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Helen 'The Swinging Girl' Neon Sign
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark591
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- Commercial building.
- Associated Dates
- 1956
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Other Names
- Helen's Childrens Wear Sign
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Other Names
- Helen's Childrens Wear Sign
- Geographic Access
- Hastings Street
- Associated Dates
- 1956
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Enactment Type
- Bylaw No. 12771
- Enactment Date
- 19/04/2010
- Description
- Commercial building.
- Heritage Value
- While the building here is of some importance as the former North Burnaby municipal office, its primary importance is its delightful neon sign that has become a North Burnaby landmark. Helen Arnold opened Helen’s Childrens Wear shop in the building next door to the old Municipal offices in 1948. In 1955, when North Burnaby moved out, she moved into the vacated building. As part of the renovations, Helen enlisted the assistance of her good friend Jimmy Wallace, owner of Vancouver’s Wallace Neon Company, to create a new sign for her expanded business. One of the company’s designers, Reeve Lehman, created the swinging neon girl that was installed in 1956. Designed in two parts, one section of the sign is cloud shaped and reads ‘Helen’s’ while the other section is a moving representation of a little girl on a swing. The sign is nine feet six inches high and nine feet wide, and the lower section is animated with an internal motor and gears. It immediately became a landmark on Hastings Street, and recently the sign’s design fame has spread far and wide as one of the best surviving examples of kinetic neon art in North America.
- Locality
- Vancouver Heights
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Willingdon Heights Area
- Community
- Burnaby
- Names
- Helen's Childrens Wear
- Street Address
- 4142 Hastings Street
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
![3700 Block East Hastings, [196-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/316/366-038.jpg?width=280)
3700 Block East Hastings
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97623
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [196-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the commercial properties located on the south side of the 3700 block of East Hastings Street. Businesses on the block include the Admiral Decorating Supply and the Trader.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [196-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Municipal record subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 366-038
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1998-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the commercial properties located on the south side of the 3700 block of East Hastings Street. Businesses on the block include the Admiral Decorating Supply and the Trader.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Commercial - Stores
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on content of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Hastings Street
- Street Address
- 3700 Hastings Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
Images
![3700 Block East Hastings, [196-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/316/366-038.jpg)
![3800 Block East Hastings, [196-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/316/366-039.jpg?width=280)
3800 Block East Hastings
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97624
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [196-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the commercial properties located on the 3800 block of East Hastings Street. The sign for Halliwell's Shoe Repair at 3818 East Hastings Street is visible in the background. The photograph is taken from a low vantage point on Hastings Street, facing east.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [196-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Municipal record subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 366-039
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1998-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the commercial properties located on the 3800 block of East Hastings Street. The sign for Halliwell's Shoe Repair at 3818 East Hastings Street is visible in the background. The photograph is taken from a low vantage point on Hastings Street, facing east.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Commercial - Stores
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on content of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Hastings Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
Images
![3800 Block East Hastings, [196-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/316/366-039.jpg)
3900-3978 Hastings
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription93809
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 12, 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs : col. ; 10 cm x 15 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of a two-storey commercial building located at 3900 through 3978 Hastings Street, with a residential tower visible behind it. Stores visible in the photograph include: Budget Video, a dental centre, a produce store, Autoplan Insurance, Da Vinci Travel, Great Pacific Management, and Hea…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 12, 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
- Physical Description
- 4 photographs : col. ; 10 cm x 15 cm
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 622-057
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2017-39
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of a two-storey commercial building located at 3900 through 3978 Hastings Street, with a residential tower visible behind it. Stores visible in the photograph include: Budget Video, a dental centre, a produce store, Autoplan Insurance, Da Vinci Travel, Great Pacific Management, and Head Waze Hair and Skin Studio.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title transcribed from envelope photographs were originally housed in
- File no. 92-336-B
- Photographer identified as "J.C."
