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New Lougheed Town Centre SkyTrain station

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97092
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : b&w and col.
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of the new Lougheed Town Centre SkyTrain station just before the opening of the Millennium Line. Photographs depict Benson Chin, staff of the Millennium Line, posing in the station and an unidentified worker polishing glass underneath a sign for the station.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2002]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : b&w and col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-2620
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of the new Lougheed Town Centre SkyTrain station just before the opening of the Millennium Line. Photographs depict Benson Chin, staff of the Millennium Line, posing in the station and an unidentified worker polishing glass underneath a sign for the station.
Subjects
Transportation - Skytrain
Buildings - Commercial - Train Stations
Names
Lougheed Town Centre
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in an August 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-2620-1: "Benson Chin, of the Skytrain Millenium Line, checks out the view from the new Lougheed Town Centre station. The Skytrain extension is scheduled to open August 31."
Caption from metadata for 535-2620-2: "Workers are busy putting the final polish on the Lougheed Skytrain station along the new Millenium Line, which is scheduled to open August 31."
Geographic Access
Lougheed Highway
Historic Neighbourhood
Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Cameron Area
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Construction of BCSME railway station

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription12891
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1975]
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the construction of British Columbia Society of Model Engineers (BCSME) railway station in Heritage Village. The exterior building frame is being completed.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Series
Century Park Museum Association photograph collection series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the construction of British Columbia Society of Model Engineers (BCSME) railway station in Heritage Village. The exterior building frame is being completed.
Subjects
Construction
Buildings - Commercial - Train Stations
Names
Burnaby Village Museum
BC Society of Model Engineers (BCSME)
Accession Code
BV020.5.567
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1975]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
9-Apr-20
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Construction of BCSME railway station

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription12893
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1975]
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the construction of British Columbia Society of Model Engineers (BCSME) railway station in Heritage Village. The exterior building frame is being completed.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Series
Century Park Museum Association photograph collection series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the construction of British Columbia Society of Model Engineers (BCSME) railway station in Heritage Village. The exterior building frame is being completed.
Subjects
Construction
Buildings - Commercial - Train Stations
Names
Burnaby Village Museum
BC Society of Model Engineers (BCSME)
Accession Code
BV020.5.569
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1975]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
9-Apr-20
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Construction of BCSME railway station

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription12894
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1975]
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph detail of the exterior building frame of British Columbia Society of Model Engineers (BCSME) railway station in Heritage Village.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Series
Century Park Museum Association photograph collection series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph detail of the exterior building frame of British Columbia Society of Model Engineers (BCSME) railway station in Heritage Village.
Subjects
Construction
Buildings - Commercial - Train Stations
Names
Burnaby Village Museum
BC Society of Model Engineers (BCSME)
Accession Code
BV020.5.570
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1975]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
9-Apr-20
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Construction of BCSME station

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription12896
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1975]
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior building frame of British Columbia Society of Model Engineers (BCSME) railway station in Heritage Village.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Series
Century Park Museum Association photograph collection series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior building frame of British Columbia Society of Model Engineers (BCSME) railway station in Heritage Village.
Subjects
Construction
Buildings - Commercial - Train Stations
Names
Burnaby Village Museum
BC Society of Model Engineers (BCSME)
Accession Code
BV020.5.572
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1975]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
9-Apr-20
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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Crossing Royal Oak & Rumble Street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93686
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 19, 1978
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the intersection of Royal Oak Avenue and Rumble Street. Cars and pedestrians are crossing the intersection, and the signs for businesses TD Bank, Standard Oil/Chevron gas station, Gulf gas station, and Baxter's Market are visible. The photograph is taken from a corner of the intersect…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 19, 1978
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
556-643
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2017-57
Scope and Content
Photograph of the intersection of Royal Oak Avenue and Rumble Street. Cars and pedestrians are crossing the intersection, and the signs for businesses TD Bank, Standard Oil/Chevron gas station, Gulf gas station, and Baxter's Market are visible. The photograph is taken from a corner of the intersection, facing southeast.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Roads
Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
Buildings - Commercial - Service Stations
Transportation - Automobiles
Buildings - Commercial
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
van Mannen, Mark
Notes
Title taken from project information form
Accompanied by a project information form and 1 photograph (b&w negative ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm)
BPL no. 91
Geographic Access
Royal Oak Avenue
Rumble Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Alta Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Sussex-Nelson Area
Images
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Crossing Royal Oak & Rumble Street

