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Kingcrest Animal Hospital
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto93693
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- June 4, 1978
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
- Item No.
- 556-650
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the parking lot and exterior of a single-storey building with a sign advertising the Kingcrest Animal Hospital, located at Kingsway and Sperling. The photograph is taken from across the street, facing south.
1 Image
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- June 4, 1978
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Item No.
- 556-650
- Accession Number
- 2017-57
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the parking lot and exterior of a single-storey building with a sign advertising the Kingcrest Animal Hospital, located at Kingsway and Sperling. The photograph is taken from across the street, facing south.
- Photographer
- Chapman, Fred
- Subjects
- Buildings - Commercial
- Notes
- Title taken from project information form
- Accompanied by a project information form and 1 photograph (b&w negative ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm)
- BPL no. 98
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby - Kingsway
- Burnaby - Sperling Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Windsor Area
Images
Interior of Club Diner
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/museumphoto1888
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [196-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 19.5 x 24.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the interior of Club Diner on East Hastings Street with its hardwood dance floor, piano and tables set for diners.
1 Image
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 19.5 x 24.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the interior of Club Diner on East Hastings Street with its hardwood dance floor, piano and tables set for diners.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Commercial
- Names
- Club Diner
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby - East Hastings Street
- Accession Code
- BV005.20.15
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [196-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 1/13/2010
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Phillips-Hoyt Lumber Company
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto36715
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1905] (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.3 x 12.0 cm print
- Item No.
- 315-070
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of the building housing the Phillips, Hoyt Lumber Co. office with three men standing outside. The building was located at 2730 McKay Avenue (old street numbering system) and the site is now a part of the Burnaby Public Library site.
1 Image
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1905] (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
- Description Level
- Item
- Item No.
- 315-070
- Accession Number
- BHS1994-04
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.3 x 12.0 cm print
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of the building housing the Phillips, Hoyt Lumber Co. office with three men standing outside. The building was located at 2730 McKay Avenue (old street numbering system) and the site is now a part of the Burnaby Public Library site.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Commercial
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby - Willingdon Avenue
- Burnaby - 6100 Willingdon Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
Phillips-Hoyt Lumber Company
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto36766
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1905 (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.9 x 12.5 cm print
- Item No.
- 315-121
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of the Phillips, Hoyt Lumber Co. on McKay Avenue with three men standing in front. This property is now part of the Burnaby Public Library site.
1 Image
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1905 (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
- Description Level
- Item
- Item No.
- 315-121
- Accession Number
- BHS1994-04
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 7.9 x 12.5 cm print
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of the Phillips, Hoyt Lumber Co. on McKay Avenue with three men standing in front. This property is now part of the Burnaby Public Library site.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Commercial
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby - McKay Avenue
- Burnaby - 6100 Willingdon Avenue
- Burnaby - Willingdon Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
Phillips-Hoyt Lumber Company after snowfall
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto36769
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1905 (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.6 x 8.7 cm print
- Item No.
- 315-124
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a building of the Phillips, Hoyt Lumber Co. after a snowfall. Two men are on the roof of the building with shovels.
1 Image
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1905 (date of original), copied 1992
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Centennial Anthology subseries
- Description Level
- Item
- Item No.
- 315-124
- Accession Number
- BHS1994-04
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.6 x 8.7 cm print
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a building of the Phillips, Hoyt Lumber Co. after a snowfall. Two men are on the roof of the building with shovels.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Commercial
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby - McKay Avenue
- Burnaby - Willingdon Avenue
- Burnaby - 6100 Willingdon Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [191-?]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 15.5 x 20.5 cm, mounted on card 24.5 x 29.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the interior of an unidentified Liquor Store. Four men are visible standing inside the store.
1 Image
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 15.5 x 20.5 cm, mounted on card 24.5 x 29.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the interior of an unidentified Liquor Store. Four men are visible standing inside the store.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Commercial
- Accession Code
- HV972.148.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- [191-?]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 1/11/2010
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Hastings Street shop
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto65773
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [after 1920]
- Collection/Fonds
- Field family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) ; 600 ppi
- Item No.
- 521-006
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified man leaning against the front entrance to a shop along Hastings Street in Burnaby.
1 Image
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [after 1920]
- Collection/Fonds
- Field family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Item No.
- 521-006
- Accession Number
- 2010-14
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (tiff) ; 600 ppi
- Material Details
- Item is a scan of a photograph
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of an unidentified man leaning against the front entrance to a shop along Hastings Street in Burnaby.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Commercial
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby - Hastings Street
Images
Glenburn Telephone Exchange
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto34706
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1959
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.7 cm
- Item No.
- 111-001
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of the Glenburn Telephone Exchange at Delta Avenue and Parker Street. A typed description on the back of the photograph reads, "Glenburn Automatic Exchange at Delta and Parker streets. To be cutover in March, 1959. / B.C. Telephone Company."
1 Image
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1959
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Description Level
- Item
- Item No.
- 111-001
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.2 x 25.7 cm
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of the Glenburn Telephone Exchange at Delta Avenue and Parker Street. A typed description on the back of the photograph reads, "Glenburn Automatic Exchange at Delta and Parker streets. To be cutover in March, 1959. / B.C. Telephone Company."
- Photographer
- Graphic Industries Limited
- Subjects
- Buildings - Commercial
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Caption at bottom of photograph reads, "British Columbia Telephone Company"
- Stamp on back of photograph reads, "Photo by Graphic Industries Ltd. / File No. 3841-2 / Vancouver, Canada Mutual 1-4174"
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby - Delta Avenue
- Burnaby - Parker Street
- Planning Study Area
- Brentwood Area
Images
Interior of the Rose Bowl bowling alley
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/museumphoto1891
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [195-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 24.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the interior of the Rose Bowl bowling alley with eight lanes visible.
1 Image
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19.5 x 24.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the interior of the Rose Bowl bowling alley with eight lanes visible.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Commercial
- Names
- Rose Bowl
- Geographic Access
- British Columbia - Vancouver - East Hastings Street
- Accession Code
- BV005.20.18
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [195-]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 1/13/2010
- Scale
- 100
- Photographer
- Capitol Studios
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "CAPITOL STUDIOS/ & PHOTO SERVICES/ 4164 HASTINGS ST./ VANCOUVER, B. C."
Images
A man outside the Mountain Shadow Pub
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto58922
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1980
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 18 cm
- Item No.
- 480-1373
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a man outside the Mountain Shadow Pub that was located at the base of Burnaby Mountain. He appears to be rewriting the name of the pub on a rock.
1 Image
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1980
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Item No.
- 480-1373
- Accession Number
- 2009-01
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.5 x 18 cm
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a man outside the Mountain Shadow Pub that was located at the base of Burnaby Mountain. He appears to be rewriting the name of the pub on a rock.
- Photographer
- Hodge, Craig
- Subjects
- Buildings - Commercial
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photographer's stamp on verso
- Note on verso reads: "page A-3 / Burnaby Today / PMT 110%"
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby - Burnaby Mountain
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
Murdock and Lillian McMurray interview November 17, 1975 - Track 3
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/oralhistory245
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Murdock McMurray's opinion of shopping at a store in the present day. He mentions George Green's book "History of Burnaby", the Royal Oak Hotel and the development of Alta Vista. As well, Murdock mentions his father Robert William McMurray. Lillian (Wray) M…
- Date Range
- 1904-1975
- Length
- 0:09:45
1 Audio
1 Image
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Murdock McMurray's opinion of shopping at a store in the present day. He mentions George Green's book "History of Burnaby", the Royal Oak Hotel and the development of Alta Vista. As well, Murdock mentions his father Robert William McMurray. Lillian (Wray) McMurray is heard helping her husband with these descriptions.
- Date Range
- 1904-1975
- Photo Info
- Emerson Doran (left) and Murdoch McMurray, 1917. Item no. 229-004
- Length
- 0:09:45
- Subject
- Buildings - Commercial
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Interviewer
- McGeachie, Doreen “Pixie”
- Interview Date
- November 17, 1975
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Murdock McMurray and his wife Lillian (Wray) McMurray conducted by Pixie McGeachie on November 17, 1975. Major themes discussed are: Burnaby's development, the Wray Shoe store and Murdock McMurray's cordwood delivery business.
- Biographical Notes
- Murdock McMurray was born in Vancouver in 1892 to Wilhelmina May and Robert William McMurray. Other children in the family included older siblings John “Jack” and Margaret Lillian, younger siblings Minnie May born May 4, 1895 and Hampton born June 8, 1902. Murdock’s father Robert worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) but retired shortly after moving his family to Burnaby in 1906. He bought six acres of land of what had been previously the Gilley Ranch, the base of operations for Gilley Bros. Ltd. at 2519 Windsor Street (later renumbered and renamed to the 6400 block Imperial Street). Murdock McMurray quit school early to apprentice as a printer. By sixteen he had left the trade and gone into partnership with his older brother Jack. With a team of horses, harness and a wagon, the brothers helped to macadamize roads, haul building supplies for new homes, deliver cord wood for heating, clear land and excavate basements. When Jack McMurray set off to serve overseas during World War I as a driver in the engineer corps, Murdock bought his team of horses and continued working, mainly in the Deer Lake district. In 1916 Murdoch McMurray partnered with Emerson Doran, nephew of the owner of Doran's Mill to buy Edmonds Coal and Wood fuel yard. As everything was geared towards the war effort, Murdock and Emerson soon ran out of work and had to sell the business. Murdock sold off his horses and equipment and went to work at the ship yard on Pitt River. By 1919 Jack McMurray had returned home from overseas and was working as a fireman at the Shull Lumber and Shingle Mill on the Fraser River. In 1921, he and Murdock teamed up with Emerson Doran and repurchased the Edmonds Coal and Wood fuel yard which they ran together until 1947. Murdock McMurray married Lillian Wray on September 17, 1925. Lillian was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wray, who came to settle in the Jubilee area of Burnaby in 1919. The family lived on Dow Road and Edward Wray operated Jubilee Shoe Store and Post Office. He was known throughout the district as "Wray - The Shoe Man." Mrs. Wray died in 1957 at the age of eight-six and Edward Wray died January 14, 1967 at age of ninety-three. Murdock and Lillian lived at Inverness Street (now Arcola) and raised three children together, Bob, Jack and Bessie. Murdock McMurray died in New Westminster on April 28, 1985 at the age of ninety-two. Lillian Ethel (Wray) McMurray died in Burnaby on February 28, 1986 at the age of eighty-seven.
- Total Tracks
- 7
- Total Length
- 0:58:55
- Other Tracks
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- Interviewee Name
- McMurray, Lillian Wray
- McMurray, Murdoch
- Interviewer Bio
- Doreen "Pixie" (Johnson) McGeachie was a resident of Burnaby for over sixty years. Pixie married John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie and raised their children Kathi (Dunlop) and David McGeachie in the house the couple built themselves in 1947. Pixie served as the editor for the Burnaby Examiner newspaper and wrote a column entitled "Burnaby History" for The News. In 1974 she authored her first book titled "Bygones of Burnaby" which was one of the first to develop anecdotal stories about pioneer life in Burnaby. She authored "Burnaby - A Proud Century" in 1992 and in 2002 she wrote a biography of the city's namesake in the book "Land of Promise: Robert Burnaby's letters from Colonial B.C." She also contributed many hours of volunteering; helping to establish Burnaby's first museum Heritage Village in 1971, serving as President of the Burnaby Historical Society from 1991-1993. She served a six year term on Burnaby's Heritage Commission leading the charge to preserve many historic sites throughout the city, and during her twenty years as the Community Archives volunteer archivist for the historical society, she succeeded in gathering thousands of rare and valuable historic photographs and documents which now forms the core of the photograph collection on the Heritage Burnaby website (as these items were donated by the Society to the City Archives in 2007). The City of Burnaby awarded Pixie McGeachie the Kushiro Cup as Citizen of the year in 2002. In 2006 she received a Heritage BC project award for leading the Friends of Interurban 1223 project, and in 2008 Heritage BC recognised her again by presenting her with the Ruby Nobb Award. 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. On 24 September, 2011, the City of Burnaby dedicated the reading at the City Archives in honour of Pixie and formally named it the Pixie McGeachie Reading Room in recognition of her years of service to the community.
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Item No.
- MSS137-010_ Track_3
- 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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Murdock and Lillian McMurray interview November 17, 1975 - Track 4
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/oralhistory246
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Murdock and Lillian McMurray's trip back to Murdock's mother's hometown in in Northern Scotland. The discussion starts up again on the topic of Lillian (Wray) McMurray's father, Edward Wray's business, the Jubilee Shoe Store and Post Office, then again with…
- Date Range
- 1916-1975
- Length
- 0:09:05
1 Audio
1 Image
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Murdock and Lillian McMurray's trip back to Murdock's mother's hometown in in Northern Scotland. The discussion starts up again on the topic of Lillian (Wray) McMurray's father, Edward Wray's business, the Jubilee Shoe Store and Post Office, then again with a description of the cordwood business Murdock had with Emerson Doran.