- Geographic Access
- Hastings Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
![3900 Block East Hastings businesses, [196-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/316/366-031.jpg?width=280)
3900 Block East Hastings businesses
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97616
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [196-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the businesses along the north side of the 3900 block of East Hastings Street. Signs for the National Bakery at 3918 East Hastings and Tobin's Quality Shoes at 3972 East Hastings are visible. Photograph taken from the north side of Hastings facing west.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [196-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Municipal record subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 366-031
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1998-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the businesses along the north side of the 3900 block of East Hastings Street. Signs for the National Bakery at 3918 East Hastings and Tobin's Quality Shoes at 3972 East Hastings are visible. Photograph taken from the north side of Hastings facing west.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Commercial - Stores
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on content of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Hastings Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
Images
![3900 Block East Hastings businesses, [196-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/316/366-031.jpg)
![3900 Block East Hastings Street, [196-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/316/366-033-3.jpg?width=280)
3900 Block East Hastings Street
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97618
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [196-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 3 photograph : b&w negatives
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of the rears of the businesses located along the 3900 block of East Hastings Street.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [196-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Municipal record subseries
- Physical Description
- 3 photograph : b&w negatives
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 366-033
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1998-12
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of the rears of the businesses located along the 3900 block of East Hastings Street.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Commercial - Stores
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on content of photographs
- Geographic Access
- Hastings Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
Images
![3900 Block East Hastings Street, [196-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/316/366-033-3.jpg)
![3900 Hastings Street, [between 1965 and 1970] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/316/366-010.jpg?width=280)
3900 Hastings Street
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37381
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1965 and 1970]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative
- Scope and Content
- Photograph taken looking west along Hastings Street, in front of the 3900 Block.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1965 and 1970]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Municipal record subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 366-010
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1998-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph taken looking west along Hastings Street, in front of the 3900 Block.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Hastings Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
Images
![3900 Hastings Street, [between 1965 and 1970] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/316/366-010.jpg)
![3901 Hastings Street, [between 1965 and 1970] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/316/366-011.jpg?width=280)
3901 Hastings Street
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37382
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1965 and 1970]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the storefront at 3901 Hastings Street. A "for sale" sign is visible in the window.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1965 and 1970]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Municipal record subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 366-011
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1998-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the storefront at 3901 Hastings Street. A "for sale" sign is visible in the window.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Commercial - Stores
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph.
- Geographic Access
- Hastings Street
- Street Address
- 3901 Hastings Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
Images
![3901 Hastings Street, [between 1965 and 1970] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/316/366-011.jpg)
![3951 and 3953 Hastings Street, [1965] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/316/366-014.jpg?width=280)
3951 and 3953 Hastings Street
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37385
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1965]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the buildings at 3951 and 3953 Hastings Street. A number of business signs are visible including "Paulettes Beauty Salon" and "Norburn Secondhand Store."
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1965]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Municipal record subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 366-014
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1998-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the buildings at 3951 and 3953 Hastings Street. A number of business signs are visible including "Paulettes Beauty Salon" and "Norburn Secondhand Store."
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Hastings Street
- Street Address
- 3953 Hastings Street
- 3951 Hastings Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
Images
![3951 and 3953 Hastings Street, [1965] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/316/366-014.jpg)
![Bob's Sporting Goods, [2001] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1540.jpg?width=280)
Bob's Sporting Goods
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription95677
- 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 the owner of Bob's Sporting Goods leaning against a counter inside of the store behind a display of ammunition. Guns hang on the wall behind him.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 535-1540
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the owner of Bob's Sporting Goods leaning against a counter inside of the store behind a display of ammunition. Guns hang on the wall behind him.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Commercial - Stores
- Names
- Bob's Sporting Goods
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a January 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata: "Bob Goble, who owns Bob's Sporting Goods, says he and other gun and ammunition retailers are just as confused about the new gun regulations as gun owners."
- Geographic Access
- Hastings Street
- Street Address
- 4150 Hastings Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Willingdon Heights Area
Images
![Bob's Sporting Goods, [2001] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-1540.jpg)
Brown Family and Home
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35673
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1920 (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 the Brown family feeding chickens. From left: Alex Brown (brother, later to become MD), Janet Brown (sister), and Janet Mackintosh Macfarlane Maclean (grandmother). This photograph was taken in back of the Brown family home, 3846 Triumph, Vancouver Heights. The house was owned by t…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1920 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-531
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Brown family feeding chickens. From left: Alex Brown (brother, later to become MD), Janet Brown (sister), and Janet Mackintosh Macfarlane Maclean (grandmother). This photograph was taken in back of the Brown family home, 3846 Triumph, Vancouver Heights. The house was owned by the grandmother.
- Subjects
- Animals - Poultry
- Agriculture - Farms
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Triumph Street
- Street Address
- 3846 Triumph Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
Images
![Business staff affected by SkyTrain construction, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2422-1.jpg?width=280)
Business staff affected by SkyTrain construction
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96864
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of employees of businesses affected by the SkyTrain construction along the Lougheed Highway. Photographs depict Javed Mufti setting up a patio umbrella at the Cactus Club, and Tanya Frackladge, a manager at the Canadian Tire at Lougheed and Rosser, tending to plants outsid…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-2422
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of employees of businesses affected by the SkyTrain construction along the Lougheed Highway. Photographs depict Javed Mufti setting up a patio umbrella at the Cactus Club, and Tanya Frackladge, a manager at the Canadian Tire at Lougheed and Rosser, tending to plants outside of the Canadian Tire.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a May 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata for 535-2422-1: "Javed Mufti, of the Cactus Club, says he's worried his restaurant's patio business will disappear as the Skytrain construction moves west along the Lougheed."
