Research

Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Summary

This portion of the interview pertains to Harry Royle's memories of returning from the war and setting up his general store at Capitol Hill.

Date Range

1919-1945

Photo Info

Harry Royle smiling, in a suit and tie, photographed by Chidwich Studio [193-]. Item no. BV005.20.20

Length

0:10:17

Name

Harry's

Subject

Buildings - Commercial - General Stores

Historic Neighbourhood

Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)

Interviewer

McLeod, Ross S.

Bradbury, Dr. Bettina

Interview Date

June 20, 1975

Scope and Content

Recording is of an interview with Harry Royle by Ross S. McLeod (and Bettina Bradbury) June 20, 1975. Major themes discussed are: the Depression and the running of a grocery store. To view "Narrow By" terms for each track expand this description and see "Notes".

Biographical Notes

Harry Royle was born in Gibraltar in 1898 to a Spanish mother and an English father (all of the Royle children except for one were born in Gibraltar). Harry's father served in the army for twenty-one years and because of that, the family moved regularly. While Harry was still a young baby, the Royle family moved to Ireland for six years, where he began his first years of schooling at the age of four. His dad retired from the army in 1907 and was sent to Canada with the BC Electric Company (the London General Army Buses Company). The rest of his family followed two years afterward in 1909 and settled in South Vancouver. Harry and his three brothers joined the army and were sent overseas as part of the second division. Luckily, they all returned home to Vancouver in 1919. Harry worked at the Hudson's Bay Company "counter jumping" before opening his own store in 1924 at 5527 Hastings Street and Ellesmere Avenue, a confectionery and general hangout for neighbourhood children."Harry's" was only twenty-five foot square and carried groceries obtained mainly from Kelly Douglas wholesalers. Most of Harry's customers worked at the mill at Barnet. Those that worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway were the few that still held jobs during the Depression. The store continued to serve the people of Capitol Hill throughout the Depression and war years, until Harry closed shop in 1945.

Total Tracks

7

Total Length

1:01:43

Other Tracks

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Interviewee Name

Royle, Harry

Interviewer Bio

Bettina Bradbury teaches history and women's studies at York University. She is the author of Wife to Widow. Lives, Laws and Politics in Nineteenth-century Montreal. (Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, June 2011), 520p; Working Families. Age, Gender and Daily Survival in Industrializing Montreal. (Toronto: Canadian Social History Series, McClelland and Stewart, 1993); (Republished Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996) (3rd edition, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007). These interviews were undertaken after she completed her MA at Simon Fraser University in 1975 with the support of an LIP grant.

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby Historical Society Community Archives collection

Series

Oral History series

Item No.

100-13-12_Track_2

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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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

1925

Collection/Fonds

Peers Family and Hill Family fonds

Series

Peers Photograph Album

Description Level

Item

Item No.

020-180

Accession Number

BHS2007-4

Storage Location

A/V Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : sepia ; 6.4 x 10.7 cm on page 17.5 x 26.3 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content

Photograph of three men sitting outside a small building that bears the sign "Cebarry - Tobacco, Candy, Soft drinks." One of the men is sitting in the doorway of the store while the other two are on a bench in front with three beverage bottles sitting between them. Another building can be seen to the right and a white fence is on the left. A caption accompanying the photograph reads: "Eddie's Store" and the men are identified as follows (l to r): E.R., AFP [Arthur Peers], and R.L.M. This photograph appears to have been taken by Arthur Peers, who travelled through the Fraser River Valley and worked on the construction of the Trans-Provincial Highway during the later 1920s.

Subjects

Buildings - Commercial - General Stores

Names

Peers, Arthur Francis "Mike"

Notes

Title based on caption accompanying photograph

Geographic Access

British Columbia - Yale

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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[1973]

Collection/Fonds

Evelyn Salisbury collection

Description Level

Item

Item No.

221-001

Accession Number

BHS989-18

Storage Location

A/V Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 18 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Scope and Content

Photograph of the display of the General Store at the Burnaby Village Museum. An interpreter is standing in the store's interior.

Subjects

Buildings - Commercial - General Stores

Names

Burnaby Village Museum

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - 6501 Deer Lake Avenue

Burnaby - Deer Lake Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood

Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Morley-Buckingham Area

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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[1911] (date of original), copied ca. 2004

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby Historical Society Community Archives Collection

Series

Burnaby Historical Society Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Item No.

