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Interview with Vi Townley May 24, 1978 - Track 1

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1913-1935
Length
0:06:23
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to Vi Townley's description of the Townley mansion, Deerholme.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the interview pertains to Vi Townley's description of the Townley mansion, Deerholme.
Date Range
1913-1935
Photo Info
Townley mansion known as Deerholme, 1913. Item no. 454-001
Length
0:06:23
Subjects
Buildings - Residences - Houses
Geographic Access
Price Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Interview Date
May 24, 1978
Scope and Content
Recording is of an interview with Vi Townley, May 24, 1978. Major themes discussed are: Deerholme.
Biographical Notes
Vi Townley was the daughter-in-law of Colonel Thomas O. Townley and Frances Townley, the owners of Deerholme.
Total Tracks
2
Total Length
0:10:49
Interviewee Name
Townley, Vi
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Oral history subseries
Media Type
Sound Recording
Web Notes
Interview was digitized in 2010 allowing it to be accessible on Heritage Burnaby. The digitization project was initiated by the Community Heritage Commission with support from City of Burnaby Council and the BC History Digitization Program of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia. It was recognized by the Heritage Society of BC with an award in 2012.
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Dawkins family

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35202
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[192-] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Elsie and Albert Dawkins with their father, John Dawkins, in front of the wood shed at the family home on Balfour Avenue.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[192-] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-059
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Elsie and Albert Dawkins with their father, John Dawkins, in front of the wood shed at the family home on Balfour Avenue.
Names
Dawkins, Albert
Dawkins, John
Norman, Elsie Dawkins
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Atlee Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
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Bernard Hill family

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35930
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 ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Hill family members taken at the Bernard Hill farm. Identified: Bernard R. Hill (on right).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1920] (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-790
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Hill family members taken at the Bernard Hill farm. Identified: Bernard R. Hill (on right).
Names
Hill, Bernard R.
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4990 Canada Way
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
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Douglas Road back lane

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37938
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[192-] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4.1 x 2.4 cm print on contact sheet 20.5 x 26.7 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the back lane of the 4000 block of Douglas Road (old numbering) at Gilpin Street.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[192-] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Image Bank subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 4.1 x 2.4 cm print on contact sheet 20.5 x 26.7 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-525
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of the back lane of the 4000 block of Douglas Road (old numbering) at Gilpin Street.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Lanes
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Negative has a pink cast
Geographic Access
Douglas Road
Gilpin Street
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
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Students at Douglas Road School

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription1377
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1920
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 17.5 x 25.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Elsie Rummel (later McMurray) standing behind her students who are sitting and standing in rows outside Douglas Road school. Standing in the back two rows, left to right are; Jack Lort, Billy Mather, Teddy Norman (slightly in front), Ed Gavin, David Jung (slightly in front), Leonard R…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 17.5 x 25.5 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Elsie Rummel (later McMurray) standing behind her students who are sitting and standing in rows outside Douglas Road school. Standing in the back two rows, left to right are; Jack Lort, Billy Mather, Teddy Norman (slightly in front), Ed Gavin, David Jung (slightly in front), Leonard Rowley, Dave Banning, Herbert McConnell, Ying Jung, Gwendolyn Matthews, Avis Hart, Florence Cowan, Nancy Burnett, Winona Wood, Leona Smith, Sadie Bowie [or Dorothy Marsden]. Standing in the middle row are; Nora Rowley, Eva Dunnell [or Donnel], Rena Blomberg (later Ostby), Audrey [or Helen] Pontifex, Ruth Cole, Anna Matthews, Agnes Angus, Rhoda Gavin, Ruby Boucher, King Jung, Mary Lee, Frances "Fanny" Waplington (later Fleming), Beryl Hatch. Seated in the front row are; John Burnett [or Freddy Bogardus], John Waplington, Billy Townley, Roddie Saunders, Clive Cunningham, Ken Blott, Carl Banning, Doug Tyre, Bert Dawkins, Montague "Monty" Moore, John Moore and Alistair Westcott.
Subjects
Occupations - Teachers
Names
Douglas Road School
McMurray, Elsie Rummel
Lort, Jack
Mather, Billy
Norman, Teddy
Gavin, Ed
Jung, David
Rowley, Leonard
Banning, Dave
McConnell, Herbert
Jung, Suey Ying "Laura"
Matthews, Gwendolyn
Hart, Avis
Cowan, Florence
Burnett, Nancy
Wood, Winona
Smith, Leona
Rowley, Nora
Ostby, Rena Blomberg
Cole, Ruth
Matthews, Anna
Angus, Agnes
Gavin, Rhoda
Boucher, Ruby
Jung, King
Lee, Mary
Fleming, Frances "Fanny" Waplington
Hatch, Beryl
Waplington, John
Townley, Billy
Saunders, Roddie
Cunningham, Clive
Blott, Ken
Banning, Carl
Tyre, Doug
Dawkins, Bert
Moore, Montague Hutchings "Monty"
Moore, John Gifford
Westcott, Alistair
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4861 Canada Way
Accession Code
BV999.4.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1920
Media Type
Photograph
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
08-Jun-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Interview with Julie Lee by Denise Fong February 6, 2020

