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![Interurban trams at Snoqualmie, Washington, July 1977 (date original), copied [1988] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1988/1988_0007_0003_001.jpg?width=280)
Interurban trams at Snoqualmie, Washington
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription85
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- July 1977 (date original), copied [1988]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. print ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company interurban tram no. 1207 in a wooded area at Snoqualmie, Washington. The tram is red with cream trim and has a tarp covering the roof. Another tram, blue and cream in colour, is visible behind interurban no. 1207.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. print ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company interurban tram no. 1207 in a wooded area at Snoqualmie, Washington. The tram is red with cream trim and has a tarp covering the roof. Another tram, blue and cream in colour, is visible behind interurban no. 1207.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Accession Code
- BV988.7.3
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- July 1977 (date original), copied [1988]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2024-04-09
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Ewert, Henry
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on verso of photograph reads: "B.C.E.R. 1207/ Snoqualmie, Washington/ July 1977/ H. EWERT"
Images
![Interurban trams at Snoqualmie, Washington, July 1977 (date original), copied [1988] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1988/1988_0007_0003_001.jpg)
![Interurban trams at Snoqualmie, Washington, July 1977 (date original), copied [1988] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1988/1988_0007_0005_001.jpg?width=280)
Interurban trams at Snoqualmie, Washington
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription87
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- July 1977 (date original), copied [1988]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. print ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company interurban tram no. 1207 in a wooded area at Snoqualmie, Washington. The tram is red with cream trim, has a tarp covering the roof and a front board sign which reads, "LIMITED." There is another tram, blue and cream in colour, in front of inte…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. print ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company interurban tram no. 1207 in a wooded area at Snoqualmie, Washington. The tram is red with cream trim, has a tarp covering the roof and a front board sign which reads, "LIMITED." There is another tram, blue and cream in colour, in front of interurban no. 1207.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Accession Code
- BV988.7.5
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- July 1977 (date original), copied [1988]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2024-04-09
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Ewert, Henry
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on verso of photograph reads: "B.C.E.R. 1207/ Snoqualmie, Washington/ July 1977/ H. EWERT"
Images
![Interurban trams at Snoqualmie, Washington, July 1977 (date original), copied [1988] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1988/1988_0007_0005_001.jpg)
Hydro engine 906 in collision with a CN engine
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2881
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- May 1974
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 8.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Hydro engine 906 in a collision with a Canadian National railway (CN) engine. Engine 906 was coming off the Queensborough Bridge when it collided with the CN engine.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 8.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of British Columbia Hydro engine 906 in a collision with a Canadian National railway (CN) engine. Engine 906 was coming off the Queensborough Bridge when it collided with the CN engine.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Rail
- Names
- British Columbia Electric Railway Company
- British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
- Canadian National Railway
- Geographic Access
- New Westminster
- Accession Code
- BV012.18.5
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- May 1974
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 13-Mar-2018
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in blue ink on verso of photograph reads: "Engine 906 coming off / Queensbou Bridge with string of (M)/T Auto Racks at CNR / Diamond. / May 1974"
Images
Rail classics, vol. 2, no. 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary1387
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Textual Record
- Call Number
- 388.46 RAI v. 2, no. 2
- Place of Publication
- Canoga Park, Calif.
- Publisher
- Challenge Publication Inc.
- Publication Date
- 1973
- Physical Description
- 82 p. : ill ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Transportation
- Electric railroads
- Local transit
- Street-railroads
- British Columbia--History
- Notes
- "Commuting in British Columbia, Vancouver's British Columbia Electric Railway was the Canadian Equivalent of the Sprawling Pacific Electric by Ira L. Swett" -- page 40 - 45.
- Details about the "Districts of Interurban line plus descriptions of different interurban cars operating in the system.
