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Garbage Container Behind 4154 Pandora Street (Harrison)
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/councilreport28346
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 20925
- Meeting Date
- 24-Apr-1973
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 31
- Item No.
- 21
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Report ID
- 20925
- Meeting Date
- 24-Apr-1973
- Format
- Council - Manager's Report
- Manager's Report No.
- 31
- Item No.
- 21
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
Documents
George & Rose Nuttall Residence
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark585
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Description
- Residential building.
- Associated Dates
- 1921
- Other Names
- HILLCREST
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Other Names
- HILLCREST
- Geographic Access
- McGill Street
- Associated Dates
- 1921
- Description
- Residential building.
- Heritage Value
- This house was built for local plumber contractor George Nuttall (1883-1970) and his wife Rose Ann Nuttall (née Clagg, 1881-1955). George continued to live in the house after Rose’s death, until his own death in 1970. Although typical of the Craftsman style and form with its side-gabled roof, triangular eave brackets and front gabled dormer, this house has a number of special details, such as its beautiful art glass transom windows. The front verandah supports are massive stucco columns that contain stained glass lanterns with the house name, Hillcrest, and address.
- Locality
- Vancouver Heights
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
- Area
- 566.71
- Contributing Resource
- Building
- Ownership
- Private
- Street Address
- 3756 McGill Street
- Street View URL
- Google Maps Street View
Images
Barnet Neighbourhood
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark747
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Associated Dates
- 1905-1924
- Heritage Value
- The original Barnet mill burned down in 1909 after a dramatic explosion in the boiler house. The company rebuilt a new plant, considered a model of mill construction. The company's timber was towed down the Pacific in huge rafts containing about 400,000 to 500,000 board feet. Mill capacity during a 10-hour day was 150,000 board feet with an amazing annual output of 50 million feet.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Barnet (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Mountain Area
Images
Cameron Neighbourhood
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark824
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Associated Dates
- 1955-2008
- Heritage Value
- The Cameron Neighbourhood falls within the Lougheed Town Centre area - one of four Town Centres in Burnaby. The Cameron Neighbourhood - while containing significant high-density residential components - is also home to the Town Centre's office and commercial core. The Lougheed Mall is situated in this neighbourhood, which is served by the Millennium Line SkyTrain.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burquitlam (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Cameron Area
Images
Richmond Park Neighbourhood
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark828
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Associated Dates
- 1955-2008
- Heritage Value
- The Richmond Park Neighbourhood is part of the larger Edmonds Town Centre - one of four official Town Centres in the City. Richmond Park contains a residential subdivision that developed during the 1950s as well as a strong commercial and retail centre along Edmonds and Kingsway.
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Richmond Park Area
Images
Vancouver Heights Neighbourhood
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark741
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Associated Dates
- 1905-1924
- Heritage Value
- On December 13, 1912, The British Columbian Weekly described the Vancouver Heights neighbourhood as follows: "The northern portion of the municipality in the vicinity of Boundary Road has during the past three years made tremendous strides towards settlement. At that time Mr. James Herd and Mr. Peters were the only residents of the district...Soon, however, the timber was removed, streets laid out and other conveniences such as water, light and transportation provided... The school population of the district has increased so rapidly that the school has been enlarged twice this year and is at the present time inadequate. About 200 children are attending now. There are three churches in the district and one mission...At present time there are two large blocks containing six stores..."
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
Images
Willingdon Heights Neighbourhood
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/landmark670
- Repository
- Burnaby Heritage Planning
- Associated Dates
- 1925-1954
- Heritage Value
- Willingdon Heights was another new subdivision developed in Burnaby during the post-World War Two building boom. A brochure about the development published in 1948 proclaimed "the Willingdon Heights 500 home development project in Burnaby fulfills its promise to provide a self-contained community for former members of the armed services and their families...the largest single veteran housing project in Canada as far as homes for individual ownership is concerned, Willingdon Heights development was planned by the Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation...At this date the earlier built rows of homes have passable roads and the owners are improving lawns and gardens in spare time...eventually additional stores and professional services will be installed and recreational projects will add to the amenities of a community of congenial residents..."
- Planning Study Area
- Willingdon Heights Area
Images
Bygones of Burnaby : an anecdotal history
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5462
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Author
- McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
- Publication Date
- 1976
- c1975
- Call Number
- 971.133 MCG COPY 4
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Digital Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Book
- Call Number
- 971.133 MCG COPY 4
- Author
- McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-
- Place of Publication
- Burnaby, B.C.
- Publisher
- Century Park Museum Association
- Publication Date
- 1976
- c1975
- Physical Description
- 108 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Burnaby (B.C.)--History
- Notes
- 4 copies held: copy 4.
Digital Books
Basement storage and processing of Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9403
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1975
- Collection/Fonds
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a cabinet with drawers and a shelf below in the basement of Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co., 1620 Government Street, Victoria. There are opened-top containers along the shelf. All have labels with Chinese characters on them. There is a round container sitting on a box. Beside the containe…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12.5 cm
- Material Details
- " 57 on the front of photo with felt pen "
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a cabinet with drawers and a shelf below in the basement of Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co., 1620 Government Street, Victoria. There are opened-top containers along the shelf. All have labels with Chinese characters on them. There is a round container sitting on a box. Beside the container is a paper parcel.