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription12338
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1920-1992] (interview content), interviewed Feb. 6, 2020
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 sound recording (mp3) (00:53:46 min.)
Scope and Content
Recording consists of an interview with Julie Lee conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher Denise Fong. Julie Lee shares information about her mother, Suey Ying Jung's (Laura's) experiences growing up as a Chinese Canadian on a farm in Burnaby during the 1920s and 1930s. She also shares some …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum fonds
Series
Museum Oral Histories series
Subseries
Chinese Canadians in Burnaby subseries
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 sound recording (mp3) (00:53:46 min.)
Material Details
Interviewer: Denise Fong Interviewee: Julie Lee Location of Interview: Home of Julie and Cecil Lee Interview Date: February 6, 2020 Total Number of Tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: 00:53:46
Scope and Content
Recording consists of an interview with Julie Lee conducted by Burnaby Village Museum researcher Denise Fong. Julie Lee shares information about her mother, Suey Ying Jung's (Laura's) experiences growing up as a Chinese Canadian on a farm in Burnaby during the 1920s and 1930s. She also shares some information about her father Puy Yuen Chan. 0:00- 01:47 Julie Lee provides background information on her families’ connection to Burnaby and conveys how her maternal grandparents farmed a five acre lot at Still Creek and Douglas Road. Her grandparents grew vegetable produce and operated a piggery at this location. Her mother, Suey Ying Jung (Laura) was the middle child between two older sisters, Maida and Annie and her two younger brothers Gordon and Harry. They were all born at home and educated at Edmonds Elementary School. 01:48- 11:47 Julie provides some background information about her mother, the friendships she made growing up, when she got married and places that she lived. She tells of her mother marrying in 1942 at age 30 years, moving to Fraser Mills and then onto Maillardville in 1958. There was easy access to the Interurban tram so her mother was able to have a social life with others in Vancouver’s Chinatown. She says that many of the only existing photographs of the family living on the farm at Still Creek and Douglas Road can be attributed to her mother’s friend Lil Mau [sic] who owned a camera. The farm was sold around 1949 when her grandparents moved to East Vancouver. While operating the farm, her grandparents only hired Chinese workers who spoke the same language and ate the same foods as them. Despite this, her grandparents made friends with the Collin’s family who assisted them in adjusting to the Canadian way of life. Julie tells that her mother’s sister Maida and brother in law lived with them at Fraser Mills. Her mother’s sister Maida had nine children so Julie’s mother helped her in raising them. 11:48 – 16:53 - Julie talks about racial prejudice towards the Chinese in Burnaby during the 1920s and 1930s. She says that for the most part, her mother’s family had a very insular life on the farm and mainly socialized only within the Chinese community. Julie tells of how she recently became aware of a memoir “The Way it Was”, written by Burnaby resident, Fannie Waplington. The memoir is held as part of the Burnaby Village Museum collection. In the memoir, Fannie Waplington tells of how she was forbidden from visiting Julie’s mother on their farm due to her ethnic background. Julie conveys that it seems like it was a missed friendship for both her mother and Fannie. 16:54 – 22:30 Julie describes what school life was like for her mother and what she may have done outside of school. Her mother attended Edmonds School in the 1920s up to Grade 7 or Grade 8. Julie explains that Asian girls were never offered the opportunity to pursue higher education while her mother’s brothers continued with their education attending Vancouver Technical School. Her mother continued to work on the farm until she was married cooking for workers and helping her mother. Outside of school, she may have helped with looking after nieces and nephews, played cards and mahjong. She says that her mother continued to play cards with her own children and was a skilled knitter into her 80s. 22:31 – 30: 53 Julie tells of what she knows about the Chinese workers on the farm and Fraser Mills and what they did on the weekends. She figures that many may have played card games to pass the time and at Fraser Mills gambling occurred. Fishing was a highlight for her father and she recalls him fishing sturgeon. Single workers may have gone into Vancouver on the weekends. Julie says that her parents had a hobby farm while living at Fraser Mills and that they grew enough garlic to sell in Chinatown. She thinks that before living at Fraser Mills, her mother must have went to Chinatown quite a bit, assisting with banking and enjoying a social life. Julie shares that her father, Puy Yuen Chan came to Canada from China at twelve years of age but working as a shingle packer, he never learned to speak English. She figures that her parents must have met at Fraser Mills while her mother was visiting her sister Maida. 