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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
![Bombardier SkyTrain manufacturing facility, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2108-1.jpg?width=280)
Bombardier SkyTrain manufacturing facility
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96484
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of Pierre Hebert, the plant manager at Bombardier's new SkyTrain manufacturing facility in Burnaby. Photographs depict Hebert posing with the shell of a new SkyTrain car and inspecting the inside of the under-construction car.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-2108
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of Pierre Hebert, the plant manager at Bombardier's new SkyTrain manufacturing facility in Burnaby. Photographs depict Hebert posing with the shell of a new SkyTrain car and inspecting the inside of the under-construction car.
- Subjects
- Transportation - Skytrain
- Construction
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in a March 2000 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata for 535-2108-1: "Pierre Hebert, the plant manager at Bombardier's new Burnaby facility, with one of the shells for the new Skytrain cars being built at the plant."
- Caption from metadata for 535-2108-2: "Pierre Hebert, plant manager at Bombardier's new Skytrain manufacturing facility in Burnaby, inspects the hollow shell of one of the new series of cars to be built at the plant."
- Geographic Access
- 10th Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Stride Hill Area
Images
![Bombardier SkyTrain manufacturing facility, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2108-1.jpg)