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Dow, Fraser and Company Limited

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1900] (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.7 x 10.6 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of the Dow, Fraser & Co. Ltd. branch building on McKay Avenue with a man standing outside. Signs on the building state that it is a trust company and advertise real estate, loans, and fire insurance.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1900] (date of original), copied 1992
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.7 x 10.6 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
315-072
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1994-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior of the Dow, Fraser & Co. Ltd. branch building on McKay Avenue with a man standing outside. Signs on the building state that it is a trust company and advertise real estate, loans, and fire insurance.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial
Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
Names
Dow, Fraser and Company Limited
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Item no. 315-071 is a closeup of this photograph
Geographic Access
McKay Avenue
Willingdon Avenue
Street Address
6100 Willingdon Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Images
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Dow, Fraser and Company Limited

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1915]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 16.5 x 21.5 cm photogravure
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mr. Eric Warrington Howard Bennett standing on the doorway to a store with large signs for a branch of Dow, Fraser & Co. Limited for real estate, loans, and fire insurance. The trust company is advertised on the sign as having been established in 1900. There is another store in the bu…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 16.5 x 21.5 cm photogravure
Scope and Content
Photograph of Mr. Eric Warrington Howard Bennett standing on the doorway to a store with large signs for a branch of Dow, Fraser & Co. Limited for real estate, loans, and fire insurance. The trust company is advertised on the sign as having been established in 1900. There is another store in the building that is unidentified. Eric Warrington Howard Bennett was the branch manager of the Dow, Fraser company which started in Burnaby circa 1915. The store was located on the corner of McKay Avenue and the BC Electric Railway tracks. Later, a top storey was added to the building. An annotation on the back of the photograph reads: "Burnaby Branch Office. / E.W.H. Bennett / Manager."
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial
Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
Names
Bennett, Eric Warrington Howard
Dow, Fraser and Company Limited
Geographic Access
McKay Avenue
Accession Code
HV977.77.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1915]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-07-11
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Dragon Inn Restaurant

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription79323
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
September 15, 1976
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
Scope and Content
Photograph shows the large neon sign for the Dragon Inn restaurant at 4510 Kingsway, on the corner of Kingsway and Willingdon Avenue.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
September 15, 1976
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
Description Level
Item
Record No.
556-239
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2013-13
Scope and Content
Photograph shows the large neon sign for the Dragon Inn restaurant at 4510 Kingsway, on the corner of Kingsway and Willingdon Avenue.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Restaurants
Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
Names
Dragon Inn
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
McCarron, John
Notes
Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.
1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
4510 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Marlborough Area
Images
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matchbook

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV017.37.8
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV017.37.8
Description
matchbook; red folded paper with gold ink text and illustration of a dragon; "Dragon Inn / 4510 KINGSWAY, BURNABY, B.C. / 4524 E. HASTINGS, BURNABY B.C." printed on face; "THE HOUSE OF / CHINESE SMORGASBORD / Dragon Inn / 4510 Kingsway, Burnaby . . . 435-4148 / 4524 E. Hastings . . . 298-6481". There are pink-tipped matches in the book.
Object History
Dragon Inn belonged to the Lee family. The Dragon Inn restaurant was located at at 4510 Kingsway, on the corner of Kingsway and Willingdon Avenue (opened in the 1970s) and later at Hastings Street near Willingdon (opened in the 1990s). The Dragon Inn was known for its exterior neon sign which was removed in 1997.
Category
02. Furnishings
Classification
Temperature Control Equipment - - Firemaking Equipment
Object Term
Matchbook
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Advertising Medium
Thermal Tools and Equipment
Names
Dragon Inn
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
4510 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Images
Less detail

matchbook

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact89162
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV017.37.9
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV017.37.9
Description
matchbook; white folded paper with blue and red ink text and illustration of a dragon; "Dragon / Inn / CHINESE / Smorgasbord / EVERY DAY / 4510 KINGSWAY / BURNABY, B.C." printed on face; business hours printed on back. There are blue-tipped matches in the book; manufactured by "DAHL AGENCIES LTD, B.C. * CANADA MATCH TORONTO".
Object History
Dragon Inn belonged to the Lee family. The Dragon Inn restaurant was located at at 4510 Kingsway, on the corner of Kingsway and Willingdon Avenue (opened in the 1970s) and later at Hastings Street near Willingdon (opened in the 1990s). The Dragon Inn was known for its exterior neon sign which was removed in 1997.
Category
02. Furnishings
Classification
Temperature Control Equipment - - Firemaking Equipment
Object Term
Matchbook
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Advertising Medium
Thermal Tools and Equipment
Names
Dragon Inn
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
4510 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Images
Less detail

matchbox

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact50021
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV006.3.27
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Accession Code
BV006.3.27
Description
Red and white paper match box The tray slides out of the outer covering. Outer covering features a red dragon "The House of / Chinese Smorgasbord / Dragon Inn." One side of the outer covering features a strike area the other " For Free / Home Delivery / 298 - 6481..." The other side of the outer covering " ...4524 E. hastings St. / N. Burnaby, B.C.".
Object History
Dragon Inn belonged to the Lee family. The Dragon Inn restaurant was located at at 4510 Kingsway, on the corner of Kingsway and Willingdon Avenue (opened in the 1970s) and later at Hastings Street near Willingdon (opened in the 1990s). The Dragon Inn was known for its exterior neon sign which was removed in 1997.
Category
02. Furnishings
Classification
Temperature Control Equipment - - Firemaking Equipment
Object Term
Matchbox
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Advertising Medium
Names
Dragon Inn
Historic Neighbourhood
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Maywood Area
Images
Less detail

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