475-001

Accession Number

BHS2005-7

Storage Location

A/V Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : sepia ; 21 x 26 cm print

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photograph of two unidentified men standing outside the Burnaby Lake Store on Douglas Road and Sperling Avenue (old street naming system, this portion of Douglas Road is now Canada Way).

Subjects

Buildings - Commercial - General Stores

Names

Burnaby Lake Store

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Douglas Road

Burnaby - Sperling Avenue

Burnaby - Canada Way

Historic Neighbourhood

Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Morley-Buckingham Area

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Repository

Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby Village Museum Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w glass negative

Scope and Content

Photograph of the interior of an unidentified general store. The shelves are fully stocked with products that vary from stoves, lanterns, ladles, to scissors, etc. There are four unidentified men standing. One of them is behind the counter.

Subjects

Buildings - Commercial - General Stores

Occupations - Clerks

Accession Code

HV973.110.13

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Date

[190-?]

Media Type

Photograph

Scan Resolution

300

Scan Date

16-Aug-06

Scale

100

Photographer

unknown

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

1 b&w contact print accompanying negative

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Repository

Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby Village Museum Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Physical Description

1 photograph : b & w ; 17.5 cm x 12.5 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of the Hastings Grove store taken in 1985. Caption on original matte read: "Hastings Grove store building, built in 1913, at 7276 Curtis Street. Dora Lochead, owner, had S.F. Munson contruct a two storey building to contain a public hall, boarding rooms and a store. By 1914 a post office was also in the building - known as Lochdale. It is used as a multi-family dwelling today.".

Administrative History

Donated by the Burnaby Historical Society.

Creator

[unknown]

Other Title Information

Title based on content of photograph.

Subjects

Buildings - Commercial - General Stores

Buildings - Heritage

Names

Burnaby Historical Society

Hastings Grove Store

Lochead, Eurdora Jane

Munson, Samuel Frederick

Geographic Access

Burnaby - 7276 Curtis Street

Accession Code

BV017.32.18

Date

[1985]

Media Type

Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood

Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Lochdale Area

Scan Resolution

600

Scan Date

06-Mar-2018

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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[1905]

Collection/Fonds

Mayor's Office fonds

Series

Pioneer Tales files

Description Level

Item

Item No.

204-216

Accession Number

BHS988-3

Storage Location

A/V Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photograph of the George Leaf general store, at 7745 6th Street. Identified are: (left to right) Andy Johnston, Bill Bailey, Harry Archibald, Ed Harris, Bob Burgess (George Leaf's half-brother), and Tom Breen. All were staff members of the store, which was one of the earliest businesses in Burnaby. In the reflection of the store window at the right is the streetcar station on the opposite side of the street. This store burned down in 1913, and a second one was built on Keefer Road (now McKay Avenue).

Subjects

Buildings - Commercial - General Stores

Occupations - Clerks

Names

Archibald, Harry

Bailey, Bill

Breen, Tom

Burgess, Bob

George Leaf General Store

Harris, Ed

Johnston, Andy

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - 6th Street

Burnaby - 7745 6th Street

Historic Neighbourhood

East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Edmonds Area

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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[1905] (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds

Mayor's Office fonds

Series

Pioneer Tales files

Description Level

Item

Item No.

204-217

Accession Number

BHS988-3

Storage Location

A/V Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photograph of the inside of the George Leaf General Store and post office at 12th Avenue and 6th Street, 7745 6th Street. This was one of the earliest businesses in Burnaby. This store burned down in 1913, and a second one was built on Keefer Road (now McKay Avenue).

Subjects

Buildings - Commercial - General Stores

Occupations - Clerks

Names

George Leaf General Store

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - 6th Street

Burnaby - 7745 6th Street

Historic Neighbourhood

East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Edmonds Area

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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[1905] (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds

Mayor's Office fonds

Series

Pioneer Tales files

Description Level

Item

Item No.

204-218

Accession Number

BHS988-3

Storage Location

A/V Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photograph of the inside of the George Leaf General Store and post office at 12th Avenue and 6th Street, 7745 6th Street. This was one of the earliest businesses in Burnaby. This store burned down in 1913, and a second one was built on Keefer Road .

Subjects

Buildings - Commercial - General Stores

Occupations - Clerks

Names

George Leaf General Store

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - 6th Street

Burnaby - 7745 6th Street

Historic Neighbourhood

East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Edmonds Area

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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

[1912]

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby Public Library collection

Series

Burnaby Public Library photograph collection

Description Level

Item

Item No.

228-005

Accession Number

BHS989-22

Storage Location

A/V Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : sepia ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photograph of the exterior side view of A. MacKenzie & Co / Jubilee Store. There are two men in suits standing beside a wagon, one with his hands on his hips, surveying a pile of bundles of wood that look like they have just fallen from the wagoon into the snow. A child stands at the front door of the shop, also looking at the bundles. The store was owned by Alexander MacKenzie, (1870-1949) who arrived in Vancouver in 1907. This store later became the Matheson and Sons Market.

Subjects

Buildings - Commercial - General Stores

Transportation - Wagons

Names

A. MacKenzie and Company Jubilee Store

Matheson and Sons Market

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Kingsway

Burnaby - Nelson Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood

Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

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Repository

Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby Village Museum Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 9.8 x 14.0 cm, mounted on cardboard 13.2 x 18.8 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of the exterior of a store on the ground floor of a two-storey building, with a sign painted on the front face of the second floor. It reads, "A. MacKenzie & Co / Jubilee Store." There are two men in suits standing out in front of the display windows that show stacks of boxes and cans. The lot around the building looks vacant, but fenced. There is a wagon drawn by a team of two horses parked or travelling towards the store on the right side of the photograph. The store was owned by Alexander MacKenzie, (1870-1949) who arrived in Vancouver in 1907. There is a discrepancy in the date of the photograph; the accession register dates the photograph 1909 while the donation form signed by the donor dates all the photographs in the accession as 1907 or 1908. Annotations on the bottom front of the card mount read: "Ralph Libby" and "Vancouver B.C." This store later became the Matheson and Sons Market.

Administrative History

Store operated by A. MacKenzie

Subjects

Buildings - Commercial - General Stores

Transportation - Wagons

Transportation - Horses

Names

A. MacKenzie and Company Jubilee Store

Matheson and Sons Market

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Kingsway

Burnaby - Nelson Avenue

Accession Code

BV985.24.1

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Date

[1907 or 1908]

Media Type

Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood

Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Marlborough Area

Scan Resolution

600

Scan Date

30-Aug-06

Scale

100

Photographer

Ralph Libby

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

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Repository

Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby Village Museum Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 8.89 x 14.61 cm

Material Details

An annotation in pencil is written on the back of the photograph

Scope and Content

Photograph of a store with a large Coca Cola sign hanging by the second floor windows. The awning has lettering: "Ice Cream - Soft Drinks." By the door, there is a sign that reads "Post Office / Public Telephone / Box Cigars." On the display window, an advertisement sign for "Salada Tea" can be seen. By the steps leading into the store, there is a large advertisement sign that reads "Wilson's Bachelor Cigar 10c." In front of the store is a paved road. An annotation on the back of the photograph reads, "Dow General Store / Sperling & Hastings Approx / 1930's." The 1937 directory lists the name as "Dow's General Store" and the address as 6669 Hastings Street.

Subjects

Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards

Buildings - Commercial - General Stores

Names

Dow's General Store

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Hastings Street

Burnaby - 6669 Hastings Street

Accession Code

HV976.62.1

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

May be restricted by third party rights

Date

[193-?]

Media Type

Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood

Lochdale (Historic Neighbourhood)

Scan Resolution

600

Scan Date

18-Aug-06

Scale

100

Photographer

unknown

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

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Repository

Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby Village Museum Photograph Collection

Description Level

Item

Physical Description

1 photograph : colour : 12.6 cm x 8.8 cm

Scope and Content

Photograph of the interior of the general store building at the official opening of Heritage Village (now Burnaby Village Museum), November 19, 1971. Visitors can be seen perusing the merchandise displayed in the exhibit.

Administrative History

Material relating to the opening of BVM. Richard Lott and Deirdre Lott were the first Director and Curator respectively working for the contractor building the museum.

Creator

[unknown]

Other Title Information

Title based on content of photograph.

