gillies found 3 records | Heritage Burnaby

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Note on recto reads: "Gillies speaking / Lt Gov Bell Irving / Chancellor P. T. Cote - Pres. / George Petorsen"; Note on verso reads: "page 2 / Burnaby Today / PMT 100%"

Description: Postcard: colour photo, glossy; horizontal; single-storey flat-roofed building "OFFICE" and pool surrounded by grass, chain-link fence; people in and around pool; drive in foreground, "5 MP IN -OURT", bungalow behind; on reverse in green, "RAMONA COURT" "Highway 99 and 1" "5441 Kingsway, South Burnaby," "Vancouver, B.C. Canada"; promotional copy, ends "...HEATED SWIMMING POOL" "Props. Mr. & Mrs. R.A. Gillis" "Phone He 3-9139"; at bottom left "Color Photo by John Smith" "Printed in U.S.A.", "K" logo; up centre is "Natural Color Productions Ltd., 1490 Frances St., Vancouver, B.C., Canada"; at bottom, "91533"; at upper right, "POST CARD" "Address"; blue stamp at upper right corner, Queen Elizabeth II and harbour, "POSTES" "POSTAGE" "5" "CANADA"; addressed in blue pen to"Coneour" "Gylaine et Jean" "C P 7. 000" "Teb 7" ? "Sherbrooke"; message "M-- Philippe Gagnon" "571- 5 Ave" ? "Grand Mere" "C P 173"; postmark "GRAND MERE QUEBEC" "9 PM" "23 III 1970"; stamp is cancelled with seven wavy black lines; pencilled "1.00" above cancel; small stain above stamp; some wear on corners

Subjects: Documentary Artifacts; Documentary Artifacts - Postcards; Documentary Artifacts - Photographs; Buildings; Buildings - Commercial; Buildings - Commercial - Hotels and Motels

Description: Land sales brochure, cream paper, black and red print; "WHY TO BUY IN HIGHLANDS" "CHOICE RESIDENTIAL SITES CLEARED" "SUBDIVISION AND PRICE LIST OF" "BLOCKS 31 and 32. DISTRICT LOT 97, situated at the JUNCTION OF THE NEW CUT=OFF ON THE B.C. ELECTRIC TRAM LINE TO NEW WESTMINSTER"; "KEY MAP" of DL97 showing subdivisions of L.25, 26, 31, 32, 33, Vancouver and New Westminster Rd., Buller Rd., B.C.E.R. line, with Royal Oak, Highland Park, and Gillie [sic] Stations, cut-off, Roberts Rd., White Rd.; Group I New Westminster Dist.; terms; "TRUSTEE CO., Limited" "318 HOMER ST. VANCOUVER" "Phone Seymour 883"; description "... magnificent view..."; price list for subdivisions of Bl.31 (cleared) and 32 (uncleared); and "Plan Shewing..." with enlarged view, focusing on lots at White Rd., Buller Rd., roads and allowances; names and resubdivisions drawn on this plan with red ink, pencilled directions and additions; this area was known as the Highlands or Highland Park; 17" x 14"; folded in half to 8.5" X 14"; with an 8.5" x 5.25" piece of note paper pinned to brochure, typed listing of properties and buyers for block 31; notes as to payment and deeds given are handwritten in pencil and match names handwritten on plan itself: George Irving, C. Christianson, T.H. Venning, J.B. Shanks, M.A. Henning, M. Sveinson; soiled; small tears at edges

Object History: The Highland Park sub-division in District Lot 97, was in part a real estate development by the company owned by the Thomson family. James and Melville P. Thomson, owned and operated "Thomson Bros." They had extensive property interests in Vancouver and Burnaby and owned and operated a book selling and stationery business in Vancouver.

Marks/Labels: "HIGHLANDS / Subdividion of Blocks 31 and 32, District Lot 97 / BURNABY / PRICE LIST / . . . . / TRUSTEE CO., Limited / 318 HOMER ST. Phone Sey. 883 VANCOUVER, B.C.