Agreement between British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority and Divisions 101-134 & 109 of the Amalgamated Transit Union relating to wages and working conditions
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6528
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Accession Code
- BV012.18.16
- Call Number
- 331.8 BRI
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
- Publication Date
- 1973
- Printer
- B.C. Hydro Printing Service
- Physical Description
- xiii, 152 p. ; 15 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Transportation
- Collective labor agreements
- Labour unions
- Subjects
- Transportation
- Names
- Carson, Norman Thomas "Tom"
- British Columbia Electric Railway Company
- British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
![Tram car plaque, [1971] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2005/2005_0054_0420_001.jpg?width=280)
Tram car plaque
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2374
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1971]
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the dedication plaque mounted on Interurban tram car no. 1223. The plaque reads: "This interurban tram car was built in 1913 be the St. Louis Car Co. for The British Columbia Electric Railway Co. and operated over that company's three lines in Burnaby until abandonment, November 17th …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the dedication plaque mounted on Interurban tram car no. 1223. The plaque reads: "This interurban tram car was built in 1913 be the St. Louis Car Co. for The British Columbia Electric Railway Co. and operated over that company's three lines in Burnaby until abandonment, November 17th 1956. Throughout the nearly fifty years of its existence this tram and seventy similar cars carried many thousands of settlers and commuters and helped to build Burnaby into a thriving community of over 80,000." / "Dedicated and placed here by Burnaby Historical Society, Nov. 30th 1958." The tram was displayed at the Edmonds Bus Loop at Edmonds Street and Kingsway.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.420
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [1971]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Stride Avenue Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- August 11, 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Tram car plaque, [1971] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2005/2005_0054_0420_001.jpg)
![Interurban 1223 tram car being transported, [1971] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2005/2005_0054_0426_001.jpg?width=280)
Interurban 1223 tram car being transported
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2380
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1971]
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of BC Electric Interurban tram car number 1223 being lifted by a crane and placed on a flatbed truck. The interurban tram car was dedicated and placed at the Edmonds Bus Loop at Edmonds Street and Kingsway by the Burnaby Historical Society in 1958. The tram car was moved to Heritage Vill…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of BC Electric Interurban tram car number 1223 being lifted by a crane and placed on a flatbed truck. The interurban tram car was dedicated and placed at the Edmonds Bus Loop at Edmonds Street and Kingsway by the Burnaby Historical Society in 1958. The tram car was moved to Heritage Village Museum in 1971 and restored by the Friends of the Interurban 1223.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.426
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [1971]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Interurban 1223 tram car being transported, [1971] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/2005/2005_0054_0426_001.jpg)
BC studies, Number 11, Fall 1971
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary798
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Textual Record
- Call Number
- 388.4 ROY
- Place of Publication
- Vancouver
- Publisher
- BC Studies
- Publication Date
- 1971
- Physical Description
- 85 p. ; 25 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Street-railroads
- Electric railroads
- Transportation
- Notes
- ISSN:0005-2949
- Includes an article: "Regulating the British Columbia electric railway : the first public utilities commission in British Columbia", by Patricia E. Roy.
The story of the B.C. Electric Railway Company
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary794
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Ewert, Henry, 1937-
- Publication Date
- c1986
- Call Number
- 388.46 EWE Copy 1
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 092062054X
- Call Number
- 388.46 EWE Copy 1
- Author
- Ewert, Henry, 1937-
- Place of Publication
- North Vancouver
- Publisher
- Whitecap Books
- Publication Date
- c1986
- Printer
- D.W. Friesen & Sons
- Physical Description
- 336 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
- Inscription
- "R. Salsbury" "1987" [handwritten in blue ink, on the upper right hand corner of the opposite front end paper
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Street-railroads
- Electric railroads
- Transportation
- British Columbia--History
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 3 copies held : copy 1.
The British Columbia Electric Railway Company, 1897-1928 : a British company in British Columbia
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5204
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- Roy, Patricia, 1939-
- Publication Date
- 1970
- Call Number
- 388.46 ROY
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Textual Record
- Call Number
- 388.46 ROY
- Author
- Roy, Patricia, 1939-
- Publisher
- University of British Columbia
- Publication Date
- 1970
- Physical Description
- ix, 405 p. : ill., maps. ; 30 cm.
