolitan area, the monorail, gondola, rides and architecture. The film closes with Teresa McLean as an infant.
Subjects
Exhibitions - Fairs
Transportation - Rail
Persons - Children
Persons - Crowds
Names
McLean, George D.
McLean, Teresa
McLean, Edna
McLean, Sharon
Media Type
Moving Images
Photographer
McLean, George H.F.
Notes
Title based on content of film
Films originated in an 8mm format and were digitized by George McLean before being donated to the CBA
Images
Video

Seattle World's fair and McLean family, 1961

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Interview with Tony and Hazel Padula by Eric Damer November 27, 2012 - Track 3

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory373
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1940-1965
Length
0:10:25
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Tony Padula and Hazel (Bongea) Padula's memories of night life the nineteen-forties and fifties. Tony and Hazel discuss Italian restaurants and dance halls in Vancouver and Tony mentions playing in a dance orchestra in the nineteen-forties. Tony and Hazel m…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Tony Padula and Hazel (Bongea) Padula's memories of night life the nineteen-forties and fifties. Tony and Hazel discuss Italian restaurants and dance halls in Vancouver and Tony mentions playing in a dance orchestra in the nineteen-forties. Tony and Hazel mention department stores in that era as well.
Date Range
1940-1965
Photo Info
Hazel (Bongea) Padula standing on the steps of her home at High Lawn, [195-]. Item no. 549-052.
Length
0:10:25
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Restaurants
Buildings - Commercial - Department Stores
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
November 27, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with Tony Padula and Hazel (Bongea) Padula conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 27, 2012. Major themes discussed are: neighbourhoods and family heritage.
Biographical Notes
Tony Padula’s family came to Vancouver from Italy in 1926, the year Tony was born. After graduating from school, Tony entered the shoe industry as a salesman. Hazel Bongea (later Padula) was born in 1931 in Saskatchewan and moved to Vancouver with her family when she was ten years old. After graduating from school, Hazel found work with Standard Oil in Vancouver. Tony Padula and Hazel (Bongea) Padula married in 1951. By 1953 they had bought property in the Brentwood neighbourhood of Burnaby where they built a home and began a family. The Padulas moved away in 1959 but returned five years later to a new home in central Burnaby, where they lived for twenty-two years before moving again, this time to North Vancouver. After six years in North Vancouver, Tony and Hazel retired to New Westminster.
Total Tracks
8
Total Length
1:09:21
Interviewee Name
Padula, Hazel Bongea
Padula, Tony
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
Audio Tracks

Track three of recording of interview with Tony and Hazel Padula

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Interview with Sev Morin by Rod Fowler April 4, 1990 - Track 2