30:54 – 37:33 Julie describes her mother as the cook, caregiver and the “one man show”. She says that her mother enjoyed cooking traditional Chinese recipes. Julie talks of her own cooking and gardening skills which she may have inherited from her parents including her large patch of garlic. 37:34- 40:23- Julie is asked as to whether her mother attended Chinese school and says that she had some Chinese schooling. She could read and write a little but didn’t attend a formal school as far as she knows. Julie shares some background information on her own husband Cecil, who grew up in East Vancouver. She shares that Cecil’s family went back to China from 1931 until 1939 when they returned to Queensborough. Cecil attended Chinese school in New Westminster. 40:24 – 42:19 Julie speaks briefly about what type of medical care her mother and her family had. She relates that all births took place at home and they accessed a Chinese herbalist in Chinatown. Hospitals were accessed in 1950s—1960s. The family did use Western doctors that were insured under the medical system. She recalls growing up and having to drink a particular herbal brew at least once a month to stay well. 42:20- 46:47 Julie describes how her parents stayed connected with their families in China. She says that her mother’s family didn’t stay in touch with relatives in China and that her uncles rejected anything to do with the past. On her father’s side they maintained a connection with cousins. She recalls that her father, Puy Yuen Chan supported some of his relatives back home in China and stayed in touch with some. Her mother, Laura travelled to China in 1991 and 1992 and connected with some relations on Julie’s father’s side. 46:48- 53:46 In this segment, Julie speaks of her mother’s character being very self-assured, independent and goal oriented. She feels that her mother valued being surrounded by her family and friends and felt very comfortable growing up in Burnaby and with the relationships that she had. She feels that her mother adapted to her roles being the last of four children on the farm and that she was very self-sufficient and determined.
History
Interviewee biography: Julie Lee (nee Chan) is the daughter of Suey Ying Jung (Laura) and Puy Yuen Chan. Her mother's family owned and operated a vegetable and piggery farm on Douglas Road near Still Creek in the early 1900s. Their farm was located in front of the Douglas Road interurban tram station. Her mother had two older sisters named Maida and Annie and two younger brothers Harry and Gordon. Her mother was born in 1912 and left the farm for Fraser Mills when she was married in 1942. Julie grew up with her parents and siblings on the Fraser Mills site during the 1940s and 1950s. Interviewer biography: Denise Fong is a historical researcher at Burnaby Village Museum. She has degrees in Anthropology (BA) and Archaeology (MA), and is completing her doctoral degree at UBC in Interdisciplinary Studies. Her primary research interests are in Chinese Canadian history and critical heritage studies. She is the co-curator of BVM’s “Across the Pacific” exhibition, and the Museum of Vancouver’s “A Seat at the Table – Chinese Immigration and British Columbia”.
Creator
Burnaby Village Museum
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Agriculture - Farms
Education
Buildings - Schools
Names
Lee, Julie Cho Chan
Chan, Puy Yuen
Jung, Suey Ying "Laura"
Wong, Suey Fong "Maida" Jung
Jung, Suey Cheung "Harry"
Jung, Suey Yook "Gordon"
Jung, Gee Shee
Jung, Chung Chong
Jong, Suey Kin "Annie" Jung
Responsibility
Fong, Denise
Geographic Access
Douglas Road
Accession Code
BV020.6.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1920-1992] (interview content), interviewed Feb. 6, 2020
Media Type
Sound Recording
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Related Material
See also BV018.16.1
Scan Resolution
1000
Scan Date
01-Oct-2017
Scale
96
Notes
Title based on contents of interview
Photograph info: Suey Ying (Laura) with produce baskets [between 1940 and 1942]. BV017.24.27
Images
Audio Tracks

