"Burnaby Historical Society" found 322 records

Scope and Content: Photograph of a semi-trailer truck that is having trouble turning on the hill and crossing the intersection, at the same time that a pick-up truck is passing through at Marine and Byrne.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: February 7, 1979

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Columbian Newspaper subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 222-029

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1989-19

Scope and Content: Photograph of a semi-trailer truck that is having trouble turning on the hill and crossing the intersection, at the same time that a pick-up truck is passing through at Marine and Byrne.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Roads; Transportation - Trucks

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: King, Basil

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Newspaper clipping glued to verso of photograph reads: "Trucks get into difficulties on the uphill junction with Marine Drive", and credits the photograph to: "Columbian photo by Bas..." (the paper has been cut). Inference has been made that it was photographed by Columbian photographer Basil King.

Historic Neighbourhood: Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Big Bend Area

Images

Semi-trailer truck at Marine and Byrne, February 7, 1979 thumbnail

Byrne Creek

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: February 7, 1979

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 19.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Byrne Creek at a road's edge.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: February 7, 1979

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Columbian Newspaper subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 15 x 19.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 222-030

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1989-19

Scope and Content: Photograph of Byrne Creek at a road's edge.

Subjects: Geographic Features - Roads; Geographic Features - Creeks

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: King, Basil

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Newspaper clipping glued to verso of photograph reads: "Byrne Creek...fish habitat and a problem for developers."

Geographic Access: Byrne Creek

Historic Neighbourhood: Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Big Bend Area

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Hart House

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: October 23, 1979

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 18.5 x 24 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Hart House and street lights.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: October 23, 1979

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Columbian Newspaper subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 18.5 x 24 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 222-048

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1989-19

Scope and Content: Photograph of the Hart House and street lights.

Subjects: Buildings - Heritage; Buildings - Residential - Houses

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: King, Basil

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Newspaper clipping glued to verso of photograph reads: "Old-world elegance is a key feature of Deer Lake Park's latest aquisiton, the Riley House."; Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "COLUMBIAN PHOTO BY BASIL KING"

Geographic Access: Deer Lake Avenue

Street Address: 6664 Deer Lake Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

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Interior of the Hart House

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: October 23, 1979

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 24.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the interior foyer at the Hart House, complete with stone fireplace and dark wood panelling.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: October 23, 1979

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Columbian Newspaper subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 18 x 24.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 222-051

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1989-19

Scope and Content: Photograph of the interior foyer at the Hart House, complete with stone fireplace and dark wood panelling.

Subjects: Buildings - Heritage; Buildings Components - Fireplaces

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: King, Basil

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Newspaper clipping glued to verso of photograph reads: "Massive stone fireplace greets visitors in heavily-panelled entrance hall."; Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "COLUMBIAN PHOTO BY BASIL KING"

Geographic Access: Deer Lake Avenue

Street Address: 6664 Deer Lake Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

Images

Interior of the Hart House, October 23, 1979 thumbnail

Hart house interior staircase

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: October 23, 1979

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 23 x 17 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the interior staircase at the Hart House, complete with chandeliers and leaded glass windows.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: October 23, 1979

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Columbian Newspaper subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 23 x 17 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 222-052

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1989-19

Scope and Content: Photograph of the interior staircase at the Hart House, complete with chandeliers and leaded glass windows.

Subjects: Buildings - Heritage

Media Type: Photograph

Photographer: King, Basil

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph; Newspaper clipping glued to verso of photograph reads: "Chandeliers and leaded glass windows grace stairway to second floor."; Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "COLUMBIAN PHOTO BY BASIL KING"

Geographic Access: Deer Lake Avenue

Street Address: 6664 Deer Lake Avenue

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

Images

Hart house interior staircase, October 23, 1979 thumbnail

Jim Gillis

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1979 or 1980]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 19 cm (sight) in mat 33 x 25 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Chamber of Commerce President, Jim Gillis, taken in a photographic studio. He served as President for the 1979 - 1980 term.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1979 or 1980]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Chamber of Commerce subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 19 cm (sight) in mat 33 x 25 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 257-017

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1991-20

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Chamber of Commerce President, Jim Gillis, taken in a photographic studio. He served as President for the 1979 - 1980 term.

