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Arts and crafts

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45984
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 10, 1979
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 24 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of women doing arts and crafts at Edmonds House. Marion Olson and Verda Joynt are at a table glazing pottery, while May Clark sits behind them, throwing something on the wheel as Doris Albright stands, painting at an easel. This most likely the site of what is now Edmonds Centre.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
June 10, 1979
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 24 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-879
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of women doing arts and crafts at Edmonds House. Marion Olson and Verda Joynt are at a table glazing pottery, while May Clark sits behind them, throwing something on the wheel as Doris Albright stands, painting at an easel. This most likely the site of what is now Edmonds Centre.
Subjects
Arts - Paintings
Arts - Sculptures
Recreational Activities
Names
Olson, Marion
Joynt, Verda
Clark, Mary
Albright, Doris
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Hodge, Craig
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Street Address
7282 Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Richmond Park Area
Images
Less detail

Barb Hiemstra with aunt at Middlegate Bakery

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19124
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[196-]
Collection/Fonds
Cornelius and Lucy Hiemstra family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Barb Hiemstra as a child standing with her aunt Froukje Kok visiting from Holland at the back entrance to the Middlegate Bakery .The bakery is located in the Middlegate Shopping Centre at 7155 Kingsway, Burnaby.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Cornelius and Lucy Hiemstra family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Barb Hiemstra as a child standing with her aunt Froukje Kok visiting from Holland at the back entrance to the Middlegate Bakery .The bakery is located in the Middlegate Shopping Centre at 7155 Kingsway, Burnaby.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Bakeries
Names
Middlegate Bakery
Middlegate Shopping Centre
Hiemstra, Barbara "Barb"
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Accession Code
BV022.15.4
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[196-]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Richmond Park Area
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Basketball Court Closed

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription95116
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 8, 2020
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Photographic Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Scope and Content
Photograph of a closed basketball court at Edmonds Park. A City of Burnaby facility closure sign is attached to the fence outside the court and the basketball hoops are covered with thick orange netting.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
May 8, 2020
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Photographic Society fonds
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
623-034
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2020-10
Scope and Content
Photograph of a closed basketball court at Edmonds Park. A City of Burnaby facility closure sign is attached to the fence outside the court and the basketball hoops are covered with thick orange netting.
Subjects
Sports - Basketball
Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Peterman, Randall
Notes
Transcribed title
Geographic Access
Humphries Avenue
Street Address
7433 Humphries Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Richmond Park Area
Images
Less detail

Burnaby Welcomes You

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34051
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.7 x 12.4 cm mounted on cardboard
Scope and Content
Photograph of the welcome arch erected at Edmonds and Kingsway to welcome Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught during his visit to Burnaby. Prince Arthur was Governor General of Canada at this time. The sign on the arch reads, "Burnaby Welcomes You."
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Stride family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 7.7 x 12.4 cm mounted on cardboard
Description Level
Item
Record No.
001-027
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of the welcome arch erected at Edmonds and Kingsway to welcome Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught during his visit to Burnaby. Prince Arthur was Governor General of Canada at this time. The sign on the arch reads, "Burnaby Welcomes You."
Subjects
Symbols - Flags
Events - Royal Visits
Events - Visits of State
Structures - Arches
Media Type
Photograph
Geographic Access
Edmonds Street
Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Richmond Park Area
Images
Less detail

Burnaby Welcomes You

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35940
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.9 x 14.0 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of the welcome arch erected at Edmonds and Kingsway to welcome Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught during his visit to Burnaby. A large crowd is milling around the decorated arch which reads, "Burnaby Welcomes You." Prince Arthur was Governor General of Canada at this time.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.9 x 14.0 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-800
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of the welcome arch erected at Edmonds and Kingsway to welcome Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught during his visit to Burnaby. A large crowd is milling around the decorated arch which reads, "Burnaby Welcomes You." Prince Arthur was Governor General of Canada at this time.
Subjects
Persons - Crowds
Events - Royal Visits
Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
Events - Visits of State
Symbols - Flags
Structures - Arches
Media Type
Photograph
Geographic Access
Edmonds Street
Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Richmond Park Area
Images
Less detail

Cor in front of Middlegate Bakery

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19122
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1974
Collection/Fonds
Cornelius and Lucy Hiemstra family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Corneilius "Cor" Hiemstra standing outside in front of Middlegate Bakery located in the Middlegate Shopping Centre at 7155 Kingsway, Burnaby.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Cornelius and Lucy Hiemstra family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Corneilius "Cor" Hiemstra standing outside in front of Middlegate Bakery located in the Middlegate Shopping Centre at 7155 Kingsway, Burnaby.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Bakeries
Names
Hiemstra, Cornelius "Cor"
Middlegate Bakery
Middlegate Shopping Centre
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Accession Code
BV022.15.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1974
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Richmond Park Area
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "OOm Cor vorr de bakking / dec. 74 / Canada / Middlegate"
Images
Less detail

