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Central Park
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark728
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Imperial Street
- Associated Dates
- 1891
- Heritage Value
- In 1860, as the Royal Engineers constructed the road from New Westminster to Vancouver (now Kingsway), a military reserve was set aside at the trail's highest point along the ridge. This reserve provided a particularly good scenic look-out since the original forest had burned down prior to 1860, the remaining stumps offered unobstructed views. By the 1880s, the city council of both New Westminster and Vancouver eyed the reserve as potential recreation ground. As construction of the tram line was underway, the Provincial Government moved to designate the whole reserve as a park. On January 14, 1891, the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia proclaimed it as a public recreation ground.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
- Street Address
- 3883 Imperial Street
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
Central Park Entrance Gate
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark544
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- The Central Park Entrance Gate is the ceremonial entrance to Burnaby’s historic Central Park from Kingsway, and consists of two massive stone pillars, approximately 7.5 metres high and 1.8 metres square, adjacent gate posts and a low flanking stone wall that curves into the park to the east.
- Associated Dates
- 1913
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Geographic Access
- Imperial Street
- Associated Dates
- 1913
- Formal Recognition
- Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
- Enactment Type
- Bylaw No. 9807
- Enactment Date
- 23/11/1992
- Description
- The Central Park Entrance Gate is the ceremonial entrance to Burnaby’s historic Central Park from Kingsway, and consists of two massive stone pillars, approximately 7.5 metres high and 1.8 metres square, adjacent gate posts and a low flanking stone wall that curves into the park to the east.
- Heritage Value
- The Central Park Entrance Gate is significant as a ceremonial entry to a major park, for its connection with the early history of the British Columbia Electric Railway (BCER) and as an important design by an accomplished British Columbian architect. When the original interurban line between Vancouver and New Westminster was constructed in 1891, one of the first stations was located where the tramway crossed the Vancouver-Westminster Road (now Kingsway) within the newly-created Central Park. The interurban line ran through the park on a diagonal right-of-way (the current SkyTrain line, opened in 1986, follows this original alignment). In 1912 an agreement was reached between the successor interurban company, the BCER, and the Central Park Provincial Park Board, to deed additional land for an expanded right-of-way through the Park in exchange for improvements that included the construction of an ornamental stone wall and gate with an iron arch, with an illuminated 'Central Park' sign, adjacent to the interurban station on Kingsway. This was an early and rare example of an electric sign used for a public recreation facility. The Gate is also significant as a surviving early design by Robert Lyon (1879-1963), an Edinburgh-born and trained immigrant who was one of the most accomplished of British Columbia's early architects. After he moved to Vancouver, he was employed by the BCER from 1911 until 1918, and worked on a broad range of projects including some of the grandest and most innovative local industrial structures of the time. The arch was built by the Westminster Ironworks Company, one of the leading firms of its kind in Western Canada, operated by John Reid of New Westminster. The Gate was completed in 1914; in 1968 the decorative ironwork was removed due to corrosion and placed in storage.
- Defining Elements
- Key elements that define the heritage character of the Central Park Entrance Gate include its: - two subtly tapered massive stone pillars, which rise in stages from a larger base to a shaft with random coursed multi-coloured granite with roughly formed grey granite quoins, to a top formed of finely finished grey granite blocks with a coved and bracketed cap - adjacent gate posts with monolithic pyramidal granite caps - low flanking stone wall that curves into the park to the east, constructed of random coursed multi-coloured granite with a river rock triangular cap
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
- Architect
- Robert Lyon
- Builder
- John Reid
- Westminster Iron Works Co.
- Function
- Primary Current--Park Fixture
- Primary Historic--Park Fixture
- Community
- Burnaby
- Cadastral Identifier
- P.I.D. No. 017-767-172 Legal Description: Block B of Lot 2 Except Firstly: Part on Plan 8669 and Secondly: Part on Plan LMP4689 District Lot 151, Group 1, New Westminster District, Plan 3443
- Boundaries
- The property (Central Park) is a municipally-owned park that lies at the western edge of Burnaby, between 49th Avenue to the south, Kingsway to the north, Boundary Road to the west and Patterson Avenue to the east.