- Date Range
- 1916-1975
- Photo Info
- Emerson Doran (left) and Murdoch McMurray, 1917. Item no. 229-004
- Length
- 0:09:05
- Name
- Wray, Edward
- Subject
- Buildings - Commercial
- Interviewer
- McGeachie, Doreen “Pixie”
- Interview Date
- November 17, 1975
- Scope and Content
- Recording is of an interview with Murdock McMurray and his wife Lillian (Wray) McMurray conducted by Pixie McGeachie on November 17, 1975. Major themes discussed are: Burnaby's development, the Wray Shoe store and Murdock McMurray's cordwood delivery business.
- Biographical Notes
- Murdock McMurray was born in Vancouver in 1892 to Wilhelmina May and Robert William McMurray. Other children in the family included older siblings John “Jack” and Margaret Lillian, younger siblings Minnie May born May 4, 1895 and Hampton born June 8, 1902. Murdock’s father Robert worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) but retired shortly after moving his family to Burnaby in 1906. He bought six acres of land of what had been previously the Gilley Ranch, the base of operations for Gilley Bros. Ltd. at 2519 Windsor Street (later renumbered and renamed to the 6400 block Imperial Street). Murdock McMurray quit school early to apprentice as a printer. By sixteen he had left the trade and gone into partnership with his older brother Jack. With a team of horses, harness and a wagon, the brothers helped to macadamize roads, haul building supplies for new homes, deliver cord wood for heating, clear land and excavate basements. When Jack McMurray set off to serve overseas during World War I as a driver in the engineer corps, Murdock bought his team of horses and continued working, mainly in the Deer Lake district. In 1916 Murdoch McMurray partnered with Emerson Doran, nephew of the owner of Doran's Mill to buy Edmonds Coal and Wood fuel yard. As everything was geared towards the war effort, Murdock and Emerson soon ran out of work and had to sell the business. Murdock sold off his horses and equipment and went to work at the ship yard on Pitt River. By 1919 Jack McMurray had returned home from overseas and was working as a fireman at the Shull Lumber and Shingle Mill on the Fraser River. In 1921, he and Murdock teamed up with Emerson Doran and repurchased the Edmonds Coal and Wood fuel yard which they ran together until 1947. Murdock McMurray married Lillian Wray on September 17, 1925. Lillian was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wray, who came to settle in the Jubilee area of Burnaby in 1919. The family lived on Dow Road and Edward Wray operated Jubilee Shoe Store and Post Office. He was known throughout the district as "Wray - The Shoe Man." Mrs. Wray died in 1957 at the age of eight-six and Edward Wray died January 14, 1967 at age of ninety-three. Murdock and Lillian lived at Inverness Street (now Arcola) and raised three children together, Bob, Jack and Bessie. Murdock McMurray died in New Westminster on April 28, 1985 at the age of ninety-two. Lillian Ethel (Wray) McMurray died in Burnaby on February 28, 1986 at the age of eighty-seven.
- Total Tracks
- 7
- Total Length
- 0:58:55
- Other Tracks
- View All Tracks
- Interviewee Name
- McMurray, Lillian Wray
- McMurray, Murdoch
- Interviewer Bio
- Doreen "Pixie" (Johnson) McGeachie was a resident of Burnaby for over sixty years. Pixie married John Aloysius "Jack" McGeachie and raised their children Kathi (Dunlop) and David McGeachie in the house the couple built themselves in 1947. Pixie served as the editor for the Burnaby Examiner newspaper and wrote a column entitled "Burnaby History" for The News. In 1974 she authored her first book titled "Bygones of Burnaby" which was one of the first to develop anecdotal stories about pioneer life in Burnaby. She authored "Burnaby - A Proud Century" in 1992 and in 2002 she wrote a biography of the city's namesake in the book "Land of Promise: Robert Burnaby's letters from Colonial B.C." She also contributed many hours of volunteering; helping to establish Burnaby's first museum Heritage Village in 1971, serving as President of the Burnaby Historical Society from 1991-1993. She served a six year term on Burnaby's Heritage Commission leading the charge to preserve many historic sites throughout the city, and during her twenty years as the Community Archives volunteer archivist for the historical society, she succeeded in gathering thousands of rare and valuable historic photographs and documents which now forms the core of the photograph collection on the Heritage Burnaby website (as these items were donated by the Society to the City Archives in 2007). The City of Burnaby awarded Pixie McGeachie the Kushiro Cup as Citizen of the year in 2002. In 2006 she received a Heritage BC project award for leading the Friends of Interurban 1223 project, and in 2008 Heritage BC recognised her again by presenting her with the Ruby Nobb Award. 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. On 24 September, 2011, the City of Burnaby dedicated the reading at the City Archives in honour of Pixie and formally named it the Pixie McGeachie Reading Room in recognition of her years of service to the community.
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Item No.
- MSS137-010_ Track_4
- 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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Brown-John trucking office
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto76896
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1935] (date of original), digitally copied 2012
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi
- Item No.
- 549-013
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Brown-John trucking office.
1 Image
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1935] (date of original), digitally copied 2012
- Collection/Fonds
- Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Item No.
- 549-013
- Accession Number
- 2012-30
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph (jpeg) : col. ; 300ppi
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Brown-John trucking office.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Commercial
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby - Hastings Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Willingdon Heights Area
Images
Central Park Veterinary Hospital
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto93694
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- June 4, 1978
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
- Item No.
- 556-651
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of the Central Park Veterinary Hospital building on Kingsway, opposite Central Park. The photograph is taken from across Kingsway, facing north. The mountains are visible in the background.
1 Image
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- June 4, 1978
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Item No.
- 556-651
- Accession Number
- 2017-57
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of the Central Park Veterinary Hospital building on Kingsway, opposite Central Park. The photograph is taken from across Kingsway, facing north. The mountains are visible in the background.
- Photographer
- Surridge, Jack
- Subjects
- Buildings - Commercial
- Notes
- Title taken from project information form
- Accompanied by a project information form and 1 photograph (b&w negative ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm)
- BPL no. 99
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby - Kingsway
- Burnaby - Central Park
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
Village giftshop
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/museumphoto14437
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1978]
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Village Giftshop building in Heritage Village. A group of people are standing outside of the entrance and a dog is standing next to an old piece of ploughing equipment.
