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Aerial View of Chinese Market Gardens on Marine Drive

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4296
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1950 and 1959] (date of original), 2017 (date of duplication)
Collection/Fonds
Herbert Yee Law family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpg) : b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph is an aerial view looking south over the Chinese Market Gardens along Marine Drive in the Big Bend area of Burnaby.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Herbert Yee Law family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (jpg) : b&w
Scope and Content
Photograph is an aerial view looking south over the Chinese Market Gardens along Marine Drive in the Big Bend area of Burnaby.
Subjects
Agriculture - Crops
Agriculture - Farms
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Aerial Photographs
Names
Chinese Market Gardens
Geographic Access
Marine Drive
Accession Code
BV017.40.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[between 1950 and 1959] (date of original), 2017 (date of duplication)
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Big Bend Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
11/19/2017
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph.
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Planning Map of Chinese Market Gardens on Marine Drive

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription4297
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[between 1950 and 1959] (date of original), 2017 (date of duplication)
Collection/Fonds
Herbert Yee Law family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col. ; 300 dpi
Scope and Content
Scanned copy of a survey plan of district lots 163, 162, 157, 158, and 165, near the Chinese Market Gardens along Marine Drive.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Herbert Yee Law family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : col. ; 300 dpi
Scope and Content
Scanned copy of a survey plan of district lots 163, 162, 157, 158, and 165, near the Chinese Market Gardens along Marine Drive.
History
Survey plan of district lots 163, 162, 157, 158, and 165, which is primarily the area farmed by Chinese and Chinese-Canadian market gardeners around Marine Drive between Royal Oak and Mandeville (present-day Nelson). Two Chinese/Chinese Canadian land owners can be seen on the map: N.G. Wah Sing (or Ng Wah Sing) and Yee Law (or Herbert Law).
Subjects
Agriculture - Crops
Agriculture - Farms
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Names
Law, Yee "Herbert"
Chinese Market Gardens
Geographic Access
Marine Drive
Accession Code
BV017.40.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[between 1950 and 1959] (date of original), 2017 (date of duplication)
Media Type
Cartographic Material
Historic Neighbourhood
Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Big Bend Area
Scan Resolution
300
Scan Date
11/19/2017
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of copy scan of map
Herbert Yee Law was donor's father and this map may have originally been his copy of the city planning/engineering documents.
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sign

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91782
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV023.17.2
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV023.17.2
Description
Green store sign from Canada Way Food Market. Plasticized green sign with white lettering.
There is a 2.5 cm band of residue running the length of the sign at the top and bottom.
Object History
Item was used in the Canada Way Food Market owned by Harry Toy between 1975 and the late 2000s. the building sat vacant until sold in 2023.
Category
08. Communication Artifacts
Classification
Advertising Media
Object Term
Sign, Advertising
Marks/Labels
"CANADA WAY FOOD MARKET / OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK / GROCERIES CONFECTIONARY TOBACCO PRODUCTS"
Measurements
Height: 49.5 cm
Width: 176.5
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
Names
Canada Way Food Market
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4692 Canada Way
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sign

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91783
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV023.17.3
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV023.17.3
Description
Large plastic sign with internal backlighting for advertising. The sign has two sections for ad inserts and one section for price display.
The price display is currently set up advertising the price of packs and cartons of cigarettes
The first bank of prices are 3 digit with small windows that reveal the number on a roller behind. The second bank of prices are 4 digits.
The sign was made by CDA Industries in Scarborough, Ontario and is stamped with "JULY 1986"
There are three labels at the top of the sign including information about how to replace the lamps or reinsert unrolled numbers.
There is a hole at the top of the sign for the electrical cord to come out.
There are two white metal brackets attached to the ends of the sign and there is a rusted chain hanging from each bracket.
The plastic at the bottom right corner on the back is broken and damaged.
Object History
Item was used in the Canada Way Food Market owned by Harry Toy between 1975 and the late 2000s. the building sat vacant until sold in 2023.
See BV023.25.1 for photograph of sign in situ.
Category
08. Communication Artifacts
Classification
Advertising Media
Object Term
Sign, Advertising
Marks/Labels
"PACKS / 20's Reg. & K. Size 5.58 / 25's Reg. & K.S. 5.58 / 30's Reg. 5.58 / 30's K. Size 5.58"
"CARTONS / 200 Reg. & K.Size 11.11 / 180 Ctn. K. Size 11.11 / 240 Ctn. Reg. 11.11"
Measurements
Height: 57.5 cm
Width: 133.5 cm
Depth: 13 cm
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
Names
Canada Way Food Market
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4692 Canada Way
Images
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sign

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact91784
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV023.17.4
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV023.17.4
Description
Wooden sandwich board advertising Dairyland products. The board consists of two wooden panels that were attached at the top with a piano hinge. The hinge is currently only attached to one panel. The wooden panels are painted white. The paint is chipping in many areas.
Both panels feature the same information and have an large illustration of a cow's head an front body on the bottom left.
The two panels are held together on the back with a rusty metal chain.
Handwritten on the back of one of the panels is "Canada Way Food Market"
Object History
Item was used in the Canada Way Food Market owned by Harry Toy between 1975 and the late 2000s. the building sat vacant until sold in 2023.
Category
08. Communication Artifacts
Classification
Advertising Media
Object Term
Sign, Advertising
Marks/Labels
"OPEN / Dairyland / Your / Fresh / Ideas / Dairy"
Measurements
Height: 74.5 cm
Width: 49 cm
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
Names
Canada Way Food Market
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4692 Canada Way
Images
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