- Area
- 853,403.82
- Contributing Resource
- Structure
- Landscape Feature
- Ownership
- Public (local)
- Names
- Lyon, Robert
- Reid, John
- Westminster Iron Works Company
- British Columbia Electric Railway Company
- Central Park Provincial Park Board
- Subjects
- Structures - Fences
- Street Address
- 3883 Imperial Street
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
Central Park Neighbourhood
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark688
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Associated Dates
- 1925-1954
- Heritage Value
- Although still largely a rural area during the 1920s, subdivisions began appearing in the Central Park neighbourhood at this time. Development was slowed by the Great Depression of the 1930s but the influx of commercial buildings and new housing initiatives in the post-war boom led to a period of rapid growth especially in the Garden Village subdivision which was undertaken in 1953 with the plan to build 500 modern homes in the 140-acre site. Despite the closure of the interurban line in 1953, the neighbourhood remained an active commercial and residential centre.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
Central Park Neighbourhood
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark723
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Associated Dates
- 1891-1904
- Heritage Value
- Central Park was one of the first and fastest-growing communities in Burnaby. Located along the electric tram line and the Vancouver Road (Kingsway), it was also chosen for a government settlement project referred to as the Central Park Small Holdings. The lands held by the Provincial Government were subdivided and sold around 1894 and by 1899 the settlement was large enough to warrant the construction of an Anglican Church there.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
Central Park Neighbourhood
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark751
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Associated Dates
- 1905-1924
- Heritage Value
- In 1906, Maxwell Smith, President of the Central Park Farmer's Institute gave a speech in which he commented on the growth of this district and its ideal location during the boom years after 1905. He said: "Central Park is destined to become the epicentre of a great commercial metropolis, when Vancouver and New Westminster will have both expanded and prospered until they meet and fill up the intervening distances with residences of a new city, greater than few can now imagine, even in their wildest flights of fancy...we are proud of the two cities that lie on either side of us but they are, but mere hamlets compared with the great city that is to be on this peninsula. The time is coming when there will be one vast city, one commercial metropolis, and Central Park will be the heart of it."
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
Central Park Tramline
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark732
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Associated Dates
- 1891
- Heritage Value
- In the 1890s, local entrepreneurs launched electric railways in Vancouver, New Westminster, and Victoria, eager to cash in on the promise of future growth in the major cities of the time. In the Lower Mainland, two companies started building electric rail in 1890: the Westminster and Vancouver Tramway Co., which undertook the ambitious project of building the first real interurban line from New Westminster to Vancouver, and the Westminster Street Railway, who eventually built streetcar service and installed electric lighting in New Westminster. By April 20, 1891, both companies merged to form the Westminster and Vancouver Tramway Company. Local entrepreneurs Henry V. Edmonds, David Oppenheimer, Benjamin Douglas, and Samuel McIntosh, were the directors, all of whom had extensive real estate holdings in the area. Interurban service launched on June 3, 1891, travelling along 12 miles of track from New Westminster to eastern Vancouver, running through Burnaby – which was then an unincorporated area. Installing the single-track line from Vancouver to New Westminster through uneven, forested terrain was a mammoth undertaking. The clearing of the 100-foot right of way and laying the track called for a large work force, some of whom were Chinese "gandy dancers" who had worked on the Canadian Pacific Railway lines. The line was eventually taken over by the B.C. Electric Railway Company in 1897, who remained the owners until the line was finally closed on October 23, 1953 and replaced with the modern bus system. The construction of the SkyTrain along the old route in 1986 reintroduced passenger rail to this historic transportation corridor.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Maywood Area
Images
1922 Crossing Agreement, Central Park Holdings Ltd. - Lot "A" and Lot "B" of Lot 7, Blocks 2 and 3, DL 34 Plan 12192 (Northeast Corner of Kingsway and Jersey Avenue)
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport21398
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 15460
- Meeting Date
- 11-Dec-1978
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 87
- Item No.