1 Image
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Series
- Exhibits and Artifacts series
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Village Giftshop building in Heritage Village. A group of people are standing outside of the entrance and a dog is standing next to an old piece of ploughing equipment.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Commercial
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby - 6501 Deer Lake Avenue
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.1408
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1978]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Scan Resolution
- 2400
- Scan Date
- 09-Nov-2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Stamp on slide frame reads: "16_DEC_78V2"
- Note on slide frame reads "Gift Shop"
Images
Village giftshop
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/museumphoto14438
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1978]
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Village Giftshop building in Heritage Village. A group of people are standing outside of the entrance.
1 Image
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Series
- Exhibits and Artifacts series
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. slide ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Village Giftshop building in Heritage Village. A group of people are standing outside of the entrance.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Commercial
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby - 6501 Deer Lake Avenue
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.1409
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1978]
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Scan Resolution
- 2400
- Scan Date
- 09-Nov-2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Stamp on slide frame reads: "17_DEC_78V2"
- Note on slide frame reads "Gift Shop"
Images
A woman in a doctor's office
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto59042
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18.5 x 25.5 cm
- Item No.
- 480-1448
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a person in a medical office. The person is holding a magazine and poses next to some medications and a scale.
1 Image
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- ca.1983
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Item No.
- 480-1448
- Accession Number
- 2009-01
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 18.5 x 25.5 cm
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a person in a medical office. The person is holding a magazine and poses next to some medications and a scale.
- Photographer
- King, Basil
- Subjects
- Buildings - Commercial
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Photographer's stamp on verso
- Note on verso reads: "58% / Burnaby / Today / Hastings Page"
Images
Lenkurt Electric
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto93626
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October 23, 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
- Item No.
- 556-583
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of Lenkurt Electric, the telecommunications equipment manufacturing plant, on Lougheed Highway at Bainbridge Avenue. The photograph is taken facing south, from across the road.
1 Image
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October 23, 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Item No.
- 556-583
- Accession Number
- 2017-57
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of Lenkurt Electric, the telecommunications equipment manufacturing plant, on Lougheed Highway at Bainbridge Avenue. The photograph is taken facing south, from across the road.
- Photographer
- Surridge, Jack
- Notes
- Title taken from project information form
- Accompanied by a project information form and 1 photograph (b&w negative ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm)
- BPL no. 30
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby - Lougheed Highway
- Burnaby - 7018 Lougheed Highway
- Burnaby - Bainbridge Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lozells (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Government Road Area
Images
BC Tel Building
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto93609
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October 16, 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
- Item No.
- 556-566
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the BC Tel Building (now the Brian Canfield Centre), located at Kingsway and Boundary Road. The photograph is taken facing north and shows the pedestrian overpass over Kingsway and the mountains in the background.
1 Image
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October 16, 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Item No.
- 556-566
- Accession Number
- 2017-57
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the BC Tel Building (now the Brian Canfield Centre), located at Kingsway and Boundary Road. The photograph is taken facing north and shows the pedestrian overpass over Kingsway and the mountains in the background.
- Photographer
- McGillivray, Don
- Notes
- Title taken from project information form
- Accompanied by a project information form and 1 photograph (b&w negative ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm)
- BPL no. 10
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby - 3777 Kingsway
- Burnaby - Kingsway
- Burnaby - Boundary Road
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Garden Village Area
Images
BC Tel Building
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto93679
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- June 4, 1978
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
- Item No.
- 556-636
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of the BC Tel Building, located at Kingsway and Boundary Road. The photograph is taken from across a lawn and railway tracks, facing southeast. The railway tracks are visible in the bottom left corner of the photograph.
1 Image
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- June 4, 1978
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Item No.
- 556-636
- Accession Number
- 2017-57
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of the BC Tel Building, located at Kingsway and Boundary Road. The photograph is taken from across a lawn and railway tracks, facing southeast. The railway tracks are visible in the bottom left corner of the photograph.
- Photographer
- Chapman, Fred
- Notes
- Title taken from project information form
- Accompanied by a project information form and 1 photograph (b&w negative ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm)
- BPL no. 85
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby - 3777 Kingsway
- Burnaby - Kingsway
- Burnaby - Boundary Road
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Garden Village Area
Images
BC Tel Building
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto93680
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- June 4, 1978
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
- Item No.
- 556-637
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of the BC Tel Building, located at Kingsway and Boundary Road, and the lawn and neighbourhood surrounding the building. The photograph is taken from across the lawn, facing north. Boundary Road is on the left side of the photograph and the mountains are visible in the bac…
1 Image
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- June 4, 1978
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Item No.
- 556-637
- Accession Number
- 2017-57
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of the BC Tel Building, located at Kingsway and Boundary Road, and the lawn and neighbourhood surrounding the building. The photograph is taken from across the lawn, facing north. Boundary Road is on the left side of the photograph and the mountains are visible in the background.
- Photographer
- Chapman, Fred
- Notes
- Title taken from project information form
- Accompanied by a project information form and 1 photograph (b&w negative ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm)
- BPL no. 86
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby - 3777 Kingsway
- Burnaby - Boundary Road
- Burnaby - Kingsway
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Garden Village Area
Images
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 2016
- Collection/Fonds
- Elders Digital Storytelling project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 mp4 video (3 min., 4 sec.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Scope and Content
- In “The Store” film maker Teresa Switzer reminds us of the power of second chances. She shares the story of opening a second hand store called “Yesterday’s Collectibles” with her friend, Pete. The store was located on West Broadway in Vancouver from 1983 to 1985. She recalls the challenges of opera…
1 Video
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 2016
- Other Title Information
- title supplied by film maker
- Collection/Fonds
- Elders Digital Storytelling project
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession Code
- BV016.37.14
- Storage Location
- Digital Only
- Physical Description
- 1 mp4 video (3 min., 4 sec.) : digital, 25 fps, col., sd., stereo
- Formats
- mp4
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Scope and Content
- In “The Store” film maker Teresa Switzer reminds us of the power of second chances. She shares the story of opening a second hand store called “Yesterday’s Collectibles” with her friend, Pete. The store was located on West Broadway in Vancouver from 1983 to 1985. She recalls the challenges of operating a small business, coupled with the personal challenge of the end of her marriage. The film ends with a reflection on the lessons learned from the experience, and her good fortune of finding a second chance with her new partner, Patrick.