Subjects: Documentary Artifacts - Portraits

Names: Burnaby Chamber of Commerce; Gillis, Jim

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

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Interview with Don Brown by Rod Fowler February 26, 1990 - Track 11

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date Range: 1979-1990

Length: 00:09:05

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Don Brown’s service as Alderman (1979-1985), his support for Bill Copeland in 1987 and conflicts with Mayor Bill Lewarne, and some of the issues he dealt with such as illegal suites, density planning and highrises for Hastings

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Summary: This portion of the interview is about Don Brown’s service as Alderman (1979-1985), his support for Bill Copeland in 1987 and conflicts with Mayor Bill Lewarne, and some of the issues he dealt with such as illegal suites, density planning and highrises for Hastings

Date Range: 1979-1990

Photo Info: Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown, November 2, 1997. Item no. 535-0979

Length: 00:09:05

Names: Copeland, William J; Lewarne, William A. "Bill"

Subjects: Officials - Aldermen and Councillors; Planning; Elections

Interviewer: Fowler, Rod

Interview Date: February 26, 1990

Scope and Content: Recording is of an interview with Don Brown, conducted by Rod Fowler. Don Brown was one of eleven participants interviewed as part of the SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee's oral history series titled, "Voices of Burnaby". The interview is mainly about Don Brown’s description of the changes in Burnaby’s built and natural landscapes and socioeconomic conditions, especially between 1947 and 1975, the strong impression made on him by those changes evident in the interview. He talks about his work and career as a police officer with the Burnaby Provincial Police and RCMP. The interview also details his involvement in Burnaby politics and volunteer community groups. To view “Narrow By” terms for each track expand this description and see “Notes”.

Biographical Notes: Donald Neil “Don” Brown was born in Birmingham, England May 4, 1919, and immigrated with his parents and siblings to Winnipeg in 1922. At the outbreak of WWII Don Brown left high school and enlisted in the 12th Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers, serving six years in the army. Before going overseas he married Helen Birch in 1939. In 1947 Don Brown joined the B.C. Provincial Police which was absorbed by the RCMP in 1950. He worked as a police officer in Burnaby from 1947 to 1954, and then was transferred to Ottawa (with a stop in Regina) for nine and a half years where he attended Carleton University to study forensics. In 1963 Don Brown was transferred back to Vancouver and bought and moved into a house on Watling Street in Burnaby where he still lived in 1990. Another transfer took him to Edmonton for five years, returning to Burnaby in 1975. Following retirement in 1980 with the rank of Supervisor and after 22 years in forensic laboratories, Don Brown started his own business as a private document examiner. Don Brown was active in Burnaby politics, serving as Alderman from 1979-1985. He was also involved in many community groups including the South Burnaby Men’s Club, which he helped found in 1952, as well as active in the Burnaby Historical Society, and served on the Burnaby School Board, Burnaby Centennial Committee, and the Community College for the Retired. Don and Helen Brown had six children: Donna, Don, Gina, Patricia, Christopher and Susan. Don Brown died May 16, 2009.

Total Tracks: 14

Total Length: 01:35:07

Interviewee Name: Brown, Donald N. "Don"

Interviewer Bio: Rod Fowler returned to university as a mature student in the 1980s after working about twenty years in the field of economics and computerization in business in England, Europe and Western Canada. He graduated with a BA from SFU in both History and Sociology in 1987, his MA degree in Geography in 1989, and his PhD in Cultural Geography at SFU. He taught courses in Geography, Sociology, History and Canadian Studies at several Lower Mainland colleges, before becoming a full time member of the Geography Department at Kwantlen University College.

Collection/Fonds: SFU/Burnaby Centennial Committee fonds

Series: Centennial Oral History project series

Transcript Available: Transcript available

Media Type: Sound Recording

Web Notes: Interviews were digitized in 2015 allowing them to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council.

Images

Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Don Brown, November 2, 1997. Item no. 535-0979 thumbnail

Audio Tracks

Track eleven of interview with Don Brown

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The Scambler House

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1978

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 booklet

Scope and Content: Item is a report on the Scambler House (located at 4551 Price Street) including its history and copies of its original architectural drawings. The creator of the report is unknown.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1978

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Ephemera subseries

Physical Description: 1 booklet

Description Level: Item

Record No.: MSS081-006

Accession Number: BHS1996-10

Scope and Content: Item is a report on the Scambler House (located at 4551 Price Street) including its history and copies of its original architectural drawings. The creator of the report is unknown.