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory538
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1950-1990
Length
00:06:16
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Sev Morin’s description of Burnaby’s growth and business development along Kingsway and Hastings, the Lake City Industrial Park, and the purchase of property in 1958 for the Heritage Park and Art Gallery.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about Sev Morin’s description of Burnaby’s growth and business development along Kingsway and Hastings, the Lake City Industrial Park, and the purchase of property in 1958 for the Heritage Park and Art Gallery.
Date Range
1950-1990
Photo Info
Sev Morin (left) of Severin's in Burnaby (formerly the Gai Paree) hosting a gala New Year's celebration, 1979. Item no. 480-712
Length
00:06:16
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial
Buildings - Civic
Buildings - Industrial
Buildings - Schools - Universities and Colleges
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Heights Area
Lake City Area
Burnaby Mountain Area
Kingsway-Beresford Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Interviewer
Fowler, Rod
Interview Date
April 4, 1990
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Severin "Sev" Morin, conducted by Rod Fowler. Sev Morin was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about Sev Morin’s banquet hall, restaurant and night club business on Kingsway, originally named the “Gai Paree Supper Club” (1947-1976) and later “Severin’s” (1976-1985) and “Diego’s” (1985-1994), its function as a Burnaby landmark, and the entertainment and political people he met through his business. He also describes his many volunteer activities in Burnaby, including member of the SFU Senate, Rotary Club, Variety Club and Telethon, fund raising for Burnaby Hospital, and tourism related groups, and his political work for the federal Liberal party. He talks about his parents’ origins, the lives of his brothers Rudy and Rene, and the family’s involvement in establishing the “Gai Paree”. He also shares his views about the business and cultural development of Burnaby. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.
Biographical Notes
Severin “Sev” Rene Morin was born September 21, 1927, in Bonneville, Alberta, to Rene Pierre Morin (1878-1963) and Anne Marie (nee Lachiver) Morin (1886-1956). Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Morin and their son Rene Francois (1905-1954) immigrated to Edmonton, Alberta, from France in 1913, where Rene Pierre Morin worked for the C.N.R. and a second son Adolphe “Rudy” Ferdinand (1922-1969) was born, followed by their third son Severin. In 1943, after R.P. Morin retired, the family moved to Burnaby to a house on Sperling Avenue. Sometime earlier the two older Morin brothers found work in Trail at the smelter and developed musical careers. In 1946/47 the Morin family purchased property on Kingsway and built a banquet hall, the “Gai Paree Supper Club”. Sev and Rudy Morin managed the club and Rene F. Morin moved to Burnaby to join them with his band. The supper club, with its live music and dance floor, became a popular meeting place and wedding venue, eventually expanding into a restaurant and nightclub in the 1970s. The “Gai Paree” was renamed “Severin’s” in 1976 and “Diego’s” in 1985, closing finally in 1994. Sev Morin’s business life included three record stores which he owned with his friend Jack Cullen. Through these businesses Sev Morin was well known in the entertainment and hospitality industry. He and his restaurant also hosted political and social events that made the restaurant a community landmark. Sev Morin contributed many volunteer hours to community and charitable organizations, including an appointment to the SFU Senate, fundraising for the Burnaby Hospital, Director of the Variety Club and Rotary Club, and consultant for a variety of tourism related ventures. He also was active in the federal Liberal Party. Sev Morin and his wife Pauline married in 1950 and had three children. Sev Morin died at age 86 on March 28, 2014.
Total Tracks
10
Total Length
00:56:44
Interviewee Name
Morin, Severin "Sev"
Interviewer Bio
Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.
Collection/Fonds
SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds
Series
Centennial Oral History project series
Transcript Available
Transcript available
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.
Images
Audio Tracks
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C.H. Linton

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36383
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1963 or 1964]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 19 cm (sight) in mat 33 x 25 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby Chamber of Commerce President, C.H. Linton, taken in a photographic studio. He served as President for the 1963 - 1964 term.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1963 or 1964]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Chamber of Commerce subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 19 cm (sight) in mat 33 x 25 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
257-005
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1991-20
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby Chamber of Commerce President, C.H. Linton, taken in a photographic studio. He served as President for the 1963 - 1964 term.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Portraits
Names
Burnaby Chamber of Commerce
Linton, C.H.
Media Type
Photograph
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Cliff Murnane

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45870
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1968]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 12 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Cliff (C.J.) Murnane, taken in a photographic studio. Cliff Murnane was on the Advisory Planning Commission from 1969 to1972, and on the Burnaby School Board from 1965 to 1968, 1973 to 1976 and 1980 to 1983.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1968]
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 12 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-764
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of Cliff (C.J.) Murnane, taken in a photographic studio. Cliff Murnane was on the Advisory Planning Commission from 1969 to1972, and on the Burnaby School Board from 1965 to 1968, 1973 to 1976 and 1980 to 1983.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Portraits
Officials - Elected Officials
Names
Murnane, Clifford J. "Cliff"
Burnaby School Board
Burnaby School Trustees
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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C.S. Walker

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36388
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1968 or 1969]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 24.5 x 19.5 cm, mounted on board 32.5 x 25 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby Chamber of Commerce President, Cecil S. Walker, taken in a photographic studio. He served as President for the 1968 - 1969 term, and also won the Good Citizen of the Year award in 1969.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1968 or 1969]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Chamber of Commerce subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 24.5 x 19.5 cm, mounted on board 32.5 x 25 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
257-010
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1991-20
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby Chamber of Commerce President, Cecil S. Walker, taken in a photographic studio. He served as President for the 1968 - 1969 term, and also won the Good Citizen of the Year award in 1969.
Subjects
Documentary Artifacts - Portraits
Names
Burnaby Chamber of Commerce
Walker, Cecil S.
Media Type
Photograph
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