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2238 South Gilmore Ave
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription94329
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1995
- Collection/Fonds
- Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 36 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of a truck trailor parking lot located at 2238 Gilmore Avenue (an address that no longer exists) and the surrounding industrial area of Gilmore Avenue and Henning Drive. File also includes photographs of the Gilmore Avenue railroad crossing one block north of Still Creek Avenue.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1995
- Collection/Fonds
- Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
- Physical Description
- 36 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 622-114
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2017-39
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of a truck trailor parking lot located at 2238 Gilmore Avenue (an address that no longer exists) and the surrounding industrial area of Gilmore Avenue and Henning Drive. File also includes photographs of the Gilmore Avenue railroad crossing one block north of Still Creek Avenue.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title transcribed from envelope photographs were originally housed in
- File no. 95-027-B
- Geographic Access
- Gilmore Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- West Central Valley Area
6741 Cariboo Rd Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription94308
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 1994
- Collection/Fonds
- Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 25 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of an undeveloped property, single-storey industrial building, and railroad crossing.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 1994
- Collection/Fonds
- Grover, Elliott & Co. Ltd. fonds
- Physical Description
- 25 photographs : col. negatives ; 35 mm
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 622-093
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2017-39
- Scope and Content
- Photographs of an undeveloped property, single-storey industrial building, and railroad crossing.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Young, Richard
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title transcribed from envelope photographs were originally housed in
- File no. 94-115-B
- Geographic Access
- Cariboo Road
- Street Address
- 6741 Cariboo Road
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Lake Area
Accident - William Bearn (Car no. 2951)
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription1068
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1916-1917
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence and reports on an accident that occurred between a car owned by Burnaby and driven by William Bearn, and an Inter-Urban Car operated by B.C. Electric Railway Co.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1916-1917
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 2855
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence and reports on an accident that occurred between a car owned by Burnaby and driven by William Bearn, and an Inter-Urban Car operated by B.C. Electric Railway Co.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
![Apollo Hobbies, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2099-1.jpg?width=280)
Apollo Hobbies
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96438
- 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 Dave Shewchuk, of Apollo Hobbies, demonstrating the store's new eight-lane electric slot car track and miniature racing cars.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2000]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-2099
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of Dave Shewchuk, of Apollo Hobbies, demonstrating the store's new eight-lane electric slot car track and miniature racing cars.
- 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 535-2099-1: "Dave Shewchuk gets ready to race at Apollo Hobbies' new 8-lane electric slot car track. The track is 148 ft. long, in a 700 square foot room. The miniature cars can reach real speeds of 30 mph."
- Caption from metadata for 535-2099-2: "Dave Shewchuk, of Apollo Hobbies, shows off one of the miniature electric racing cars that can be raced at the store's new 8-lane slot car track. The track is 148 ft. long, the largest in the Lower Mainland."
- Geographic Access
- Lougheed Highway
- Planning Study Area
- Government Road Area
Images
![Apollo Hobbies, [2000] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2099-1.jpg)
Applications for position of wiring inspector
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription1005
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1915
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence and formal applications for the position of Electrical Wiring Inspector for the City of Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1915
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 2784
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence and formal applications for the position of Electrical Wiring Inspector for the City of Burnaby.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
B.C. Electric Railway - Building line 6th Street, Edmonds Road, Queens Park
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription398
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence related to the rebuilding of rail lines from Queens Park to Edmonds, and the Edmonds Road and 6th Street tracks.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 2098
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence related to the rebuilding of rail lines from Queens Park to Edmonds, and the Edmonds Road and 6th Street tracks.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
B.C. Electric Railway - Burnaby Lake new line
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription520
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence regarding the Burnaby Lake New Line.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 2227
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence regarding the Burnaby Lake New Line.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
B.C. Electric Railway Co. Enquiry
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription1101
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1917
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence pertaining to an enquiry undertaken by the B.C. Electric Railway Co.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1917
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 2890
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence pertaining to an enquiry undertaken by the B.C. Electric Railway Co.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
B.C. Electric Railway Co. Ltd. (private bill)
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription1377
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1926-1927
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Scope and Content
- File includes original news clippings
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1926-1927
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 3185
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- File includes original news clippings
- Media Type
- Textual Record
B.C. Electric Railway Co. transmission line - Barnet Road
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription478
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911-1912
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence discussing the maintenance of poles and lines on Barnet Road.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911-1912
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 2185
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence discussing the maintenance of poles and lines on Barnet Road.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
B.C. Electric Railway cutoff - Highland Park
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription751
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1912-1951
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 3 folders textual records and cartographic material
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence, reports, Council minutes, and agreements between the Corporation of the District of Burnaby and the B.C. Electric Co. regarding the construction of the Highland Park Cut-off. File also includes 1912 blueprint "Plan of Portion of 20th Street in DL171 and 53, Gp. 1, NWD…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1912-1951
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- 3 folders textual records and cartographic material
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 2489
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence, reports, Council minutes, and agreements between the Corporation of the District of Burnaby and the B.C. Electric Co. regarding the construction of the Highland Park Cut-off. File also includes 1912 blueprint "Plan of Portion of 20th Street in DL171 and 53, Gp. 1, NWD, Bby."
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- Plans/maps are located in file and have not been moved to map case.