- History/Biography
- Teresa Switzer is originally from Winnipeg. She moved to the Westcoast in 1973, and has lived in South Burnaby since 1997. After the store closed, Teresa worked as a project coordinator for cancer research at UBC and BC Cancer Research. Teresa and Patrick Lucy were together from 1985 until Patrick passed away in 2007. Patrick was an Exhibit Preparator at Burnaby Village Museum for 13 years before retiring in 2006.
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Creator
- Teresa Switzer
- Geographic Access
- British Columbia - Vancouver
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Restonic Mattress Warehouse
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto93705
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- February 15, 1978
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
- Item No.
- 556-662
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of the Restonic Mattress Warehouse, located at the intersection of Winston Street and Bainbridge Avenue. The photograph is taken from opposite the intersection corner, facing northwest.
1 Image
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- February 15, 1978
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Item No.
- 556-662
- Accession Number
- 2017-57
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of the Restonic Mattress Warehouse, located at the intersection of Winston Street and Bainbridge Avenue. The photograph is taken from opposite the intersection corner, facing northwest.
- Photographer
- Surridge, Jack
- Notes
- Title taken from project information form
- Accompanied by a project information form and 1 photograph (b&w negative ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm)
- BPL no. 110
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby - Winston Street
- Burnaby - Bainbridge Avenue
- Planning Study Area
- Government Road Area
Images
Woodward's Furniture Fair Warehouse
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto93697
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- December, 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
- Item No.
- 556-654
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of the Furniture Fair Warehouse and Showrooms, located on Winston Street by Burnaby Lake. The photograph is taken from across the railway tracks, facing north.
1 Image
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- December, 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Item No.
- 556-654
- Accession Number
- 2017-57
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of the Furniture Fair Warehouse and Showrooms, located on Winston Street by Burnaby Lake. The photograph is taken from across the railway tracks, facing north.
- Photographer
- Surridge, Jack
- Notes
- Title taken from project information form
- Accompanied by a project information form and 1 photograph (b&w negative ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm)
- BPL no. 102
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby - Winston Street
- Burnaby - Burnaby Lake
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Lozells (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Government Road Area
Images
Bell's Dry Goods
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/museumvideo14036
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 11 Aug. 1994
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 videocassette (62 min., 50 sec.) : VHS, col., sd.
- Scope and Content
- Film footage of an interview conducted and recorded by Burnaby Village Museum curator Colin Stevens with Burnaby residents gathered inside of Bell's Dry Goods store on the site of Burnaby Village Museum. Burnaby residents were customers and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Bell and included: Jim Agnew; Mary…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 11 Aug. 1994
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Bell's Dry Goods exhibit series
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.737
- Physical Description
- 1 videocassette (62 min., 50 sec.) : VHS, col., sd.
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Scope and Content
- Film footage of an interview conducted and recorded by Burnaby Village Museum curator Colin Stevens with Burnaby residents gathered inside of Bell's Dry Goods store on the site of Burnaby Village Museum. Burnaby residents were customers and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Bell and included: Jim Agnew; Mary Agne; May and Bill Long; Mel Coutts; Lois Coutts; Isobel Coutts and Aubrey Coutts. These residents all lived in the area of the building and knew the owners between 1920 and 1950. Residents recall the layout and furnishings of the interior of the building when it was operated as Bell's Dry Goods (1925 to 1937), Jean's Grocery Store [?], Whitechurch Hardware (1937-1973). Colin Stevens is particularly interested in gathering information on the layout and furnishings in Bell's since the museum intends to restore the building and display to the 1920s era.
- Notes
- Title based on contents
- Label on videocassette reads: "Bells' Dry Goods" / "Interview with People / who used to shop there / at / "Bells' Dry Goods" / 6th St. Burnaby / 1994 Aug 11 Colin Stevens"
- Creator
- Colin Stevens
- Subjects
- Buildings - Commercial
- Buildings - Commercial - Grocery Stores
- Buildings - Commercial - Hardware Stores
- Names
- Agnew, Jim
- Agnew, Mary
- Coutts, Mel
- Coutts, Lois Hollands
- Coutts, Aubrey
- Coutts, Isobel
- Long, May Walker
- Long, Bill
- Stevens, Colin
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- June 4, 1978
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
- Item No.
- 556-648
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a commercial mid-rise building at Patterson Avenue and Kingsway, near Central Park. A Shell gas station is next to the building and a Bank of Nova Scotia occupies the first floor. The photograph is taken from Patterson, facing east on Kingsway. Pedestrians are crossing at the intersec…
1 Image
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- June 4, 1978
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Item No.
- 556-648
- Accession Number
- 2017-57
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a commercial mid-rise building at Patterson Avenue and Kingsway, near Central Park. A Shell gas station is next to the building and a Bank of Nova Scotia occupies the first floor. The photograph is taken from Patterson, facing east on Kingsway. Pedestrians are crossing at the intersection.
- Photographer
- Chapman, Fred
- Subjects
- Buildings - Commercial
- Buildings - Commercial - Service Stations
- Buildings - Commercial - Banks
- Notes
- Title taken from project information form
- Accompanied by a project information form and 1 photograph (b&w negative ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm)
- BPL no. 96
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby - Kingsway
- Burnaby - Patterson Avenue
- Burnaby - Central Park
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
Interview with Janet White May 10, 2005 - Track 2
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/museumsoundrecording4468
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [195-] (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 mp3 recording (0:04:14 min)
- Scope and Content
- Track 2: This portion of the recording pertains to childhood responsibilities, chores, and early jobs, and the growth of Burnaby as experienced by a child. Janet describes her chores, and her first jobs at the PNE, Sears, and Super Value. She discusses how she used her allowance and employment inco…
1 Audio
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [195-] (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Oral history series
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession Code
- BV017.45.1
- Storage Location
- Digital collection
- Physical Description
- 1 mp3 recording (0:04:14 min)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Tom Gooden Interviewee: Janet White Date of interview: May 10, 2005 Total Number of Tracks: 8 Total length of all Tracks: 0:31:34
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Scope and Content
- Track 2: This portion of the recording pertains to childhood responsibilities, chores, and early jobs, and the growth of Burnaby as experienced by a child. Janet describes her chores, and her first jobs at the PNE, Sears, and Super Value. She discusses how she used her allowance and employment incomes.