Interview with Julie Lee by Denise Fong February 6, 2020, [1920-1992] (interview content), interviewed Feb. 6, 2020

Interview with Julie Lee by Denise Fong February 6, 2020, [1920-1992] (interview content), interviewed Feb. 6, 2020

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2020_0006_0002_001.mp3
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Skating on Deer Lake

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35884
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1921 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of people skating on Deer Lake.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1921 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-743
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of people skating on Deer Lake.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
Sports - Skating
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Deer Lake
Deer Lake Park
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
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Lillian Dawkins

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37692
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1921] (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 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of Lillian Dawkins, age twenty-five in a yard on Balfour Avenue (later renamed Atlee Avenue).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1921] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Image Bank subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 2.9 x 4.9 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-280
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Lillian Dawkins, age twenty-five in a yard on Balfour Avenue (later renamed Atlee Avenue).
Names
Dawkins, Lillian
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Geographic Access
Atlee Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
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Hill family

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38877
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1921
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 10 cm on page 14 x 17.5 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of members of the Hill family of Burnaby Lake. Left to right on back step are: Bernard R. Hill, his wife Marian Hill, Kenneth Hill (boy standing), Mrs. M.G. Hill and A. Claude Hill. Seated on front step is Maude Hill, wife of A. Claude.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1921
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 5.5 x 10 cm on page 14 x 17.5 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-196
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of members of the Hill family of Burnaby Lake. Left to right on back step are: Bernard R. Hill, his wife Marian Hill, Kenneth Hill (boy standing), Mrs. M.G. Hill and A. Claude Hill. Seated on front step is Maude Hill, wife of A. Claude.
Names
Hill, A Claude
Hill, Bernard R.
Hill, Kenneth
Hill, Maude
Hill, Marian Berkeley
Hill Mrs. M.G.
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4990 Canada Way
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
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Kenneth Hill

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription38878
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1921
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : B&w ; 5.5 x 10 cm on page 14 x 17.5 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kenneth Hill standing on the front step of an unidentified home (probably Bernard Hill home).
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1921
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : B&w ; 5.5 x 10 cm on page 14 x 17.5 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-197
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Kenneth Hill standing on the front step of an unidentified home (probably Bernard Hill home).
Names
Hill, Kenneth
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4990 Canada Way
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
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Douglas Road School class leaders

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35157
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1922 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of class leaders at Douglas Road School. Back: Billy Mathers and Teddy Norman (son of school janitor). Front: Agnes Angus, Frances Waplington and Rosalie "Rolie" Moore.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1922 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-014
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of class leaders at Douglas Road School. Back: Billy Mathers and Teddy Norman (son of school janitor). Front: Agnes Angus, Frances Waplington and Rosalie "Rolie" Moore.
Names
Angus, Agnes
Douglas Road School
Mathers, Billy
Pierce, Rosalie "Rolie" Moore Barrett
Norman, Teddy
Fleming, Frances Waplington
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Canada Way
Street Address
4861 Canada Way
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
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Douglas Road School Class

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35760
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1922 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Douglas Road School, mixed grade class. Identified: (back row, left to right) Wilbur Reid, Chuck Bowy, Herbert McConnell, George Tyre, Alistair Westcott, Monty Moore, John Waplington, and Joe Hirst. (Third row, left to right) Florence Cowan, Margaret Scott, Jean Woods, Ruby Boucher,…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1922 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-618
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of a Douglas Road School, mixed grade class. Identified: (back row, left to right) Wilbur Reid, Chuck Bowy, Herbert McConnell, George Tyre, Alistair Westcott, Monty Moore, John Waplington, and Joe Hirst. (Third row, left to right) Florence Cowan, Margaret Scott, Jean Woods, Ruby Boucher, Vivien. Three Pontifex children, Albert Dawkins, and Eileen Mathers are also in the picture. The teacher (behind John) is Elsie Rummel (later McMurray).
Subjects
Occupations - Teachers
Names
Boucher, Ruby
Bowy, Chuck
Cowan, Florence
Dawkins, Albert
Douglas Road School
Hirst, Joe
Mathers, Eileen
McConnell, Herbert
Moore, A.G. "Al"
Moore, Montague Hutchings "Monty"
Reid, Wilbur
Rummel, Miss
Scott, Margaret
Tyre, George
Waplington, John
Westcott, Alistair
Woods, Jean
McMurray, Elsie Rummel
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Street Address
4861 Canada Way
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
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Ross Service Station, Douglas Road and Grandview Highway