B.C. Electric Railway Franchise
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription380
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1909-1913
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Scope and Content
- File contains records relating to the operation of the B.C. Electric Railway Franchise in the municipality of Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1909-1913
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 2073
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- File contains records relating to the operation of the B.C. Electric Railway Franchise in the municipality of Burnaby.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
B.C. Electric Railway Franchise
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription381
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911-1913
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Scope and Content
- File contains records relating to the operation of the B.C. Electric Railway Franchise in the municipality of Burnaby.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911-1913
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 2074
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- File contains records relating to the operation of the B.C. Electric Railway Franchise in the municipality of Burnaby.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
B.C. Electric Railway Franchise
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription383
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1909-1912
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Scope and Content
- File includes a 1912 report regarding the Corporation of the District of Burnaby vs B.C. Electric Railway in the Supreme Court of BC.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1909-1912
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 2076
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- File includes a 1912 report regarding the Corporation of the District of Burnaby vs B.C. Electric Railway in the Supreme Court of BC.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
B.C. Electric Railway Franchise - Agreement
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription382
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1909-1913
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- Textual records and architectural drawings
- Scope and Content
- File contains records relating to agreements made between the Corporation of the District of Burnaby and the B.C. Electric Railway Co., for rail line extensions. File also includes a blueprint plan of station structures for Vancouver Fraser Valley and Southern Railway Co. and a newspaper clipping.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1909-1913
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual records and architectural drawings
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 2075
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- File contains records relating to agreements made between the Corporation of the District of Burnaby and the B.C. Electric Railway Co., for rail line extensions. File also includes a blueprint plan of station structures for Vancouver Fraser Valley and Southern Railway Co. and a newspaper clipping.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Architectural Drawing
- Notes
- Plans/maps are located in file and have not been moved to map case. File includes original newspaper clipping.
B.C. Electric Railway Grade - Keefer Road and Jubilee Road
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription518
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence dealing with the altering of the grade on the crossing at Keefer Road and Jubilee Road.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 2225
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence dealing with the altering of the grade on the crossing at Keefer Road and Jubilee Road.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
B.C. Electric Railway improvements to Westminster Road and Central Park
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription343
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1909
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Scope and Content
- File contains agreements and records related to work done by the B.C. Electric Railway Co. on numerous Burnaby streets.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1909
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 2036
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- File contains agreements and records related to work done by the B.C. Electric Railway Co. on numerous Burnaby streets.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
B.C. Electric Railway - Stride Avenue crossing and Highland Park cut-off
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription959
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1914-1915
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- Textual record and cartographic material
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence, reports, and an agreement made between the Corporation of the District of Burnaby and the B.C. Electric Railway Co. for work to be done in connection with the Company's Highland Park cut-off. File also contains correspondence and reports regarding a crossing at Stride…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1914-1915
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record and cartographic material
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 2732
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence, reports, and an agreement made between the Corporation of the District of Burnaby and the B.C. Electric Railway Co. for work to be done in connection with the Company's Highland Park cut-off. File also contains correspondence and reports regarding a crossing at Stride Avenue.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- A sketch plan and profile of proposed overhead driveway, 17th and 20th Streets., May 17, 1914 : M9-B-3-15
B.C. Electric Railway - Wires at Edmonds Station
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription451
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence pertaining to the maintenance of wires at Edmonds Station.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1911
- Collection/Fonds
- City Council and Office of the City Clerk fonds
- Physical Description
- Textual record
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 2156
- Accession Number
- 2001-02
- Scope and Content
- File contains correspondence pertaining to the maintenance of wires at Edmonds Station.
- Media Type
- Textual Record
![Burnaby Central Railway opening, [2001] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2248-1.jpg?width=280)
Burnaby Central Railway opening
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription96626
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of the opening of the Burnaby Central Railway in Confederation Park for the season. Photographs depict Eivind Luffe hooking up an electric switcher to a train and Doug Bach pushing a 1936 Northern Class locomotive out of a shed. Both Luffe and Bach are members of the Briti…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [2001]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby NewsLeader photograph collection
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs (tiff) : col.
- Description Level
- File
- Record No.
- 535-2248
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2018-12
- Scope and Content
- File contains photographs of the opening of the Burnaby Central Railway in Confederation Park for the season. Photographs depict Eivind Luffe hooking up an electric switcher to a train and Doug Bach pushing a 1936 Northern Class locomotive out of a shed. Both Luffe and Bach are members of the British Columbia Society of Model Engineers.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Bartel, Mario
- Notes
- Title based on caption
- Collected by editorial for use in an April 2001 issue of the Burnaby NewsLeader
- Caption from metadata for 535-2248-1: "Eivind Luffe hooks up his electric switcher as the BC Society of Model Engineers open Burnaby Central Railway at Confederation Park for the season. Luffe says the engine, which is based on a design from his own imagination, took him about three years to build."
- Caption from metadata for 535-2248-2: "Doug Bach, of the BC Society of Model Engineers, pushes out to the tracks the group's 1936 Northern Class locomotive, at the Burnaby Central Railway in Confederation Park. The Railway opens for the season this weekend."
- Geographic Access
- Confederation Park
- Willingdon Avenue
- Street Address
- 250 Willingdon Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Capitol Hill Area
Images
![Burnaby Central Railway opening, [2001] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Images/_Unrestricted/535/535-2248-1.jpg)