- Accession Code
- BV017.7.213
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1975
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 29-Jul-2018
- Scale
- 96
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Feathers in jar on counter at Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9481
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1975
- Collection/Fonds
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a decorative, glazed ceramic container holding feathers on a wooden counter inside Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co., 1620 Government Street, Victoria. There is also another circular, tall container with Chinese characters on it. In the background are rows of wooden drawers.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 12.5 cm
- Material Details
- " 20 on the front of the photo with felt pen "
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a decorative, glazed ceramic container holding feathers on a wooden counter inside Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co., 1620 Government Street, Victoria. There is also another circular, tall container with Chinese characters on it. In the background are rows of wooden drawers.
- Accession Code
- BV017.7.291
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1975
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 29-Jul-2018
- Scale
- 96
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Materia medica containers on counter of Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9470
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1975
- Collection/Fonds
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph :col. ; 8.5 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of products on display inside Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co., 1620 Government Street, Victoria. Three pottery containers with materia medica inside are on wooden counter in front of wooden drawers. The container in the middle has the lid on, it appears to be damaged. The container on the ri…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph :col. ; 8.5 x 12.5 cm
- Material Details
- " 8 on front of the photo with felt pen "
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of products on display inside Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co., 1620 Government Street, Victoria. Three pottery containers with materia medica inside are on wooden counter in front of wooden drawers. The container in the middle has the lid on, it appears to be damaged. The container on the right has no lid. In the background are rows of wooden drawers.
- Accession Code
- BV017.7.280
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1975
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 29-Jul-2018
- Scale
- 96
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
"Step back in Time" slide programme kit
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13703
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1978-1979
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 39 photograph : col. slides ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- File consists photographs from Heritage Village Museum Education Department "Step Back in Time" slide programme kit. Photographs document various Heritage Village Museum exhibits and programming.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 39 photograph : col. slides ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- File consists photographs from Heritage Village Museum Education Department "Step Back in Time" slide programme kit. Photographs document various Heritage Village Museum exhibits and programming.
- Subjects
- Education
- Names
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV020.5.894
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1978-1979
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 2400
- Scan Date
- September 1, 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photographs
- Labels on original container read: "STEP BACK IN TIME / Slide Programme / 1978-79 kit / School Programs - new photos / Education Department / Heritage Village Museum / COPY 1" (container was disposed of and slides were rehoused)
- Slides are numbered BV020.5.894.1 to BV020.5.894.14 in the order that they were found at the time of the description.
Images
Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co . Store front window display
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9385
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1975
- Collection/Fonds
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of front window display at the Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co., 1620 Government Street, Victoria. There are eight glass bottles of various sizes with Chinese character labels. Two soya sauce container and another container. Behind the display it a newspaper page with a cross word puzzle tape…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12.5 cm
- Material Details
- "3" on front of photo in felt pen
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of front window display at the Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co., 1620 Government Street, Victoria. There are eight glass bottles of various sizes with Chinese character labels. Two soya sauce container and another container. Behind the display it a newspaper page with a cross word puzzle taped on the inside window.
- Accession Code
- BV017.7.195
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1975
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 29-Jul-2018
- Scale
- 96
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Agricultural Exhibit
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription34527
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1920]
- 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 Burnaby's Agricultural Exhibit at New Westminster. Vegetables, fruit, preserves, flowers, and plants are on display inside a building. There is electric lighting. A sign above the display reads, "Burnaby." A sign above a container on the lower left reads, "Ginseng / Grown in Lozel…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1920]
- 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.
- 039-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS2007-04
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Burnaby's Agricultural Exhibit at New Westminster. Vegetables, fruit, preserves, flowers, and plants are on display inside a building. There is electric lighting. A sign above the display reads, "Burnaby." A sign above a container on the lower left reads, "Ginseng / Grown in Lozells District by Mr. Romer."
- Subjects
- Agriculture - Crops
- Exhibitions - Agricultural
- Agriculture - Fruit and Berries
- Plants - Flowers
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Basement storage and processing of Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9399
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1975
- Collection/Fonds
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w; 9 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of storage cabinet in the basement of Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. 1620 Government St., Victoria. There are containers with Chinese character labels on front. There is a counter area with a couple more containers. There are drawers also with Chinese labels. Below the drawers are more cra…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w; 9 x 12.5 cm
- Material Details
- "56 on front of photo with felt pen "
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of storage cabinet in the basement of Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. 1620 Government St., Victoria. There are containers with Chinese character labels on front. There is a counter area with a couple more containers. There are drawers also with Chinese labels. Below the drawers are more crates. There is also a large round container in front of the cabinet. The wall behind the cabinet is wooden.