Crowd at Edmonds and Kingsway

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35939
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.9 x 14.0 cm
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of a crowd gathered near a tram car at Edmonds and Kingsway during Prince Arthur, the Duke of Connaught's visit to Burnaby. A Union Jack is hanging from one of the windows of the triangular Edmonds Block, which is visible in the background. The Duke of Connaught was Governor G…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 8.9 x 14.0 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-799
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photographic postcard of a crowd gathered near a tram car at Edmonds and Kingsway during Prince Arthur, the Duke of Connaught's visit to Burnaby. A Union Jack is hanging from one of the windows of the triangular Edmonds Block, which is visible in the background. The Duke of Connaught was Governor General of Canada at this time.
Subjects
Persons - Crowds
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Events - Royal Visits
Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
Events - Visits of State
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Edmonds Street
Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Richmond Park Area
Images
Less detail

Crowd at Edmonds and Kingsway

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription717
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1912 (date of original), copied 1976
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w print
Scope and Content
Photograph of a crowd gathered near a tram car at Edmonds and Kingsway during Prince Arthur, the Duke of Connaught's visit to Burnaby. A Union Jack is hanging from one of the windows of the triangular Edmonds Block, which is visible in the background. The Duke of Connaught was Governor General of C…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w print
Scope and Content
Photograph of a crowd gathered near a tram car at Edmonds and Kingsway during Prince Arthur, the Duke of Connaught's visit to Burnaby. A Union Jack is hanging from one of the windows of the triangular Edmonds Block, which is visible in the background. The Duke of Connaught was Governor General of Canada at this time.
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Geographic Access
Edmonds Street
Kingsway
Accession Code
HV976.42.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
1912 (date of original), copied 1976
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Richmond Park Area
Related Material
To see photographs from the visit of the Duke of Connaught in 1912, see HV976.152.2 - .5 For another copy of the same image that is cropped differently, see HV977.99.32 The photograph HV977.99.32, from a different source, is also a copy print.
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-06-20
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Copy print is of an original photographic postcard
Images
Less detail

East Burnaby Owls Lacrosse Team

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35355
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1937 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of "Richmond Box" lacrosse field near Humphries, Edmonds. Identified are: (2nd from right) George Leaf (manager, East Burnaby Owls); (facing off ball) Commissioner Hugh M. Fraser. George Leaf was an early Burnaby resident having arrived as child in 1888 with his mother and stepfather, …
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1937 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-212
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of "Richmond Box" lacrosse field near Humphries, Edmonds. Identified are: (2nd from right) George Leaf (manager, East Burnaby Owls); (facing off ball) Commissioner Hugh M. Fraser. George Leaf was an early Burnaby resident having arrived as child in 1888 with his mother and stepfather, Jack Burgess, to settle in the area that would become East Burnaby. George went on to open one of the first businesses in Burnaby, the George Leaf General Store.
Subjects
Sports - Lacrosse
Sports - Team Sports
Clothing - Uniforms
Names
Fraser, Hugh M
Leaf, George
East Burnaby Owls
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Stride, Charles Edgar
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Edmonds Park
Humphries Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Richmond Park Area
Images
Less detail

Edmonds and Kingsway

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37321
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912 (date of original), copied [1997]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the area near the Edmonds and Kingsway intersection. A British Columbia Electric Railway Company tram is visible in the centre and the station can be seen to the left.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1912 (date of original), copied [1997]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Jim Wolf subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
350-015
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1997-09
Scope and Content
Photograph of the area near the Edmonds and Kingsway intersection. A British Columbia Electric Railway Company tram is visible in the centre and the station can be seen to the left.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Roads
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Buildings - Commercial
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph.
Geographic Access
Edmonds Street
Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Richmond Park Area
Images
Less detail

Edmonds Area in Burnaby

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription578
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1910] (date of original), copied 1977
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Edmonds Street area. There are a few buildings, including houses, built along the road that is lined with large electric power poles. Near the centre a tram is going by a landmark building that was located on the corner of Edmonds Street and Kingsway known as the Edmonds Block.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.2 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Edmonds Street area. There are a few buildings, including houses, built along the road that is lined with large electric power poles. Near the centre a tram is going by a landmark building that was located on the corner of Edmonds Street and Kingsway known as the Edmonds Block.
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Geographic Access
Edmonds Street
Kingsway
Accession Code
HV977.99.20
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1910] (date of original), copied 1977
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Richmond Park Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-07-11
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Edmonds Interurban station