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93687
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 19, 1978
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the intersection of Royal Oak Avenue and Rumble Street. Cars and pedestrians are crossing the intersection, and the signs for businesses Grace United Pharmacy, Standard Oil/Chevron gas station, Gulf gas station, and Royal Meats are visible. The photograph is taken from the Gulf gas st…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 19, 1978
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
556-644
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2017-57
Scope and Content
Photograph of the intersection of Royal Oak Avenue and Rumble Street. Cars and pedestrians are crossing the intersection, and the signs for businesses Grace United Pharmacy, Standard Oil/Chevron gas station, Gulf gas station, and Royal Meats are visible. The photograph is taken from the Gulf gas station parking lot, facing northwest.
Subjects
Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
Geographic Features - Roads
Transportation - Automobiles
Buildings - Commercial
Buildings - Commercial - Service Stations
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
van Mannen, Mark
Notes
Title taken from project information form
Accompanied by a project information form and 1 photograph (b&w negative ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm)
BPL no. 92
Geographic Access
Royal Oak Avenue
Rumble Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Alta Vista (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Sussex-Nelson Area
Images
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Burnaby Place

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93691
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 4, 1978
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a commercial mid-rise building at Patterson Avenue and Kingsway, near Central Park. A Shell gas station is next to the building and a Bank of Nova Scotia occupies the first floor. The photograph is taken from Patterson, facing east on Kingsway. Pedestrians are crossing at the intersec…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 4, 1978
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
556-648
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2017-57
Scope and Content
Photograph of a commercial mid-rise building at Patterson Avenue and Kingsway, near Central Park. A Shell gas station is next to the building and a Bank of Nova Scotia occupies the first floor. The photograph is taken from Patterson, facing east on Kingsway. Pedestrians are crossing at the intersection.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial
Buildings - Commercial - Service Stations
Buildings - Commercial - Banks
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Chapman, Fred
Notes
Title taken from project information form
Accompanied by a project information form and 1 photograph (b&w negative ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm)
BPL no. 96
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Central Park
Patterson Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Images
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Cars in line for gas

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97286
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of cars lined up and waiting to fill their tanks at an Arco gas station on Kingsway.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2683
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of cars lined up and waiting to fill their tanks at an Arco gas station on Kingsway.
Subjects
Transportation - Automobiles
Buildings - Commercial - Service Stations
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a September 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Motorists line-up at an Arco gas station on Kingsway, to tank up just before the latest hike in gas prices."
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Gilley Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Kingsway-Beresford Area
Images
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Highrises on Kingsway

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93692
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 4, 1978
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of high-rises apartment buildings and the neighbourhood along Kingsway by Central Park. The photograph is taken from a high point, facing east down Kingsway. The Central Park Veterinary Hospital, Central Park Place, a railway crossing, a gas station, and the Central Park Gate are visible…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 4, 1978
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
556-649
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2017-57
Scope and Content
Photograph of high-rises apartment buildings and the neighbourhood along Kingsway by Central Park. The photograph is taken from a high point, facing east down Kingsway. The Central Park Veterinary Hospital, Central Park Place, a railway crossing, a gas station, and the Central Park Gate are visible in the photograph.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial
Buildings - Residential - Apartments
Buildings - Commercial - Service Stations
Geographic Features - Parks
Monuments
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Chapman, Fred
Notes
Title taken from project information form
Accompanied by a project information form and 1 photograph (b&w negative ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm)
BPL no. 97
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Central Park
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Images
Less detail

Colin Stevens and Andrew Todd with Interurban 1223

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97362
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Colin Stevens, the curator of the Burnaby Village Museum, and Andrew Todd, a conservator, talking while standing next to the Interurban tram 1223 that is undergoing restoration work. The streetcar is draped in plastic sheets.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2001]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2738
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Colin Stevens, the curator of the Burnaby Village Museum, and Andrew Todd, a conservator, talking while standing next to the Interurban tram 1223 that is undergoing restoration work. The streetcar is draped in plastic sheets.
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Buildings - Civic - Museums
Names
Burnaby Village Museum
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a September 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "Colin Stevens, the curator of the Burnaby Village Museum, and Andrew Todd, a conservator who's consulting on the move and restoration of the old Interurban streetcar, discuss the plans for the move, which is set to take place next week."
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
4900 Deer Lake Avenue
6501 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Morley-Buckingham Area
Images
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B.C.E.R. Video: Then and now