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37353
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1922 (date of original), copied [1998]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Ross Service Station, located at Douglas road and Grandview Highway (now Canada Way). This station was built, owned and operated by Fred Ross.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1922 (date of original), copied [1998]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Ross family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
358-001
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1998-05
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Ross Service Station, located at Douglas road and Grandview Highway (now Canada Way). This station was built, owned and operated by Fred Ross.
Subjects
Buildings - Commercial - Service Stations
Names
Ross Service Station
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph.
The 1925 Burnaby Business Guide provides the address for this building as Douglas Road and Sprott Street.
Geographic Access
Douglas Road
Sprott Street
Canada Way
Street Address
3355 Douglas Road
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
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Deer Lake

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1923
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia
Scope and Content
Photograph of a large tree standing near the shore of Deer Lake. In the background, the estate built by Henry and Grace Ceperley, known as "Fairacres" can be seen. Also visible is the estate's water tower. The Ceperley's purchased the land to build Fairacres in 1909 and it quickly became the mos…
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1923
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Peers family subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia
Description Level
Item
Record No.
020-005
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS2007-04
Scope and Content
Photograph of a large tree standing near the shore of Deer Lake. In the background, the estate built by Henry and Grace Ceperley, known as "Fairacres" can be seen. Also visible is the estate's water tower. The Ceperley's purchased the land to build Fairacres in 1909 and it quickly became the most opulent residences in all of Burnaby. In 1917, Grace died and and by 1922, her husband had decided to sell the home to a former Vancouver Mayor, Frederick Buscombe. In 1939, the Benedictines purchased the property and established a priory at the estate. A large gymnasium was added which was converted into the James Cowan Theatre when the City of Burnaby acquired the land. The old mansion was renovated and became the Burnaby Art Gallery.
Subjects
Geographic Features - Lakes and Ponds
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Deer Lake
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
6344 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
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Dawkins Children

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1923 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Scope and Content
Photograph of Albert Dawkins, 9 years old, and Elsie Dawkins, 5. Taken in front of the Dawkins family home on Balfour Avenue.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1923 (date of original), copied 1986
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Pioneer Tales subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
Description Level
Item
Record No.
204-058
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1988-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of Albert Dawkins, 9 years old, and Elsie Dawkins, 5. Taken in front of the Dawkins family home on Balfour Avenue.
Subjects
Animals - Dogs
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Names
Dawkins, Albert
Norman, Elsie Dawkins
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Geographic Access
Atlee Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
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Albert and Elsie Dawkins

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1923] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 2.9 x 5.0 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of siblings Albert Dawkins (age 9) and Elsie Dawkins (age 5) at their Balfour Avenue home (later renamed Atlee Avenue). Albert is holding a cat, and Elsie is standing beside a dog.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[1923] (date of original), copied 1991
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Historical Society fonds
Series
Community Archives Collection series
Subseries
Burnaby Image Bank subseries
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 2.9 x 5.0 cm print on contact sheet 20.2 x 25.3 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
370-276
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
BHS1999-03
Scope and Content
Photograph of siblings Albert Dawkins (age 9) and Elsie Dawkins (age 5) at their Balfour Avenue home (later renamed Atlee Avenue). Albert is holding a cat, and Elsie is standing beside a dog.
Subjects
Animals - Cats
Animals - Dogs
Names
Dawkins, Albert
Norman, Elsie Dawkins
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
1 b&w copy negative accompanying
Negative has a pink cast
Geographic Access
Atlee Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
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The Tennis Courts Under Construction

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39219
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1923
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.8 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph shows the land clearing undertaken in preparation for the construction of tennis courts at the home of Bob and Kitty Peers family on Deer Lake Avenue.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1923
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 6 x 10.8 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-538
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph shows the land clearing undertaken in preparation for the construction of tennis courts at the home of Bob and Kitty Peers family on Deer Lake Avenue.
Subjects
Land Clearing
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
6588 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
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Claude and Annie Hill's house

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription39222
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1923
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.7 x 10.3 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
Scope and Content
Photograph of Claude and Annie Hill's house. This was the third home the Hill's lived in that was in the Burnaby Lake area, the first two being known as Brookfield and Broadview.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
1923
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 6.7 x 10.3 cm on page 24.5 x 32.5 cm (pasted in album)
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-541
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of Claude and Annie Hill's house. This was the third home the Hill's lived in that was in the Burnaby Lake area, the first two being known as Brookfield and Broadview.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on caption accompanying photograph
Geographic Access
Deer Lake Avenue
Street Address
6570 Deer Lake Avenue
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
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Frederick & Edna Cunningham House