- Caption from metadata for 535-2422-2: "Tanya Frackladge, a manager at the Canadian Tire at Lougheed and Rosser, says she's had plenty of time to tend to the geraniums since the highway was shut down for Skytrain constructions."
- Geographic Access
- Lougheed Highway
- Rosser Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Brentwood Area
- Willingdon Heights Area
Images
![Business staff affected by SkyTrain construction, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2422-1.jpg)
Calendar
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact90316
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.8.14
- Description
- A Childhood Safety Calendar from Helen's Children's Wear from 1966. The front page of the calendar has a airbrushed image of a small girl smiling with blue eyes. She has a headband with silver pom-poms. She is holding a doll with a red hat and braids. The first two pages of the calendar are entitled "Children's Safety Diary. Each month of the calendar has a different image of a child. The back page has a reading entitled "Safety: Your Child's Most Important Lesson!"
- Object History
- Helen's Children's Wear was a popular and well known shop in Burnaby
- Helen's Children's Wear was located at 4142 Hastings Street. Owner Helen Arnold opened the store on East Hastings Street in 1948. She moved to the 4142 Hastings Street location in 1955, and added a landmark neon sign to the building in 1956. The sign featured a girl on a swing, and served as an important landmark in the neighbourhood. The store closed in 2007.
- Category
- 08. Communication Artifacts
- Classification
- Documentary Artifacts - - Other Documents
- Object Term
- Calendar
- Marks/Labels
- Helen's Children's Wear Specializing in Brand Name Merchandise 4142 E Hastings Street, North Burnaby, BC
- Measurements
- 21 cm l x 17cm h
- Country Made
- United States of America
- Title
- Childhood Safety Calendar
- Publication Date
- 1966
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
Images
![East Hastings Street, [196-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/316/366-035-1.jpg?width=280)
East Hastings Street
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97620
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [196-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w negatives
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of an unidentified commercial block of East Hastings Street in Burnaby. Businesses are visible in the background of the photo, featuring signs for a barbershop, grocery store, and tailoring business
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [196-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Municipal record subseries
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : b&w negatives
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 366-035
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1998-12
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of an unidentified commercial block of East Hastings Street in Burnaby. Businesses are visible in the background of the photo, featuring signs for a barbershop, grocery store, and tailoring business
- Subjects
- Buildings - Commercial - Stores
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on content of photographs
- Geographic Access
- Hastings Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
Images
![East Hastings Street, [196-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/316/366-035-1.jpg)
![East Hastings Street stores, [1929] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/371/476-018.jpg?width=280)
East Hastings Street stores
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38675
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1929]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 13.8 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of storefronts along East Hastings Street. To the right, the sign for Kidd & Co. Hardware store can be seen while posters for the Western Glass Company are in the windows of the building featured in the centre of the photograph. An unidentified man is standing in the doorway of the store…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1929]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- North Burnaby Board of Trade subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 8.5 x 13.8 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 476-018
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2005-8
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of storefronts along East Hastings Street. To the right, the sign for Kidd & Co. Hardware store can be seen while posters for the Western Glass Company are in the windows of the building featured in the centre of the photograph. An unidentified man is standing in the doorway of the store and two cars are parked along the street.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Commercial - Stores
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Hastings Street
- Street Address
- 3736 Hastings Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
Images
![East Hastings Street stores, [1929] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/371/476-018.jpg)
![Esmond and Hastings Vicinity, [1915] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/204/204-306.jpg?width=280)
Esmond and Hastings Vicinity
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35448
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1915] (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 the Arthur Wall Block (right), 3722 Hastings Street, at the corner of Hastings Street and Boundary Road, and the Matheson Block (left), 3730 Hastings Street. The British Columbia Electric Railway (BCER) Hastings car can be seen.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1915] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-306
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Arthur Wall Block (right), 3722 Hastings Street, at the corner of Hastings Street and Boundary Road, and the Matheson Block (left), 3730 Hastings Street. The British Columbia Electric Railway (BCER) Hastings car can be seen.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Eaton, Dr. Carl
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Hastings Street
- Street Address
- 3722 Hastings Street
- 3730 Hastings Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Willingdon Heights Area
Images
![Esmond and Hastings Vicinity, [1915] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/204/204-306.jpg)
Hastings Street
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35429
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1915 (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 the south side of Hastings Street at MacDonald Avenue; business blocks located at 3986 and 3952 Hastings Street.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1915 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-287
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the south side of Hastings Street at MacDonald Avenue; business blocks located at 3986 and 3952 Hastings Street.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Commercial - Stores
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Eaton, Dr. Carl
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Hastings Street
- Street Address
- 3952 Hastings Street
- 3986 Hastings Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Willingdon Heights Area
Images
![Hasting Street storefront, [196-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/316/366-034.jpg?width=280)
Hasting Street storefront
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription97619
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [196-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the side and front of an unidentified business on East Hastings Street.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [196-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Municipal record subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 366-034
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS1998-12
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the side and front of an unidentified business on East Hastings Street.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Commercial - Stores
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on content of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Hastings Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
Images
![Hasting Street storefront, [196-] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/316/366-034.jpg)
Interview with Eddy Wood by Eric Damer September 24, 2012 - Track 1
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory423
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1937-1975
- Length
- 0:09:15
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Eddy Wood's memories of the Regent Fish Market. Eddy describes how his family came to own Regent Fish Market and what it was like to grow up with a family-owned business in Vancouver Heights.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Eddy Wood's memories of the Regent Fish Market. Eddy describes how his family came to own Regent Fish Market and what it was like to grow up with a family-owned business in Vancouver Heights.