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34038
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1912] (date of original), copied [between 1975 and 1985]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 8.2 x 10.8 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of an automobile at the Edmonds Interurban Station. A man appears to be changing the car tires, and three men are on the station platform.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1912] (date of original), copied [between 1975 and 1985]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Stride family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w negative ; 8.2 x 10.8 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
001-014
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of an automobile at the Edmonds Interurban Station. A man appears to be changing the car tires, and three men are on the station platform.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Train Stations
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Transportation - Automobiles
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy print accompanying
Geographic Access
Edmonds Street
Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Richmond Park Area
Images
Less detail

Exterior of Middlegate Bakery

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19133
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
Jul. 2003
Collection/Fonds
Cornelius and Lucy Hiemstra family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior front entrance and front windows of the Middlegate Bakery. Dry Cleaning business is visible to the right. The bakery is located in the Middlegate Shopping Centre at 7155 Kingsway, Burnaby.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Cornelius and Lucy Hiemstra family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the exterior front entrance and front windows of the Middlegate Bakery. Dry Cleaning business is visible to the right. The bakery is located in the Middlegate Shopping Centre at 7155 Kingsway, Burnaby.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Bakeries
Names
Middlegate Bakery
Middlegate Shopping Centre
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Accession Code
BV022.15.12
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
Jul. 2003
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Richmond Park Area
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Hiemstra family outside the laundry and dry cleaning shop

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19126
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[196-]
Collection/Fonds
Cornelius and Lucy Hiemstra family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of members of the Hiemstra family standing outside the laundry and dry cleaning shop in the Middlegate Shopping Centre. Family members are identified, left to right: Cor Hiemstra, Froukje Kok (aunt), Robert Hiemstra and Barb Hiemstra . Middlegate Bakery owner and operator, Cor Hiemstra i…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Cornelius and Lucy Hiemstra family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
Material Details
Right side of photograph is over exposed
Scope and Content
Photograph of members of the Hiemstra family standing outside the laundry and dry cleaning shop in the Middlegate Shopping Centre. Family members are identified, left to right: Cor Hiemstra, Froukje Kok (aunt), Robert Hiemstra and Barb Hiemstra . Middlegate Bakery owner and operator, Cor Hiemstra is dressed in white apron and hat. The dry cleaning shop is located next door to the Middlegate Bakery which is located inside the Middlegate Shopping Centre at 7155 Kingsway, Burnaby.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Bakeries
Names
Middlegate Bakery
Middlegate Shopping Centre
Hiemstra, Barbara "Barb"
Hiemstra, Cornelius "Cor"
Hiemstra, Robert
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Accession Code
BV022.15.6
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[196-]
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Richmond Park Area
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Less detail

Highgate Village construction

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96017
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2004]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Description Level
File
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of a construction worker working on a concrete pillar on the site of the new Highgate Village. A crane is visible in the background.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[2004]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
Physical Description
2 photographs (tiff) : col.
Description Level
File
Record No.
535-1768
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No restrictions
Accession Number
2018-12
Scope and Content
File contains photographs of a construction worker working on a concrete pillar on the site of the new Highgate Village. A crane is visible in the background.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Malls
Construction
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Bartel, Mario
Notes
Title based on caption
Collected by editorial for use in a January 2004 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
Caption from metadata: "A worker prepares a mold for a concrete pillar at the site of the new Highgate Village, in the Edmonds area. Construction workers and cranes are becoming a familiar sight around Burnaby, as the city enjoys a building boom."
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Richmond Park Area
Images
Less detail

High-rise at Kingsway and Edmonds

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45986
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1979
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 18.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the construction of a "senior citizen's" high-rise at Kingsway and Edmonds.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1979
Collection/Fonds
Columbian Newspaper collection
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 18.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
480-881
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
Accession Number
2003-02
Scope and Content
Photograph of the construction of a "senior citizen's" high-rise at Kingsway and Edmonds.
Subjects
Construction
Buildings - Residential - Apartments
Buildings - Residential - Seniors Housing
Media Type
Photograph
Photographer
Symonds, John
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "New senior citizen's high-rise is rapidly taking shape at Kingsway and Edmonds in Burnaby. Burnaby municipal council is currently considering plans for construction of a senior citizen's recreation centre ajoining the site."
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Edmonds Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Richmond Park Area
Images
Less detail

