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Interview with Robert Lowe by Eric Damer November 5, 2012 - Track 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory354
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1939-2012
- Length
- 0:09:13
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Robert "Bob" Lowe's memories of the development of property Burnaby. He discusses houses being built by his father, grandfather and himself; this includes the property that he and his wife bought in 1961. Bob also discusses the rise of the automobile.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Robert "Bob" Lowe's memories of the development of property Burnaby. He discusses houses being built by his father, grandfather and himself; this includes the property that he and his wife bought in 1961. Bob also discusses the rise of the automobile.
- Date Range
- 1939-2012
- Photo Info
- Robert "Bob" Lowe (at center) and friends riding soap box race cars, [1939]. Item no. 549-041.
- Length
- 0:09:13
- Planning Study Area
- Government Road Area
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- November 5, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with Robert "Bob" Lowe conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 5, 2012. Major theme discussed: the rise of the automobile and its effect on development in Burnaby.
- Biographical Notes
- Robert "Bob" Lowe has lived his entire life in Burnaby. During his childhood, Bob’s family lived at several addresses near Royal Oak and what is now Canada Way. He attended Douglas Road Elementary and South Burnaby High Schools. After graduating, Bob worked for a few years before enrolling in Normal School for a teaching certificate. He began teaching in Vancouver, married in 1952, and started a family. The Lowes moved to Government Road in 1961 and began a hobby farm, while Bob upgraded his formal education and became an administrator in the new college system.
- Total Tracks
- 4
- Total Length
- 0:36:54
- Interviewee Name
- Lowe, Robert "Bob"
- Interview Location
- Interviewee's residence
- 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
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Images
Audio Tracks
Track two of recording of interview with Bob Lowe
Track two of recording of interview with Bob Lowe
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-016/MSS171-016_Track_2.mp3
Iron road west : an illustrated history of British Columbia's railways
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary7447
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Hayes, Derek, 1947-
- Publication Date
- c2018
- Call Number
- 385.0971 HAY
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 9781550178388
- Call Number
- 385.0971 HAY
- Author
- Hayes, Derek, 1947-
- Publisher
- Harbour Pub.
- Publication Date
- c2018
- Physical Description
- 240 p. : (mostly) col. ill ; 22 x 29 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Railroads--British Columbia--History
- Railroads--British Columbia--History--Pictorial Works
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- p 192-196 coloured photos of preserved interurbans and streetcars in BC including 1223. Note the 1223 built date is listed as 1913 instead of 1912.
Looking west along Dominion Street from across the street from 5496 Dominion Street
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription91874
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 2016
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. copy print ; 10 cm x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the houses along the south side of Dominion Street with cars parked along the curb. In 2009 sidewalks were installed and the street was repaved under a neighbourhood local improvement request to the City. The photograph was taken from the north side of the street, opposite 5496 Dom…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- July 2016
- Collection/Fonds
- Small family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. copy print ; 10 cm x 15 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 620-055
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No reproduction permitted
- Accession Number
- 2017-01
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the houses along the south side of Dominion Street with cars parked along the curb. In 2009 sidewalks were installed and the street was repaved under a neighbourhood local improvement request to the City. The photograph was taken from the north side of the street, opposite 5496 Dominion Street, looking west.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title transcribed from donor's notes
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "P.17"
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Dominion St. infilled with houses on 33' lots / Photo July 2016"
- Geographic Access
- Dominion Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Ardingley-Sprott Area
Images
The Sandhouse, vol. 37, no. 1, issue 145
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6966
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Textual Record
- Accession Code
- BV017.17.29
- ISBN
- 18188-1755
- Call Number
- 625.6 CAN
- Contributor
- Smith, Ian
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver, B.C.
- Publisher
- Canadian Railroad Historical Association, Pacific Coast Divsion
- Publication Date
- 2012
- Physical Description
- 48 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Railroads--Canada--History
- Interurban Trams
- Periodicals
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Notes
- "In this issue : -- cover page
- "Riding all the way on the PGE, 1951"
- "By interurban to Fraser Mills"
- "125 years since 374's arival"
- Ackman wins battle for CP"
- "Ian Smith --Editor"-- page 46