- History/Biography
- Recording of an interview with Janet White recording by Tom Gooden on May 10 2005. This recording was completed for an exhibit, Growing Up in Burnaby, for the Burnaby Village Museum. Major themes discussed are growing up in Burnaby in the 1950s.
- Creator
- Tom Gooden
- Subjects
- Buildings - Commercial
- Buildings - Commercial - Grocery Stores
- Buildings - Commercial - Stores
- Names
- Gooden, Tom
- White, Janet
Audio Tracks
Interview with Janet White May 10, 2005 - Track 2
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- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 15, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Item No.
- 556-177
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows London Drugs store in the Kingsway Plaza in the 5000 Block Kingsway.
1 Image
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 15, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Item No.
- 556-177
- Accession Number
- 2013-13
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows London Drugs store in the Kingsway Plaza in the 5000 Block Kingsway.
- Photographer
- McCarron, John
- Names
- London Drugs
- Notes
- Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.
- 1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby - Kingsway
- Burnaby - 5000 Kingsway
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Marlborough Area
Images
Marine Food Basket
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto79097
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- November 14, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Item No.
- 556-150
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows a large truck going past the Marine Food Basket at 5886 Marine Drive and the Hawaii Cafe next door. The buildings were constructed around 1930.
1 Image
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- November 14, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Item No.
- 556-150
- Accession Number
- 2013-13
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows a large truck going past the Marine Food Basket at 5886 Marine Drive and the Hawaii Cafe next door. The buildings were constructed around 1930.
- Photographer
- Campbell, Peg
- Notes
- Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.
- 1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby - Marine Drive
- Burnaby - 5886 Marine Drive
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Big Bend Area
Images
Manna Natural Foods
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto79117
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Item No.
- 556-164
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows Manna Natural Foods at 4521 Hastings Street. The Sunshine Kitchen Restaurant is located inside the health food store.
1 Image
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Item No.
- 556-164
- Accession Number
- 2013-13
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows Manna Natural Foods at 4521 Hastings Street. The Sunshine Kitchen Restaurant is located inside the health food store.
- Photographer
- Campbell, Peg
- Notes
- Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.
- 1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby - Hastings Street
- Burnaby - 4521 Hastings Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
Images
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Item No.
- 556-242
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows the interior of the Popular Cafe at 4010 Hastings Street. The Bank of Nova Scotia can been seen across the street through the Cafe window.
1 Image
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Item No.
- 556-242
- Accession Number
- 2013-13
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows the interior of the Popular Cafe at 4010 Hastings Street. The Bank of Nova Scotia can been seen across the street through the Cafe window.
- Photographer
- Cook, Alan
- Notes
- Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.
- 1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby - Hastings Street
- Burnaby - 4010 Hastings Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Willingdon Heights Area
Images
Bakery Opposite Capitol Hill School
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto93647
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- November 20, 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
- Item No.
- 556-604
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior and the parking lot of a bakery on the corner of Holdom Avenue and Hastings Street, across from Capitol Hill Elementary School. The sign reads "Mackey Fine Foods." The photograph is taken facing north from the other side of Hastings Street.
1 Image
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- November 20, 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Item No.
- 556-604
- Accession Number
- 2017-57
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.5 x 17.5 cm
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior and the parking lot of a bakery on the corner of Holdom Avenue and Hastings Street, across from Capitol Hill Elementary School. The sign reads "Mackey Fine Foods." The photograph is taken facing north from the other side of Hastings Street.
- Photographer
- Chapman, Fred
- Notes
- Title taken from project information form
- Accompanied by a project information form and 1 photograph (b&w negative ; 9.5 x 12.5 cm)
- BPL no. 54
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby - Holdom Avenue
- Burnaby - Hastings Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
Images
Digney film 2 - Construction of Simpsons-Sears building
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/museumvideo10644
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1954] (date of original), copied 2019
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 mp4 video file (1 min., 30 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., si.
- Scope and Content
- Film segment documenting the construction of the Simpsons-Sears building located at 3660 Kingsway in Burnaby (address changed to 4750 Kingsway after 1958). The film footage is shot by Andy Digney from his backyard at 2698 Bonsor Avenue (address changed to 6521 Bonsor Avenue after 1958).
1 Video
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1954] (date of original), copied 2019
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession Code
- BV019.18.3
- Storage Location
- Digital only
- Physical Description
- 1 mp4 video file (1 min., 30 sec.) : digital, 23 fps, col., si.
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Scope and Content
- Film segment documenting the construction of the Simpsons-Sears building located at 3660 Kingsway in Burnaby (address changed to 4750 Kingsway after 1958). The film footage is shot by Andy Digney from his backyard at 2698 Bonsor Avenue (address changed to 6521 Bonsor Avenue after 1958).
- Notes
- Title based on contents of film segment
- Film segment originates from digitized version of original 8 mm film (See BV019.18.3)
- Creator
- Andy Digney
- Names
- Simpsons-Sears Ltd.
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby - 6521 Bonsor Avenue
- Burnaby - 4750 Kingsway
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Video Tracks
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Unique Coiffures
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto79198
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October 16, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Item No.
- 556-202
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows Unique Coiffures at 5525 Hastings Street and the Capitol Hill Pharmacy at 5527 Hastings Street.
1 Image
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October 16, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Item No.
- 556-202
- Accession Number
- 2013-13
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows Unique Coiffures at 5525 Hastings Street and the Capitol Hill Pharmacy at 5527 Hastings Street.
- Notes
- Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.
- 1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying
- Photographers identified by surnames only: Carr and Vardeman
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby - Hastings Street
- Burnaby - 5525 Hastings Street
- Burnaby - 5527 Hastings Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
Images
Interview with Janet White May 10, 2005 - Track 7
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/museumsoundrecording4473
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1950-1959] (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 mp3 recording (0:03:25 min)
- Scope and Content
- Track 7: This portion of the recording pertains to changes in Burnaby since Janet’s childhood, and her continuing connection to the community and its values. She also describes her family’s shopping routines from the 1940s and 1950s, which centred on the Super Value at Canada Way and Smith St., and…
1 Audio
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1950-1959] (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Oral history series
- Description Level
- Item
- Accession Code
- BV017.45.1
- Storage Location
- Digital collection
- Physical Description
- 1 mp3 recording (0:03:25 min)
- Material Details
- Interviewer: Tom Gooden Interviewee: Janet White Date of interview: May 10, 2005 Total Number of Tracks: 8 Total length of all Tracks: 0:31:34
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Scope and Content
- Track 7: This portion of the recording pertains to changes in Burnaby since Janet’s childhood, and her continuing connection to the community and its values. She also describes her family’s shopping routines from the 1940s and 1950s, which centred on the Super Value at Canada Way and Smith St., and the Hudson’s Bay store downtown. When Woodward’s and Sears opened, the family also shopped there occasionally.