- 7
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 15460
- Meeting Date
- 11-Dec-1978
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 87
- Item No.
- 7
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Access to Central Park from Patterson Avenue
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport41928
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 38534
- Meeting Date
- 29-Sep-1958
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 28
- Item No.
- 4
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 38534
- Meeting Date
- 29-Sep-1958
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 28
- Item No.
- 4
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Agreements - BC Hydro and Power Authority (Gas Heating at Burnaby Works Yard and Primary Electrical Service at Central Park Pool)
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport37243
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 33546
- Meeting Date
- 3-Aug-1964
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 51
- Item No.
- 9
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 33546
- Meeting Date
- 3-Aug-1964
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 51
- Item No.
- 9
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
ALRT Stations at Central Park
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport18560
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 2479
- Meeting Date
- 22-Mar-1982
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 19
- Item No.
- 16
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 2479
- Meeting Date
- 22-Mar-1982
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 19
- Item No.
- 16
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Amendment to Central Park Management Agreement
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport40456
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 37147
- Meeting Date
- 24-Oct-1960
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 46
- Item No.
- 3
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 37147
- Meeting Date
- 24-Oct-1960
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 46
- Item No.
- 3
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Application for Spur Crossing at Mile 3.97 of the Central Park Branch of the BC Hydro and Power Authority Railway
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport32638
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 28087
- Meeting Date
- 11-Aug-1969
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 52
- Item No.
- 6
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 28087
- Meeting Date
- 11-Aug-1969
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 52
- Item No.
- 6
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
BC Hydro Beautification Program Request for Easement Within Central Park
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport10239
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 3807
- Meeting Date
- 10-Aug-1992
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 52
- Item No.
- 2
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 3807
- Meeting Date
- 10-Aug-1992
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 52
- Item No.
- 2
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
BC Transit Request for Aerial Right-of-Way, Central Park - Patterson Street Station
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport17051
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 3264
- Meeting Date
- 24-Apr-1984
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 31
- Item No.
- 7
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 3264
- Meeting Date
- 24-Apr-1984
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 31
- Item No.
- 7
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Bowling Green and Club House - Central Park (South Burnaby Lawn Bowling Club)
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport29405
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 22486
- Meeting Date
- 17-Jul-1972
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 46
- Item No.
- 27
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 22486
- Meeting Date
- 17-Jul-1972
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 46
- Item No.
- 27
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Bulk Sales Act - Central Park Esso
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport35685
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 31284
- Meeting Date
- 14-Mar-1966
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 15
- Item No.
- 2
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 31284
- Meeting Date
- 14-Mar-1966
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 15
- Item No.
- 2
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Burnaby General Hospital and Proposed High Rise Apartments in the Central Park Area
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport27201
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 19227
- Meeting Date
- 11-Feb-1974
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 11
- Item No.
- 1
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 19227
- Meeting Date
- 11-Feb-1974
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 11
- Item No.
- 1
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area and Central Park Crown Grant Applications
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport12049
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 8021
- Meeting Date
- 30-Apr-1990
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 31
- Item No.
- 24
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 8021
- Meeting Date
- 30-Apr-1990
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 31
- Item No.
- 24
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Burnaby Public Library Renewal of Lease Central Park Branch 4277 Kingsway, Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport12398
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 7843
- Meeting Date
- 11-Dec-1989
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 80
- Item No.
- 9
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 7843
- Meeting Date
- 11-Dec-1989
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 80
- Item No.
- 9
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
Bylaw No. 7019 - Burnaby Central Park Parking Regulation Bylaw
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport21429
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 15451
- Meeting Date
- 4-Dec-1978
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 85
- Item No.
- 13
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 15451
- Meeting Date
- 4-Dec-1978
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 85
- Item No.
- 13
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds