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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

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.

1 image

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

Delivery driver Dylan Dupuis, [2000] thumbnail

Interview with Georgia and Alex Chronakis

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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…

1 document 1 audio

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

2023_0016_0021_003

Audio Tracks

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

Chris Papagiannis in garden at C. P. Auto Repairs

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97097

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 Chris Papagiannis tending to the garden in front of his auto repair garage on Dawson Street. A sign advertising C.P. Auto Repairs at 4481 Dawson Street is visible behind Papagiannis.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2000]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-2624

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Chris Papagiannis tending to the garden in front of his auto repair garage on Dawson Street. A sign advertising C.P. Auto Repairs at 4481 Dawson Street is visible behind Papagiannis.

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - Service Stations; Plants - Flowers

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a July 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "Chris Papagiannis can stop and smell the roses whenever he wants, in the garden he's tended for five years in front of his auto repair garage on Dawson St."

Geographic Access: Dawson Street

Street Address: 4481 Dawson Street

Planning Study Area: West Central Valley Area

Images

Chris Papagiannis in garden at C. P. Auto Repairs, [2000] thumbnail

Go Pages promotion at Petro-Canada

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96658

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2003]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of Richard Samuda of Go Pages yelling through a bullhorn at the Petro-Canada gas station at Lougheed and Willingdon. Samuda is advertising free gas as a promotion for Go Pages' launch.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2003]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-2280

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Richard Samuda of Go Pages yelling through a bullhorn at the Petro-Canada gas station at Lougheed and Willingdon. Samuda is advertising free gas as a promotion for Go Pages' launch.

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - Service Stations; Advertising Medium

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a March 2003 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "Richard Samuda invites drivers into the Petro-Canada station at Lougheed and Willingdon to gas up for free, to promote the launch of Go Pages. The team of guerrilla gas jockies descended unanounced on stations around the Lower Mainland for three days, pumping about 1000 tanks of free gas."

Geographic Access: Lougheed Highway; Willingdon Avenue

Planning Study Area: Brentwood Area

Images

Go Pages promotion at Petro-Canada, [2003] thumbnail

Mike Hansen and Rodney Baker at Chevron station

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97382

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2002]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of Mike Hansen and Rodney Baker, of the Burnaby Mental Wealth Society, talking together at a Chevron service station on Willingdon Avenue.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2002]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-2757

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Mike Hansen and Rodney Baker, of the Burnaby Mental Wealth Society, talking together at a Chevron service station on Willingdon Avenue.

Subjects: Organizations - Charities; Buildings - Commercial - Service Stations

Names: Chevron Corporation

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: "Mike Hansen, of the Willingdon Chevron station, and Rodney Baker, of the Burnaby Mental Wealth Society, discuss the training program which places people with mental illnessesin local businesses."

Geographic Access: Willingdon Avenue

Images

Mike Hansen and Rodney Baker at Chevron station, [2002] thumbnail

Sunshine Car Wash

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96921

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 Dan Bogdanich playing a guitar in front of a car wash where his friend is washing their vehicle at the Sunshine Car Wash on Hastings Street.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2001]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-2476

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dan Bogdanich playing a guitar in front of a car wash where his friend is washing their vehicle at the Sunshine Car Wash on Hastings Street.

Subjects: Musical Instruments - Guitar; Buildings - Commercial - Service Stations

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a May 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "Dan Bogdanich strums his guitar while waiting for his friend to wash his car at the Sunshine Car Wash on Hastings St. They were on their way to a friend's wedding, where they were planning to play a song."

Geographic Access: Hastings Street

Images

British Columbia Society of Model Engineers

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97108

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 Paul Roy, of the British Columbia Society of Model Engineers, polishing a Model M420 train engine at the Burnaby Central Railway at Confederation Park, ahead of a meeting of the International Brotherhood of Live Steamers.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2000]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-2635

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Paul Roy, of the British Columbia Society of Model Engineers, polishing a Model M420 train engine at the Burnaby Central Railway at Confederation Park, ahead of a meeting of the International Brotherhood of Live Steamers.