- History/Biography
- Recording of an interview with Janet White recording by Tom Gooden on May 10 2005. This recording was completed for an exhibit, Growing Up in Burnaby, for the Burnaby Village Museum. Major themes discussed are growing up in Burnaby in the 1950s.
- Creator
- Tom Gooden
- Names
- Gooden, Tom
- White, Janet
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby - Canada Way
- Burnaby - Smith Avenue
Audio Tracks
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Interview with Tony and Hazel Padula by Eric Damer November 27, 2012 - Track 3
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/oralhistory373
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Tony Padula and Hazel (Bongea) Padula's memories of night life the nineteen-forties and fifties. Tony and Hazel discuss Italian restaurants and dance halls in Vancouver and Tony mentions playing in a dance orchestra in the nineteen-forties. Tony and Hazel m…
- Date Range
- 1940-1965
- Length
- 0:10:25
1 Audio
1 Image
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Summary
- This portion of the recording pertains to Tony Padula and Hazel (Bongea) Padula's memories of night life the nineteen-forties and fifties. Tony and Hazel discuss Italian restaurants and dance halls in Vancouver and Tony mentions playing in a dance orchestra in the nineteen-forties. Tony and Hazel mention department stores in that era as well.
- Date Range
- 1940-1965
- Photo Info
- Hazel (Bongea) Padula standing on the steps of her home at High Lawn, [195-]. Item no. 549-052.
- Length
- 0:10:25
- Interviewer
- Damer, Eric
- Interview Date
- November 27, 2012
- Scope and Content
- Recording is an interview with Tony Padula and Hazel (Bongea) Padula conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, November 27, 2012. Major themes discussed are: neighbourhoods and family heritage.
- Biographical Notes
- Tony Padula’s family came to Vancouver from Italy in 1926, the year Tony was born. After graduating from school, Tony entered the shoe industry as a salesman. Hazel Bongea (later Padula) was born in 1931 in Saskatchewan and moved to Vancouver with her family when she was ten years old. After graduating from school, Hazel found work with Standard Oil in Vancouver. Tony Padula and Hazel (Bongea) Padula married in 1951. By 1953 they had bought property in the Brentwood neighbourhood of Burnaby where they built a home and began a family. The Padulas moved away in 1959 but returned five years later to a new home in central Burnaby, where they lived for twenty-two years before moving again, this time to North Vancouver. After six years in North Vancouver, Tony and Hazel retired to New Westminster.
- Total Tracks
- 8
- Total Length
- 1:09:21
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- Interviewee Name
- Padula, Hazel Bongea
- Padula, Tony
- 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
- Item No.
- MSS171-020_ Track_3
- Transcript Available
- None
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
Audio Tracks
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Arrow Neon Sign
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/landmark861
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- Commercial building.
- Associated Dates
- 1961
- Other Names
- Lost in the 50's Drive-in
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
1 Image
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Other Names
- Lost in the 50's Drive-in
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby - Edmonds Street
- Associated Dates
- 1961
- Description
- Commercial building.
- Heritage Value
- The Arrow Neon Sign was built in 1961 by the Neonette Sign Company of New Westminster when this property was opened as the Tomahawk Drive-in Restaurant. The restaurant was later known as Lindy's Burger and in 1990, the business was renamed Lost in the 50's Drive-in. It stands 20-foot tall and is composed of a large double-sided hollow steel panel serpentine arrow mounted on a pole supporting a lexan sign panel measuring approximately 8 feet wide by 4 feet tall. The sign was designed with three illuminated features: a round lamp at the top of the pole, a double-sided rectangular fluorescent sign panel box, and two double-sided rows of orange neon arrows that follow the large serpentine arrow. The Arrow Neon Sign remains as a rare surviving example of neon sign art in the city and is the only historic neon sign in South Burnaby. The sign has gained prominence over the years as it has been associated with this small iconic drive-in which has also been utilized as a set for film production. Additionally, the drive-in has played a prominent role in the Edmonds community as a popular setting for recent "Show and Shine" participants to park their classic cars.
- Locality
- Edmonds
- Historic Neighbourhood
- East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Lakeview-Mayfield Area
- Builder
- Neonette Sign Company
- Community
- Burnaby
- Contributing Resource
- Structure
- Ownership
- Public (local)
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
Helen 'The Swinging Girl' Neon Sign
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/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
3 Images
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Other Names
- Helen's Childrens Wear Sign
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby - 4142 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
- Name Access
- Helen's Childrens Wear
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV019.4.1
- Description
- Replica Wagner bumper made by blacksmiths at BVM
- Object History
- This is a replica of a Wagner bumper. Frank Wagner patented his Triple Spring Bumper for automobiles and attempted to interest one of the major automobile manufacturers in purchasing his patent. He manufactured some bumpers and sold them locally.
1 Image
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV019.4.1
- Description
- Replica Wagner bumper made by blacksmiths at BVM
- Object History
- This is a replica of a Wagner bumper. Frank Wagner patented his Triple Spring Bumper for automobiles and attempted to interest one of the major automobile manufacturers in purchasing his patent. He manufactured some bumpers and sold them locally.
- Category
- 07. Distribution & Transportation Artifacts
- Classification
- Land Transportation T&E - - Land Transportation Accessories
- Object Term
- Fender, Vehicle
- Name Access
- Wagner, Frank
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
- Record Type
- Artifact
Images
Eaton Centre and Fountain
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto78761
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- December 17, 1995
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 25.5 cm
- Item No.
- 535-0102
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of Eaton Centre and fountain at Metrotown mall.
1 Image
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- December 17, 1995
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Item No.
- 535-0102
- Accession Number
- 2012-11
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 25.5 cm
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of Eaton Centre and fountain at Metrotown mall.
- Photographer
- Martin, Hugh
- Subjects
- Fountains
- Buildings - Commercial - Malls
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Scan is cropped
Images
Burnaby Garage
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/museumphoto1473
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1922
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Bill Banks' "Burnaby Garage" at Britton and Kingsway. A large store front sign reads, "W.M. BANKS. PROP./ Phone 1605/ BURNABY GARAGE/ SERVICE CAR/ REPARIS OILS GREASES/ TIRES & TUBES." Bill Banks was a mechanic with whom the Burnaby Fire Department had an agreement to maintain the fir…
1 Image
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 5.5 x 10 cm
- Material Details
- Photograph was likely taken out of an album as there is black paper residue on its recto
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Bill Banks' "Burnaby Garage" at Britton and Kingsway. A large store front sign reads, "W.M. BANKS. PROP./ Phone 1605/ BURNABY GARAGE/ SERVICE CAR/ REPARIS OILS GREASES/ TIRES & TUBES." Bill Banks was a mechanic with whom the Burnaby Fire Department had an agreement to maintain the fire truck and drive it to emergencies on an on-call basis.
- Names
- Burnaby Garage
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby - Kingsway
- Burnaby - 7300 Block Kingsway
- Accession Code
- BV999.55.22
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Date
- 1922
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Stride Avenue Area
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 08-Jun-09
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note in blue ink on recto of photograph reads: "1922"
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Beaton's Garage
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto34753
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1924 or 1925] (date of original), copied [1983]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.6 x 17.7 cm print
- Item No.
- 130-001
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Beaton's Garage located at 5698 Hastings Street at Holdom Avenue (southwest corner). Signs read, "Premier Gasoline," "Beaton's Garage," "Battery Service," and "Ignition Service."
1 Image
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1924 or 1925] (date of original), copied [1983]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Description Level
- Item
- Item No.
- 130-001
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.6 x 17.7 cm print
- Material Details
- Printed on photograph paper, "This paper / manufactured / by Kodak"
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Beaton's Garage located at 5698 Hastings Street at Holdom Avenue (southwest corner). Signs read, "Premier Gasoline," "Beaton's Garage," "Battery Service," and "Ignition Service."
- Names
- Beaton's Garage
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby - Hastings Street
- Burnaby - 5698 Hastings Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Parkcrest-Aubrey Area
Images
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1933 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.1 x 3.2 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
- Item No.
- 370-085
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a front view of Burnaby Garage at 1869 Kingsway and Britton Street (later renumbered as the 7300 block of Kingsway). A man is standing in front of a gas pump. A sign above the pump reads, "Shell."
1 Image
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1933 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Description Level
- Item
- Item No.
- 370-085
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.1 x 3.2 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a front view of Burnaby Garage at 1869 Kingsway and Britton Street (later renumbered as the 7300 block of Kingsway). A man is standing in front of a gas pump. A sign above the pump reads, "Shell."
- Names
- Burnaby Garage
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby - Kingsway
- Burnaby - 7300 Block Kingsway
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Stride Avenue Area
Images
Grieves car dealership
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto66398
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949
- Collection/Fonds
- Grieve family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 13.5 cm
- Item No.
- 523-012
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of William Ewart "Bill" Grieve standing next to a car parked in front of his dealership.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1949
- Collection/Fonds
- Grieve family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Item No.
- 523-012
- Accession Number
- 2011-04
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8 x 13.5 cm
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of William Ewart "Bill" Grieve standing next to a car parked in front of his dealership.
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Note on verso of photograph reads: "1949. Garage at / 4507 E. Hastings / Bill Grieve standing by / car. Standard Oil leased it to him. / North East Corner of Willingdon and / Hastings". "606Y", stamped on back.
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby - 4507 Hastings Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
Cariboo Grocery
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto79090
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Item No.
- 556-145
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows Cariboo Hill Grocery on Armstrong Avenue.
1 Image
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Item No.
- 556-145
- Accession Number
- 2013-13
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows Cariboo Hill Grocery on Armstrong Avenue.
- Photographer
- Salmon, Stu
- Names
- Cariboo Hill Grocery
- Notes
- Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.
- 1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby - Armstrong Avenue
- Burnaby - 8691 Armstrong Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Cariboo-Armstrong Area
Images
Gilmore Grocery
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto79098
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Item No.
- 556-151
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows the interior of the Gilmore Grocery at 1020 Gilmore Avenue near Parker Street. The business was started in 1968.
1 Image
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- October, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Item No.
- 556-151
- Accession Number
- 2013-13
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows the interior of the Gilmore Grocery at 1020 Gilmore Avenue near Parker Street. The business was started in 1968.
- Photographer
- Cook, Alan
- Names
- Gilmore Grocery
- Notes
- Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.
- 1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby - Gilmore Avenue
- Burnaby - 1020 Gilmore Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Willingdon Heights Area
Images
3900 Block East Hastings businesses
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto97616
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [196-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative
- Item No.
- 366-031
- 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.
1 Image
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [196-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Municipal record subseries
- Description Level
- Item
- Item No.
- 366-031
- Accession Number
- BHS1998-12
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- 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
- Notes
- Title based on content of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby - East Hastings Street
- Burnaby - 3900 Block Hastings Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
Images
3700 Block East Hastings
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto97623
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [196-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative
- Item No.
- 366-038
- 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.
1 Image
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [196-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Municipal record subseries
- Description Level
- Item
- Item No.
- 366-038
- Accession Number
- BHS1998-12
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- 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
- Notes
- Title based on content of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby - East Hastings Street
- Burnaby - 3700 Hastings Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
Images
3800 Block East Hastings
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto97624
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [196-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative
- Item No.
- 366-039
- 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.
1 Image
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [196-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Municipal record subseries
- Description Level
- Item
- Item No.
- 366-039
- Accession Number
- BHS1998-12
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w negative
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- 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
- Notes
- Title based on content of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby - East Hastings Street
- Burnaby - 3800 Block Hastings Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
Images
Henry's Foodland
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/archivephoto79102
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 15, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Item No.
- 556-153
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows the interior of Henry's Foodland at 4530 Kingsway, near Cassie Avenue. The building was constructed around 1925 with residences upstairs. The man in the photograph is unidentified.
1 Image
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- September 15, 1976
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Public Library Contemporary Visual Archive Project
- Description Level
- Item
- Item No.
- 556-153
- Accession Number
- 2013-13
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16 cm mounted on cardboard
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows the interior of Henry's Foodland at 4530 Kingsway, near Cassie Avenue. The building was constructed around 1925 with residences upstairs. The man in the photograph is unidentified.
- Photographer
- McCarron, John
- Names
- Henry's Foodland
- Notes
- Scope note taken directly from BPL photograph description.
- 1 b&w copy negative : 10 x 12.5 cm accompanying
- Geographic Access
- Burnaby - Kingsway
- Burnaby - 4530 Kingsway
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
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