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Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Description
Set back from Douglas Road, the Frederick and Edna Cunningham House is a picturesque wood-frame one and one-half storey British Arts and Crafts-style residence, clad with rough-cast stucco and featuring half-timbering in the gable ends. Set far back on a large east-sloping site in a mature landscap…
Associated Dates
1923
Formal Recognition
Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Geographic Access
Douglas Road
Associated Dates
1923
Formal Recognition
Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
Enactment Type
Bylaw No. 10470
Enactment Date
04/11/1996
Description
Set back from Douglas Road, the Frederick and Edna Cunningham House is a picturesque wood-frame one and one-half storey British Arts and Crafts-style residence, clad with rough-cast stucco and featuring half-timbering in the gable ends. Set far back on a large east-sloping site in a mature landscape setting, it is located in the Douglas Road neighbourhood located in the central valley of Burnaby.
Heritage Value
Considered a landmark in the Douglas Road neighbourhood, the Cunningham House is valued as a good example of a British Arts and Crafts-style residence. The house blends into its surroundings, which are extensively landscaped with rockeries, lawns, shrubs, trees and perennial beds. The two majestic copper beech trees, over 60 years old, are among the best specimens of their type to be found in Greater Vancouver and are protected under covenant. The Cunningham property is significant as one of the last estate homes remaining on the old Douglas Road, at one time noted for its beautiful estates set within the rural character of Burnaby’s Central Valley. Insurance agent Frederick Woodman Cunningham (1882-1963) and his wife, Edna Elizabeth Cunningham (1884-1982), built this country residence in 1923. Fred was the only son of James Cunningham, a pioneer of New Westminster who arrived in 1862 and served as the City’s Mayor from 1872 to 1874. The landmark flagpole that once stood in the garden was moved to this site when Fred Cunningham's prestigious family home in New Westminster at Third Avenue and Seventh Street was demolished in 1938. Kept within the family until 1982 and largely maintained in its original condition, the Cunningham House is an excellent example of one of Burnaby's best estate homes from the 1920s and was designated by the City of Burnaby in 1996.
Defining Elements
Key elements that define the heritage character of the Cunningham House include its: - location on Douglas Road, in Burnaby’s Central Valley - views from the property to the east and towards the North Shore - residential form, scale and massing as exemplified by its one and one-half storey height and rectangular plan - side gabled roof with front gabled dormer and cedar shingle cladding - British Arts and Crafts elements such as its rough-cast stucco, tapered porch columns, large eave brackets, exposed purlins and half-timbering - irregular fenestration including double-hung 1-over-1 wooden-sash windows, multi-pane wooden-sash casement windows and multiple-assembly windows in the gable ends - front entrance porch with shed roof - two internal red brick chimneys - early cedar-shingled garage at side of house - associated landscape features, including two landmark Copper beech trees and landscaped rockeries at the front of the property
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Function
Primary Historic--Single Dwelling
Primary Current--Single Dwelling
Community
Burnaby
Cadastral Identifier
003-118-746
Boundaries
The Cunningham House is comprised of a single residential lot located at 3555 Douglas Road, Burnaby.
Area
4446.5
Contributing Resource
Building
Ownership
Private
Names
Cunningham, Fred
Cunningham, Edna
Street Address
3555 Douglas Road
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
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William & Edith Blott Residence

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Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Description
Residential building.
Associated Dates
1923
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Geographic Access
Laurel Street
Associated Dates
1923
Description
Residential building.
Heritage Value
This elegant house is a prominent local landmark, with a bellcast hipped roof, deep bracketed eaves and Doric porch columns. The use of the various Colonial Revival styles had gained new popularity during the 1920s at the time of the American Sesquicentennial, as is evident in the symmetrical façade composition and detailing. It was the home of William Alexander Blott (1878-1962), a shipper at the Broder Canning Company and later a real estate agent, and his wife Edith Carruthers Blott (née Shaw, 1890-1972), who were married in 1913. It is one of the few remaining larger estate homes along the formerly rural Douglas Road.
Locality
Burnaby Lake
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Douglas-Gilpin Area
Area
1023.73
Contributing Resource
Building
Ownership
Private
Street Address
5558 Laurel Street
Street View URL
Google Maps Street View
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