George S. Vickers Residence
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark586
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- Residential building.
- Associated Dates
- 1911
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- 1st Street
- Associated Dates
- 1911
- Description
- Residential building.
- Heritage Value
- George S. Vickers, a compositor with The British Columbian newspaper, was a prominent Burnaby resident who became involved with real estate during the boom prior to the First World War. In December 1910, The British Columbian reported that “Mr. Vickers has commenced to build a commodious residence on Fourth Avenue between 1st and 2nd streets.” This high quality Craftsman style bungalow, completed in 1911, was originally situated on one acre of property, which contained a large kitchen garden, an orchard of 40 trees of various types and houses and runs for chickens, ducks and turkeys. In 1919, the property was advertised for $5,000 and likely sold easily because of its location (three blocks from the electric streetcar line on Sixth Street), its many amenities and property improvements. Some of its selling points included its panelled living and dining room with 3-ply veneer, beamed ceilings and an open fireplace. Craftsman-style features include battered porch piers, unusual double bargeboards, triangular eave brackets and exposed purlins. The house survives in excellent original condition, with only minor alterations.
- Locality
- East Burnaby
- Historic Neighbourhood
- East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Cariboo-Armstrong Area
- Area
- 819.46
- Contributing Resource
- Building
- Ownership
- Private
- Street Address
- 7686 1st Street
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
Horne-Payne Receiving Station
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark594
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- Industrial building.
- Associated Dates
- 1913
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- 2nd Avenue
- Associated Dates
- 1913
- Description
- Industrial building.
- Heritage Value
- Constructed as an electrical grid substation by the B.C. Electric Railway Company, the Horne-Payne substation was part of the expansion of this utility company to central Burnaby that occurred as a result of the opening of the Burnaby Lake Interurban line in 1911. The Receiving Station is intended to rearrange the company’s system of distributing power over the whole of the Burrard Peninsula. Power will come to the transformers there and be converted and distributed to the various substations in Vancouver, New Westminster and the suburbs...Work has already been started at the foundation for the new plant. (Vancouver Daily Province, April 29, 1913) When constructed the substation was situated within a forest clearing in a largely undeveloped section of northwest Burnaby. The area now surrounding the substation is heavily developed for semi-industrial purposes. This steel-frame and poured concrete structure was designed to be utilitarian, but with decorative detailing. The south-facing front of the structure features massed corners detailed with decorative relief panels at the roofline. Additionally, this well-balanced building displayed symmetrical fenestration with blind, and tall multi-paned steel-sash windows, some crowned with keystones. A tower added to the east side of the building’s front is the most substantial change made to the appearance of the Horne-Payne substation. This industrial structure was designed by prominent British Columbian architect, Robert Lyon (1879-1963). Born in Edinburgh, Lyon apprenticed and worked as an architect in Scotland until 1908 before moving to New York in 1909. In 1911, he began his career in Vancouver as an “architectural engineer,” with the B.C. Electric Company that lasted until 1918. After a short tenure in the lumber industry, Lyon returned to architecture, this time with his own firm in Penticton. Active in municipal politics, he was instrumental in the incorporation of Penticton as a city, and became its first mayor from 1948-1949. Lyon retired from architecture in 1958 and died in 1963. Lyon also designed the Central Park Gate in Burnaby.
- Locality
- Vancouver Heights
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- West Central Valley Area
- Architect
- Robert Lyon
- Area
- 47400.00
- Contributing Resource
- Building
- Ownership
- Private
- Street Address
- 3700 2nd Street
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
![1796 1st Street, [1940] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/370/370-265.jpg?width=280)
1796 1st Street
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37677
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1940] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.9 x 2.3 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the back view of 1796 1st Street taken from a distance (later renumbered 7419 1st Street). The house was built before 1918.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1940] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 3.9 x 2.3 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-265
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the back view of 1796 1st Street taken from a distance (later renumbered 7419 1st Street). The house was built before 1918.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residential - Houses
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Negative has a pink cast
- Geographic Access
- 1st Street
- Street Address
- 7149 1st Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Second Street Area
Images
![1796 1st Street, [1940] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/370/370-265.jpg)
![1796 1st Street, [1940] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/370/370-266.jpg?width=280)
1796 1st Street
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37678
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1940] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.5 x 3.0 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the front view of 1796 1st Street (later renumbered 7149 1st Street). The house was built before 1918.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1940] (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 4.5 x 3.0 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-266
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the front view of 1796 1st Street (later renumbered 7149 1st Street). The house was built before 1918.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Residential - Houses
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Negative has a pink cast
- Geographic Access
- 1st Street
- Street Address
- 7149 1st Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Second Street Area
Images
![1796 1st Street, [1940] (date of original), copied 1991 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/370/370-266.jpg)
House construction on 12th Avenue
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38201
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1946 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.9 x 4.9 cm print on contact sheet 20.3 x 26.6 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the forms for a house under construction at 12th Avenue and 1st Street. A woman is standing at the centre, and a man is at the back left.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1946 (date of original), copied 1991
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Burnaby Image Bank subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 2.9 x 4.9 cm print on contact sheet 20.3 x 26.6 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 370-788
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1999-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the forms for a house under construction at 12th Avenue and 1st Street. A woman is standing at the centre, and a man is at the back left.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- 1 b&w copy negative accompanying
- Geographic Access
- 12th Avenue
- 1st Street
- Historic Neighbourhood
- East Burnaby (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Second Street Area
Images
![Horne Payne Receiving Station, [1920] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/126/158-001.jpg?width=280)
Horne Payne Receiving Station
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34916
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1920] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of the Horne Payne substation, Boundary Road.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1920] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.8 x 12.5 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 158-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1986-08
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the exterior of the Horne Payne substation, Boundary Road.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Industrial - Powerhouses
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Caption at lower right of photograph: "Horne-Payne Receiving Station"
- Geographic Access
- 2nd Avenue
- Street Address
- 3700 2nd Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- West Central Valley Area
Images
![Horne Payne Receiving Station, [1920] (date of original), copied 1986 thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/126/158-001.jpg)
![Horne-Payne Substation, [1958] thumbnail](/media/Hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/001/093-001.jpg?width=280)
Horne-Payne Substation
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34684
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1958]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.4 x 25.3 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Horne-Payne substation of the BC Electric Company at night.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1958]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Photographs subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 20.4 x 25.3 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 093-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the Horne-Payne substation of the BC Electric Company at night.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Lindsay, Jack
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Stamp on back of photograph reads, "Jack Lindsay Ltd / Photographers / Vancouver, Canada / Reorder No. D12034"
- Stamp on back of photograph reads, "File / Public Information Dept / B.C. Electric"
- Geographic Access
- 2nd Avenue
- Street Address
- 3700 2nd Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- West Central Valley Area
Images
![Horne-Payne Substation, [1958] thumbnail](/media/Hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/001/093-001.jpg)