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5926
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
c2004
Call Number
388.46 TRA VR Ver 1
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Moving Images
Accession Code
BV013.27.21
Call Number
388.46 TRA VR Ver 1
Place of Publication
Vancouver
Publisher
Transit Museum Society
Publication Date
c2004
Physical Description
1 videodisc (128 min, 43 sec.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Library Subject (LOC)
Street-railroads
Electric railroads
Transportation
Subjects
Transportation - Rail
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Transportation
Geographic Access
Vancouver
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Notes
Original footage shot on 16mm film in the early 1950's by Ken Hodgsen.
Summary : Historical film footage of Lower Mainland trams on their various routes as well as an excursion train. Film footage is part of the B.C. Transit Centennial and includes a voice over commentary by Frank Horn and Vic Sharman. Frank worked as a motorman on the BC Electric Railway. The trams are shown travelling through Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, Surrey, North Delta, Langley, Abbotsford, and Chilliwack. The excursion train was filmed in Washington State, U.S.A. The narrators give commentary, describing the routes, landmarks of the past and present, the various kinds of trams and buses seen, drivers’ protocols, and historical information.
Produced by David Asselin, President, Transit Musem Society
Cover on verso of DVD case includes photos with description: "Here are three instructors... Vic Sharman, Frank Horne & Don Bellamy for the Downtown Historic Railway (D.H.R.) Who have all had previous experience driving interurbans in the Vancouver area in the 1940's & 1950's"
Contact Burnaby Village Museum to view video.
Images
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Rail classics, vol. 2, no. 2

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1387
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1973
Call Number
388.46 RAI v. 2, no. 2
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Textual Record
Call Number
388.46 RAI v. 2, no. 2
Place of Publication
Canoga Park, Calif.
Publisher
Challenge Publication Inc.
Publication Date
1973
Physical Description
82 p. : ill ; 28 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Transportation
Electric railroads
Local transit
Street-railroads
British Columbia--History
Subjects
Transportation
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Transportation - Rail
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Notes
"Commuting in British Columbia, Vancouver's British Columbia Electric Railway was the Canadian Equivalent of the Sprawling Pacific Electric by Ira L. Swett" -- page 40 - 45.
Details about the "Districts of Interurban line plus descriptions of different interurban cars operating in the system.
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Delivery driver Dylan Dupuis

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97284
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
Photograph of Dylan Dupuis, a Panagopoulos pizza delivery driver, posing in the door of his car in uniform with a pizza delivery bag and a sign for the Arco service station behind him, near Kingsway and Gilley.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col.
Description Level
Item
Record No.
535-2681
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Dylan Dupuis, a Panagopoulos pizza delivery driver, posing in the door of his car in uniform with a pizza delivery bag and a sign for the Arco service station behind him, near Kingsway and Gilley.
Subjects
Occupations
Buildings - Commercial - Service Stations
Buildings - Commercial - Restaurants
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a September 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "The high price of gas is making it difficult for delivery drivers, like Dylan Dupuis, to make any money, and businesses are facing raising their prices to cover their increased costs."
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Gilley Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Kingsway-Beresford Area
Images
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Interview with Georgia and Alex Chronakis

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20395
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1934-2023] (interview content), interviewed 8 Nov. 2023
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 sound recordings (wav) (41 min., 57 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (41 min., 57 sec.)
Scope and Content
Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Georgia Chronakis and her son Alex Chronakis conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher James Binks on November 8, 2023. 00:00:00 - 00:08:39 Georgia and her son share biographical details about Georgia and her husband Louis Chronak…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Museum Oral Histories series
Subseries
Many Voices Project Interviews subseries
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 sound recordings (wav) (41 min., 57 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (41 min., 57 sec.)
Material Details
Interviewer: James Binks Interviewees: Alex Chronakis and Georgia Chronakis Location of Interview: Fraser Wilson Room, Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: November 8, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: 41:57 Digital master recordings (wav) were converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
Scope and Content
Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Georgia Chronakis and her son Alex Chronakis conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher James Binks on November 8, 2023. 00:00:00 - 00:08:39 Georgia and her son share biographical details about Georgia and her husband Louis Chronakis, including their Greek background, migration to Canada, marriage, children, Louis’ career as a mechanic and gas station owner and owning restaurants in White Rock and Burnaby. 00:08:40 - 00:13:59 Georgia and her son Alex recall the great memories of owning and operating their restaurant Mionas Taverna and share details of their family life in Burnaby and White Rock. 00:14:00 - 00:19:15 Alex and Georgia talk about Louis Chronakis' work experience and how he became involved in the restaurant business. They share their experiences of operating Minoas Taverna including their opening in 1986. 00:19:16 - 00:36:59 Alex and Georgia describe some of the foods that were on the menu of Minoas Taverna, the design of the restaurant, the Minoan history that it’s based on, memories of running the restaurant and why they decided to close. 00:37:00 – 00:41:52 Alex talks about his involvement with Greek festivals in Vancouver and Alex and Georgia reflect on their life in the future now that the restaurant has closed.
History
Interviewees biographies: Georgia Giannias Chronakis was born in Selassia, Sparta, Greece in 1941 and when she was sixteen years of age she moved to Athens. In 1964 Georgia immigrated to Canada and lived in Montreal before moving to Vancouver a few years later. In 1966, while living in Vancouver, she met and married Ilias "Louis" Chronakis who was born in Crete, Greece. Soon after marrying, Georgia and Louis Chronakis bought a house located at 3823 Kingsway and welcomed their first child, Anna. Four years later, Georgia and Louis moved to White Rock but continued to own their house on Kingsway and rented it out. While living in White Rock, they had three more children named Virginia, Alex and Ellie. Louis was a trained mechanic working independently and for various companies including CP Air, BC Ferries and Esso before deciding to get into the restaurant business. He partnered with another businessman to open a Mr. Mike's franchise and later a cafe and Greek restaurant in White Rock. In 1986, Georgia, Louis and family moved back to Burnaby and moved into a house on Sandall Street and began converting their former home on Kingsway into a restaurant which they named Minoas Greek Taverna (Minoas Taverna). They opened the restaurant on May 1, 1986, just one day before Expo '86 was opened. In 2023, after 37 years of running their restaurant they sold their business but continued to own the land and building on Kingsway. Alex Chronakis is the son of Georgia and Louis Chronakis and was born in 1972. Alex has spent time working with his family running their restaurant and has been involved in the Greek Day Festival in Vancouver. Interviewer biography: James Binks has lived in the Lower Mainland since 2009 after relocating from Ontario. James holds a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from the University of British Columbia, where he conducted researched on heritage, environment, and globalization in India, Nepal, and Italy. At Burnaby Village Museum, James contributed to the exhibit “Truths Not Often Told: Being South Asian in Burnaby”.
Creator
Burnaby Village Museum
Subjects
Foods
Occupations
Occupations - Entrepreneurs
Occupations - Mechanics
Buildings - Commercial - Restaurants
Buildings - Commercial - Service Stations
Migration
Persons - Greek Canadians
Names
Chronakis, Alex
Chronakis, Georgia Giannias
Minoas Taverna
Chronakis, Ilias "Louis"
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Smith Avenue
Street Address
3823 Kingsway
Accession Code
BV023.16.21
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1934-2023] (interview content), interviewed 8 Nov. 2023
Media Type
Sound Recording
Notes
Title based on contents of item
Transcription available
Documents
Audio Tracks

Interview with Georgia and Alex Chronakis, [1934-2023] (interview content), interviewed 8 Nov. 2023

Interview with Georgia and Alex Chronakis, [1934-2023] (interview content), interviewed 8 Nov. 2023

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0021_002.mp3
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BC studies, Number 11, Fall 1971

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary798
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Publication Date
1971
Call Number
388.4 ROY
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Textual Record
Call Number
388.4 ROY
Place of Publication
Vancouver
Publisher
BC Studies
Publication Date
1971
Physical Description
85 p. ; 25 cm.
Library Subject (LOC)
Street-railroads
Electric railroads
Transportation
Subjects
Transportation
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Notes
ISSN:0005-2949
Includes an article: "Regulating the British Columbia electric railway : the first public utilities commission in British Columbia", by Patricia E. Roy.
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Bill Lewarne on handcar

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13021
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1975 and 1976]
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 25.5 x 20 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby councillor Bill Lewarne standing on a handcar in front of the Interurban Tram 1223 at Heritage Village.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Century Park Museum Association fonds
Series
Century Park Museum Association photograph collection series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 25.5 x 20 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Burnaby councillor Bill Lewarne standing on a handcar in front of the Interurban Tram 1223 at Heritage Village.
Subjects
Transportation - Rail
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV020.5.657
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[between 1975 and 1976]
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
See contact sheet: BV020.5.705
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
9-Apr-21
Scale
100
Photographer
Yunge-Bateman, Nick
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "Photograph by / Nick Yunge-Bateman"
Note in red marker on verso of photograph reads: "50402.2.30"
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Don Wrigley with Interurban 1223

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription98008
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of Don Wrigley, the President of the Friends of Interurban 1223, posing inside of the trolley car and outside of rusted, pre-restoration car.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2000]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-3112
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of Don Wrigley, the President of the Friends of Interurban 1223, posing inside of the trolley car and outside of rusted, pre-restoration car.
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Transportation - Rail
Organizations - Societies and Clubs
Names
Wrigley, Donald "Don"
Friends of Interurban 1223
Burnaby Historical Society
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a February 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata for 535-3112-1: "Don Wrigley, the President of the Friends of Interurban 1223, and of the Burnaby Historical Society, surveys the gutted interior of the old trolley car."
Caption from metadata for 535-3112-2: "Don Wrigley, the President of the Friends of Interurban 1223, and of the Burnaby Historical Society, wants to keep the old trolley car in Burnaby."
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Fraser rails that glow : [B.C. trolleymen's addenda, vol. 1]

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5928
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Author
Reuss, David
Publication Date
2003
Call Number
388.46 REU
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection
Reference Collection
Material Type
Book
Accession Code
BV013.27
Call Number
388.46 REU
Author
Reuss, David
Place of Publication
[Cloverdale, B.C.]
Publisher
David Reuss
Publication Date
2003
Physical Description
124 p. : ill. ; 22 x 29 cm
Inscription
Verso of the cover: "To the Friends of #1223 who by now have both sides done! Splendid! David E. Reuss" [handwritten in black ink on bottom of the page in the centre]
Library Subject (LOC)
Electric railroads
Street-railroads
Transportation
Subjects
Transportation
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
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Interview with William A. Lewarne by Rod Fowler March 14, 1990 - Track 3

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory443
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1930-1990
Length
00:07:58
Summary
This portion of the interview is about the interurban tram service in Burnaby, how it was used, the interurban routes, reasons for closing the interurban and later building Skytrain, and attempts to purchase an old tram car for Heritage Village
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview is about the interurban tram service in Burnaby, how it was used, the interurban routes, reasons for closing the interurban and later building Skytrain, and attempts to purchase an old tram car for Heritage Village
Date Range
1930-1990
Photo Info
Burnaby Alderman, Bill (William) Lewarne, [1973]. Item no. 231-012
Length
00:07:58
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Transportation - Skytrain
Interviewer
Fowler, Rod
Interview Date
March 14, 1990
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with former Mayor William “Bill” Lewarne, conducted by Rod Fowler. Bill Lewarne 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 Bill Lewarne’s business and political careers, and memories of growing up in South Burnaby in the 1930s. Bill Lewarne talks about his parent’s origins, his family and community struggles during the Depression, the interurban, his education, war service, and joining his father's business. He describes the start, operation and expansion of the family ice cream business, and how business life compared to political life. The interview explores the role of politics in community affairs, his political activities, the history of the BVA, and his involvement in various community organizations. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track, expand this description and see “Notes”.
Biographical Notes
William Alfred “Bill” Lewarne was born in Burnaby in 1926 to Ethel Cecilia Leer (1899- ) and Alfred Lewarne (1893-1962). The family, Ethel, Alfred and their three children Patricia, Beverley and William, moved to a house on Nelson Avenue in Alta Vista in 1931. Ethel still lived in the family home in 1990. Bill Lewarne attended Nelson Avenue School and South Burnaby High School (1932-1944). His father Alfred worked at Colony Farms as a dairy inspector and then for the Port of Vancouver Dairy before being laid off early in the Depression. The family struggled until in 1936 Alfred started his own ice cream business. After graduation Bill was in the army for two years, taking a refrigeration course under the veteran’s training benefit, before joining his father’s business. Three generations of the family operated the successful company, expanding from wholesale, retail and distribution of ice cream products into refrigerated warehouses and the wholesale ice business, until the business was sold to its competitor Dairyland in 1989. Bill Lewarne entered politics in 1965, first with the Nonpartisan Association (NPA) and then as a founder of the Burnaby Citizens Association (BCA). He served as an alderman on Burnaby Council 1973-1975 and 1977-1981 and as Mayor 1981-1987. In 1979 he ran for provincial office for the Social Credit Party against Rosemary Brown but lost. Bill Lewarne married June Lawrence and they had three children Robert, Leslie and Janice. He was active in many organizations: Burnaby/Willingdon Liberal Association, Seton Villa, Irish Fusileers of Canada, Lions Club, Rotary Club, Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion, and the Burnaby Hospital Foundation, and continued to be active on the Board of the BCA. Bill Lewarne died in 1995.
Total Tracks
14
Total Length
1:34:40
Interviewee Name
Lewarne, William A. "Bill"
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 business computerization 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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Track three of interview with Bill Lewarne

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