Media Type: Textual Record

Notes: Duplicate report accompanying

Captain James Cook and his times

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: April 1978

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 brochure

Scope and Content: Item is a brochure for the "international and interdisciplinary conference" entitled "Captain James Cook and his times" held at Simon Fraser University. The conference focused on Cook's third voyage and celebrated the bicentenary of Captain Cook's landing at Nootka Sound on Vancouver Island.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: April 1978

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Ephemera subseries

Physical Description: 1 brochure

Description Level: Item

Record No.: MSS081-019

Accession Number: BHS1996-10

Scope and Content: Item is a brochure for the "international and interdisciplinary conference" entitled "Captain James Cook and his times" held at Simon Fraser University. The conference focused on Cook's third voyage and celebrated the bicentenary of Captain Cook's landing at Nootka Sound on Vancouver Island.

Media Type: Textual Record

Burnaby Now

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: January 1978

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 booklet

Scope and Content: Item is a "Burnaby Now" booklet which was "used as a text to introduce local government to high school students and to the community through the adult education program of the Community Education Department."

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: January 1978

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Gladys Killip subseries

Physical Description: 1 booklet

Description Level: Item

Record No.: MSS081-025

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1996-12

Scope and Content: Item is a "Burnaby Now" booklet which was "used as a text to introduce local government to high school students and to the community through the adult education program of the Community Education Department."

Media Type: Textual Record

One Arbour Lane

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1978]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Scope and Content: File consists of two pamphlets promoting the "new" townhouse complex at One Arbour Lane.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1978]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Lubbock family subseries

Physical Description: 1 file of textual records

Description Level: Item

Record No.: MSS139-001

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1992-24

Scope and Content: File consists of two pamphlets promoting the "new" townhouse complex at One Arbour Lane.

Media Type: Textual Record

Brian J. Carrigan

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1978 or 1979]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 19 cm (sight) in mat 33 x 25 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Chamber of Commerce President, Brian J. Carrigan, taken in a photographic studio. He served as President for the 1978 - 1979 term.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1978 or 1979]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Burnaby Chamber of Commerce subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : b&w ; 24 x 19 cm (sight) in mat 33 x 25 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 257-016

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1991-20

Scope and Content: Photograph of Burnaby Chamber of Commerce President, Brian J. Carrigan, taken in a photographic studio. He served as President for the 1978 - 1979 term.

Subjects: Documentary Artifacts - Portraits

Names: Burnaby Chamber of Commerce; Carrigan, Brian

Media Type: Photograph

Images

Brian J. Carrigan, [1978 or 1979] thumbnail

Grazing cattle

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: November 1978

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 8.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of cattle grazing on grass in a field between Canada Way and Burris Street.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: November 1978

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Lubbock family subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 8.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 289-014

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1992-24

Scope and Content: Photograph of cattle grazing on grass in a field between Canada Way and Burris Street.

Subjects: Animals - Cows

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Canada Way; Grandview Highway; Burris Street

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

Images

Construction of One Arbour Lane

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: November 1978

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 8.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the construction of the "new" townhouses at One Arbour Lane, taken looking south towards the trees on Burris Street.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: November 1978

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Lubbock family subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 8.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 289-015

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1992-24

Scope and Content: Photograph of the construction of the "new" townhouses at One Arbour Lane, taken looking south towards the trees on Burris Street.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Townhouses; Construction

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Mayview Circle

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

Images

Construction of One Arbour Lane, November 1978 thumbnail

Previous site of farm house and stables

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36527

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: November 1978

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 8.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph taken looking towards the "new" townhouses under construction at One Arbour Lane. This is where the Lubbock farm house and stables used to be.

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: November 1978

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Lubbock family subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 8.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 289-016

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1992-24

Scope and Content: Photograph taken looking towards the "new" townhouses under construction at One Arbour Lane. This is where the Lubbock farm house and stables used to be.

Subjects: Buildings - Residential - Townhouses; Construction

Media Type: Photograph

Notes: Title based on contents of photograph

Geographic Access: Canada Way; Mayview Circle; Burris Street; Grandview Highway

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Morley-Buckingham Area

Images

Previous site of farm house and stables, November 1978 thumbnail

Construction of One Arbour Lane

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36528

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: November 1978

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 8.5 cm

Scope and Content: Photograph of the "new" townhouses under construction at One Arbour Lane, taken looking south towards the trees on Burris Street.

1 image

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: November 1978

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Lubbock family subseries

Physical Description: 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 8.5 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 289-017

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only

Accession Number: BHS1992-24

Scope and Content: Photograph of the "new" townhouses under construction at One Arbour Lane, taken looking south towards the trees on Burris Street.