- Accession Code
- BV017.7.209
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1975
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 29-Jul-2018
- Scale
- 96
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Basement storage and processing of Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9400
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1975
- Collection/Fonds
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph: b&w ; 9 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of storage cabinet with drawers and shelves in the basement of Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.,1620 Government St., Victoria. There are labels with Chinese characters on the front of each. On the shelves are are various sized containers also with Chinese Character labels. On the floor in fro…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph: b&w ; 9 x 12.5 cm
- Material Details
- "50 on the front of photo with felt pen. Also a red star in the bottom right corner" " N Wall Basement West"
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of storage cabinet with drawers and shelves in the basement of Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.,1620 Government St., Victoria. There are labels with Chinese characters on the front of each. On the shelves are are various sized containers also with Chinese Character labels. On the floor in front of the cabinet are some larger tin container and boxes. There is also a wringer from a washing machine and a glass jar.
- Accession Code
- BV017.7.210
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1975
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 29-Jul-2018
- Scale
- 96
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Basement storage and processing of Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9401
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1975
- Collection/Fonds
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of bottom shelves including storage container with some boxes and wooden containers in the basement of Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co., 1620 Government Street, Victoria. Boxes all have labels with Chinese characters.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12.5 cm
- Material Details
- "67 on front of photo with felt pen"
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of bottom shelves including storage container with some boxes and wooden containers in the basement of Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co., 1620 Government Street, Victoria. Boxes all have labels with Chinese characters.
- Accession Code
- BV017.7.211
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1975
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 29-Jul-2018
- Scale
- 96
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Basement storage and processing of Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9414
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1975
- Collection/Fonds
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of bottom part of a large cabinet in the basement of Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co., 1620 Government Street, Victoria. There are a couple rows of drawers at the top all have labels with Chinese characters on them. There are drawers below also with labels. At the bottom is a shelf with more…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12.5 cm
- Material Details
- " 52 on the front of photo with felt pen."
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of bottom part of a large cabinet in the basement of Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co., 1620 Government Street, Victoria. There are a couple rows of drawers at the top all have labels with Chinese characters on them. There are drawers below also with labels. At the bottom is a shelf with more container again with labels. On the floor in front are a couple more containers and long rectangular box. In the corner appears to be a package that has broken open.
- Accession Code
- BV017.7.224
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1975
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 29-Jul-2018
- Scale
- 96
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Basement storage and processing of Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9415
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1975
- Collection/Fonds
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of shelf unit, with three shelves in the basement of Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co., 1620 Government Street, Victoria. The top shelf has five rectangular containers, the unit is split with a smaller section to the left. The middle shelf also has five containers on it. The bottom shelf has a…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12.5 cm
- Material Details
- " 60 on the front of photo with felt pen " " S Wall Basement"
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of shelf unit, with three shelves in the basement of Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co., 1620 Government Street, Victoria. The top shelf has five rectangular containers, the unit is split with a smaller section to the left. The middle shelf also has five containers on it. The bottom shelf has a metal square container. To the side of the unit can be seen some brick works on the wall.
- Accession Code
- BV017.7.225
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1975
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 29-Jul-2018
- Scale
- 96
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Cecil Lee business records series
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15033
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1970-1980, predominant 1970-1979
- Collection/Fonds
- Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 12 cm of textual records + 1 photograph : b&w + 6 photographs : col.
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of business records collected and created by Cecil Lee while he was employed as a Produce Buyer for Kelly Douglas Limited and Western Commodities Limited and responsible for the import of Chinese mandarin oranges. Records include correspondence, photographs, documentation regarding …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
- Description Level
- Series
- Physical Description
- 12 cm of textual records + 1 photograph : b&w + 6 photographs : col.
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of business records collected and created by Cecil Lee while he was employed as a Produce Buyer for Kelly Douglas Limited and Western Commodities Limited and responsible for the import of Chinese mandarin oranges. Records include correspondence, photographs, documentation regarding travel within China along with export and import information, contracts, financial reports, credit applications, Chinese trade fair information and ephemera.
- History
- Kelly Douglas and Company Limited was founded in 1896 as a wholesale grocery business. In 1946, its headquarters moved from Vancouver to Burnaby and a manufacturing plant and warehouse were built on the site at 4700 Kingsway. During the nineteen seventies, Kelly Douglas and Company Limited and the Produce Department of Western Commodities Limited were located on this site. In 1986, the building was demolished and the produce department of Kelly Douglas was relocated to 6451 Telford Burnaby and the head office to 808 Nelson Street, Vancouver. In the nineteen seventies, Cecil Lee worked as a produce buyer for Kelly Douglas & Company Ltd.and Western Commodities. In the mid-1970s, Lee was asked to oversee the import of Chinese mandarin oranges into Canada. Until that time, mandarin oranges had come from Japan and were sold in the winter, especially at Christmas. When the Japanese market could no longer keep up with demand, Kelly Douglas & Company looked to China. The company relied on Lee’s cultural knowledge to build this very profitable part of their business. Cecil Lee designed the cardboard Chinese mandarin orange box to replace wooden container
- Subjects
- Foods
- Agriculture - Fruit and Berries
- Accession Code
- BV019.6
- Access Restriction
- Subject to FIPPA
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproductions subject to FIPPA
- Date
- 1970-1980, predominant 1970-1979
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of series
- A large portion of these records are subject to FIPPA, contact Burnaby Village Museum for access