Subjects

Events - Openings

Buildings - Civic - Museums

Buildings - Commercial - General Stores

Names

Burnaby Village Museum

Geographic Access

Burnaby - 6501 Deer Lake Avenue

Accession Code

BV016.56.17

Date

[November 19, 1971]

Media Type

Photograph

Historic Neighbourhood

Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Morley-Buckingham Area

Scan Resolution

600

Scan Date

05-Jun-2018

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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

1913 (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds

Mayor's Office fonds

Series

Pioneer Tales files

Description Level

Item

Item No.

204-219

Accession Number

BHS988-3

Storage Location

A/V Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photograph of the second George Leaf General Store, located on Keefer Road (now McKay Avenue). Bob Burgess (half-brother to George Leaf) was the manager of the store. George Leaf's first general store, located at 12th Avenue and 6th Street, 7745 6th Street, burned down in 1913.

Subjects

Buildings - Commercial - General Stores

Occupations - Clerks

Transportation - Horses

Transportation - Wagons

Names

George Leaf General Store

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Keefer Road

Burnaby - McKay Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood

Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Maywood Area

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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

1908

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby Public Library collection

Series

Burnaby Public Library photograph collection

Description Level

Item

Item No.

228-012

Accession Number

BHS989-22

Storage Location

A/V Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 14 cm, mounted on cardboard 13 x 19 cm

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photograph of A. MacKenzie & Co. Jubilee Store. There are two men in suits standing out in front of the store, infront of display windows that are lined with stacks of boxes and cans. The lot around the building looks vacant, but fenced. There is a wagon drawn by a team of two horses parked or travelling towards the store on the right. The store was owned by Alexander MacKenzie, (1870-1949) who arrived in Vancouver in 1907. This store later became the Matheson and Sons Market.

Photographer

Libby, Ralph

Subjects

Buildings - Commercial - General Stores

Transportation - Wagons

Transportation - Horses

Names

A. MacKenzie and Company Jubilee Store

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

2 b&w copy negatives accompanying

Notes on the bottom front of the card mount read: "Ralph Libby" and "Vancouver B.C."

Geographic Access

Burnaby

Historic Neighbourhood

Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Marlborough Area

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Repository

Burnaby Village Museum

Date

1930-1949 (interview content), interviewed May 10, 2005

Collection/Fonds

Burnaby Village Museum Oral History Collection

Series

Growing Up in Burnaby

Description Level

Item

Accession Code

BV017.45.3

Physical Description

1 mp3 recording (0:06:11 min)

Material Details

Interviewer: Tom Gooden Interviewee: Cice Brown Total Number of Tracks: 7 Total length of all Tracks: 0:40:19

Media Type

Sound Recording

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Scope and Content

Track 2: This portion of the recording pertains to responsibilities, chores, and money. Cice recalls her chores, and how she spent her allowance. She describes her jobs in Mr. Pitman’s drygoods stores, on Kingsway and on Jubilee Ave., and in Anne Reid’s candy shop. Asked about church, Cice discusses her involvement with the Henderson-Jubilee United church, and C.G.I.T..

History/Biography

Recording of an interview with Cice Brown, interviewed 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 1930s and 40s.

Notes

Title based on contents of item

Creator

Tom Gooden

Subjects

Buildings - Commercial - General Stores

Buildings - Commercial - Grocery Stores

Buildings - Commercial - Stores

Names

Brown, Cice Chandler

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Kingsway

Burnaby - Jubilee Avenue

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Repository

City of Burnaby Archives

Date

1930 (date of original), copied 1986

Collection/Fonds

Mayor's Office fonds

Series

Pioneer Tales files

Description Level

Item

Item No.

204-391

Accession Number

BHS988-3

Storage Location

A/V Storage

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print

Media Type

Photograph

Access Restriction

No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction

No known restrictions

Scope and Content

Photograph of Kask's Filling Station, Kask's Camp, Barnet Road. It was located next to Kask's General Store to serve residents of the 30 to 35 rental cabins, plus the Kask home. The Kasks also operated a steam bath.

Subjects

Buildings - Commercial - General Stores

Advertising Medium - Signs and Signboards

Buildings - Commercial - Service Stations

Notes

Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access

Burnaby - Barnet Road

Burnaby - 7501 Barnet Road

Historic Neighbourhood

Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area

Burnaby Mountain Area

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