Subjects: Transportation - Rail; Transportation - Locomotives

Names: BC Society of Model Engineers (BCSME)

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a July 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "Paul Roy makes sure his wife's Model M420 train engine is looking its best as the British Columbia Society of Model Engineers prepare to host a meeting of the International Brotherhood of Live Steamers, August 11-14. More than 500 engineers from as far away as Australia, New Zealand, England, Germany and all across the United States and Canada will gather at the park to swap stories and drive their trains."

Geographic Access: Confederation Park; Willingdon Avenue

Street Address: 250 Willingdon Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Capitol Hill Area

Images

British Columbia Society of Model Engineers, [2000] thumbnail

Burnaby Central Railway opening

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96709

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2002]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dave Simpson, of the British Columbia Society of Model Engineers, making adjustments to a BC Rail M420 engine at the Burnaby Central Railway at Confederation Park, after the Railway's opening for the season.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2002]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-2314

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Dave Simpson, of the British Columbia Society of Model Engineers, making adjustments to a BC Rail M420 engine at the Burnaby Central Railway at Confederation Park, after the Railway's opening for the season.

Subjects: Transportation - Rail; Transportation - Locomotives

Names: BC Society of Model Engineers (BCSME)

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in an April 2002 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "Dave Simpson makes some adjustments to the BC Society of Model Engineers' BC Rail M420 engine. The Society's Burnaby Central Railway opened its ninth season at its Willingdon and Penzance site, on the weekend. It will be open every weekend and holidays until Thanksgiving."

Geographic Access: Confederation Park; Willingdon Avenue

Street Address: 250 Willingdon Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Capitol Hill Area

Images

Burnaby Central Railway opening, [2002] thumbnail

Confederation Park Miniature Railway opening

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96804

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2004]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of engines at the Confederation Park Miniature Railway (Burnaby Central Railway) during preparations for the opening of the railway's season. Tom Pruden, of the British Columbia Society of Model Engineers, rides one of the trains in the background.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2004]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-2362

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of engines at the Confederation Park Miniature Railway (Burnaby Central Railway) during preparations for the opening of the railway's season. Tom Pruden, of the British Columbia Society of Model Engineers, rides one of the trains in the background.

Subjects: Transportation - Rail; Transportation - Locomotives

Names: BC Society of Model Engineers (BCSME)

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in an April 2004 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "Tom Pruden, the president of the British Columbia Society of Model Engineers, rolls out the engines at the Confederation Park Miniature Railway in preparation for the opening of their season, on the Easter weekend. The Railway features more than two miles of track and working scale models of a variety of engines, from old-fashioned steamers to modern diesel engines."

Geographic Access: Confederation Park; Willingdon Avenue

Street Address: 250 Willingdon Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Capitol Hill Area

Images

Confederation Park Miniature Railway opening, [2004] thumbnail

Confederation Park railway engine

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96813

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 Steve Postlethwaite, of the British Columbia Society of Model Engineers, restoring a 1936 Northern 4-8-4 steam engine ahead of the Confederation Park miniature railway (Burnaby Central Railway)'s opening for the season.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2000]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-2371

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Steve Postlethwaite, of the British Columbia Society of Model Engineers, restoring a 1936 Northern 4-8-4 steam engine ahead of the Confederation Park miniature railway (Burnaby Central Railway)'s opening for the season.

Subjects: Transportation - Rail; Transportation - Locomotives

Names: BC Society of Model Engineers (BCSME)

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in an April 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "Steve Postlethwaite is busy restoring the BC Society of Model Engineers' 1936 Northern 4-8-4 steam engine in time for the opening of another season of their railway at Confederation Park, on Good Friday."

Geographic Access: Confederation Park; Willingdon Avenue

Street Address: 250 Willingdon Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Capitol Hill Area

Images

Confederation Park railway engine, [2000] thumbnail

Interview with Bill Gruenthal

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19636

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1950-2023] (interview content), interviewed 31 Jul. 2023

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 2 sound recordings (wav) (74 min., 37 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (74 min., 37 sec.)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Bill Gruenthal conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Eric Damer on July 31 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:27:01 Bill Gruenthal provides details on his family background, his early life experiences, how he got into the insurance business,…

1 document 1 audio

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: 2 sound recordings (wav) (74 min., 37 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (74 min., 37 sec.)