- Notes
- Thesis/dissertation, Manuscript
![British Columbia Electric Railway Company timetables, [between 1946 and 1973] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1973/1973_0041_0005_001.jpg?width=280)
British Columbia Electric Railway Company timetables
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription996
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1946 and 1973]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.4 x 25.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a BC Electric Railway timetable for the Lulu Island Branch, Eburne, and New Westminster Line, including a Sunday schedule and freight schedule.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.4 x 25.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a BC Electric Railway timetable for the Lulu Island Branch, Eburne, and New Westminster Line, including a Sunday schedule and freight schedule.
- Accession Code
- HV973.41.5
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [between 1946 and 1973]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- For an earlier donation made by the same donor in regards to BCER tram, see accession HV972.202.
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scan Date
- 2023-05-16
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![British Columbia Electric Railway Company timetables, [between 1946 and 1973] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1973/1973_0041_0005_001.jpg)
![British Columbia Electric Railway Company timetables, [between 1946 and 1973] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1973/1973_0041_0006_001.jpg?width=280)
British Columbia Electric Railway Company timetables
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription997
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1946 and 1973]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 25.4 x 20.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two British Columbia Electric Railway Company timetables for the Central Park line, one "corrected to October 15, 1933" and the other "corrected to May 16, 1946." Also in the photograph are two tickets, one reads, "Good for one fare at 10 for $1.25 between Vancouver and Burnaby North…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 25.4 x 20.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of two British Columbia Electric Railway Company timetables for the Central Park line, one "corrected to October 15, 1933" and the other "corrected to May 16, 1946." Also in the photograph are two tickets, one reads, "Good for one fare at 10 for $1.25 between Vancouver and Burnaby Northwest Zone" and the other reads, "Good for one fare between Vancouver and Park Ave."
- Accession Code
- HV973.41.6
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [between 1946 and 1973]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- For an earlier donation made by the same donor in regards to BCER tram, see accession HV972.202.
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scan Date
- 2023-05-16
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![British Columbia Electric Railway Company timetables, [between 1946 and 1973] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1973/1973_0041_0006_001.jpg)
![Notice, [before 1973] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1973/1973_0041_0003_001.jpg?width=280)
Notice
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription994
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [before 1973]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.6 x 25.4 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a notice sign that was posted inside a British Columbia Electric Railway tram. It reads; "The Government of the Province of British Columbia / NOTICE / Spitting in this car is contrary to law, and is punishable by fine or imprisonment. / By Order / Provincial Board of Health. / BCER 1…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.6 x 25.4 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a notice sign that was posted inside a British Columbia Electric Railway tram. It reads; "The Government of the Province of British Columbia / NOTICE / Spitting in this car is contrary to law, and is punishable by fine or imprisonment. / By Order / Provincial Board of Health. / BCER 1203-B42."
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Accession Code
- HV973.41.3
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [before 1973]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- For an earlier donation made by the same donor in regards to BCER tram, see accession HV972.202.
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-05-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Notice, [before 1973] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1973/1973_0041_0003_001.jpg)
![Vancouver, [before 1973] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1973/1973_0041_0008_001.jpg?width=280)
Vancouver
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription999
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [before 1973]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.0 x 11.4 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a destination sign that reads "Vancouver" on a British Columbia Electric Railway tram. Just below the sign is a label that reads, "BCER 1231-B48."
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.0 x 11.4 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a destination sign that reads "Vancouver" on a British Columbia Electric Railway tram. Just below the sign is a label that reads, "BCER 1231-B48."
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Accession Code
- HV973.41.8
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [before 1973]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- For an earlier donation made by the same donor in regards to BCER tram, see accession HV972.202.