- Date Range
- 1937-1975
- Length
- 0:09:15
- Subjects
- Buildings - Commercial - Stores
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- September 24, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with Eddy Wood conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, September 24, 2012. Major themes discussed are: Regent Fish Market and the Vancouver Heights business district.
- Biographical Notes
- Eddy Wood was born in 1943 and grew up working in various shops in the Vancouver Heights area of Burnaby. Eddy's father, also Eddy Wood, bought the Regent Fish Market in 1947 or 1948. When the senior Eddy Wood died in 1960, his wife took over the fish market and ran it for the next fifteen years. Their son Eddy then stepped in and continued with the family business. Through this, the Wood family was able to run the Regent Fish Market for over fifty years. Eddy Wood recalls the busy nature of the business in the post-war period, the role of the streetcar in bringing customers to the area and the preferences of the local customers. Vancouver Heights merchants joined together to form the North Burnaby Merchants in 1954. During Eddy Wood's tenure, the North Burnaby Merchants created “Hats Off Day” and organized to fight the Provincial Department of Highways’ plan to remove street level parking along Hastings Street.
- Total Tracks
- 3
- Total Length
- 0:29:32
- Interviewee Name
- Wood, Eddy
- Interview Location
- Burnaby Village Museum
- 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
Audio Tracks
Track one of recording of interview with Eddy Wood
Track one of recording of interview with Eddy Wood
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-029/MSS171-029_Track_1.mp3Interview with Eddy Wood by Eric Damer September 24, 2012 - Track 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory424
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date Range
- 1951-1989
- Length
- 0:10:28
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Eddy Wood's memories of the Regent Fish Market. Eddy describes the customers that came in to the family store and the Heights shopping district in general. He describes a number of the merchants in more detail as well.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Eddy Wood's memories of the Regent Fish Market. Eddy describes the customers that came in to the family store and the Heights shopping district in general. He describes a number of the merchants in more detail as well.
- Date Range
- 1951-1989
- Length
- 0:10:28
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- September 24, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with Eddy Wood conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, September 24, 2012. Major themes discussed are: Regent Fish Market and the Vancouver Heights business district.
- Biographical Notes
- Eddy Wood was born in 1943 and grew up working in various shops in the Vancouver Heights area of Burnaby. Eddy's father, also Eddy Wood, bought the Regent Fish Market in 1947 or 1948. When the senior Eddy Wood died in 1960, his wife took over the fish market and ran it for the next fifteen years. Their son Eddy then stepped in and continued with the family business. Through this, the Wood family was able to run the Regent Fish Market for over fifty years. Eddy Wood recalls the busy nature of the business in the post-war period, the role of the streetcar in bringing customers to the area and the preferences of the local customers. Vancouver Heights merchants joined together to form the North Burnaby Merchants in 1954. During Eddy Wood's tenure, the North Burnaby Merchants created “Hats Off Day” and organized to fight the Provincial Department of Highways’ plan to remove street level parking along Hastings Street.
- Total Tracks
- 3
- Total Length
- 0:29:32
- Interviewee Name
- Wood, Eddy
- Interview Location
- Burnaby Village Museum
- 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
Audio Tracks
Track two of recording of interview with Eddy Wood
Track two of recording of interview with Eddy Wood
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Oral_Histories/_Unrestricted/MSS171-029/MSS171-029_Track_2.mp3