Material Details: Interviewer: Eric Damer Interviewee: Bill Gruenthal Location of Interview: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: July 31, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: 01:14:37 Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto two separate audio tracks, edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with Bill Gruenthal conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Eric Damer on July 31 2023. 00:00:00 – 00:27:01 Bill Gruenthal provides details on his family background, his early life experiences, how he got into the insurance business, his knowledge and interest in Judaism, places that he and his wife lived before moving to Burnaby, family life in Burnaby and his political involvement in running for the Burnaby school board. 00:27:02 – 00:42:50 Bill Gruenthal talks about the Burquest Jewish Community Association, it’s background and his involvement, experiences of discrimination in his career, a brief history of the Jewish people and some cultural traditions. 00:42:51 – 00:56:04 Bill Gruenthal mentions some of the charities that he supports including Burnaby Hospital, his volunteer work within the community and community organizations including the Nikkei Place Foundation and shares more details on his insurance career. 00:56:05 – 01:14:37 Bill Gruenthal shares information about his Burnaby neighbourhood and Jewish funeral customs and provides his impressions of new development at Brentwood, Burnaby Council and other development projects in Burnaby.

History: Interviewee biography: Bill Gruenthal was born in the British Mandate of Palestine, now Israel, in 1935 after his parents had fled Germany in advance of the then worsening political situation. Bill’s father died in 1942; some years later his mother remarried to an Irish-born senior civil servant in that government. He had a difficult and somewhat dangerous job. Soon after marriage, the family, including Bill’s older brother, Martin, immigrated to Canada in January 1947 on the strength of his step-father’s British Passport. They traveled via New York, where Bill’s uncle and his family resided and who put up the family. Later that month, the parents travelled by CP rail from Montreal to Vancouver, followed by Bill and his brother in March 1947 who travelled from New York to White Rock on an American railroad. While passing through the Fraser Valley Bill’s parents took an interest in Silverdale, a small hamlet west of Mission where the four eventually settled. Bill finished High School in Mission and soon joined the insurance industry. Bill connected with the Jewish Community in Vancouver where he met his soon-to-be wife. Upon marriage they were transferred to Calgary; after five years suffering its cold weather they were transferred back to Vancouver. They settled in Burnaby in 1966 as an affordable neighbourhood with easy access to his office downtown Vancouver. Outside work, Bill helped raise his family of three daughters who all graduated Burnaby High School (Alpha). They joined Temple Sholom in Vancouver, and he volunteered and still volunteers for a number of non-profits, including The Jewish Museum and Archives and Nikkei Place Foundation (Burnaby). He was an early long-term supporter and a past president of Burquest Jewish Community Association, mostly involving persons from Burnaby, New Westminster, and the Tri-Cities area (hence the name). He ran for political office in Burnaby in 1976 but was not elected. He delivers food in Burnaby for the Food Bank and is a donor to many worthy causes including Burnaby General Hospital. Interviewer biography: Eric Damer is a Burnaby Village Museum Interpreter, Museum Registrar, Researcher and Blacksmith. Eric pounded hot steel for the first time in 1977 in junior high. Fifteen years later, he joined Burnaby Village Museum where he has smithed for three decades. He also provides historical research for museum exhibits and special projects. Outside the museum, Eric is a social historian with a special interest in educational history.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Migration; Persons - Jewish Canadians; Transportation; Transportation - Rail; Religions - Judaism; Cemeteries; Organizations; Elections

Names: Gruenthal, Bill; Gruenthal, Noemi Yadlow; O'Connor, Herta Ingrid Gruenthal; O'Connor, John; Burquest; Jacobson, Max Alec; Temple Shalom; Brentwood Shopping Centre; Brentwood Park School; Alpha Secondary School; Burnaby School Board

Responsibility: Damer, Eric

Accession Code: BV023.16.14

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1950-2023] (interview content), interviewed 31 Jul. 2023

Media Type: Sound Recording

Planning Study Area: Brentwood Area

Notes: Title based on contents of item; Transcription available

Documents

2023_0016_0014_004

Audio Tracks

Interview with Bill Gruenthal, [1950-2023] (interview content), interviewed 31 Jul. 2023

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2023_0016_0014_003.mp3

Rail crossing at Government and Cariboo

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96183

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2006]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w

Scope and Content: Photograph of the rail crossing at the intersection of Government Street and Cariboo Road. Two cars are passing on the road and the opposite directions of traffic are separated by a barrier on the road.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2006]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : b&w

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-1880

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of the rail crossing at the intersection of Government Street and Cariboo Road. Two cars are passing on the road and the opposite directions of traffic are separated by a barrier on the road.

Subjects: Transportation - Rail; Geographic Features - Roads; Transportation - Automobiles

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a January 2006 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "An accident involving a car and a train last summer has prompted the installation of barriers at the rail crossing at Government and Cariboo to prevent cars from jumping the line to beat the crossing arms."

Geographic Access: Government Street; Cariboo Road

Planning Study Area: Burnaby Lake Area

Images

Rail crossing at Government and Cariboo, [2006] thumbnail

Interview with Cice Brown, May 13, 2005 - Track 2

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4477

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:06:11 min)

Scope and Content: Track 2: This portion of the recording pertains to responsibilities, chores, and money. Cice recalls her chores, and how she spent her allowance. She describes her jobs in Mr. Pitman’s drygoods stores, on Kingsway and on Jubilee Ave., and in Anne Reid’s candy shop. Asked about church, Cice discuss…

1 audio

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Oral Histories series

Subseries: Growing Up in Burnaby subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:06:11 min)

Material Details: Interviewer: Tom Gooden Interviewee: Cice Brown Date of interview: May 13, 2005 Total Number of Tracks: 7 Total length of all Tracks: 0:40:19

Scope and Content: Track 2: This portion of the recording pertains to responsibilities, chores, and money. Cice recalls her chores, and how she spent her allowance. She describes her jobs in Mr. Pitman’s drygoods stores, on Kingsway and on Jubilee Ave., and in Anne Reid’s candy shop. Asked about church, Cice discusses her involvement with the Henderson-Jubilee United church, and C.G.I.T..

History: Recording of an interview with Cice Brown, interviewed by Tom Gooden on May 13 2005. This recording was completed for an exhibit, Growing Up in Burnaby, for the Burnaby Village Museum. Major themes discussed are growing up in Burnaby in the 1930s and 40s.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - General Stores; Buildings - Commercial - Grocery Stores; Buildings - Commercial - Stores

Names: Brown, Cice Chandler

Geographic Access: Kingsway; Jubilee Avenue

Accession Code: BV017.45.3

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Date: 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005

Media Type: Sound Recording

Notes: Title based on contents of item

Audio Tracks

Interview with Cice Brown, May 13, 2005 - Track 2, 1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2017_0045_0003_002.mp3

Interview with Janet White May 10, 2005 - Track 2

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4468

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [195-] (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:04:14 min)

Scope and Content: Track 2: This portion of the recording pertains to childhood responsibilities, chores, and early jobs, and the growth of Burnaby as experienced by a child. Janet describes her chores, and her first jobs at the PNE, Sears, and Super Value. She discusses how she used her allowance and employment inco…

1 audio

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Oral Histories series

Subseries: Growing Up in Burnaby subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 sound recording (mp3) (0:04:14 min)

Material Details: Interviewer: Tom Gooden Interviewee: Janet White Date of interview: May 10, 2005 Total Number of Tracks: 8 Total length of all Tracks: 0:31:34

Scope and Content: Track 2: This portion of the recording pertains to childhood responsibilities, chores, and early jobs, and the growth of Burnaby as experienced by a child. Janet describes her chores, and her first jobs at the PNE, Sears, and Super Value. She discusses how she used her allowance and employment incomes.