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-05-16
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Vancouver, [before 1973] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1973/1973_0041_0008_001.jpg)
![Burnaby Lk, [before 1973] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1973/1973_0041_0009_001.jpg?width=280)
Burnaby Lk
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1000
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [before 1973]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.0 x 11.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a destination sign that reads "Burnaby Lk" on a British Columbia Electric Railway tram. Just below the sign is a label that reads, "BCER 1231-B48." An earlier catalogue record notes the nameplate would have been placed at the front or back of the tram that could have travelled betwe…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.0 x 11.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a destination sign that reads "Burnaby Lk" on a British Columbia Electric Railway tram. Just below the sign is a label that reads, "BCER 1231-B48." An earlier catalogue record notes the nameplate would have been placed at the front or back of the tram that could have travelled between Vancouver and Burnaby.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Accession Code
- HV973.41.9
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [before 1973]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Related Material
- For an earlier donation made by the same donor in regards to BCER tram, see accession HV972.202.
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-05-16
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
![Burnaby Lk, [before 1973] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Images/1973/1973_0041_0009_001.jpg)
Central Park Entrance Gate
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark544
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- The Central Park Entrance Gate is the ceremonial entrance to Burnaby’s historic Central Park from Kingsway, and consists of two massive stone pillars, approximately 7.5 metres high and 1.8 metres square, adjacent gate posts and a low flanking stone wall that curves into the park to the east.
- Associated Dates
- 1913
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Imperial Street
- Associated Dates
- 1913
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Enactment Type
- Bylaw No. 9807
- Enactment Date
- 23/11/1992
- Description
- The Central Park Entrance Gate is the ceremonial entrance to Burnaby’s historic Central Park from Kingsway, and consists of two massive stone pillars, approximately 7.5 metres high and 1.8 metres square, adjacent gate posts and a low flanking stone wall that curves into the park to the east.
- Heritage Value
- The Central Park Entrance Gate is significant as a ceremonial entry to a major park, for its connection with the early history of the British Columbia Electric Railway (BCER) and as an important design by an accomplished British Columbian architect. When the original interurban line between Vancouver and New Westminster was constructed in 1891, one of the first stations was located where the tramway crossed the Vancouver-Westminster Road (now Kingsway) within the newly-created Central Park. The interurban line ran through the park on a diagonal right-of-way (the current SkyTrain line, opened in 1986, follows this original alignment). In 1912 an agreement was reached between the successor interurban company, the BCER, and the Central Park Provincial Park Board, to deed additional land for an expanded right-of-way through the Park in exchange for improvements that included the construction of an ornamental stone wall and gate with an iron arch, with an illuminated 'Central Park' sign, adjacent to the interurban station on Kingsway. This was an early and rare example of an electric sign used for a public recreation facility. The Gate is also significant as a surviving early design by Robert Lyon (1879-1963), an Edinburgh-born and trained immigrant who was one of the most accomplished of British Columbia's early architects. After he moved to Vancouver, he was employed by the BCER from 1911 until 1918, and worked on a broad range of projects including some of the grandest and most innovative local industrial structures of the time. The arch was built by the Westminster Ironworks Company, one of the leading firms of its kind in Western Canada, operated by John Reid of New Westminster. The Gate was completed in 1914; in 1968 the decorative ironwork was removed due to corrosion and placed in storage.
- Defining Elements
- Key elements that define the heritage character of the Central Park Entrance Gate include its: - two subtly tapered massive stone pillars, which rise in stages from a larger base to a shaft with random coursed multi-coloured granite with roughly formed grey granite quoins, to a top formed of finely finished grey granite blocks with a coved and bracketed cap - adjacent gate posts with monolithic pyramidal granite caps - low flanking stone wall that curves into the park to the east, constructed of random coursed multi-coloured granite with a river rock triangular cap
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
- Architect
- Robert Lyon
- Builder
- John Reid
- Westminster Iron Works Co.
- Function
- Primary Current--Park Fixture
- Primary Historic--Park Fixture
- Community
- Burnaby
- Cadastral Identifier
- P.I.D. No. 017-767-172 Legal Description: Block B of Lot 2 Except Firstly: Part on Plan 8669 and Secondly: Part on Plan LMP4689 District Lot 151, Group 1, New Westminster District, Plan 3443
- Boundaries
- The property (Central Park) is a municipally-owned park that lies at the western edge of Burnaby, between 49th Avenue to the south, Kingsway to the north, Boundary Road to the west and Patterson Avenue to the east.