Interview with Jack McGeachie June 18, 1975 - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory35
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1914-1922
Length
0:09:27
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie's early childhood including the reasons why his family moved to Burnaby, the small pox house at the border of New Westminster and stories of the unfinished family home at Formby Street.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie's early childhood including the reasons why his family moved to Burnaby, the small pox house at the border of New Westminster and stories of the unfinished family home at Formby Street.
Date Range
1914-1922
Photo Info
McGeachie family; John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie is the eldest child, standing second from the right, 1925 (date of original). Item no. 204-464
Length
0:09:27
Subjects
Buildings - Residences - Houses
Geographic Access
Formby Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Richmond Park Area
Second Street Area
Interviewer
Bradbury, Dr. Bettina
Interview Date
June 18, 1975
Scope and Content
Recording is a taped interview with John A."Jack" McGeachie by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury June 18, 1975. Major themes discussed are: the Depression, the CCF (Co-operative Commonwealth Federation) and farming in Burnaby. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
Biographical Notes
John Aloysius “Jack” McGeachie was born January 14, 1914 in Little Mountain, Vancouver to Helen and John McGeachie. Helen and John had four children; John Aloysius “Jack”, Florence Mary, Thomas Joseph “Tom” and Roderick Noel “Rod.” In 1922 the McGeachie family moved from Vancouver to East Burnaby where the children attended Edmonds School. John Sr. became ill and died, leaving the eldest Jack as the main breadwinner of the family when he was still just a teenager. He began his working life at a chicken farm, later learning his trade while working for the Hudson Bay Company. Jack McGeachie married Burnaby Historian Doreen Pixie Johnson. He and Pixie raised their children Kathi (Dunlop) and David McGeachie in the house the couple built themselves in 1947. John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie died October 12, 1981 at the age of sixty-seven. Doreen "Pixie" (Johnson) McGeachie died August 14, 2010 at the age of eighty-nine.
Total Tracks
8
Total Length
0:51:13
Interviewee Name
McGeachie, John Aloysius "Jack"
Interview Location
Rosewood
Interviewer Bio
Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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Track one of interview with Jack McGeachie

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Interview with Jack McGeachie June 18, 1975 - Track 2

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory36
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1927-1930
Length
0:08:22
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie's teen years including the early passing of his father.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie's teen years including the early passing of his father.
Date Range
1927-1930
Photo Info
McGeachie family; John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie is the eldest child, standing second from the right, 1925 (date of original). Item no. 204-464
Length
0:08:22
Subjects
Geographic Features - Gardens
Buildings - Residences - Houses
Geographic Access
Formby Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Richmond Park Area
Interviewer
Bradbury, Dr. Bettina
Interview Date
June 18, 1975
Scope and Content
Recording is a taped interview with John A."Jack" McGeachie by SFU (Simon Fraser University) graduate student Bettina Bradbury June 18, 1975. Major themes discussed are: the Depression, the CCF (Co-operative Commonwealth Federation) and farming in Burnaby. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".
Biographical Notes
John Aloysius “Jack” McGeachie was born January 14, 1914 in Little Mountain, Vancouver to Helen and John McGeachie. Helen and John had four children; John Aloysius “Jack”, Florence Mary, Thomas Joseph “Tom” and Roderick Noel “Rod.” In 1922 the McGeachie family moved from Vancouver to East Burnaby where the children attended Edmonds School. John Sr. became ill and died, leaving the eldest Jack as the main breadwinner of the family when he was still just a teenager. He began his working life at a chicken farm, later learning his trade while working for the Hudson Bay Company. Jack McGeachie married Burnaby Historian Doreen Pixie Johnson. He and Pixie raised their children Kathi (Dunlop) and David McGeachie in the house the couple built themselves in 1947. John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie died October 12, 1981 at the age of sixty-seven. Doreen "Pixie" (Johnson) McGeachie died August 14, 2010 at the age of eighty-nine.
Total Tracks
8
Total Length
0:51:13
Interviewee Name
McGeachie, John Aloysius "Jack"
Interview Location
Rosewood
Interviewer Bio
Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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Track one of interview with Jack McGeachie

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Kingsway

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34544
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1914
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 15.3 x 20.7 cm mounted on cardboard
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kingsway looking southeast towards Edmonds Street. Sidewalk and utility poles run alongside the road.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1914
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Photographs subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 15.3 x 20.7 cm mounted on cardboard
Description Level
Item
Record No.
044-004
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kingsway looking southeast towards Edmonds Street. Sidewalk and utility poles run alongside the road.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Roads
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Richmond Park Area
Marlborough Area
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Kingsway at Salisbury

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36165
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1913
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a touring car driving along Kingsway at Salisbury, in the area known as Middlegate.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1913
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Public Library photograph subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 8 x 13 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
230-010
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1989-22
Scope and Content
Photograph of a touring car driving along Kingsway at Salisbury, in the area known as Middlegate.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Roads
Natural Phenomena - Snow
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Kingsway
Salisbury Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
Richmond Park Area
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