History: Recording of an interview with Janet White recording by Tom Gooden on May 10 2005. This recording was completed for an exhibit, Growing Up in Burnaby, for the Burnaby Village Museum. Major themes discussed are growing up in Burnaby in the 1950s.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial; Buildings - Commercial - Grocery Stores; Buildings - Commercial - Stores

Names: Gooden, Tom; White, Janet

Accession Code: BV017.45.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: [195-] (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005

Media Type: Sound Recording

Audio Tracks

Interview with Janet White May 10, 2005 - Track 2, [195-] (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2017_0045_0001_002.mp3

Car salesperson Jarrett Morrey

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96236

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2005]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of car salesperson Jarrett Morrey, posing with his arms crossed next to a line of Nissan cars on a lot.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2005]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-1920

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of car salesperson Jarrett Morrey, posing with his arms crossed next to a line of Nissan cars on a lot.

Subjects: Transportation - Automobiles; Buildings - Commercial - Automobile Dealerships

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a February 2005 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "Jarrett Morrey is part of the Morrey family, who've been selling cars in Burnaby for 26 years."

Geographic Access: Still Creek Drive

Street Address: 4450 Still Creek Drive

Historic Neighbourhood: Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: West Central Valley Area

Images

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Neil Davies of Jubilee Cycle

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97060

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 Neil Davies of the bicycle shop Jubilee Cycle, posing with a bicycle and surrounded by other bicycles inside of the store.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2001]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-2588

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Neil Davies of the bicycle shop Jubilee Cycle, posing with a bicycle and surrounded by other bicycles inside of the store.

Subjects: Transportation - Bicycles; Buildings - Commercial - Stores

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a July 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "Neil Davies, of Jubilee Cycles, says bikes have been flying out his doors, and his repair business is booming, with the ongoing transit strike."

Geographic Access: Imperial Street

Street Address: 4816 Imperial Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Marlborough Area

Images

Neil Davies of Jubilee Cycle, [2001] thumbnail

Reverend Cycles

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96551

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2005]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of Rick Ortt posing on a chopper-style bicycle outside of his bike shop, Reverend Cycles.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2005]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-2173

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Rick Ortt posing on a chopper-style bicycle outside of his bike shop, Reverend Cycles.

Subjects: Transportation - Bicycles; Buildings - Commercial - Stores

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a March 2005 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "Rick Ortt says his Burnaby bike shop, Reverend Cycles, that specializes in cruiser and chopper bikes, is a labour of love."

Geographic Access: Imperial Street

Street Address: 4853 Imperial Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Marlborough Area

Images

SkyTrain by Jolly Genie's

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription95858

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 the manager of Jolly Genie's, a children's restaurant and playpark, adjusting one of the restaurant's window displays. The SkyTrain track, under construction, is visible in the background.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2000]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-1658

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of the manager of Jolly Genie's, a children's restaurant and playpark, adjusting one of the restaurant's window displays. The SkyTrain track, under construction, is visible in the background.

Subjects: Buildings - Commercial - Restaurants; Transportation - Skytrain

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in an October 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "Mandy Campbell, the manager at Jolly Genies, adjusts one of the restaurant's window displays, in the shadow of the new Skytrain extension."

Geographic Access: Government Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Cameron Area

Images

SkyTrain by Jolly Genie's, [2000] thumbnail

Station Square shuttle

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96031

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2004]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Scope and Content: Photograph of Daryl Simpson an Mickey Gill posing in the doorways of a red van outside of Middlegate Mall. The van is part of a shuttle to a grocery store at Station Square.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [2004]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col.

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 535-1780

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: 2018-12

Scope and Content: Photograph of Daryl Simpson an Mickey Gill posing in the doorways of a red van outside of Middlegate Mall. The van is part of a shuttle to a grocery store at Station Square.

Subjects: Transportation - Automobiles; Buildings - Commercial - Grocery Stores

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: Bartel, Mario

Notes: Title based on caption; Collected by editorial for use in a February 2004 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader; Caption from metadata: "Daryl Simpson, the Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Bosa Properties and Mickey Gill, of Metro Shuttle Service, help launch a new van shuttle to the Save-On Foods store at Burnaby's Station Square for shoppers who've been displaced by the closure of the grocery store at Middlegate Mall."

Geographic Access: Kingsway

Historic Neighbourhood: Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Stride Avenue Area

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