- Area
- 853,403.82
- Contributing Resource
- Structure
- Landscape Feature
- Ownership
- Public (local)
- Names
- Lyon, Robert
- Reid, John
- Westminster Iron Works Company
- British Columbia Electric Railway Company
- Central Park Provincial Park Board
- Subjects
- Structures - Fences
- Street Address
- 3883 Imperial Street
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
T.O. Townley Estate 'Deerholme'
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark545
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- The T.O. Townley Estate, 'Deerholme,' is located on a lake front property on the north shore of Deer Lake Park. The main house is a two-and-one-half storey symmetrical-massed wood-frame Colonial Revival structure, with flanking one-storey wings, a side gable roof and a central front entry.
- Associated Dates
- 1913
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Other Names
- Thomas & Frances Townley Estate, Loftus House
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Other Names
- Thomas & Frances Townley Estate, Loftus House
- Geographic Access
- Price Street
- Associated Dates
- 1913
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Enactment Type
- Bylaw No. 9807
- Enactment Date
- 23/11/1992
- Description
- The T.O. Townley Estate, 'Deerholme,' is located on a lake front property on the north shore of Deer Lake Park. The main house is a two-and-one-half storey symmetrical-massed wood-frame Colonial Revival structure, with flanking one-storey wings, a side gable roof and a central front entry.
- Heritage Value
- 'Deerholme' was built as the retirement estate of Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Owen Townley (1862-1935) and his wife, Frances M. Townley. Townley was a pioneer resident of the Lower Mainland of British Columbia: he served as a lawyer, Registrar of Land Titles for New Westminster District and Mayor of Vancouver for one term in 1901. Built in 1913, this is one of the most significant of the Deer Lake estate houses and was the last of grand Edwardian era mansions built on the lots surrounding the lake. The area had been opened up for development two years earlier by the construction of the British Columbia Electric Railway Interurban Line. The estate speaks of a gracious way of life achieved by society's elite during the Edwardian era, supported by the use of domestic servants. Grand in scale, architecturally sophisticated and set in a bucolic landscape, this residence demonstrates the social status of the owner in the privileged classes of the rapidly developing social structure of Burnaby. The house is also significant as one of the earliest designs by the son of Thomas and Frances Townley, architect Fred Laughton Townley (1887-1966), who had graduated in architecture in 1911 from the University of Pennsylvania. In this house for his parents, he demonstrated his deft understanding of the American Period Revival styles learned during his schooling in the United States. The prevailing local taste for British-derived architecture dictated that this was a style he was rarely able to use until the Colonial Revival styles became more popular in the 1920s. F.L. Townley was a founding partner in Townley and Matheson, which achieved significant success as one of the most accomplished local architectural firms, culminating in their best-known commission, Vancouver City Hall, 1935-36.
- Defining Elements
- Key elements the define the heritage character of ‘Deerholme’ include its: - integration with its south-sloping lakefront site, which contains many original landscape features (extant rockeries, formal drive, tennis lawn, open fields, and specimen shrubs and trees) - two-and-one-half storey form with flanking one-storey wings - side gable roof with symmetrical shed dormers, three at the front and three at the rear - complex fenestration, including multi-paned wooden-sash double-hung windows, 6-over-1 on the ground floor and 6-over-9 on the second floor, and multi-paned wooden-sash casements in the dormers - pair of prominent exterior brick chimneys on each side elevation, clad with rough-cast stucco up to the roof level, and each with four chimney-pots - rough-cast stucco cladding - design elements typical of the Colonial Revival style, such as composed classical formality, side gable roof and balanced symmetrical massing - exterior architectural elements, such as classical columns, window shutters, fanlight feature window, multi-paned quarter-round windows flanking the chimneys, and projecting square brackets in the gables - superior level of design and craftsmanship throughout, including refined interior woodwork such as fireplaces, interior columned screen between hallway and living room and a staircase with Colonial Revival details - significant mature trees (such as Red Oaks, Silver Maples, and Copper Beech). - original guest house and stables, which survive on an adjacent property at 6176 Price Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
- Architect
- Fred Laughton Townley
- Function
- Primary Current--Estate
- Primary Historic--Estate
- Community
- Burnaby
- Cadastral Identifier
- P.I.D. No. 002-652-111 Legal Description: Parcel 'C' (Explanatory Plan 12891) , Blocks 4 and 5, District Lot 79 Group 1, New Westminster District, Plan 536
- Boundaries
- ‘Deerholme’ is comprised of a single municipally-owned property located at 6110 Price Street, Burnaby.
- Area
- 14,099.52
- Contributing Resource
- Building
- Landscape Feature
- Ownership
- Public (local)
- Other Collection
- City of Vancouver Archives: T.O. Townley Residence, Original Plans, Add. MSS. 1399, Temporary No. 61, Location 920-D
- Documentation
- Heritage Site Files: PC77000 20. City of Burnaby Planning and Building Department, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, B.C., V5G 1M2
- Street Address
- 6110 Price Street
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
Opening of Hastings Street Tramline Extension
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription3182
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 23 Dec. 1913
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the opening of the Hastings Street Tramline Extension, Capitol Hill. The man in the centre of the photograph (with the light-coloured coat) and in front of the mounted police officer, has been identified as Joe Toffaletto (he headed up the BCER construction team which built this line …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w
- Material Details
- printed on the photograph, recto, u.l. "Reeve MacGregor + Councillors of Burnaby/ with Officials of the B.C.E.R. at the/ Opening of Burnaby's New Tram Extension/ on Hastings St. East. Dec 23. 1913./ Photograph by J. Phillips/ Capitol Hill P.O."
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the opening of the Hastings Street Tramline Extension, Capitol Hill. The man in the centre of the photograph (with the light-coloured coat) and in front of the mounted police officer, has been identified as Joe Toffaletto (he headed up the BCER construction team which built this line and who was also known as the anchor for the BCER tug-of-war team). Reeve McGregor is standing near the door to the tram, holding a pipe in one hand and a cane in the other (he is also the only man wearing a bow-tie) and Eber Stride is standing directly in front of the tram, wearing a three-piece suit with a white shirt and bowler hat. British Columbia Electric Railroad official R.H. Sperling and BCER general executive agent Fred R. Glover (his topcoat is open) are standing second from right and third from right respectively. The remainder of the men are unidentified although, Councillors Coldicutt, MacDonald, Mayne and MacPherson, with municipal engineer MacPherson, British Columbia Electric Railroad chief engineer G.R.G. Conway and traffic agent for the city J.B. Rainey, solicitor A.E. Beck, chief inspector W. Whitenick, traffic superintendent James Hilton and Burnaby resident W.J. Holdom, Motorman C.C. Cameron and Conductor A. Sherman are said to be pictured.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Names
- British Columbia Electric Railway Company
- Toffaletto, Joe
- McGregor, Duncan C., 1853-1929
- Stride, Eber
- Geographic Access
- Hastings Street
- Accession Code
- BV985.5398.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 23 Dec. 1913
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2024-01-23
- Photographer
- Phillips, James William "Jim"
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Welcome arch for the Duke of Connaught
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription716
- 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 the welcome arch erected at Edmonds and Kingsway to welcome Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught during his visit to Burnaby. People are milling around the arch, dressed in their finery. The Connaught tram car that Prince Arthur arrived in is parked on the right. Prince Arthur was Governo…
- 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 the welcome arch erected at Edmonds and Kingsway to welcome Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught during his visit to Burnaby. People are milling around the arch, dressed in their finery. The Connaught tram car that Prince Arthur arrived in is parked on the right. Prince Arthur was Governor General of Canada at this time.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Electric Railroads
- Geographic Access
- Edmonds Street
- Kingsway
- Accession Code
- HV976.42.1
- 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
- Edmonds Area
- Richmond Park Area
- Related Material
- To see photographs from the visit of the Duke of Connaught in 1912, see HV976.152.2 - .5
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-06-20
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
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
- 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
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